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2011
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River Academy

I have chosen to review these three DVD's in one review, mostly because they are part of a series and very consistent in concept and production.

Korrie Broos

He started fishing, from when he can just about start to remember, and living in Africa, gives him opportunities, to fish for "exotic species" unique to this continent.

Trout with bacon

This is not your ordinary fly fishing article, but anyways... we have brought you recipes before, but this one is more in the GFF style with lots of step-by-step pictures. From fishing location to your table.

Heiko Schneider and Carolina Perez

Argentinean guides and outfitters Heiko Schneider and Carolina Perez.

Tom Biesot

Angler and reel maker.

Tom's Reel

This is a first! Rod building is common, but how about making your own fly reel? Dutch Tom Biesot takes us through the process of making a beautiful home made fly reel, step by step and in meticulous detail with tonnes of pictures.

In search of Dinosaurs

Follow Heiko Schneider and Carolina Perez as they go fly fishing for Wolf Fish or Tararira, Hoplias malabaricus, an ancient looking South American fish that can be found in murky waters full of weed, branches and other obstacles.

Where to fish

You may be under the impression that finding a good place to fish is difficult and that the best spots are secret and far away from everything. Wrong! Read this article and learn how to find the best and richest fishing locations. They nearby, easy to access and so full of fish 

Spring 2011

It has become almost a tradition for Martin to do a small gallery of images from the different seasons in his own fishing, especially the spring, and this year he has done it again in keeping with this tradition.

Spider NJ

Once again, simple is good! Once again, black is good! Once again, rubber legs are good! Once again a tube fly from Nils Jorgensen. This little tube fly is so easy to tie that you can easily fill a box in no time.

Black Ghost Tube

Believe in ghosts? How about a black one? If you're fishing sea trout or brown trout, or even salmon, there is no way around the Black Ghost. It has caught thousands of fish around the world. This is an all time classic that has proven itself.

Streamers 365 Update

Well, just over 8 months to go. I can already feel the deadline creeping up, but the good news is that the project is well under way and the streamers...

Klympen

Klympen is a simple and efficient fly for sea run browns, which should be able to catch many other kinds of fish. Originated by Henning Eskol, this fly has seen many variations since its birth.

Barrel Full of Bucktails

Some of these flies are among the most well known of any genre of fishing flies others are a little on the obscure side. Some are simple and some are a bit complicated. I like 'em all. They all have their place on the water, and they all have a story to tell.

Red Tag

Few flies are as classical as the Red Tag, which was originated as a dry fly for grayling, but has been adapted to many other kinds of fishing. The fly dates back to the 1850's where it came out of the vice of Martyn Flynn. This variation is for sea run browns.

Mike Martinek Book on Sale (Signed)

Mike Martinek Streamer Fly Patterns for Trolling and Casting Signed You may want to hurry to get one of these as they tend to move quickly. I normally...

Nils Folmer Jørgensen

Nils is born Danish but moved to Iceland where he has been living, fishing and guiding for a very long time now.

Raven NJ

Simple things somehow often seem to work and this has also been the case for one of Nils Jorgensen's absolute favorite salmon flies, the Raven NJ. It has proven itself many times.

PET Blue NJ

Black and blue colors are great no matter where you are fishing for salmon or sea trout. The PET Blue is just one of several colors of Nils Jorgensen's PETs. They are great in all sizes and easy to tie on the new Pro Tube System.

Craig Bertram Smith

Craig handed in his resignation and began a life-long dream career as an artist

I said so!

Style is everything! The guys over at Jazz and Fly Fishing have obviously read my latest articles.

Danish Fly Festival

This past weekend was the time for the Danish Fly Festival, which takes place every second year.

Another Giveaway on Facebook!

With the success of the first fly given away, we though it would be a great idea to do it again. We had over 100 people "like" our page within the...

Streamers365 on Facebook and a giveaway!

Just a quick update on the project. We've now got over 100 of the flies received to post on the blog. I can tell, it's going to be spectacular and a...

Sailfish on the Fly

Tom Gorman admits that he's brought a 12-wt. outfit along on fishing trips to various parts of the world where sailfish are present, but the opportunity for him to present a fly to a sail just never seemed to happen. Until during his recent trip to Guatemala.

