Dec 2002 - All content

Chris Del Plato


On one of my favorite New Jersey trout streams.Chris Del Plato is an American fly fisher and fly tyer who lives in Washington Twp., located in New Jersey's northwestern corner. Most of his fishing t...
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Garret Booth

I grew up in Upstate New York. My father taught me the basics of fly fishing and tying. He also taught that the sport can be your passion, livelihood, therapy, and hobby. From there I took to my own style and began to tie feverishly. I devote my time to my wife, our dogs, and our passion which is tying and fishing. I consider my home waters the New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts coast where I pursue striped bass, bluefish, bonito and false albacore until the dead of winter. I tie commercially and fish constantly.
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Realistic Flies

Realistic flies are not only for the display case. As Steve Thornton shows us, realism can also be applied to practical and effective fishing flies. Trout and grayling beware!
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Monic Light Green

Cold weather lines are slowly becoming as common as the special lines for tropical fishing. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has fished one from Monic and liked it very much.
Read about his impressions here

Ghost Reindeer Shiner

This article should rightly be subtitled "what to do when you don't have the right material that a pattern calls for?"
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Lamar Reel Seats

Andy Dear hits a home run with his custom reel seat spacers and complete reel seats. It's a rare thing for a product to get a "Global Class" GFF rating, but Andy's woodworking skills earn him that high honor easily.
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Lake Erie Shiner

A good combination of colors and a subtle use of flash make the Lake Erie Shiner a deadly fishing pattern.

Proof that you don't need a lot of fancy materials to tie a very effective fishing fly.
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Venneri's Reel Seats

Recently, GFF partners Bob Petti and Steve Schweitzer had the chance to visit Bob Venneri at his house and get a look-see into his workshop and how his seats are made, by hand, one at a time.
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Screwhead Matuka

GFF partner Martin Joergensen has been fooling aruond with Bidoz Products brand new Kameleon Heads. These aluminium heads screw onto almost any straight eye hook - such as the one on the Screwhead Matuka.
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The Making of a Prize Rod

The grand prize for the Flymeister 2001 contest was a custom built fly rod made by Neal Hall, owner of Classic Destiny rods and president of the Custom Rod Builder's Guild.
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Beyond beauty

"Land of Little Rivers, A Story in Photos of Catskill Fly Fishing" by Austin McK. Francis scores a Global FlyFisher Global Class mark in Bob Petti's review. Read about the book whose beauty is only exceeded by the majesty of the subject.
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