Caddis

Widespread and common insects AKA sedges - or Trichoptera in Latin

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Article

My First Fly Hatch

May 17. 2010
Premiere This was my first serious flyfishing trip on my own. I’d done a fair amount of spin-fishing in my younger days, and had tried flyfishing a few times with a buddy or guide over the years. But now, approaching age 50, I decided to get serious about flyfishing.
Read John Schmittroth's story here
Video

Case Closed

Mar 5. 2010
A cased caddis pattern that works wonders in the spring on freestone rivers in the northeast. Any river where these insects are abundant, this pattern will do the trick.
Article

Action Emerging Caddis

Feb 9. 2010
And... action! This fly is similar in outline to many existing caddis patterns, but has features unlike any caddis emerger pattern the originator has seen. It's based not so much on looking exactly like the real thing, but trying to get a fly to act like it.
Tie a fly with action here
Article

Shark's Caddis Larva

Mar 28. 2009
Juvinile This is a very simple fly imitating the caddis larva. Some may call it realistic fly, some will say impressionistic, but no matter what, the originator says with 100% certainty that it's a killer pattern and he has caught lots of fish with it in many different places.
Twist your Antron and peacock here
Article

The Italian Job

Jul 5. 2006
One day in Tuscany Is it possible to combine a hotel with swimming pool, enjoy the company of your family and yet fish for grayling and trout? Tuscany offers plenty of activities for the ones not fishing. This report is for those who do fish... Read Kasper Mühlbachs story from a hot day in a cold Italian river 
right here
Article

Rackelhanen

Feb 15. 2006
One material caddis It will form legs, wing, body and the perfect silhouette of a caddis. It's a great floater and superb for fast water or as an indicator tied on above a seductive nymph.
See how this old but still-going-strong Scandinavian dry fly is tied.
Podcast

Tabou Caddis Emerger

Feb 7. 2006
See Steve tie the Tabou Caddis Emerger.
Article

The Tabou Caddis Emerger

Feb 3. 2006
Simplistic Buggyness Made with only two materials, this highly effective caddis emerger pattern will take only minutes to tie and allow you to load up your fly box with the Global FlyFisher's hottest new pattern.
Click here to see read the article and download the Tabou Caddis Emerger podcast!
Article

Klarälven

Nov 2. 2005
Quest Four happy, Danish boys go hunting for grayling in the southernmost Swedish river, which holds a decent number of this beautiful fish. Author Kasper Mühlbach joins GFF partner Martin Joergensen and their common friends Jens Groenlund and Asger Olesen on the journey.
Read and see lots of pictures here
Article

Real Enough!

Jan 16. 2003
Imitations A bunch of quite realistic flies by a bunch of well known and unknown international tiers. These fantastic flies are not super realistic imitations, but they certainly look real and convincing enough to fool both men and fish!
Read the story and see the pictures
Article

Realistic Flies

Dec 26. 2002
Trout and Grayling Realistic flies are not only for the display case. As Steve Thornton shows us, realism can also be applied to practical and effective fishing flies. Trout and grayling beware!
Click here for more.
Article

The Real Deer Hair

Sep 1. 1997
Deer hair A sedge pattern in the Goddard tradition - with a twist. This fly is a combination of the G+H Sedge and a hackling method adapted from Dutch Piet Weeda - making it a one-material-fly.
Article

Flytyers Masterclass

Apr 20. 1995
Book review When you take into consideration the size and volume of this book: large format and app. 250 pages, and the fact that it 'only' deals with 20 flies, it should be obvious that each fly is described in minute details. And it sure is.

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