Global FlyFisher Newsletter Jul 18. 2025
So, it's summer in the northern hemisphere and personally I'm on my way on a short vacation. It won't do much to the site that I'm away. It's just chugging away as always, and should things happen, I do have a laptop in my luggage and can fix it underway. I probably won't be bringing any rods. this is a family vacation, and not a fishing one.
There's new stuff on the site as you can see below, and even though the publishing frequency isn't overwhelming, there is new content coming out now and then.
As always I urge you to contribute if you have anything you want to share: tips on fishing methods, a nice story about a trip, some pictures, a fly pattern or whatever you think other fly anglers and fly tyers would find interesting.
There's plenty space here, and an eagerly waiting audience.
Tight lines
Regards
Martin
Latest content
A short article about adding weight to a fly – and make it do what you want and stay where you put it
Not fly-fishing, but it's fish. It’s been a while since I last published a food recipe. This simple but delicious dish should make up for that
This fly lives up to its name. In fact, silk ribbon is the only material used to tie it, apart from hook, bead and thread
A when-in-doubt-fly that can be a sedge/caddis, beetle, moth or anything you – or the fish – might fancy
Latest videos
 This fly, the carters rubber leg dragonfly, I feel is one of the best all around warm water flies out there.
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 If you like swinging wet flies, you will love this March Brown soft hackle pattern.
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 In today's instructional fly tying feature, we demonstrate how to create the highly effective Hare's Ear Soft Hackle pattern.
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 This Buzzer is nothing new, but it's a great pattern to have in your box and will catch fish all season long.
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 Step by Step showing you how to tie the Armadillo topwater fly.
Join a growing fly tying community on Locals - Dressed Irons Guild - https://diflytying.locals.com/ |
Blog posts
 The tying thread table and the accompanying article is among the most popular pages on this site. It’s about time for an update.
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 The publishing pace is not frightening on the Global FlyFisher, but I’m working on cranking up the frequency ... bit by bit
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 Another great Danish Fly Festival is over, and it was as always great being part of this excellent show.
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 I asked an Artificial Intelligence-system to talk about a GFF article about the Muddler Minnow, and the result is truly mind-blowing!
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More articles
 Tying in a feather and wrapping it … easy-peasy, right? Or maybe there’s more to it. This in-depth article looks at various ways to make a feather hackle.
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 Hackle or material guards help you keep stuff out of the way while you tie or varnish your fly
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 British Nick Thomas has come up with a way to form legs and feet using a tool we all have to hand in the kitchen, the common fork.
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 The Global FlyFisher has once again been moved to a new publishing system, and things have changed – but are basically still the same
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