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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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5 Minute Bug

Nov 30. 2018
Terrestrial This little beetle imitation is amazingly lifelike. Using few and ordinary materials, Russian tyer Dmitri Tseliaritski makes it quick and easy to tie.
See for yourself.
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The Mighty Green Drake

Nov 20. 2018
Summer pleasures The large mayflies are a summer phenomenon, but it might be worth reading up on off season.
Get ready here.
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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
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Dragons and Damsels

May 12. 2018
Frequent fliers Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them.
Learn to tie and fish them.
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Optic Flies

Mar 14. 2018
History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era.
Read a book excerpt here

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