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My Erna Jul 14. 2018 Iceland A well proven Icelandic hair winged salmon fly, responsible for catching many large salmon See the pattern here	Orange Trim May 22. 2017 Simple This is a simple streamer, which was one of the first decent flies I ever put together myself. I still like it and enjoy tying it. Learn how to tie it here.
Coxy Streamer Jan 6. 2016 Simple A simple hairwinged streamer in old school Danish coastal streamer style... with a twist... literally... of copper wire See the pattern description here	Don't tie flies Oct 13. 2013 Just kidding! This is in reality a declaration of love to the art and craft of tying fishing flies with lots of tips for the beginning fly-tyer. Get a good start here

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Article Buying Bucktail Apr 13. 2013 Shopping What to look for when buying bucktail, a cheap and easily accessible and very useful fly tying material. Learn how to get the best quality for streamers, saltwater patterns and pike flies. Get some buying tips here.	Article Pinky Pain Mar 3. 2012 Painful Bright, colorful and visible. A perfect fly for slow fish in cold or murky water. It earned its name because the creator hooked his own nose with it on its maiden voyage! Seatrout like it, but other trout will too. See how to tie it here	Article Jiggy Nov 21. 2008 Stolen hair A jigging fly for almost any predatory fish originated by Bob Popvics. After a trip to Danish island Bornholm in 2007 Kasper Mühlbach wanted to tie and try this successful pattern and ordered a special color. But someone else came first and bought his custom dyed bucktail. See the result 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 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 Bloody Butcher May 14. 2007 Wet fly Originally this was a classic style wet fly with a feather wing, but it's easily transformed into an excellent sea trout fly. Black, red and silver are perfect together and makes the fly very visible. See tying steps and lots of pictures and tie along here.
Article Sunray Shadow May 9. 2007 Patented The Sunray Shadow is a true killer fly for salmon fishing. Tied on a tube with a wing and no body, simple as few flies, but still - or maybe rather because of that - extremely efficient. The fly uses few materials and is very easy to tie. We look at a version, which is fairly loyal to the original.	Article The Cautery Jan 22. 2006 Cut, cut Martin Joergensen writes: "I always wanted one of these tools. I have seen them used at fly tying shows and by a few tyers elsewhere, and found the tool to be an excellent companion for the lazy and sloppy fly tyer. Just my kind of tool!" Read his review of the tool that burns material here	Review Hairwing & Tube Flies for Salmon Nov 24. 2005 With this book Chris Mann has worked his way through yet another pile of flies sent to him from all over the world.

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