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2011
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Fox Squirrel Nymph

Tying the Fox Squirrel Nymph with Davie McPhail.

Flies into action

In the film using a new method of presentation of artificial flies.Method Buldo is floating wire and 4 artificial flies.I hope it develops in AMERICA.For more video with instructions enter the site

Murdich Minnow

The Murdich Minnow originated as a pattern for striped bass, but has proved itself as a fantastic freshwater fly for smallmouth bass, northern pike, and muskies.

Guided Fly Fishing with NOC

Guided fly fishing with Nantahala Outdoor Center and Hunter Banks Fly Fishing. Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Fly Fishing In Alaska

A week of Wilderness Fly Fishing at Lake Marie Lodge Fishing Resort, Alaska in mid-August 2011.

Mercury Midge

Great for tailwaters and during the winter. Hook: tiemco 2457 #18-26. Thread: 70 denier or 6/0 Uni. Bead: Mercury bead. Wire ribbing: small silver or gold wire. Dubbing: ultra fine dubbing.

60 cm rainbow on Tenkara rod.

Catching a 60 centimeter or 24" rainbow trout In New Zealand, North Island, February 2011 using a Tenkara rod with leader + tippet 2 times the rod length.

Double trout fail

A tight little run is possibly packed with trout. Hooking them is not an issue, but landing them can be a challenge.

The Only Way Is Up

We've started working on a brand new documentary about ourselves, and here's an edit of some the first material we recorded during winter/early spring 2011.

Griffiths Gnat

Tying a Griffiths Gnat with Jim Misiura. For a beginner fly tier this is the easiest and most productive fly to learn. Tie them in size 14 - 24. This is the most productive fly in my box.

Cuban Action

It might be a commercial for an Argentinean outfitter and there night be some spin fishing involved, but there's lot of action. Lots!

Wing Things and the Countdown Begins

Hello December and let the countdown begin. Just 31 days until we start blasting out the streamers! To date, I have over 200 streamers in, and am just...

Egg Sucking Leech

Tying an Egg Sucking Leech with Jim Misiura. This is a popular patern where spawning fish are. The use of the Pom Pom makes this an easier pattern to tie.

Thunder Creek Flies

I have loved Kieth Fulsher's Thunder Creek streamers ever since I saw a Danish tyer tie one decades ago, so a whole book with Thunder Creeks by Fulsher himself. What can go wrong?

A River of Dreams

Tall tales and memories from another time. Dry Fly Fishing on the River Wye at Rowsley, Derbyshire.

Latex Caddisfly Pupa

Flymage Fly Tying Video Series: Chapter #1. Latex Caddisfly Pupa by Mikel Elexpuru. From Flymage Fly Fishing Magazine. In Spanish but with English subtitles.

Opening season NZ. Second Day.

Fishing the backcountry--Opening Day.

The Olive Quilled Cruncher

Olive Quilled Cruncher: Materials Used; Hook, Kamazan B175 size 10 to 14 Thread, Yellow Olive UTC 70 Tail, Cock Hackle Fibres dyed Golden Olive Body, Dyed Peacock Quill Golden Olive Wingbuds, Sunbu

WD-40

A great fly for beginning fly tyers. This simple mayfly nymph imitation is a fish catching machine.

How to apply dubbing

Many fly tiers struggle to apply dubbing to thread correctly. This video demonstrates how to properly apply dubbing to thread.

BH Prince Nymph

It's only pike fly fishing but I like it

Me out again doing some blunders and bloopers handling pikes. But I like it.

Facts about GFF

The Global FlyFisher is a web site for fly fishers and fly tyers - and to some extend for outdoors people in general. The site has a very long history, dating back to the beginning of the Internet era in 1994.

Grayling Nymph/Bug

Materials Used; Hook, Czech Nymph size 10 Thread, UTC 70 Yellow Olive Rib, 3lb Nylon Back, Scud Back Light Olive 1/8 Under Body, Lead Tape Body, Olive Hares Mask Fur and Light Olive UV Ice Dub Thor

The Simple Anchovy

Simple Flies: The first in a series on fly tying. Flies don't have to be complicated to catch fish.

A challenging spot

Stalking a nice NZ Brownie in a tough spot that required an approach from up on a cliff above. I tied a new terrestrial pattern the night before and was a good chance to give it a whirl...

Rolled Trout

One of my favorite dishes with trout is to make these trout rolls. Trout is both tasty and healthy - although I'm afraid I will spoil the latter a bit with this recipe. But who can resist fish, lemon, parsley and mustard?

November Pleasures

Fall Steelhead from the last few weeks of November 2011

The Hamster

The Hamster is a fly with lots of presence in the water, can be tied with no eyes, fished with a sink tip or intermediate line to fish under the surface, or with a floating line fished popper style

Patagonian Silver

Patagonian Silver

DVD trailer: Rio Gallegos in Patagonia offers some of the world's best sea trout fishing. Using Las Buitreras Fishing Lodge as our base, we set off for an exciting adventure along the river.

Redfish Brownie

Redfish Brownie - Because Redfish love brownies - tying and fishing the fly

HKA Sunray/Bismo

This fly is without doubt one of the best catching flies on the bigger rivers in Iceland! It was originated by Danish Henrik Kassow Andersen. Salmon guide Nils Folmer Jørgensen from Iceland shows you how to tie it.

Opening Day. NZ.

The long awaited opening day for New Zealand's river trout fishing season.

Gary Fraser

Gary's Streamers on Streamers 365

The Fish & The Fly 3 Terrestrials

This is dry fly fishing at its best. Terrestrials are land based insects - grasshoppers, beetles, Daddy Long Legs etc.

The Fish & The Fly 2 Nymphs

This is a trailer for a DVD film about fly fishing and flytying. We have travelled to numerous exciting locations to finde the best and most varied conditions to show fly fishing with a nymph

The Fish & The Fly 1 Dry Flies

This is a trailer for a fishing DVD about fly fishing and fly tying. We have travelled the world looking for some of the best and most exciting dry fly fishing there is.

The Fish & The Fly 3

The Fish & The Fly 1

I've just started watching the third DVD in the series as I write this introduction to the review, and I can only say to those many who want to get into doing fly fishing videos: watch and learn.

2011 Fishing Compilation

Here's a few clips that we've compiled from the past season. Hopefully you all enjoy them!

A Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park

In the interests of full disclosure, let me state up front that the author of "A Fly Fishing Guide to Rocky Mountain National Park", Steve Schweitzer, is a partner/co-founder of this web site as we

Patience...

...and fly changes, and in the end the angler is rewarded.

A camping and fly-fishing trip to Nordmarka

Scandinavia from a Belgian point of view! With the help of my Norwegian friend Jonas, I spent a few days camping and fly-fishing in Nordmarka. Nordmarka is a huge forest north of Oslo.

A Dock Forms a Career (An Interview with Capt. Tuck Scott

A short film on Low Country fishing guide Capt. Tuck Scott

Atlantic Salmon Magic

"Strike!"

From the 2011 International Fly Tying Symposium

I was finally able to make it down to the International Fly Tying Symposium to take in everything fly tying. My focus was mainly to check out all...

Fish Skull Articulated Minnow

An articulated streamer pattern tied with the new articulated shanks from Flymen. This streamer is tied to imitate a minnow, but this fly can be tied in several colors.

The wet ending

me out fishing for pike and as usual making a fool of myself. Right in front of the camera... How embarrising... That scene comes at the end.

DNA Whistler

A take on Dan Blanton's classic striper pattern. An all-purpose saltwater fly.

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