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Article Miss Ring Jan 1. 1997 Hybrid The name and appearance of this fly owes a bit to the New Zealand Mrs. Simpson flies in which a couple of feathers are roofed on each side of the fly. These flies are also known as Killer flies or tied in the Killwell style.	Article The Magnus Nov 30. 1996 Classic Magnus is a 'classic' on the Danish coast. This small anonymous fly and its very similar brothers the Frede, Sandshrimp and many others, are probably the most catching flies on the coasts of Denmark. The eyes and the palmer hackle are the prime characteristics of the Magnus, which is mostly used in clear water. See the pattern here	Article The history of the gold bead Nov 25. 1996 Gold Head Nymphs The gold bead flies that are now so popular, actually originated in the central part of Europe - more than 100 years ago.
Article International Fly Tying Symposium 1996 Nov 24. 1996 Report This story was mailed late november 1996 to both the U.S. and European flyfishing mailing lists.	Article Tyer gallery Nov 24. 1996 Mug shots The International Fly Tyers Symposium in New Jersey 1996 featured a lot of well known tyers. Here just a few of the impressive list.	Article Poul Jorgensen's General Practitioner Nov 20. 1996 GP In this autumn I had the pleasure of meeting my countryman Poul Jorgensen at two lectures he held here in Jutland, Denmark. One of the flies he tied was his version of Edmund Drury’s famous salmonfly, the General Practitioner. Tied after its original recipe it’s something of a task to make; but Poul has found out a simpler, but just as effective pattern.
Article Beads and eyes Nov 13. 1996 Looking Beads or eyes are added for one or both of two reasons: weight and appearance. The eyes and beads discussed here are made from metal: brass, steel, lead - even tungsten. This will make them heavy and thus add weight to the fly. The weight will bring the fly down and often give it a certain behavior - a diving or jigging motion. But it will also add to the looks of the fly, the most obvious case being eyes added to fish or fry patterns like streamers. Much more here	Article Absolute hilarity Nov 1. 1996 Laughing matters Combine the practicality of Sheridan Anderson, The witty prose of John Gierach and the comedic illustration of Gene Trump and you have the only Alan Pratt book ever published. Click here to read why this book surpasses simple flyfishing comedy into absolute hilarity. A genuine 6 on the GFF scale!	Article Cleaning fly tying material Oct 25. 1996 Washing Why bother to clean your materials? Bugs, dirt and chemicals are likely on the material.
Article Monster Muddlers Oct 24. 1996 Big A large muddler pattern for big fish. This one has caught both pike and baby tarpon. Learn more here	Article Float Tube Regatta 1996 Oct 15. 1996 Pictures The Float Tube Regatta 96 was a meeting between Danish float tubers arranged by my fly tying and fishing guild The Bananaflies.	Article The biggest catch - hooking yourself Oct 7. 1996 Ouch A story about a hook in the finger

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