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2019
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Flyfishing in Lapland, Sweden

This video is filmed in Lapland up in the north of Sweden. An extremely hot summer with very low water made fishing a little more difficult than usual….

The Brown Owl

This very buggy looking streamer-slash-stonefly-slash-nymph caught my eye. Such a fly should be able to catch almost any kind of trout

Home for Salmon

Almost an hour of beautifully filmed video about salmon fishing in Russia.

Best Cicada Bite Ever

Fly fishing New Zealand with big dry flies to imitate cicadas, one of the best days fishing i have had in a very long time. sight fishing big Brown and Rainbow Trout all day.

Dry Fly Hackle Foundation

Wayne Luallen explains why the thread foundation under a dry fly hackle is decisive for the final appearance of the finished hackle.

Direction to Dub

Wayne Luallen describes which direction it's best to apply dubbing to your tying thread in order to get a tight dubbing.

Basics of Thread Twist

Wayne Luallen explains the basics of tying thread twist

Direction of Thread Twist

Wayne Luallen explains what understanding thread twist - clockwise vs. counterclockwise - can do for your tying.

Moldy Caddis Pupa

This is a simple little caddis pupa tied in the classic green/black combination.

Dyret - The Animal

Krueger's Poudre Pupa Caddis

Chris Krueger from Rocky Mountain Fly Design ties his Poudre Pupa Caddis - available from Montana Fly Company.

Shrimp Fly GEN2

A full length tutorial on tying a easy but deadly saltwater fly using the new Pro Shrimpshell GEN2.

The Woolly Worm

Underwater action and full tying SBS on one of the world's most popular flies. The Woolly Worm is not a Woolly Bugger without the tail.

Whistle Pig Jig

Detailed instructions for tying a Whistle Pig Jig.

Bob Church's Appetiser Lure

The Appetiser was originally tyed by Bob Church in 1972 and was fished in the lakes and lochs of the UK and Ireland, it was one of the first British lures that had marabou in the dressing...

Renomed: Cut out to be timeless

The making of Polish Renomed scissors - for fly tying and other purposes. They are not made in the thousands. They are not made by machines.

Unlimited access... not

In principle there's free and unlimited access to all coasts in Denmark. That's what the law says. But in many places reality is different.

Classic Style Wet Fly

Materials Used; Hook, Fulling Mill Comp Heavyweight size 12 Threads,Uni-8/0 Yellow then Black Tag, Silver Holographic Tinsel Tail, Golden Pheasant Crest

Rotating your bobbin holder

If you want to use the advantages of controlling twist in your tying thread, you need a bobbin holder that allows rotation. Not all do.

Blae & Hare's Lug

Clyde Style Flies by John Reid

The Shallow Season

As the Fall set in and weather cools the Fly fishing for redfish here in our local water of Panama City Beach heats up. The redfish get shallower than they do at any other time of the year.

25 years online!

You won’t find many web sites, which have been running for 25 years, and I seriously doubt that any current fly fishing sites have a quarter century long history

Dan Bailey's White Marabou Muddler

Classic streamer fly tying. Underwater action and tying SBS. on the fabulous Dan Bailey's White Marabou Muddler.

Stacking Bucktail Using a Hair Stacker

Wayne Luallen demonstrates how to even the tips of bucktain using a hair stacker and explains a bit about the nature of the hair.

Flat out Strange

Triggerfish Nirvana. Tourette Fishing is a dedicated team of African fishing travel experts and professional guides.

Hottie Midge

This little midge fly pattern comes from Tyler Boroff (https://www.instagram.com/tysbff/).

TTCC (Tungsten Tube Cased Caddis)

The larvae of a number of species of caddis flies build protective cases from pieces of sand, twigs and plant stems.

Sight Fishing Brown Trout

Tried exploring new water with my buddy alex, but plans were foiled by many factors, eventually found some nice rainbow and brown trout to catch on the fly rods. enjoy Gareth

Haslam

Material Used; Hook, Singles or Doubles size 8 or any size you like.. Threads, Uni-8/0 in White and finish with Black Tag, Oval Silver Tinsel

Greenwells Spider

Great Pattern for Spring & Summer , Works Really well when Olives are Hatching, I have used couple of extra Turn on Hackles because I use it on Lakes & Reservoir

Brahma Bugger

In this episode I will tie a Brahma Bugger for you. This is a variation on the famous Woolly Bugger fly pattern.

Steelhead Fly Tying

Beautiful photos, lots of detailed text and schoolbook step-by-step instructions on how to tie 24 fantastic looking steelhead flies

Pumpkin Head Leech

This leech fly pattern was designed by John Kent and was influenced by Denny Rickards Stillwater Nymph.

How to Tie a Intruder

A different take on an intruder. Materials with a lot of movement and very little bulk. The shank and some medium eyes with these materials will help to get it t down and fishing.

Taïmen of Siberia

Travel to find a Taïmen of Siberia part II: with my son...

Bank Saver

This pattern comes from Pat Dorsey's Colorado Guide Flies (https://amzn.to/2DlrCcx) and was designed by Blue Quill Angler co-owner Steve Parrott.

Copper John

Materials Used: Hook: TMC 5262 {#12} Tail: Goose Biots {Brown} Thorax: Peacock Herl {Natural} Abdomen: Wire {Copper or of choice}

Barr's Meat Whistle

Detailed instructions for tying John Barr's Meat Whistle.

The Great Shaku Hunter

I followed Markus and Melinda to Japan in search of the secret fly fishing society known as the "Shaku Hunter".

Burnt Wing Sedge

A quick little semi realistic caddis pattern with burnt feather wings, for those of you that like that little extra.

GFF on Instagram

The Global FlyFisher has long been on various social media, and is now on Instagram too

Tiny river, Big fish!

Fly Fishing with Dustin from Taupo Rod and Tackle, we caught some nice rainbow trout and brown trout, un forutnatly i lost a heap of footage from the main camera but i thin k this still came out ok

Tool Tip: Dubbing Twisters

Wayne Luallen shows a couple of models of simple dubbing twisters.

Tool Tip: Dubbing Teasers

Wayne Luallen introduces a type of dubbing teaser shaped more like a brush.

Tool Tip: Bodkin Cleaning

Wayne Luallen shows an easy way to clean varnish and other things off your dubbing needle.

Tool Tip: Lead Shear

Wayne Luallen shows a neat tool for cutting deer and elk hair off the hide

Tool tip: Polishing the Bobbin Holder Tube

Wayne Luallen shows how to get the inside of the bobbin holder tube smooth and free of burrs to avoid breaking or fraying the thread.

Tool Tip: Hair Stackers

Wayne Luallens shows a couple of types of hair stackers for fly tying, including the closed end hair stacker.

Tool Tip: Sharpening Scissor Tips

Wayne Luallen shows how to sharpen the tips of your scissors to enable you to reach in a cut very close and precisely.

Tool Tip: Bobbin Holder Threader

A fly tying tool tip from Wayne Luallen. Using the Wasatch Rotating Bobbin Threader.

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