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Article Zkinny Jun 20. 2019 Zonker A really simple and easy little baitfish fly, which will work for a lot of different fish and can be varied endlessly See how to tie it here	Article Sea trout and foam flies Jun 14. 2019 In the surface Fishing Baltic sea trout in the surface with waking foam flies can be a lot of fun. Here’s how to do it – and a pattern that works. Learn the tricks here	Article Green Caddis Larvae May 24. 2019 Biology Some say that caddisflies are even more important than mayflies. For us flyfishers that is probably correct. A good caddis pattern can save your day. Learn more here
Article Pacific Northwest Streamer Conversions Mar 8. 2019 Upgraded A small series of flies from Roy Patrick's pattern book converted into streamers See how to tie them here	Article The Brown Owl Feb 23. 2019 Pattern This very buggy looking streamer-slash-stonefly-slash-nymph caught my eye. Such a fly should be able to catch almost any kind of trout See the fly here	Article Intruder conversions Jan 26. 2019 Transforming I got the crazy idea to convert some Danish sea trout and salmon flies to intruders. It worked out surprisingly well. See some examples in the article
Article The Flying Flash Carpet Jan 23. 2019 Monstrous Look! It’s a bird... It’s a plane... It’s the Flying Flash Carpet! A pike fly out of this world. See how to construct it here	Article The Mörrum Fly Jan 19. 2019 Pattern The Mörrum fly has been named after the south Swedish river Mörrum, but is also sometimes referred to as The Grünewalder after its originator, Danish Jan Grünwald Learn to tie it here	Article Bar Guac Hopper Jan 9. 2019 Terrestrial This pattern, which takes its name from the popular appetizer Guacamole, was inspired by the 'Bar Guac' special at a local fly fishing hangout. See how to tie it here
Article CDC Loop Wing Foam Emerger Dec 28. 2018 Floating A simple and very hard-to-sink emerger from Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski See how to tie it here	Article Green Highlander Dec 8. 2018 Full dressed Another beautiful, full dressed salmon fly from Italian Stefano Farkas. This time a Green Highlander. See the full fly here	Article Blue Mist Dec 4. 2018 Tarpon fly This is an impressionistic streamer, tied to match the schooling sardines being eaten by baby tarpon. It has fooled many fish See how to tie it here

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