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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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Childers

Feb 4. 2018
Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies.
See his latest fly here.
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Meade's crazy flies

Dec 25. 2017
Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart!
See more here
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IPS '96: Muddler

Nov 17. 2017
Swap This is my entry from the first ever Illustrated Pattern Swap in 1996. No idea what an Illustrated Pattern Swap is? Well read on and learn.
And see my entry here
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Baltic flies for cold water

Oct 25. 2017
Seasonal This article in the series on fly patterns for particular coastal water conditions in the Baltic deals with the season upon us: winter.
See some tips and patterns here.
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Ugly Straggly Wolf

Oct 6. 2017
A mess This fly came about as a way to use some yarn that I bought on a small vacation with my wife when she was buying yarn for a wolf. Yup, a wolf!
See how to tie it here.
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Sam-I-Am

Oct 3. 2017
Shrimp I do not like bright shrimp flies. I do not like them Sam-I-Am. I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. Or maybe I would...?
Why Dr. Seuss might be right.
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Rattlesnake Streamer

Sep 25. 2017
Large The Rattlesnake Streamer is a large, articulated fly originated by US tyer and guide Ray Schmidt.
Read Ray's article about the pattern here
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Frances Plug

Aug 28. 2017
Salmon Behind the somewhat strange name hides a somewhat strange fly originated by Danish salmon guide Marc Skovby. An good looking salmon tube fly that's both easy to tie and very efficient.
See how to tie it here.
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Narova Foam Beetle

Jun 23. 2017
Beetle Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular
See how to tie it here.

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