Casts that Catch Fish

Hard core casting videos are not as common as fishing-in-the-places-of-your-dreams videos.

A long winter

This winter has been a long one. We're in the beginning of March, and still the ice is covering much of the coastal water, many lakes and even streams. But Martin usually don't long for spring. Don't worry: It comes no matter what!

Tapâm

This DVD is amazing! Surprising! Different!

Golden Darter

While we are waiting for the new year (I know, it's a long way away) we thought it would be a good idea to test out our ebay account and put up a...

New GFF book

Another book from the hands of a GFF partner. This time on fly fishing one of the most beautiful places in the US west: Rocky Mountain National Park. It's written by GFF partner Steve Schweitzer who has hiked, fished and photographed extensively in the park during the last decade

New Hooks Added

Just a quick update on the hook reference section. We've added Bergman Yellow Label, Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 10xl, and the...

Yellow Marabou Special

While tying up a batch of streamers for a fly swap, GFF partner Bob Petti remembered an old tinsel trick that reduced some of the hand cramping thread wrapping that is all too common with long shanked streamers.

Hook References

We have just added a streamer hook reference page on the site. We'll be adding hooks over the coming months, but here is a sneak preview of what is in...

Streamer Hook Reference

The reference here is focused on the long streamers, namely 4xl and longer hooks. Many of the hooks listed are hard to find, but if you keep an eye on...

2010 on GFF

We have passed yet another New Year's evening, and can now write 2011. So how was 2010 for GFF? We celebrated our 16th birthday in 2010. We served 12 million pages to 850,000 people. We published 66 articles. We added more than 500 videos. Still we think we're lagging a bit.
2010
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What I (don't) want

In this article Martin looks at some specific production methods, which are often used by fly fishing video producers. It seems that certain little tricks or styles have become fashionable, and can be found in lots of videos – on longer DVD's as well as in shorter online videos.m

Feeding Time

A single disk! And that's it. No real DVD cover, no colorful photos, no neat booklet. Just the title printed on a white DVD.

Streamer Videos

Just a few of the best on Youtube! Nine-three Family Secret http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8WbR4WsV3c Grey Ghost...

A Passion for Tarpon

The Masters on the Fly series of books by Wild River Press (see here ,

Fly Tyers

Here is a listing of the tyers who are taking part by tying streamers for the Streamers365 project.If you would like to join the ranks, please take a...

We want your Streamers!

Starting January 1, 2012, we'll be presenting a new streamer each day. Yes, I know that is over a year away, but we want to get a good head start to...

Unsinkable flies

David Cowardin's concept for preventing flies from sinking is slightly different—as are his flies. They are different creatures! Most anglers can put a name on them, but the way they are tied... or more like built. Different is not quite enough to say that these are not like your average dry fly.

Rise in Malmo

The festival was a bit marred by the bad weather, but a great experience anyway.

About Streamers 365

During 2012, we will be showcasing one feather-wing streamers a day for the entire year. The concept is called 365 blogging, but if you look at a 2012...

Fly Film Festival

The Rise fly fishing film festival will have shows in several European towns featuring the best videos

How to act right

Looking and behaving right on the water matters. Act or look the wrong way, and fellow anglers will spot you as a helpless beginner right away. This is the second chapter of two, and it will teach you what to do in order to get some stream cred.

Zoo Cougar

Kelly Galloup's Zoo Cougar is a pattern with some years on its back, but Martin recently discovered and started tying this staple big trout streamer. Large fly, goudy colors, deer hair! Just his kind of fly.

Frida

Frida is the little sister of the beloved Grey Frede, and that alone is a recommendation. It's a small and compact, yet shiny fly meant for sea trout, but definitely useful for other species too - panfish in small sizes, bonefish in larger.

The Old Line

That Maryland bank clad in stone offered no line of credit. The business, best described, was an angle of line to rock beside which a redbreast sunfish held suspended in shaded water.

Salmon and Lobster

The aim on this trip was to explore and flyfish several rivers in the Moosehead Lake area of northwest Maine, about 50 miles from Quebec. Moosehead Lake is 40 miles long and 20 miles across at its widest. Area rivers, several of which flow into or out of the lake, hold landlocked salmon, large brook trout, and mammoth smallmouth bass.

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