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Blog entry Catskill Flea Market Aug 20. 2003 Anyone Going	Blog entry Orvis CFO Discontinued? Aug 20. 2003 Please, say it isn't so	Review Mayflies: Top to Bottom Apr 9. 2003 First things first - I really enjoyed this book.
Review The LL Bean Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing Apr 9. 2003 The L.L. Bean Ultimate Book of Fly Fishing is comprised of three previously published books - Dave Whitlock's Fly-Fishing Handbook, Macauley Lord's Fly-Casting Handbook, and Dick Talleur's Fly-Tying Handbook.	Review Trout from Small Streams Apr 7. 2003 It seems that big fish, big rivers, and monster hatches catch all the headlines these days - espe	Review A Fly Fisher's Reflections Feb 11. 2003 A compilation of articles and essays from one of the finest trout fishermen in the world.
Article Tying Flies the Paraloop Way Feb 1. 2003 Hangman My first thought was probably the same as yours - what is "paraloop"? Paraloop is part technique, part style. Take a piece of a parachute, a bit of a thorax dun, and some thoughts of a comparadun, mix, and you'll arrive at a paraloop. Read the book review here	Article Realistic Flies Dec 26. 2002 Trout and Grayling Realistic flies are not only for the display case. As Steve Thornton shows us, realism can also be applied to practical and effective fishing flies. Trout and grayling beware! Click here for more.	Article Lamar Reel Seats Dec 12. 2002 Rod Building Andy Dear hits a home run with his custom reel seat spacers and complete reel seats. It's a rare thing for a product to get a "Global Class" GFF rating, but Andy's woodworking skills earn him that high honor easily. Click here to see Andy's work
Article Lake Erie Shiner Dec 11. 2002 Lake Erie Shiner is a Killing Bucktail from the vise of Floyd Franke See it here	Article Venneri's Reel Seats Dec 10. 2002 Fine Craftsmanship Recently, GFF partners Bob Petti and Steve Schweitzer had the chance to visit Bob Venneri at his house and get a look-see into his workshop and how his seats are made, by hand, one at a time. Click here to see and read more.	Article The Making of a Prize Rod Dec 6. 2002 Rod Building The grand prize for the Flymeister 2001 contest was a custom built fly rod made by Neal Hall, owner of Classic Destiny rods and president of the Custom Rod Builder's Guild. Click here to see how the rod was designed and built.
Article Beyond beauty Dec 1. 2002 Catskills "Land of Little Rivers, A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing" by Austin McK. Francis scores a Global FlyFisher Global Class mark in Bob Petti's review. Read about the book whose beauty is only exceeded by the majesty of the subject.	Review Saltwater Fly-Casting Techniques Nov 20. 2002 A no-frills treatise to teach us "how to cast effectively for the biggest fish under the mos	Article Rainshadow Xcel Nov 10. 2002 Rod Not only do all the major rod companies sell their blanks, there are several companies that produce and sell only blanks. Where to begin? Rainshadow might be one choice. Great, afordable blanks. Read Bob Petti's review of RXF905
Review Drag-Free Drift Nov 5. 2002 Drag-free drift is more than just adding a couple feet of 7x to your leader. Much more.	Article East Branch Rod Nov 1. 2002 Review "I had heard about East Branch's $20 "test drive" program so I gave them a call. Sure enough, come the Friday before opening day, the mailman delivered a large tube with a pair of fly rods." Read Bob Petti's review of the 9' 3pc GTX 6wt.	Article Lamiglass Ti2000 Oct 30. 2002 Rod A rod with a titanium section built in! Strange maybe, but the reviewer's verdict is clear: "All I know is that it's better than most other rods I have fished with." Read the review here.
Review Lines on the Water Oct 30. 2002 The guy grew up on the Miramichi? Oh man. I just had to read this one.	Article The Beaverkill Oct 30. 2002 USA Take this virtual outing to the Beaverkill and Willowemoc - the cradle of the Catskills. Global FlyFisher partner Bob Petti had his camera out during his last visit and brings you this portfolio with streams, bridges beautiful landscapes and gin clear water.	Article Big Mike's streamers Oct 18. 2002 Heritage Truly influential fly tyers are rare. Mike Martinek is such a tyer. He has been the initiator and a major contributor to the revival of the American streamers. Read Bob Petti's article about Mike's beautiful, classical streamer patterns.
Article Grizzly Streamers Oct 14. 2002 Swap GFF co-webmaster Bob Petti coordinated an effort to share Grizzly Streamer Patterns by members of the Streamer List. Read the article here	Review The Orvis Fly Tying Guide Oct 13. 2002 "Now there are hundreds of fly-tying books in print. Why do we need another one?	Article Sirrus Co-Matrix Oct 7. 2002 Rod "While the mention of modulus does continue to pop up from time to time in advertising, most anglers, and indeed most rod and blank manufacturers, have gotten over their numbers fetish.". Read Bob Petti's review of the excellent and interesting Sirrus Co-Matrix 9' 2pc 6wt.

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