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2017
Date	Title	Body
Jun 3. 2017	The Road less Traveled	A long comment to a video developed into a full fledged illustrated article about a nice trip to Chilean Patagonia.
Jun 1. 2017	Why tying with others is great	Meeting up with a bunch of people and tying flies together doesn't just provide good company, but also education - and an easy shortcut to new fly names
May 31. 2017	Gavin Erwin	South African artist Gavin Erwin paints wonderful pictures of fish and fishing - some colorful and abstract, some very naturalistic.
May 31. 2017	Rocky Mountain Tadpole	Darren ties the Rocky Mountain Tadpole during a live Youtube tying demo. Below are some shortcut links to various parts of the fly if you want to skip...
May 25. 2017	Tying the Black Ghost Marabou	The Black Ghost Marabou is a simple to tie fly that is a killer on both lake and stream. The Black Ghost has it's roots in Maine's Rangeley region and...
May 24. 2017	Do me a favor, kiss your spouse	It has been brought to my attention that my post about not postponing your fishing trips has caused a bit of friction in some relationships. I need to set a few things straight.
May 22. 2017	Orange Trim	This is a simple streamer, which was one of the first decent flies I ever put together myself. I still like it and enjoy tying it.
May 18. 2017	Raccoon	Raccoon – or Vaskebjørn – is a highly successful and good looking Norwegian sea trout fly.
May 10. 2017	The mothers’ yarns	I have recently had a pretty decent injection of fly tying material to my stock. I call it the mothers’ yarns because it came from my own mother and my mother-in-law.
May 2. 2017	Garfish!	The Baltic garfish or needlefish appears in colossal numbers each spring and is a great joy to target with a fly - and a delicacy to eat.
May 1. 2017	Getting review ratings shown on Google	Google can pick up quite a lot of structured information from your site, and you can help by presenting it correctly
Apr 30. 2017	Microspey rods	An article about how spey style casting can be performed with rods rated for single hand, and how to build and line up your own microspey or micro Skagit rod.
Apr 28. 2017	Stefano Farkas' salmon flies	Italian Stefano Farkas ties some beautiful - and very large - full dressed salmon flies.
Apr 24. 2017	Short hook, long wing	A lot of flies are tied on very short hooks, still featuring quite long bodies/wings to imitate small fish. This article looks into that style.
Apr 22. 2017	Tying the Edson Dark Tiger Bucktail Streamer	The Edson Dark Tiger is a pattern developed by Bill Edson of Portland, Maine. The bucktail streamer is great for the NE landlocked salmon, brook...
Apr 21. 2017	Karel Liška	Karel Liška was huge in many ways, the pioneer of Czech fly fishing who was also a beekeeper, liked tarot games and was an virtuoso zither player.
Apr 19. 2017	Foam Snail	Snails can be surprisingly high on the trout menu, and a snail imitation can sometimes be a key to success - on stillwaters and ponds in particular.
Apr 13. 2017	Larry Leight Streamers on Auction	There are currently more than 20 of Larry Leight's streamers up for auction on Ebay. Ebay user Vanderbeck29 has this series of flies listed. Most of...
Apr 13. 2017	The Fly Fisher	A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.
Apr 13. 2017	A leather folder for your flash	This small DIY article shows you how to make a leather folder or jumbo-wallet for convenient flash storage.
Apr 9. 2017	Russian Wasp	Russian fly tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski from St. Peterburg ties some mean looking imitations. Here's an example of his foam wasps
Apr 8. 2017	The Path of the Jaguar	This is a film project that aims to highlight the value of some of Colombia 's main river systems, which have been hidden and protected for half a decade, and you have the opportunity to support the project.
Apr 5. 2017	Simply coastlines	The spring gallery this year is a simple collection of pictures of Danish coastlines. It might be simple, but the variation is amazing and almost endless.
Apr 4. 2017	Node number 50,000	Just the other day the Global FlyFisher crossed the 50,000 node nid mark in the database. GFF is a large site, but still far from any boundaries set by Drupal.
