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2007
Date Title Body Image

Tying and Fishing Soft-Hackled Nymphs

To borrow a phrase from the great G.E.M. Skues, wet fly fishing continues to be a minor tactic among fly anglers.

The Fly-Fisher's Craft

I've enjoyed all of Darrel Martin's fly fishing books, and "The Fly-Fisher's Craft" is no exception.

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide

Jan's Bugs

Way Cool

Tube Fly Turmoil

Tube flies are flies tied on a tube rather than a hook. But putting it that simple is almost a crime, because tubes have evolved dramatically over the last few years, and bottles, rear tubes, Shomakov tubes, FITS tubes and all sorts of new systems have seen the light of day.

Behind GFF

A short intro the the concept of the Global FlyFisher and the people behind the site.

GFF Summit 2007

So there will be a GFF Summit this year! At long last Martin Joergensen has found the time to get some facts together and start working on the dates and practicalities. It will be in September and take place on Fyn, Denmark like last year,

Carinthian Gold

Does one of the best spots for fishing for graylings with a colour “like gold”, good water conditions most of the spring, summer and autumn, still undiscovered by cormorants and yet unknown to the cosmopolitan fly fishing scene sound interesting?

50$ fly rod/reel/line

I bought a complete brand new fly rod kit at 50 US$ in my local supermarket - and it's a nice rod

Burning Man

This strange popper came out of Martin Joergensen's vice recently and has already proved its value several times. See why it might be interesting to you, how to tie it (in meticulous details) as well as how it moves - and in video too! And learn why it's called Burning Man.

Rainbows and virus

I had close to 9,000 virus-infected files and three nice rainbows this weekend

It works!

The Burning Man pattern actually does work. Soon to become a pattern article.

Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die

See the review A Hundred Places to Fly Fish Before You Die

Burning Man, origin

A very strange contraption left my vice the other day. I have great expectations.

Off the Schneid

First Trout of the Season

Distance casting

A recording about distance casting and casting distance - with guest appearances by a dog, cows, seals, porpoises and a trout

Loughs of Ireland

Trout Bum Diaries - Kiwi Camo

About 56½ minutes into this DVD one of the participants says: "When we woke up in the morning, we had no idea where we were. It kinda looked like we set up camp in some farmer's driveway.

The Hatch

I have had this film for a while now. It was released in 2005, but spurred by a recent new release by Felt Soul Media, I decided to dig this out and watch it again - and review it.

Tube Flies Two: Evolution

I have been waiting for this book for a long time. Tube fly books are few and far apart and the moment I learned that this one was coming, I knew it was a must for me.

The man

Running along the beach in pursuit of roosterfish - the new DVD Running Down The Man from Felt Soul Media

Fish on!

First of the season

Today is GFF day

Today I will try to catch up with a ton of GFF stuff that I have had laying around for months

BaR: Handle

The handle is both an important part of any rod and a whole project in itself when building a rod. Jan-Ole Willers helps you choose a shape, select the cork and plan added features such as a fighting butt.

BaR: Wrapping

This time we look at guide selection and preparation as well as the critical process of wrapping the guides. Learn some neat tricks from German Jan-Ole Willers in this third part of his extensive rod building series.

BaR: Coating

We're now at the final stage of our rod buidling process, and ready to coat the wrappings. this requires a clean room and a lot of care. Jan-Ole Willers shows us in great detail how to do the best job and where to do it.

BaR: Testing

The rod is done and you need to determine what line is best for it. Don't always trust the fine print on the blank, but join Jan-Ole Willers on the water for a test of the newly built rod to find out whether it was worth the effort.

Build a Rod

The introduction to the cover-it-all series on building your own grpahite fly rod, which will run through the whole process of building a complete fly rod, covering selection of components, handle, guides, coating and testing.

BaR: Parts

The first part of the Global Flyfisher article series on building your own graphite fly rod, which takes you by the hand from the very beginning of the process: identifying and selecting the parts and materials you need.

Bloody Butcher

Originally this was a classic style wet fly with a feather wing, but it's easily transformed into an excellent sea trout fly. Black, red and silver are perfect together and makes the fly very visible. See tying steps and lots of pictures and 

Writing on rods

One of the hallmarks of rod builder Dave Lewis' work is the handwritten details on each rod. The writing is done by Dave's wife Mary Lu and in this article Dave briefly explains how to obtain the best results when writing on rods.

Sunray Shadow

The Sunray Shadow is a true killer fly for salmon fishing. Tied on a tube with a wing and no body, simple as few flies, but still - or maybe rather because of that - extremely efficient. The fly uses few materials and is very easy to tie.

Too much work

Too little fishing

Monster's Bug

The tendency is, that flies become smaller and smaller trying to fool the fish. We end up using 7X, size 24 hooks and stealth moves on the river banks. Sometimes you need to go the opposite way, if you want a big fish at end of your tippet.

North Platte River

A trip to Wyoming

Fly fishing leader construction

The leader is an essential part of the fly fishing setup. This article tells you a bit about designing leaders

Leader formulas

In order to calculate the proper formula of a fly fishing leader, you need to understand the basics of leader design.

Fly fishing leader material

Monofilament nylon, or mono as it is referred, is by far the most popular leader material in use today.

Leader Design Principles

The taper is the most single important aspect of a leader. This article tells you the principles behind leader design

Leader length

What is the proper leader length for given conditions and circumstances?

Leader knots

The best knots to use for your knotted, tapered fly fishing leaders.

LeaderCalc2007

One of GFF's all-time most popular articles and downloads just got better! Download two new upgrades for FREE! 1) Leadercalc2007, enhanced with new formulas and label making features and 2) the all new GFF's Leader Guide, a 28-page PDF book you can use for your classroom or personal use.

HiVis CDC Midge

A high-visibility orange post and CDC makes this small dry perfect for your 7X tippet. Easy to tie, easy to follow on the water and a perfect choice when the fish are picky. Darryl Lampert from South Africa shows us one of his effective patterns.

The Visitors - Day 1

Two days. Two teams. Six fly fishers. Very different and difficult circumstances. Kasper Mühlbach was invited by a Lithuanian and a German team to go fishing with them. Their role was to catch and pose. Kasper's role was to photograph.

Opening Day 2007

No fishing. Just scouting.

LeaderCalc Download

Find all the LeaderCalc files here

Skunked

That's why it's called fishing and not catching

Fishing!

After a work stint from hell I went fishing yesterday. And I'm leaving again in a minute.

Wiggle Jig Worm

Maybe you found the previously published tandem rag worm too tandemnised and would be better off with a one-hook-only fly.Then The Wiggling Jigging Worm shown in this article is a good alternative.

Waiting for spring

GFF partner Martin Joergensen has a severe case of cabin fever. Too much work. Too long winter. Too much wind. Too little fishing. He's really looking forward to fishing on mild spring days as he says in this short piece featuring images from last spring and this winter and early spring.

Since you got this far …


The GFF money box

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