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Aug 2011 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Aug 2011 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Allcock W212 Streamer Hook.
Here is an interesting streamer hook I found a couple years back. I've never seen it up for auction again or have seen any reference to it elsewhere....
Tying with CDC
Dutch Hans Weilenmann tells the history of the use of CDC feathers in fly tying, covers the different types of feathers and their use and lists both CDC tying tips and a bunch of CDC patterns.
Take a CDC lesson here
Research Research Research!
I've been busy tying a few more streamers (hopefully you'll really like these) and researching some of the classics that will be included in the...
My Time on the Mountain
Gaining 2,500 feet in altitude and hiking over 28 miles wasn't the tough part of this trip of a lifetime for first time GFF author Shane Murphy. It was resisting the temptation to fish every inch of the abundance of trout-filled water in the 4 days he spent in the Colorado backcountry. If you decide to fish the Colorado high country, Shane offers his description of the trip and shares tactics & flies you shouldn't forget
Backcountry
Bastard Crab
Yet another impressionistic crab pattern that includes materials providing a lot of movement. This an Aaron Adams pattern that is often eaten as it drops to the bottom.
Read the extract from Dick Brown's Bonefish Fly Patterns here
Dick Brown
Dick Brown has stalked bonefish, permit, tarpon, snook, and other tropical saltwater species for over 30 years and he’s fished extensively for bones in the Bahamas, Caribbean, Pacific, South America, and Florida Keys.
Read a full bio here
Meko Special
Omeko Glinton created the Meko Special in an attempt to come up with a single fly that you can fish over any color bottom so you don’t have to waste time changing flies as you move from flat to flat.
Read the extract from Dick Brown's Bonefish Fly Patterns here
Steelhead Beetle
While looking at steelhead flies with a BC guide, one fly in particular stood out: a somewhat ugly contraption with a deer hair wing and not least an "overhanging" head, in other words tied so that the hook eye was under the fly and not in front.
Meet the Steelhead Beetle
Martin's Mundane Shrimp
Another simple, three-material fly. This time a shrimp, well suited for seatrout and probably fine for a number of other saltwater species not least bonefish. Super simple to tie and with easily accessible and cheap materials.
See the pattern here
Martin's Mundane Zonker Worm
For many saltwater anglers the term "worm hatch" has a magical ring to it. When the worms spawn, the fish usually go berserk, be it trout, stripers or tarpon. As one writer puts it: It's like yelling "free lunch" to a high school football team.
Learn to tie a simple worm here
White Ghost Step by Step Tutorial
White Ghost Streamer I don't see too many tutorials or step by step articles on how to properly tie up Carrie Stevens patterns. I did however find...
Autumn Gallery
Martin Joergensen's favorite time for coastal fishing has always been in the autumn. Only a few things will in his opinion beat a nice September or October day on the coast.
See why here.
10 lot of Wendell Folkins Streamers
10 Wendell Folkins Streamers A cool little collection of Wendell Folkins streamers. Includes - Green Hornet, Pink Lady, Golden Witch, Red Streak, Grey...
R79 vs 94720
Just uploaded these 2 to the hook archive. The newer R79 is a bit shorter, with a thicker wire and micro barb. It's a much nicer hook to tie on than...
Instagram Fun
So, I've been playing around a bit witht eh iPhone Instagram app. Luckily I have some fun subjects to shoot. Just in today was a nice little package...
The only knot
This is definitely going to get me in trouble! But I guarantee you that if you learn this knot you will be able to get very far in almost all kinds of flyfishing. Use this for your daily knotting and use loops for the rest (backing to fly line, fly line to leader), and you will be able to make it through many, many fishing days.
See which one it is here.
Fishing a bubble
Even though you might not be able to use a flyrod, you can fish with a fly anyway. Use a spinning rod and a casting float, and you will be able to cover a lot of water, fish in harsh conditions, cast large flies and even fish dries or nymphs in a stream.
Learn more here
2K+!
Sorry about the confusing headline, but our article database reached 2000 entries (and then some) during the past week. As you know, we don't let any reason for celebrating ourselves pass unnoticed, and of course we want to write about ourselves on this happy day!
Read about some future plans for GFF.
The Trout Diaries
"Yous fellas fishin'?" a Maori guy asked on the shore of Lake Otomangakau. I said we were having a look. "Plenty a fish here, bro. Big bastards, too. But bloody hard to catch, ay."
Read an extract of Derek Grzelewski's book The Trout Diaries here.
Patagonian salmonids
The fascinating story of the introduction of salmonids into Argentina and the Patagonian waters told by local guide Heiko Schneider. Without the work done by people a century ago, Argentina would be a very different fishing destination... if any at all.
Take the history lesson here
Mustad, Talon and Daiichi Hook Profiles Added
I've just completed another set of hooks. You can now see the Daiichi 2370 (Dick Talleur), Mustad L87, Mustad 9575 and Talon ST400 on the hook...
Urban Flyfishing
Stevens FRS Special on Auction
It's been a while since I've seen one of these streamers on auction. It looks like an incredible specimen. The F.R.S. was named after Francis (Frank)...
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