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Jun 2017 - Articles - Editorial articles only

Tying Alan Grombacher's Maligne Special

The Maligne Laker's red and olive wing is an absolute slammer for fishing mountain brook and rainbow trout. Alan "Alberta Al" Grombacher designed the...

Narova Foam Beetle

Russian Dmitri Tseliaritski's Narova foam dry fly is an easy and robust pattern template for terrestrials, beetles in particular

See how to tie it here.

Boys' day out

This is a 10 year old trip report that I happened to read again and decided to make into a small article.

Read the story here.

Ancient Pike Flies

Fly fishing for pike certainly seems to have been a popular in central Europe during the late middle ages

Get a history lesson here

Capital Fishing

Many anglers travel on business from city to city. But that might not rule out a guided fishing trip!

Fish along in Berlin here

Tying Carrie Stevens' Shang's Special

Shang's Special is one of 3 streamer patterns named in honor of Charles E. Wheeler by Mrs. Stevens. I've put together a tutorial on how I tie this...

Salmon fishing in south Patagonia

When you say King Salmon, most people will think about locations in the Pacific Northwest and the famously renowned salmon bonanzas - and rightly so. Only a select few will think about South American Patagonia!

Lots of big fish here.

The Road less Traveled

A long comment to a video developed into a full fledged illustrated article about a nice trip to Chilean Patagonia.

Read the story here.