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GFF turns 30! Feb 5. 2024 Birthday 30 years ... thirty years, like three decades. That’s how old this site is, and that’s actually quite a feat. No fuzz.	I stopped counting Dec 11. 2023 For basically all the almost 30 years of its existence, I have been following the traffic patterns on GFF. I stopped about a year ago, and here is why.
What happened to GFF? Sep 8. 2023 For a painfully long time in August 2023 the Global FlyFisher was dead and gone. Our DNS-provider stumbled and took all their clients with them in the fall.	GFF is still alive! Sep 8. 2023 The site is back and in operation, but the downtime has led to some unfortunate errors, which I’m trying to fix as you read this

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Article GFF turns 30! Feb 5. 2024 Birthday 30 years ... thirty years, like three decades. That’s how old this site is, and that’s actually quite a feat. No fuzz.	Blog entry I stopped counting Dec 11. 2023 For basically all the almost 30 years of its existence, I have been following the traffic patterns on GFF. I stopped about a year ago, and here is why.	Nerd alert Blog entry What happened to GFF? Sep 8. 2023 For a painfully long time in August 2023 the Global FlyFisher was dead and gone. Our DNS-provider stumbled and took all their clients with them in the fall.
Blog entry GFF is still alive! Sep 8. 2023 The site is back and in operation, but the downtime has led to some unfortunate errors, which I’m trying to fix as you read this	Blog entry Being on Instagram Jan 7. 2021 Social media can be a strange experience. It's really a mixed bag. And on Instagram 40% of all anglers seem to be women!	Article A heartfelt thank you! Dec 19. 2020 Money It’s been one and a half years since I started accepting donations to keep the site running, and the support has been overwhelming! Thanks
Nerd alert Blog entry Counting newsletter openings and clicks Dec 5. 2020 I have build a small Drupal-module, which enables me to see how many recipients open my newsletters and click on links in it	Article Streamers 365 joins the Global FlyFisher! Nov 28. 2020 Merger The renowned streamer aficionado site streamers365.com is shutting down, but GFF has "inherited" all its fantastic content. Read about it here	Article 25 years online! Feb 17. 2019 Celebrating You won’t find many web sites, which have been running for 25 years, and I seriously doubt that any current fly fishing sites have a quarter century long history Read the story here
Blog entry Do you like this site? May 6. 2018 If you do, you might consider supporting it in a slightly more substantial way. It's been free for decades... literally... but could use a little saltwater injection. Now accepting PayPal...	Blog entry Green storage Apr 16. 2018 My fly tying room and office is slowly taking shape - and color. A set of shelves and small chests were painted green.	Blog entry The new GFF HQ Feb 18. 2018 We have moved from an apartment to a house, and GFF is getting a larger and better equipped main office.
Blog entry The decline of GFF Jan 4. 2018 No, don't worry! It's not that GFF is disappearing, but the number of visitors isn’t what it used to be.	Nerd alert Blog entry Preserving old URLs Jun 25. 2017 I'm surprised how little web publishers cherish their old URLs. When I browse old links to the outside from our articles, I constantly meet 404-pages. I value GFF’s old web-addresses, and here's how I maintain them.	Blog entry To like or not to like Jun 3. 2017 Facebook is a strange universe. A fantastic resource and at the same time a source of endless, useless noise.

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