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Nov 2012 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Nov 2012 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
#335 - Green Bay TCC
Green Bay - Team Colors Collection - Don Soar Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl...
#334 - Dr. J
Dr. J - Joel Stansbury Tied by: Joel Stansbury Originated by: Joel Stansbury Hook: Mustad B-17 #2 Thread: White 8/0 Tag: Copper embossed tinsel Body:...
#333 - Silver Badger
Silver Badger - Alan Petrucci Tied by: Alan Petrucci Originated by: Alan Petrucci Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer 6xl Thread:...
#332 - Torrish
Torrish - Tony Smith Tied by: Tony Smith Adaptation by: Tony Smith Originated by: Mr. Radcliffe Source: Classic Salmon Flies: Mikael Frodin, pg. 183...
#331 - Quabbin Delight
Quabbin Delight - Jim Malo Tied by: Jim Malo Originated by: Jim Malo Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook Thread: White 8/0 Tail:...
Discovering the Marbury Lake Flies
If today's tyer wants to tie the Mary Orvis Marbury Lake flies, they would be wise to think 'old school', and transport themselves back to a time when the hooks had blind eyes, the materials were natural, and the flies were colorful and uniquely adapted to the American fly fishing experience by Mary Orvis Marbury and her crew of women tyers.
Click here to learn how to tie them
#330 - Winnipesaukee Queen
Winnipesaukee Queen - Jim Warner Tied by: Jim Warner Originated by: Dick Fozie Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob...
Christmas gifts
We haven't ever done any of these traditional Christmas articles before. Lists of stocking stuffers are very common everywhere, but this is the first ever on GFF. We have spotted 24 new and classic Christmas gifts for the angler, fly-tyer or just outdoors person.
Be generous here
#329 - Purple Kate
Purple Kate - David Mac Tied by: David Mac Originated by: David Mac Hook: Martinek Carrie Stevens hook #1 10xl Thread: Black 8/0 Body: Silver flat...
Black Friday Sale on Volume 1
I just found out that Blurb is offering a 25% off code for the Black Friday Weekend. Just use the code HOLIDAYTHANKS and save 25% on the book from...
#328 - Gray's Fancy
Gray's Fancy - Barry Phillips Tied by: Barry Phillips Originated by: Barry Phillips Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook Thread:...
#327 - Badger Demon
Badger Demon - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Unknown Source: The New Illustrated Dictionary of Trout Flies: John...
Darren MacEachern
Darren has been fishing from the age of 4 all across Canada. He started on the east coast in Prince Edward Island before moving west to the banks of...
Shadows
Harsh shadows from a bright source like the sun are usually not very welcome in our images, and we often jump through hoops to avoid them. But how about making the shadows a part of the image, and maybe even the most important part?
Read some photo tips here
#326 - Mellow Yellow
Mellow Yellow - Jim Bennett Tied by: Jim Bennett Originated by: Jim Bennett Hook: Partridge CS15 #4 Thread: Fluorescent red 8/0 Tag: Silver flat...
Jim Bennett
I live in Glasgow Scotland where I was born and grew up.I started fishing in my local canal for perch and roach when I was about 12, forty years ago....
Jim Bennett
Jim Bennett Jim's Streamers #326 Mellow Yellow - Jim Bennett #352 Jessie - Jim Bennett #69-2013 Medicine Streamer - Jim Bennett #76-2013 Dambuster...
Sale Ends Today on Books
Just a quick reminder to let you know if you were considering purchasing one of the Streamers 365 Volume 1 books that the Blurb 25% off sale ends...
#325 - Carolina TCC
Carolina - Team Colors Collection - Don Soar Tied by: Don Soar Originated by: Don Soar Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 8xl...
Nize
Nize is a tube fly tied the environmentally friendly way - reusing tube scraps from other flies. It's an efficient fly for salmon.
See how to tie it here
#324 - Pumpkin Head
Tied by: Glenn Peckel Originated by: Ora Smith Source: Trolling Flies for Trout and Salmon; Dick Stewart & Bob Leeman 1982 pg.81 Hook: Mustad...
Portraits of a Fly-Fishing Landscape
Proven Patterns
Fishy photos: Eoin Fairgrieve
Located close to the river Tweed, Eoin Fairgrieve developed a passion and skill for photography through shooting images for articles on fishing for Atlantic salmon. We approached him with our usual row of questions.
Read his replies and see some of his images here
#323 - Lioness Streamer
Lioness Streamer - Davie McPhail Tied by: Davie McPhail Originated by: Davie McPhail Hook: Partridge CS15 #2 Thread: Black 6/0 Tag: Silver flat braid...
The Conversation
This story is an excerpt from Tom Alkire's latest book, River Stories: Headwaters to the Sea, a full of stories about rivers and most of them are about fishing as well. Sometimes meditative, other times humorous.
Read the excerpt here
#322 - Rangeley Sesquicentennial
Rangeley Sesquicentennial - Eunan Hendron Tied by: Eunan Hendron Originated by: Gray Wolf Source: Fly Tyer Magazine, Autumn 2005 Hook: Mustad R79 #2...
Eunan Hendron
I've been tying flies since I was about 10 or 11, a direct progression from fishing stillwater team competitions with my father as a young boy. I...
#321 - Committee
Committee - Don Bastian Tied by: Don Bastian Originated by: Don Bastian Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley streamer hook 8xl #1 Thread: White...
#320 - Bonbright Streamer
Bonbright Streamer - Ted Patlen Tied by: Ted Patlen Originated by: G. D. B. Bonbright Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, Bates Pg. 235 Hook:...
Streamers 365 Volume 1 Patterns #1-122 Now Available Through the Blurb Bookstore
It has been an interesting year so far, and it isn't over yet. Behind the scenes, I've been busy tweaking the blog posts and compiling them into a...
#319 - Green Hornet (Var)
Green Hornet Variant - Gary Fraser Tied by: Gary Fraser Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout and...
Salmon Fly Coffee Mugs
Drink your coffee in style - or tea or anything else for that matter - from these beautiful GFF Clasic Salmon Fly coffee mugs.
Available in our store
Wanna tie a big fly?
This is not an article about a pattern called The Big Fly, but some general advice on tying big flies, running through several methods of growing your flies into something that can lure a large predator.
Flies grown here
The tube fly needle
If you are embarking on the tube fly tying journey and don't have the tools, don't despair. A simple and inexpensive tapered needle is all you need - or maybe a couple.
Read what and how here
#318 - Pink Panther
Pink Panther - Don Ordes Tied by: Don Ordes Originated by: Don Ordes Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook 10xl #1 Thread: Pink...
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