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2015
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Purple Mantis Shrimp

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When your luck changes

There are points in a sea trout fisherman’s life, where nothing seems to work.

Fly Fishing New Zealand's Backcountry part 2

A season of searching for trout in this awesome country!

Site upgrade done

...almost. The new site is running smoothly and things have settled in. Traffic is stable and most pages are adapted to the new design.

Guides Day 2015

See what fishing guides get up to at the end of the season, fishing of course!

Moto-Minnow

Tying a Moto-Minnow

Fat Albert

The Fat Albert is a high floating and life-like hopper pattern. Made with 3 layers of foam, the Fat Albert floats in fast runs and pocket water.

Stanley's Hopper

Tied by Steve Stanley Music: Dirty South Music Dubstep by Royalty Free House Music Kings Materials...

Tuft and Tail Patterns

Detailed instructions for tying Tuft and Tail style fly patterns.

Green Peter Muddler Variant

Materials Used;

Fusion Fly Tying

Greg Senyo's book on modern salmon and steelhead flies is a tour de force in goudy and flashy materials composed into large flies

Tuscan Bunny

It has been said, “ that some flies are tied to catch fish and others to catch the fisherman who buy them.”

Autumn Dry Fly Fishing

The warm autumn days are very good time to rod trips in search of praying graylings. Also it's one of my favorite time in my fly fishing calendar.

A few days away.

A couple of days away fly fishing in the Welsh Hills

Fly Fishing New Zealand's Backcountry part 1

One season searching for trout in the greatest country on Earth.

Greek Trout Diaries 2015

Fly Fishing for trout in Greece. http://www.flyfishing.gr http://www.astraeusflyfishing.com

Ken Lockwood Streamer

Detailed instructions for tying a Ken Lockwood Streamer.

Rats Nest

Don't get any simpler than this. Here is the quintessential guide fly; two materials and shes done.

Red Bass in Christmas Island

The GEOBASS around-the-world epic bass fishing adventure travels far to the crystal blue waters of Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean in this episode.

Deer Creek Claret Pheasant Tail Prince

Hook: 2xl Nymph # 12 - #18 Weight: .025 Lead Wire Bead: 3mm Copper Rib: Silver Wire Tail/Abdomen: Claret Pheasant Tail

Bow River Bugger

Hook: 6xl Streamer #12 - #1/0 Weight: .925 Lead Wire Tail: White Marabou Pearl Krystal Flash Body: White Chenille Hackle: White Saddle Hackle

Zebra Prince

Hook: 2xl Nymph #12 - #18 Bead: 3mm Weight: .020 Lead Wire Tail: Black Hackle Rib: Sliver Wire Abdomen: Black Thread Thorax: Black Krystal Dub

Royal Coachman Madam X

Hook: Std or Curved #10 - #16 Thread: Black Tail: Golden Pheasant Tippets Body: 1/3 Peacock Herl 1/3 Red Floss 1/3 Peacock Herl Legs: Barred Crazy Legs

John Storey Dry Fly

Materials Used; Hook, Size 18 Thread, Sheer 14/0 Black Body, Peacock Herl Hackle, Natural Red or Ginger Cock Wing, Mallard Body/Flank

Fly-fishing in the Brazilian Amazon

The Amazon fresh water system, the largest in the world, is home to the Peacock Bass - a hard striking tropical fish.

The Kintner Boy

Detailed instructions for tying a bass and panfish fly called "The Kintner Boy".

Prawn Star Fly

The Prawn Star is a shrimp imitation fly pattern. It's most effective for redfish during the fall months when shrimp are plentiful in the Lowcountry.

North Country Spider Egg

T.E. Pritt never chased chrome, but his renowned North-Country spiders make for fine steelhead soft-hackles.

Purple Madness - Pike On The Fly

Some days you go fishing and everything finds it's place and fish keep coming in. Today was that day. No green flies, no orange flies, only purple flies. Baitfish were on the right spot.

Fly Fishing in the North of Spain

By Pyrenees Fly Fishing: Fly Fishing Guides in Spain. Contact: http://www.pyreneesflyfishing.com International Fly fishing Travel.

Hotspot Pheasant Tail Nymph

Detailed instructions for tying a Hotspot Pheasant Tail Nymph.

Deep South Wandering

NZ Fly Fishing - Deep South Wandering - Exploring New Water Series.For the second video of this series, It was time for a road trip and I headed south to explore some waters Ive had on my list.

The Bridge

Matt was stalking some big rainbows in Eastern Tennessee and I was in just the right spot to film the action.

Big Red Hopper (Midas Variant)

The Original Midas Fly was tyed by Paul Davison @ http://www.troutwatch.com Materials Used;

Chris Sandford's 'STUFF' - Episode 10

Brimming with Christmas cheer we bring you: Episode 10, the final ‘Stuff’ ‘extravaganza! Be stunned when you see my ‘Flash Bugger’ in action!

Wings with CDC

CDC wings are good looking and makes a dry fly a great floater. Here's a few tips on getting them perfect.

A new brand of drug

Greek trout diaries

A beautiful journey into the Greek mountains and rivers. Fly fishing Greece proudly presents Greek trout fishing diaries.

Welcome to Iceland

Coming from a country where Catch and Release is still officially prohibited, two brothers went to Iceland to find out about the state of conservation in a country where fish and free flowing river

Chris Sandford's 'STUFF' - Episode 9

Welcome to ‘Stuff 9’!

20 Years in the Fly Fishing Business

This fall marks Mike Hogue's Badger Creek Fly-tying's 20th year in business. He never thought he would be in business that long.

The new GFF!

The Global FlyFisher has changed! And in a major way. The content is the same but the look and the system behind is very different. We do expect some glitches in the beginning, so be patient.

Bug Wild's Meatwad

Excellent pattern for bass and carp. This fly was created by Daniel Seaman of Bug Wild. Find him on Facebook as well as Instagram!

Travis J. Sylvester

I first noticed Travis' brilliant and colorful art on Facbook and we became online friends. It only took a very short time to realize that he was an obvious candidate for our Fishy Art series. I contacted him and asked my usual row of questions.

Landing Wild Fish the Right Way

The mortality rate for a steelhead taken out of the water for 60 seconds or even 10 seconds can have huge implications on a fishes survival.

Time for an upgrade

You might have noticed that the Global FlyFisher has been a little quiet lately. It's not because we're on vacation. We're working on a major site upgrade!

Undulaatti

Undulaatti - Tuomas Iso-Ahola Tied by: Tuomas Iso-Ahola Originated by: Tuomas Iso-Ahola Undulaatti Fly Pattern Hook: Mustad 3907 A #2 Thread: White...

Classic Steelhead Flies

John Shewey has something going on with steelhead with several books on the subject already under his belt.

Midnight Sea Trout

As the summer progresses and the days get brighter and the water gets warmer, Baltic sea trout fishing becomes a nighttime activity.

Hatch - Big Sky PMDs

Montana Fly Fishing by Todd Moen

Since you got this far …


The GFF money box

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