Recent comments
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Reply to: Amnesia Pupa
Very nice pupae pattern. Would certainly be good here in Canada in lake and also, under ice during winter fishing. Thanks!
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Reply to: CDC Balloon Caddis
Davie McPhail is a great tyer…not surprising he is followed by thousands of people on YouTube. His channel is a large library of trout and salmon patterns. The quality of the videos he published are very good.
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Reply to: What happened to GFF?
Reading the things you had to do to get GFF up and running again, I can almost feel the frustration and hardship you had to deal with. Big compliment for your efforts and the result. Thanks to your perseverance I stil have acces to the articles about the time during the nineties when you and the others from Virtual Fly Shop fished with us in Lake Oostvoorne.
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Reply to: Upgrading ... again
The internet is live an ever changing river. We need to adapt to the changes. Good luck!
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Reply to: GFF turns 30!
My congratulations on your 30th anniversary are belated but heartfelt. I would echo Serge in his thanks and admiration in keeping GFF going as a non-commercial enterprise for so long in the face of personal challenges as well as huge changes in the way that digital flyfishing content is delivered.
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Reply to: Hair Winged Salmon Flies
I've always tied the classic salmon flies, and have just begun focusing on tying hairwing salmon/steelhead flies. Your site and this list of patterns are fantastic! Just what I was looking for. Thank you.
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Reply to: Hair Winged Salmon Flies
What a great collection…I know the work it has here. I am blow away. Thanks Mr Petti.
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Reply to: Advanced Flytying Techniques
Another very good book from this author and tyer. I am a big fan of these books that are supported by videos via a QR code.
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Reply to: Shaku hunting in northern Sweden.
I can think of no name for a "pool in the bend of a river, however I can help you hook more fish. you hold your rod high. If you keep the rod tip low and close to the water, about 75mm, your reaction time will improve and seface tention on the line will make for a more positive hook set. I enjoyed the vedieo very much clif
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Reply to: Domestic Fly
Is it over detailed? Not necessarily. Is it a great fly? Absolutely! Frosty Fly has a version they sell that is no better, just more steps and a little flashy. I respect anyone that can come up with a fly like this. PS, for avid tiers like me, that is not so complicated. A huge benefit.
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Reply to: Clyde Style: Webster and Reid - Upright winged Wets
I live in the village of Crawford on the upper Clyde. I have tied and fished Clyde style flies for 50 odd years what I know as Clyde style is tied with a rolled wing upright, I have only once seen websters style of split wing fly being fished on a Clyde tributary about 1985. Both styles have been about on Clyde and Upper Tweed since the early nineteenth century and possibly earlier. The split wing style is never used today and the rolled wing style is going the same way, very few wet fly fishers left I fish wet fly a lot I use a cast of five flies upstream or up and across depending on the wind they still catch a lot of trout. There is good information on both styles in E M Todd’s book wet fly fishing
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Reply to: The Regal mystery
Eric,
You are absolutely right, but why would I use a tool I don't like? I simply don't like tying on a Regal. I haven't said it's a bad vise or that it has flaws. I personally just don't like tying on one.
Thousands and thousands of people tie perfect flies on Regals and love it, and good for them! But that doesn't mean that I have to like the Regal vise.
I'm sure no one would be able to see the difference between two flies that I tied on my LAW and on a Regal (or on a Thompson A), but I'd have a much better time and experience using my LAW - and be way more efficient too.
Martin
