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2018
Date Title Body Image

The Midnight Mission (Trailer)

For fishing buddies Chris and Gilbert, watching their friend Kohler give up fly fishing is unbearable. To them this simply isn't an option.

Secrets of Fly Casting

Jim made this 16mm instructional film in 1975 and it was used by Fenwick and later by L.L. Bean. A pioneer in modern rod materials, Jim Green invented the patented Feralite ferrule for Fenwick.

Crystallin Task Light

My search for a great fly tying lamp may be over. This one is close to ideal for my purposes

Cardiff Special Nymph

Lance Taylor developed the "Cardiff Special" back in 1996 for fishing at its namesake water body "Cardiff Pond", just north of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Merry Christmas 2018

Another year passed, and the Global FlyFisher still tugs along, quietly, continuously expanding, larger than ever, celebrating its 24th Christmas

Fox Tail Leech

This leech is a fairly simple fly, as most leeches are, and uses a custom blend of dubbing to give the fly a little variation in the color of the fly.

The Jedi Master Baetis

Tying the Jedi Master, a new Baetis pattern to imitate the smaller Baetis nymphs that are usually found in the Colorado tailwaters. Tied by Hopper Juan Ramirez

BMW (Brian's Marabou Wiggler) Leech

BMW-Brian's Marabou Wiggler (Designed by Brian Chan)

Stuck Shuck Midge

Wayne Luallen: Stuck Shuck Midge Subscribe for more new fly tying videos here: https://goo.gl/hZQE89

V-Wing Mayfly

Wayne Luallen: V-Wing Mayfly fly tying tutorial

Huge Backcountry PB Trout

Headed to my favourite river in new zealand to try and get a good trout caught on camera using the drone. nailed my best trout of the season on the fly rod.

DNA nymph

A simple to tie but effective lightly weighted nymph that's named after the double helix of coloured copper wires around the body.

November, November, November, November

A small gallery of images from November and December on the Baltic coast, showing the ambiance during these last months of the year

Fly fishing with Soft Hackle spiders

Part 1 of 2 where I am using a new twist on a few old spider patterns transformed with 21st century materials that catch good wild brown trout even in the harshest of conditions.

Just another day in Paradise

Just a day at the end of the trout fly fishing season on Killarney lake where anything can pop up, trout, salmon even the odd sea trout and beautiful scenery.

The Double Nymph Rig

Welcome to our latest series the "Educated Angler" in collaboration with Due South Outfitters.

Danish Fly Festival 2019

The biennial gathering of fly anglers, casters, tyers, vendors, artists, artisans and other good people will take place again in Denmark in early March 2019

Green Highlander

Another beautiful, full dressed salmon fly from Italian Stefano Farkas. This time a Green Highlander.

Flies: To tie or to buy?

It's obvious that I'm a fly tier, but there are instances in which I buy flies. I discuss one of my favorite "flies to buy" and then ask all of you to share your thoughts on this topic.

Chocolate Johnny Flash Midge

The Johnny Flash is a tasty little midge pattern designed by Johnny Gomez.

Parachute Adams Size 22

Detailed instructions for tying a size 22 Parachute Adams.

Fly Fishing New Zealand Backcountry

Guiding Adam From Ohio USA. flyfishing for New Zealand trout We hiked deep in the the wilderness and found plenty of Hungry rainbow and brown trout. Even a few on dry flys.

Flash Banana

The Flash Banana is a great fly in the beginning of the salmon season. Music by www.bensound.com

Blue Mist

This is an impressionistic streamer, tied to match the schooling sardines being eaten by baby tarpon. It has fooled many fish

Firehole Stones Tungsten Bead Review

Hey Thread Heads, these little beauties just arrived in the mailbox on Monday and I wanted to give you my opinion on this new line of tungsten beads from Firehole outdoors.

Michigan Wriggler (aka Spring Wriggler)

Hey Thread Heads! I first found the wriggler in a fly swap over a decade ago.

Blue Devil Variant

Tied by: Davie McPhail Originated by: Carrie Stevens Hook: Partridge CS15 #2 Thread: 8/0 White (underbody) Tag: Silver flat braid Body:Black 6/0...

Blue Devil Variant

Materials Used; Hook, Streamer size 4 10x Long or Less Threads, UTC 140 Black Uni-8/0 White Tag, Silver Tinsel Rib, Silver Tinsel Body, UTC 140 Black

Articulated Squid

Link to the blog for the shopping list: https://norbertrenaud.blogspot.com/2018/11/squids.html

The Zug Bug

The Zug bug is a fly that works really well, however it doesn't seem to resemble any particular bug specifically. Not sure really what it is supposed to mimmic.

5 Minute Bug

This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie.

Predator's 2 Lure

A great pattern for all predator fish.

Zug Bug

This nymph was originally tyed by Cliff Zug in the 1930s and is still very popular with many anglers today..

Alan Youell

Alan hails from Western Canada and currently makes his home in Calgary, Alberta

NZ Trout and the flies they eat

Searching new water for New Zealand Trout, and is discussing what flies have been working to catch them. nice day on the water. Thanks as always for you support. Gareth

Amazing water with so many Fish

Guiding Client Trevor From Canada, on some of new zealand's best trout water, or at least in the north island, caught heaps of good rainbows on the fly rods but unfortunately no brown trout, but i'

Dirty Martini Nymph

Hey Thread Heads, I just received my order of Firehole stones in the mail. I've been anxious to get these as I had a few patterns I was wanting to tie for the channel.

Coachline Nymph

A very simple to tie pattern that combines a pink tail and a pink body stripe (the coachline) formed by wrapping clear body glass over floss and finished off with a small dubbed thorax.

Kaufmann's Stone

Materials Used: Hook: TMC 200R {#4} Rib: D-Rib {Golden Olive} Tail: Turkey Biots {Brown} Body: Seals Fur {Golden Olive} Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 6/0 {Brown}

Freight Train

Fascinating footage of shallow water fishing for redfish.

Herter's Bastard Midge

Detailed instructions for tying a Herter's Bastard Midge.

Blueback trout Thunder Creek Minnow

The Thunder Creek series of flies was created by fisherman and commercial tyer Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, NY. The fly was developed because he felt...

Foxabou Baitfish

Borrowing from the craft fur minnow and other baitfish patterns, this version mixes arctic fox and marabou for profile and movement.

Two-Tone Flesh Fly

Hey Thread Heads, I've been tying this pattern for clients for over a decade now in about 15 different color combinations including solids monotone colors as well as the Hareline Rabbit Flesh Strip

Lazy loading

Lazy loading is a performance improvement where images (and other assets) are loaded when needed, not when the page is loaded

Nightwatchman v2

I've pimped my favourite pike streamer (which happens to be a killer for large predatory trout as well).

Rainbow Warrior

This fly was originally created by Lance Egan, and is one of the best attractor patterns Ive ever fished. It's flashy, bright, and effective.

Natural Beauty

Fly tying photo essay. Fly tying materials look up close. In this little film we explore the beauty and magic of some of the materials used in flies for trout, steelhead, salmon and sea trout.

Blueback Trout Thunder Creek Minnow

The Thunder Creek series of flies was created by fisherman and commercial tyer Keith Fulsher of Eastchester, NY.

Epic Dolores River Conclusion!

So this is the conclusion, or 2nd day to my trip to Dolores Colorado, which was absolutely amazing!

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