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Article Danish tube fly inspiration Mar 23. 2012 Class Here are some general tips on composing a Scandinavian style salmon tube fly - and a bunch of flies to inspire. Learn some basic methods and you can experiment wildly and still get some beautiful flies. See the lecture here	Article Martin's Mundane Zonker Worm Aug 28. 2011 Zonker For many saltwater anglers the term "worm hatch" has a magical ring to it. When the worms spawn, the fish usually go berserk, be it trout, stripers or tarpon. As one writer puts it: It's like yelling "free lunch" to a high school football team. Learn to tie a simple worm here	Article Spider NJ Apr 21. 2011 Tube Once again, simple is good! Once again, black is good! Once again, rubber legs are good! Once again a tube fly from Nils Jorgensen. This little tube fly is so easy to tie that you can easily fill a box in no time. Tag along here and learn to tie it
Article Black Ghost Tube Apr 21. 2011 Ghost buster Believe in ghosts? How about a black one? If you're fishing sea trout or brown trout, or even salmon, there is no way around the Black Ghost. It has caught thousands of fish around the world. This is an all time classic that has proven itself. See how to tie two different tube versions of this fly.	Article Raven NJ Apr 7. 2011 Tubed Simple things somehow often seem to work and this has also been the case for one of Nils Jorgensen's absolute favorite salmon flies, the Raven NJ. It has proven itself many times. See how to tie it here.	Article Très Bien Nov 2. 2008 Bright This is another bright tube fly for clear water designed by Danish fly tyer Ken Bonde Larsen. And another one that uses a cone to add weight to the front of the fly. And another one, where the metal cone can be replaced by a common head or a plastic cone. You can see detailed step-by-step photos here.
Article The Overtaker Nov 2. 2008 Taking over A small black tube fly inspired by the classical Undertaker and flies like the Green Butt. This small fly shows that tube flies do not have to be large. It's petite, it's black and it's sexy with a small hotspot. And no, it's not a piece of lingerie	Article The Dirty White Nov 2. 2008 More tubes We continue our series of tube flies tied in the Scandinavian style. This fly is another subdued yellow, white and gray fly, well suited for bright light and clear water. It uses a mallard hackle to create a nice, closed shape. See a detailed pattern description here	Article Chinese White Oct 25. 2008 Tubed A bright tube fly for salmon in clear water created by Danish Ken Bonde Larsen. Tied in the Scandinavian style with a large and soft hair wing made of several layers. Easy to tie and impressive both in and out of the water. See pattern and pictures here.
Article Tube Ressources Aug 20. 2007 Tube theme Want to venture further into the world of tube flies? This list of material suppliers, tools, vises, DVD's, books and much more will give you links to many more hours of entertaining reading and viewing. See the reference list here	Article Screwhead Matuka Dec 8. 2002 New cone GFF partner Martin Joergensen has been fooling aruond with Bidoz Products brand new Kameleon Heads. These aluminium heads screw onto almost any straight eye hook - such as the one on the Screwhead Matuka. See the pattern here	Article Muddler mania - Full Metal Jacket Nutria Muddler Jan 1. 2002 Muddlers A conehead muddler/zonker Pattern here
Article Cone head flies Oct 10. 1999 Front weight A few early samples of Danish fly tyer Ken Bonde Larsen's cone head flies.	Article The Cone Head Tube Fly Aug 2. 1999 New ways A brand new way of tying tube flies. The usual way of weighting a tube fly is by using copper or aluminum tubes. This article shows a totally different approach Read about it here.	Article Coney Snowbugger Jul 5. 1997 Coned This streamer fly is actually a variation of the well-known Woolly Bugger. It imitates a small baitfish. See the pattern here

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