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Article CDC Mayfly Aug 19. 2006 Cul de Mayfly A small mayfly, which may be (mis)taken for a dun during the sometimes the concentreted hatches on late August and Septemper evenings. It uses a hollow extended body, parachute hackle and wings of cdc stems to float high. Get the recipe for a hi-floating mouthful here.	Article Classic Wet Flies Apr 13. 2006 Classics Wet flies have been around as long as fly fishing itself. Are they starting to see a renaissance? In fly tying circles at least, that may be the case, as tyers look for new challenges and new sources of inspiritaion. Click here to see some classic wet flies	Article Tribute to MOM Feb 27. 2006 Mary Orvis Marbury Classics The flies Mary documented were, invariably, ornate wet flies. They were, and are, the legacy of centuries of British salmon fly design spiced by the natural resources and original thinking available to their American interpreters. Click here to see the flies
Article Flexible bench Jan 28. 2006 Woodworking German Jan-Ole Willers wanted to be able to clear his vise, tools and materials off the dining table for such unimportant events as lunch and dinner. That made him think out and build his own inexpensive portable fly tying bench. You can do the same. See the full construction details in this article	Article My Eyes!! Jan 23. 2006 Painting Eyes Painting eyes on streamers is nothing new, but as with any other tying procedure, there are some tricks that can help, and some pitfalls that should be avoided. This article shows you how to do it on-the-cheap with readily available materials. Click here to read more	Article Bergman Jan 23. 2006 New Streamers Converting a fly from one form to another is certainly an educational process, as it requires you to look at materials in a new way, especially the wing materials. A wet fly that calls for a wing of mallard flank or mottled turkey has no obvious equivalent in a hairwing. Click here to see the flies
Article The Cautery Jan 22. 2006 Cut, cut Martin Joergensen writes: "I always wanted one of these tools. I have seen them used at fly tying shows and by a few tyers elsewhere, and found the tool to be an excellent companion for the lazy and sloppy fly tyer. Just my kind of tool!" Read his review of the tool that burns material here	Article Surf Candy Jan 7. 2006 Epoxied Experimenting with epoxy might glue you to the tying bench for hours, days, weeks. You can make highly durable, translucent baitfish imitations using synthetics and epoxy. Some years ago Bob Popovic's book "Pop Fleyes" introduced Kasper Mühlbach to the Surf Candy. Go to his candy store here.	Article DIY Tying Station Jan 4. 2006 Woodworking A tying station is a small, mobile board where you can set up your vise and your tools, making it quick and easy to move your favorite tying spot around: from the dinner table to the TV to the office to... the bed? This article gives you some ideas on how to make one yourself. Find instructions, images and drawings here
Article EZ quintet Dec 13. 2005 So easy EZ flies - that's what they are in the genuine all-American-marketing-way. Five classics with their patterns modified to be fairly easy and fast to tie - not least because of the simple body construction using braided tubing. See Bas Verschoor's article on the classics made easy	Article Fill-the-box Dec 12. 2005 Winter chores "I have severely neglected my day-to-day flybox for more than a year" writes GFF partner Martin Joergensen. Now he sets out to fill a box with hundreds of sea trout flies in preparation for the coming spring. He envisions rows of uniform and neatly arranged flies. Follow his winter odessey here.	Article New Streamers Apr 22. 2005 Streamers Converting a classic salmon fly to hairwing form has been done for many years among salmon anglers. Recently, the gang on the streamers@ mailing list tried their hand at converting classic salmon patterns to trout flies. Click here to see the results