May 2000 - Articles - Editorial articles only

Martinek's CS streamers

The three original Carrie Stevens Patterns on this page are shared with us from Mike Martinek's private collection with his comments.

The Flatwing style

The flatwing streamer style has been a consistant producer for me over the years, particularly in the smaller casting sizes for brook trout.

Garfish on a flyrod

The garfish come in May
Every year in May and early June, Danmark is visited by millions of migrating garfish on their way to the spawning grounds in the shallow, brackish water of Denmark and the Ba...

White Marabou

What's so exciting about a simple white marabou streamer? It doesn't have any exotic ingredients. No epoxy. No goggle eyes. No genetic hackle. You could tie a million of them for the cost of a gallon of milk. There are no fancy techniques in the tying, so everyone who can wrap thread can tie their own.
Pattern here

Palmer hackling

I prepare the hackle for the Bjarke, Magnus, Bottle Brush and other similar flies like this:


First grab the tip of the feather with the left hand covering the part that's going to be the tail
Th...

21st century

See the pictures here

Book column May 2000

Flyfishing "how-to" Books This one is for all the new inductees to the sport. I still remember it like it was yesterday, my struggles to understand the arcane techno speak of fly fishing. So here are some books that will explain the arts and mysteries. As usual this listing is by no means complete, it just represents yer humble author's short list of relatively easily obtained books. Having said that I know that someone will be able to prove that some of these titles are not available. Yup that's life for ya, win some... lose some, oh well.
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