Apr 3. 2017	Tierra del Fuego	German Florian Baumann had Tierra del Fuego in Argentina on his "really itching list". This spring he scratched the itch.
Apr 1. 2017	Springulated flies	So you thought you'd rediscovered the wheel, the deep plate and pre-sliced bread when you discovered articulated flies? Think again! Springulated flies is where things are going.
Mar 25. 2017	Farlows Salmon Flies	This book is pretty exotic and definitely not for the average fly tyer. But if you are interested in classic salmon flies and their history, it's a book you must have on your shelves.
Mar 24. 2017	Oh, books!	As many readers know, reading books is one of my passions in fly fishing, and the titles on my table right now perfectly illustrate why
Mar 24. 2017	Chris Helm's thread articles	These three articles on tying thread were written by renowned fly tyer and deer hair equillibrist Chris Helm.
Mar 24. 2017	Fly Tying Thread Options	Most fly tiers depend on their local fly shop for the thread, as well as other essential materials, to tie flies.
Mar 24. 2017	New Age Tying Thread	GSP or Gel Spun Polyethylene fly tying thread was fairly unknown when Chris Helm wrote this article. His observations still stand.
Mar 24. 2017	Using Denier to Standardize Fly Tying Thread	It makes sense to have a standardization, which would eliminate much of the confusion that surrounds fly tying thread today.
Mar 21. 2017	Fleye Design	Bob Popovics can rightfully be called one of the most innovative fly tyers today. And he keeps on sharing new methods in his latest book.
Mar 20. 2017	Fulton's condition factor calculator	A simple tool to calculate trout condition (K-factor), length or weight from the two other numbers.
Mar 17. 2017	Tup's Indispensable	Tup's Indispensable is a fly originated by R.S. Austin in 1890, utilizing a quite exotic material as dubbing.
Mar 14. 2017	Festival and fish	This is a short story about a trip to Denmark combining the Danish Fly Festival and fishing for seatrout on the island of Fyn.
Mar 7. 2017	After the Festival	The Danish Festival is over and I'm slowly getting used to talking to people who don't talk about fly tying and fly fishing. It's not easy!
Mar 2. 2017	Off to the Fly Festival 2017	Tomorrow I will leave for a couple of days of fly tying, being with good friends and maybe spending a little money on fly tying
Feb 24. 2017	The fish of a lifetime	Just a week ago my good friend Jens caught what can rightfully be called the fish of a lifetime. Here's the story - and the fly that did it.
Feb 16. 2017	Let’s support Davie McPhail	Scottish fly tyer Davie McPhail posted something on Facebook that I think deserves a bit of attention.
Feb 15. 2017	DIY material spring	A material spring is a nifty little addition to your vise, enabling you to hold long materials like ribbing or hackles out of the way while tying in other materials.
Feb 9. 2017	Pimp your vise	There's so much extra paraphernalia that you can attach to your vise that you can totally block the access to the hook if you use it all.
Feb 9. 2017	No fast forward!	I now officially hate - like in deplore, detest, despise, loathe - fly tying videos with fast forward sequences.
Feb 7. 2017	A book list for Jes	This is a list of a few great books that are about fishing, but focuses on ambiance, adventure, philosophy, emotions, friendships - basically everything but catching that big one.
Feb 7. 2017	GFF on Pinterest	The Global FlyFisher has been on Pinterest for a while, and get quite a bit of attention there.
Feb 2. 2017	DIY material clips	I have used my fingers and metal bulldog clips plus varying degrees of dexterity for hair hackle loops. I decided to try to make my own material clips for the purpose.
Jan 19. 2017	Haynes Fly Fishing Manual	The publisher Haynes is probably best known for their car repair manuals, but also has instruction manuals for many other things, fly fishing included
Jan 9. 2017	Jari's Tube Baitfish	This simple hollow tied baitfish will be great for a lot of different species, in saltwater as well as in freshwater.
Jan 8. 2017	The Danish Fly Festival 2017	If you reside in Denmark, northern Germany or southern Sweden, this is an event you should mark in your calendar