Martin Joergensen

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Dec 14. 2024
Thickness What butt diameter monofilament suits what line weight when making knotted leaders?
See some tips here
Review
Dec 3. 2024
SBS A new book from Barry Ord Clarke is a pretty safe bet on a good book, and this one is indeed good
Article
Jul 2. 2024
Classics When on social media of various kinds, you bump into some very talented people now and then. Belarusian Dmitriy Lesnov is one of those talents
Read about Lesnov here
Article
Jun 12. 2024
Casting There are a ton of situations where a backcast presentation will save the day. Here are a few good reasons to learn it – and how.
Pics and videos
Article
May 27. 2024
Listen There’s a surprising number of fishing podcasts out there, but this one is slightly different than most
More here
Review
May 10. 2024
Klinked Dutch Hans van Klinken is best known as the originator of the Klinkhåmer Special. This large and beautiful book tells its full story ... and much, much more
Article
Feb 17. 2024
Tubes Those of us who have fished tube flies for ages have no problem understanding the principle, but if you're new to tubes, the simple task of attaching a hook to a tube fly might seem hard to figure out.
Here's how
Article
Feb 5. 2024
Birthday 30 years ... thirty years, like three decades. That’s how old this site is, and that’s actually quite a feat.
No fuzz.
Article
Feb 5. 2024
Tool A bit of stacker education and stacker philosophy is due, so here it is: quite a lot of information about hair stackers
Much more here
Article
Jan 25. 2024
Materials ... and then there's deer hair. And it can be many different things. It is not at all that easy to find the right kind for the many patterns with this fantastic material
Deer hair 101
Article
Jan 16. 2024
Micro Flies from Dutch Hans Weilenmann's 1998/99 project SFP - Smallest Fly Page - with size 32 patterns from all over the world
See the images here
Article
Jan 16. 2024
#32 #32 Rusty Rat tied by Hans Weilenman - the man behind the project
Read the notes here
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Article
Oct 17. 2021
Mouse Mouse patterns can be highly effective on some species of fish. A small mouse is a good meal for most predators, and this pattern is easy to tie, and a great rodent imitation
See how to tie it here
Article
Sep 13. 2021
Rattle and Bum Dron Lee from Malaysia has created this excellent little popper using a combination of foam and braided tube - and a rattle for some extra noise
See how to tie it here
Article
Nov 20. 2020
Norwegian This ragged looking caddis pupa from the hands of Norwegian Viggo Larsson will work well on both fast and calm water
See how to tie it here
Article
Nov 28. 2019
Leathercraft Leather maker Remus Stanescu describes the dirty work behind making a couple of Hardy style reel cases.
See the process here
Article
Feb 18. 2018
Classic Italian master fly tyer Stefano Farkas has tied a Carrie Stevens streamer in the style of his full dressed salmon flies.
See the pictures here
Article
Feb 4. 2018
Full dressed Italian Stefano Farkas continues to supply the most astonishing full dressed salmon flies.
See his latest fly here.
Article
Jan 9. 2017
Hollow This simple hollow tied baitfish will be great for a lot of different species, in saltwater as well as in freshwater.
See how to tie it here
Article
Feb 3. 2016
Summits It's been ten years since the first Global FlyFisher Summit, and Paul Kalbrener who has participated in all of them looks back.
Read his story here
Article
Apr 25. 2007
Leaders Monofilament nylon, or mono as it is referred, is by far the most popular leader material in use today.
Read more here
Article
Jun 25. 2003
CO Things to do near Denver -- not when you are dead but actually when you are very much alive and ready for some fishing adventures. Follow Kasper Mühlbach and GFF partners Steve Schweitzer and Martin Joergensen on a trip.
Read their story in the reports section
Article
Jan 1. 2001
DIY Making your own or improving store bought dubbing. I recommend that all dubbing be passed through a coffee or spice grinder prior to using. The grinder tends to separate and air out the fibres providing a lighter product than would be normally accomplished by just using the blend out of the bag.
Article
Apr 1. 1996
DIY How to make a great furled leader using the ancient method of rope making.
See how to make them here
 

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