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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 Wiggling Frog Legs Jun 17. 2018 Froggy Frogs are high on the menu for many fish If there's one thing that gives away a swimming frog, it's the legs! Learn to make sexy frog legs 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 Tom’s bobbin holders Mar 1. 2018 DIY Get ready to meet the “Hummingbird”, a very different bobbin holder designed and made by Dutch Tom Biesot See the article here	Article DIY dubbing brush maker Feb 7. 2018 Spinning Bretislav has a little machine in his collection of fly-tying tools. It was made by his father about 20 years back. See how to make it 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 How I Make a Leather Flybox Nov 29. 2017 SBS In this article Romanian leather artist Remus Stanescu takes you through the process of making one of his beautiful leather fly boxes. See the process here	Article More Flies by Stefano Farkas Nov 20. 2017 Classics Italian fly tyer Stefano Farkas regularly sends me pictures of his beautiful, full dressed salmon flies. Here's another batch from him. See them here	Article Tom’s complete vise project Oct 16. 2017 DIY The continuation of Tom Biesot's vise project - of course with many explanatory pictures. Read Tom's story here
Article Buying Fur and Skin Oct 9. 2017 Shopping Fur patches can be bought in flyshops, but there are many other sources for good fur - from furriers to roadkill. Learn what to look for here	Article Articulated Flies Sep 15. 2017 Jointed One of the big things in fly tying these days is articulated flies. Utilizing two hooks, shanks or some other technique, flies get two or more parts linked together resulting in movement and size. Read about these flies here	Article Ancient Pike Flies Jun 15. 2017 Historic Fly fishing for pike certainly seems to have been a popular in central Europe during the late middle ages Get a history lesson here