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Article The Mighty Green Drake Nov 20. 2018 Summer pleasures The large mayflies are a summer phenomenon, but it might be worth reading up on off season. Get ready here.	Article My Erna Jul 14. 2018 Iceland A well proven Icelandic hair winged salmon fly, responsible for catching many large salmon See the pattern here	Article Dragons and Damsels May 12. 2018 Frequent fliers Odonata is the Latin name for the order of dragonflies and damselflies. This article is about them. Learn to tie and fish them.
Article Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era. Read a book excerpt here	Article Childers Feb 4. 2018 Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies. See his latest fly here.	Article Meade's crazy flies Dec 25. 2017 Different Australian Rob Meade's flies are totally crazy contraptions using foam in strange shapes, odd constructions, rubber legs, large eyes and lots of color. Flies just after my heart! See more here
Article IPS '96: Muddler Nov 17. 2017 Swap This is my entry from the first ever Illustrated Pattern Swap in 1996. No idea what an Illustrated Pattern Swap is? Well read on and learn. And see my entry here	Article Baltic flies for cold water Oct 25. 2017 Seasonal This article in the series on fly patterns for particular coastal water conditions in the Baltic deals with the season upon us: winter. See some tips and patterns here.	Article Ugly Straggly Wolf Oct 6. 2017 A mess This fly came about as a way to use some yarn that I bought on a small vacation with my wife when she was buying yarn for a wolf. Yup, a wolf! See how to tie it here.
Article Sam-I-Am Oct 3. 2017 Shrimp I do not like bright shrimp flies. I do not like them Sam-I-Am. I would not like them here or there. I would not like them anywhere. Or maybe I would...? Why Dr. Seuss might be right.	Article Rattlesnake Streamer Sep 25. 2017 Large The Rattlesnake Streamer is a large, articulated fly originated by US tyer and guide Ray Schmidt. Read Ray's article about the pattern here	Article Frances Plug Aug 28. 2017 Salmon Behind the somewhat strange name hides a somewhat strange fly originated by Danish salmon guide Marc Skovby. An good looking salmon tube fly that's both easy to tie and very efficient. See how to tie it here.