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This is a guide to chalk stream fly fishing in the UK in 2026 with tips on finding, booking and fishing chalk stream beats in southern Britain
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Baltic flies for calm and clear water

Article In this part of the series on different coastal conditions, we look at a common situation: water clear as gin and maybe even calm as a mirror. Not the easiest of fishing conditions, but adapting gear and flies to the situation helps.
2 years 8 months ago

Chugging along

Blog post I'm back in the saddle, vacation is over and GFF has been taking care of itself for a few weeks. Amazing how well it behaves... knock on wood!
13 years 10 months ago

Miscellanea Emerger

Article The idea of Joe Kissane's Miscellanea Emerger is based on the idiom of "throwing in everything but the kitchen sink; however, he couldn't justify the length of "everything but the kitchen sink" for a pattern name, and someone told him that the name Kitchen Sink was already used 
20 years ago

My morning with videos

Blog post Every morning before I start working I go though a bunch of fishing and tying videos. Join me on such a video spree
10 years 4 months ago

Bobs Garage

Article There is a story behind "The Garage". Not too long ago my wife and I were renting a two story house that had a tiny little room upstairs with no closet. Since we already had a spare bedroom for family visitors, this room was quickly claimed as the "Sports Room".
26 years 4 months ago

#214 - Royal Tiger

Article Royal Tiger - Darren MacEachern Tied by: Darren MacEachern Originated by: Carrie Stevens Source: Carrie G. Stevens: Maker of Rangeley Favorite Trout...
13 years 10 months ago

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