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Article Rane Olsen's streamer project Jun 1. 2015 Daunting Finnish fly tyer Rane Olsen decided to tie all 93 Carrie Stevens streamer patterns mentioned in Graydon R. Hilyard and Leslie K. Hilyard's book on her and the flies. Read the story, see the pictures	Article The evolution of a fly called Klympen Apr 21. 2015 Fly Darwinism This is the true story of Klympen - a sea trout fly pattern, which I witnessed being created - and have seen evolve into something surprisingly far from the original. Read the true story here	Article Scissors for fly tying Mar 6. 2015 Tools What should you look for when choosing fly-tying scissors? Well, that all depends on a number of factors. This article takes an in-depth look at one of the fly tier's most important tools. See a lot of scissors here.
Article The LAW of attraction Jan 19. 2015 Tools I was among the lucky fly-tyers who managed to lay my hand on one of Lawrence Waldron's LAW fly-tying vises while he made them - and they could be bought at reasonable prices. Read the story of my vise here	Article Buying some Schwiebert flies Dec 15. 2014 Auction A story about a group buying some of the Ernie Schwiebert fly collection. Read Mike Hogue's story here	Article Threading a bobbin Sep 9. 2014 Thread Considering how simple the goal is: to get the thread through the tube of a bobbin holder, there's a surprising number of ways to do it. Find a few tips here
Article Bobbin holders for fly tying Aug 30. 2014 Tools Most people use a bobbin holder when they tie flies. In spite of being a simple tool there are some pretty advanced models out there. This is a look at the ins and outs of bobbin holders	Article Fly Tying Thread Table Jun 13. 2014 Lots of numbers A large sortable table comparing more than 100 fly-tying threads. See it here	Article Fly Tying Thread Charts Jun 13. 2014 Scattered The nerdy look at tying threads plotting their thickness, Denier and breaking strength in scatter charts to show correlation. There is none! Get nerdy here
Article Fly Tying Thread Blues Mar 31. 2014 Aught or odd The old aught system for tying threads (6/0, 8/0, 10/0) isn't really good. So the newer Denier system is much better, right? No, not really! Read why in this article	Article Mouse flies Mar 19. 2014 Furry Somewhat an oxymoron - a fly that's a mammal - but still a fun fly to tie, and not least to fish when the large fish are tuned in on a mouse menu. See lots of mice here	Article Wet Flies Mar 8. 2014 Fly Tying Wet flies are once again very popular, but most we see are tied for presentation and not so much for fishing. Bob Petti enjoys tying wet flies and tries to style his after the fishing flies that are popular in the UK using colors and materials that work well in the water. Click here to see all the flies
Article Preserving Feathers Mar 2. 2014 DIY A simple method of preserving bird skins from birds like ducks. If you hunt or know hunters, there's a rich supply of materials, almost for free Duck skins preserved here	Article DIY stick-on eyes Oct 13. 2013 Home made Make your own large eyes for pike and saltwater flies using inexpensive materials and a little time. Some adhesive marker dots, a handful of waterproof pens and some LCR and you can start your own stick-on eye factory. Se how in this article	Article Don't tie flies Oct 13. 2013 Just kidding! This is in reality a declaration of love to the art and craft of tying fishing flies with lots of tips for the beginning fly-tyer. Get a good start here

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