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This page simply lists all content chronologically, with the newest first. Use the pager in the bottom to navigate through quite a lot of articles, reviews, blog posts and much more.

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2016
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Brookie Heaven

High Alpine Fly Fishing

#‎flypatternphotochallenge‬

A couple of weeks ago my Facebook wall started overflowing with great fly photos. I think I should thank David Hise for that.

The GFF Drupal theme

The Drupal theme that's used on the Global FlyFisher is home made from scratch. I deplore large and complex themes, and prefer simple and compact.

The new newsletter

I reinstated the GFF Newsletter that we stopped sending a decade ago. This article is about the system driving the new newsletter.

GFF BTS

This section tells a bit about the technology behind and development of the Global FlyFisher. Nothing at all about fishing or fly tying, but interesting to some.

Dumb Eye Bugger

Wooly Bugger trout streamer with dumbbell eyes. Wooly buggers are probably one of the most popular and versatile freshwater streamer patterns ever created.

Dark Cahill

Dressing Hook: Gamakatsu F11b #12 Tail: Brown Cock Fiber Body: Muskrat Wing: Wood-Duck Flank Hackle: Brown

Underwater View of Trout and Grayling

Underwater View from Labská Dam, Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic, September 2015

Burrowing Nymph (Mayfly)

Today we're going to tie a Burrowing Nymph from the ephemera family, where the Ephemera Danica is one of the most known species amongst us fly tyers.

CDC Cinnamon Caddis

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Molten Core

Today we're going to tie the Molten Core. A modern wet fly with some new techniques.

How to Dye and Prepare CDC Feathers

How to Dye and Prepare CDC Feathers..

Flyfishing Sweden

Discs and cones

A lot of flies - salmon tube flies in particular – use different discs or cones, and the market is full of them. Here's an overview of some of the many types.

Passion Breaks Borders Teaser

Chocolate Brown CDC Bubble Caddis

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Tungsten Nymph

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Lady Benson

Catskill Dry Fly

Beach Body Stone

Josh Miller, our guest tyer for this video, shares one of his own creations with us, the Beach Body Stone.

Pavo Real

A fly for Baltic sea trout in turbulent water. Read more about this fly in the article linked below

Baltic flies for turbulent water

This is the first part of a small series dealing with various coastal conditions in the Baltic. We'll look at flies for clear, but turbulent water. Lots of visibility, but also lots of turmoil – and food.

CdC Stonefly

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie a CdC Stonefly. Mostly cdc and a little bit of moose makes a nice footprint on the water.

Everglades Tarpon and Snook

Highlights fly fishing for Tarpon and Snook Flamingo Music: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - S.O.B. George Thorogood - It Wasn't Me Capt. Mark Giacobba

Sparse Midge Pupa

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Building a Tapered Leader

Detailed instructions on how to build a 10 foot, 4X tapered leader.

Krystal Flash Midge Emerger

The Krystal Flash Midge Emerger is one of the more simple emerger patterns for trout. This midge emerger is really effective despite using only 3 materials. Krystal flash, thread and wire.

Zebra Midge

The black zebra midge is probably one of the more common midge patterns used when nymphing in rivers for trout. They are very easy to tie, and super effective!

The Abbey

Catskill Dry Fly

Mahseer Sight Fishing in Thai Jungle Rivers

If sight fishing with dry flies and Nymph in pristine wild jungle rivers in Thailand sounds exciting, take a look at http://www.thai-fishing.com

Otava river fly fishing

A video i put together from one month fishing in Otava river, Western Bohemia, Czech Republic.

Trico Morning

A little too warm to fish, but no harm in simply watching trout feeding on Trico spinners and duns.

Forty Years of Success

In 1974, Montana did something that stunned anglers across the state and the nation: it stopped stocking trout in streams and rivers that supported wild trout populations.

Oskar Hagelin's Cream Soda

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Small Olive Nymph

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Glass Squid

Morten Hansen alias coastfly ties his own pattern, the Glass Squid. The body is hollow, which gives a lightweight fly with a nice translucency.

Palomar Knot

The Palomar knot is a strong but small fishing knot, great for big game fish that pull hard.

Sandy Fly Spider/Gravel Bed

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Bonefishing Hawaii

Andrew Bennett has chased trophy fish around the globe with his fly rod in hand, so when he picked the easy access of an undisclosed Hawaiian location for his next bonefishing trip, we knew it woul

Bamboo follow up

Professional bamboo rod builder Harry Boyd has updated one of the most popular article series on this site, his articles on bamboo rod building from 2002-2004.

Zonker Bugger

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie a Zonker Bugger (jig variant). My take on the classical Woolly Bugger. With a few changes.

Jassid

The Jassid is a great tiny dry fly for technical waters. The Jassid was originally developed by Vince Marinaro and made to imitate a small leaf hopper.

Baby Brown Trout

Hook: Curved Shank #4 - #12 Thread: Black Body: Orange Floss Rib: Silver Tinsel Underbelly: White Silky Fibers Belly: Yellow Silky Fiber / Peacock Herl

Hunting With Feathers

It was a great day with my good friend Chad, hunting predators on fly in our local waters.

Gotcha! Bonefish Fly

The Gotcha! bonefish fly is very popular and effective for fishing bonefish in the flats. It looks a lot like a shrimp swimming in the water when fished properly.

Logie

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Quill Gordon

Classic Catskill Dry Fly Dressing Hook: Gamakatsu F11b Tail: Dun Cock Fiber Body: Peacock Quill Natural Wing: Woodduck Hackle: Dun Cock

Black Spider

Hackles & Wings Fly Tying videos! Today we're going to tie a Black Spider. One of my favourite patterns that has given me a lot of great fishing days.

Bad Bass Crawdad

I created this fly to mimic a skirted jig. When I conventional fish for bass, one of my favorite and most productive techniques is flipping heavy cover with a skirted jig for bass.

Disco Midge Pupa

The disco midge pupa is an easy and effective pupa pattern. The flashabou wrap shines in the water really well and is very visible to feeding trout.

Small Olive CDC Parachute

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