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Barbeau Basque Country

Barbeau Basque Country

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FranÃ§ois Noirault

#213 - Jock Scott Streamer

Jock Scott Streamer - Davie McPhail Tied by: Davie McPhail Originated by: Mr. John "Jock" Scott Conversion by: Davie McPhail Hook: Partridge CS15 #2...

Davie McPhail

I live in the south west of Scotland where I grew up, the best known rivers in the area are the Stinchar, the Nith, Girvan and the river Doon where I...

Davie McPhail

Davie McPhail Davie McPhail's Patterns #213 Jock Scott Streamer - Davie McPhail #240 Bloody Mary Streamer - Davie McPhail #269 Phoenix Streamer -...

#212 - Bucktail Silver Streamer

Bucktail Silver Streamer - Bob Petti Tied by: Bob Petti Originated by: Ray Bergman Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing: Bates Pg. 238 Hook: Mustad...

Green Peter Sedge Hopper

Materials Used; Thread Uni-8/0 Wine, Hook, Kamasan B170 size 12 Rib, Clear Wrap, Body, Red and Olive Seals Fur Or Sub, Wing, Dyed Olive or Natural CDC and Roe Deer, Legs, Knotted Hen Pheasant, Tail Ha

Val Kropiwnicki

Val Kropiwnicki Val's Streamers #243 Rogan Inspired - Val Kropiwnicki Val's Biography b. 1964 - I have been making art, mostly functional steel, for...

#211 - Frosty Smelt

Frosty Smelt - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Darren MacEachern Hook: Gaelic Supreme Mike Martinek Rangeley Streamer hook...

#210 - Bittersweet

Bittersweet - David Mac Tied by: David Mac Originated by: David Mac Hook: Martinek Carrie Stevens hook #1 10X Long Thread: Black Body: Silver Mylar...

#209 - York's Kennebago

York's Kennebago - Ted Patlen Tied by: Ted Patlen Popularized by: Herb Welch Source: Streamer Fly Tying & Fishing by Joseph D. Bates, Jr, - Pg 359...

Tying the Hard-Bodied Ant

Trout will rarely pass up an opportunity to eat an ant that has strayed into the water. Ants generally sink due to the action of the current, which is what makes this subsurface pattern so effective.

Friday's Lagoon

Backcountry red fishing Florida

#208 - MacEachern 365

MacEachern 365 - Selene Dumaine Tied by: Selene Dumaine Originated by: Selene Dumaine Hook: 8X long size 4 or 6 Thread: Black Body: Flat silver tinsel...

Caddis Pupa

120707 Lost in the fog

Out in the fog on the Baltic. Fishing for pike in dead calm. Catching pikes in dead calm. Surprisingly enough in the middle of summer. But using the right fly makes the impossible possible.

"Release" is a graphite...

"Release" is a graphite sketch of a trout about to return to its aquatic domain. Drawn from a photo taken on the Crystal River in Colorado, the original was donated to a charity auction for children with terminal illnesses.

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#207 - Red Streak

Red Streak - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout...

#206 - Baby Blue

Baby Blue - Gary Fraser Tied by: Gary Fraser Originated by: Gary Fraser Hook: Partridge CS15 #2 Thread: Black 70 denier Tag: Silver embossed tinsel...

#205 - The Thief

The Thief - Tony Smith Tied by: Tony Smith Originated by: Dan Gapen Source: Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing (Joseph D. Bates, Jr., 1966) Pg. 347 Hook:...

Patriot

Patriot Dry Fly Tying Instructions and Tutorial | How To Tie Patriot Dry Fly Pattern

The Fluttering Stonefly

In my opinion the best stonefly pattern. Change size and color to match the hatch. (original has antenna)Cast: Igor SoldoTags: stone, stonefly, fly tying, flyfishing and dryfly

Mike Schmidt's Voodoo Squatch

The Voodoo Squatch by Mike Schmidt of Anglers Choice Flies (www.anglerschoiceflies.com) is a phenominal fat-headed, gnarly fly with TONS of movement.

#204 - Jungle Princess

Jungle Princess - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Unknown Source: Forgotten Flies 1999, Schmookler & Sils - Pg. 458...

Gone fishin'

I will be off fishing for the next week. GFF will trot on, but don't expect immediate reactions to comments and emails.

Squirrel Zonker

This is an update to one of the first patterns ever featured on the Global FlyFisher. The old article about this fly is from 1996, and has been on the site with its scanned B/W pictures ever since.

It was about time for an update

#203 - Colonel Bates

Colonel Bates - Don Bastian Tied by: Don Bastian Originated by: Carrie G. Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorites Trout and...

Zonker tying

Zonkers are great looking flies with a lot of volume and motion, and the zonker style lends itself well to many types of small fish and worm imitations.

Read about zonker flies and zonker strips here.

Sea Trout Zonker

Thanks To You!

The Kickstarter fundraising campaign for the Fish On project is done and Travis Swartz can now move forward in the process of producing the film about men fly-fishing as a part of the process recovering from cancer.

Read Travis' latest entry here

The Ronker

Rubber legs and a zonker... in orange. The Ronker is a fly for deep dwelling trout, featuring some weight bright colors, mobile materials and not least rubber legs.

See the pattern here

#202 - Titanic

Titanic - Eunan Hendron Tied by: Eunan Hendron Originated by: Eunan Hendron Hook: Mustad Chestertown 3298 Size 9 (blind eye) with gut for eye. Tail:...

STP Frog Tube Fly

Here is a great fly rod-friendly frog pattern that loves to tease the bass.

Chernobyl Foam Ant

Chernobyl Foam Ant Fly Tying Instructions and Tutorial Video

Pollocks a gogo

An epic few days on Inis Oirr, Aran islands, ireland. Chasing pollocks on the fly this time, with a fantastic scenery and the fishing that matches it!

How to tie an extended body

Here's a great way to tie a foam or any other material into an extended body for a fly pattern.

Tying a Patriot

This is one of the best attractor patterns you can tie. Use it as the indicator fly with a tandem fly rig, and double your chances for a strike. Designed by noted author and fly fisherman Mr.

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