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2020
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Floating Flies

This is a dry fly fishing documentary filmed the summer of 2019 heavily inspired by Floating Flies (and how to dress them) and Bård og Lars på fisketur, a fly fishing series from Norway.

GFI Hopper

This pattern is awesome for trout, sunfish, bass, and anything that will eat a grasshopper. It also can be tied in black to mimic a cricket really easily as well.

Hi Vis Pale Evening Dun

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill size 14 Thread, Uni-8/0 Lt-Cahill Tail, Whiting Coq de Leon Fibres Body, Orvis Dry Fly Dubbing Pale Even Dun

Frank Sawyer's Killer Bug

Tying Frank Sawyer's Killer Bug with Davie McPhail

Undertaker

Detailed instructions for tying an Undertaker Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead fly.

Scaled-Up

The story of the Fish Scaled Up project told by Søren Skarby.

The Allerton

The Allerton classic wet fly was created for Robert G. Allerton of New York City, the treasurer of the Oquossoc Angling Association on the Rangeley Lakes in Maine.

Smoky Mountain Stimulator

Thanks to Matt from Savage Flies for sharing the Smoky Mountain Stimulator Dry Fly pattern.

Fish Scaled Up

Danish fly angler and professional photographer Søren Skarby got an idea: to photograph fish like they'd never been photographed before

Fly Fishing Winter Steelhead

Another fall has come and gone and this year i was finally able to really spend some good time swinging flies for the fall run.

Black Marabou Muddler

Black deer hair flies have been used for decades here in Scandinavia for night fishing in salt water for sea run browns, here's one of my favorites, the Marabou Muddler.

Opal Grub

Tying a simple and effective grayling fly. Pink organza, pink and olive dubbing and an opal glass jig-off bead make a great combination for autumn and winter grayling fishing.

The Cowdung

Mentioned as far back as Isaak Walson's "Compleat Angler" of 1653, the Cowdung is a true classic fly.

Jumbo John Variant

This is a simplified version of John Barr's jumbo John fly pattern I've recently tied for a client. The major difference is this version omits the flash and resin wingcase.

Autumn Fly

Autumn is just around the corner and the coastal flyfishing for sea-run-browns can be tricky but the chance of getting that big trophy-fish have never been better.

Dust Mop Fly

The Mop Fly, aka Dust Mop Fly or Whosit Fly is really simple but can catch a ton of trout, bass and panfish in a short period of time. The fly is incredibly customizable.

Muddler Cat's Whiskers

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Gurgler

Giovanni De Pace ties a detailed Gurgler pattern.

Counting newsletter openings and clicks

I have build a small Drupal-module, which enables me to see how many recipients open my newsletters and click on links in it

The Permit Bonanza Tour

During the spring 2020 a group of Swedish anglers had a crazy fishing in Xcalak, Mexico. First permit ever for many in the group and many more for a few of us.

Seatrout Fyn - Sustainable Success

The story about the project "Seatrout Fyn".

Deep Flatwing

This version of the popular flat wing is ideal when fishing at depth with fast sinking lines.

Flyfishing France 12 years ago

Some nice bass!

I went out fishing at the Medina River near San Antonio Texas with my new Risen 4wt fly rod and caught some nice bass. If you haven't fished this river before, its beautiful!

Fly fishing stillwater for big trout

Hey guys thanks for dropping in! This shoot was from this past fall when Fly Fishing International shipped me out to BC to shoot a few more operations to promote. Thanks for watching,

Fly fishing for bluefin tuna

Fishing for big tuna or false albacore is different if done by spinning compared to fly fishing: with fly line you have to get close to 20-25 meters to the feed to allow the streamer to fall into t

Merging Wordpress content into Drupal

There’s a bunch of modules to help importing content into Drupal. My experience is that they are inadequate, and don’t do what I need. I prefer DIY.

Winter Wonder

Detailed instructions for tying a Winter Wonder Steelhead fly.

Endrick Spider

The Endrick Water or River Endrick is a river which flows into the eastern end of Loch Lomond, Scotland.

Swimming Caddis

Our old friend John Petermann who is a very skilled flyfisher, certified flycaster and finally but not at least he is a very creative flytyer tying some excellent flies for all kind of fish he is t

Glowing Gammarus

Tying a great shrimp/scud pattern for autumn and winter.. A simple but very effective pattern tied using a Get-Slotted jig off glass bead, dubbing and a strip of organza ribbon.

Hare's Ear Jig Head Nymph

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Highland Dun

More info on the history of the Highland Dun..

Blue Flash Damsel Lure

This is a Great Pattern all Year Round also works really well in Cold Winter .

Streamers 365 joins the Global FlyFisher!

The renowned streamer aficionado site streamers365.com is shutting down, but GFF has "inherited" all its fantastic content.

Fishing in a Texas City

I am fishing in the Breckenridge park once again, in down town San Antonio. Its a beautiful park with beautiful fish. These Rio's are some of the biggest ive seen, and are easy to catch here.

Lightsaber

The Lightsaber is a very effective fly for pollock, cod, coalfish and other cold saltwater species. Try it in various colours and sizes for different locations.

Giant Brook Trout on Mice

Using mouse patterns is a great way to search rivers for active trout and in this fantastic video we join Tom Rosenbauer in Labrador using mouse flies for giant brook trout on top.

Purple & Pink Grayling Jig

Olive Molly

Stefan Larsson – The Man, The Myth, The Legend! This swedish flyfisher and flytyer is wellknown in Scandinavia for his passion for troutfishing and best of all with a dryfly.

Kylie Shrimp

The Kylie Shrimp was originally tyed by Alan Donaldson around 1996 as far. as I believe.. Materials Used;

Blue Quill Variant

Detailed instructions for tying a Blue Quill Variant.

Spawning Gurgler Floating Bonefish

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Krystal Flash Soft Hackle Wet Fly

A very simple soft hackle fly pattern that uses Krystal Flash for the body and brown partridge for a hackle.

Blue Hallelujah

Jim Wynn was a river-keeper on the Wharfe river in Yorkshire, UK. He modified many of the classic patterns to include some more modern materials like tinsel and various lacquers.

Winter Gammarus

In this tutorial, we tie a simple easy to tie, Pro Gammarus fly or Scud for use in the cold period of the year.

Transparent Quill Peacock Wet Fly

Wet flies. A multitude of designs and sizes. Classic and invented while you wait. A bit forgotten but sometimes they can surprise you quite well. It is worth finding out and testing.

Fly Fishing For Bonefish

Tom Rosenbauer loves to catch bonefish on a fly and in this educational video he discusses the essentials of going after this wonderful species.

Simple Baitfish

This baitfish pattern provides a perfect jumping-off point for tyers wanting to build their arsenal for either warm-water or saltwater, as it uses a few common materials, isn't particular on color,

October Caddis

A quick but effective pattern for one of the last large bugs of the year. An easy tie with a couple of good techniques that can be used in other patterns.

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