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Article The tube fly needle Nov 13. 2012 Toolbox If you are embarking on the tube fly tying journey and don't have the tools, don't despair. A simple and inexpensive tapered needle is all you need - or maybe a couple. Read what and how here	Article New tube materials Oct 24. 2012 Tube flies It's been some years since The Global FlyFisher's huge article series on tube flies started, and a lot of things have happened in the tube materials market. We try to catch up. Read about the latest tube developments here	Article Fleye Foils Sep 10. 2012 Foiled These new fish shaped foils from Bob Popovics are really great for making baitfish imitations. They come in several shapes and many sizes, and stick on the side of your flies, ready to be covered with resin. See more here
Article A very versatile material Aug 25. 2012 Birding Golden Pheasant must be one of the most versatile fly-tying materials you can get your hands on. The wealth of different feathers on one skin is simply overwhelming. And the skin is inexpensive too. What's not to like?	Article Zonker patterns Aug 19. 2012 Zonker This article features a handful of zonker patterns, which we cover in connection with our thorough theme on tying zonker flies and cutting or buying zonker strips. See the patterns here	Article Cutting and buying zonker strips Aug 14. 2012 Zonker Here's a description of how to cut zonker strips yourself and some advice on getting the best store bought material - both as strips and whole skins. Get the tips on zonker strips here
Article Washing your materials Aug 12. 2012 Material handling If you never tried washing a newly bought saddle, neck or bucktail, it's about time you try! Proper treatment can transform the useless to useful and the mediocre to sublime. Start your laundry here	Article Steaming your materials Aug 12. 2012 Material handling Steaming materials has a fantastic effect! Feathers, fur, hair deserves some steam. You will be amazed what a little vaporized water can do. Put on the kettle here	Article Squirrel Zonker Jul 21. 2012 Zonker This is an update to one of the first patterns ever featured on the Global FlyFisher. The old article about this fly is from 1996, and has been on the site with its scanned B/W pictures ever since. It was about time for an update
Article Zonker tying Jul 21. 2012 Zonker Zonkers are great looking flies with a lot of volume and motion, and the zonker style lends itself well to many types of small fish and worm imitations. Read about zonker flies and zonker strips here.	Article Hospitalized kids need your flies! Jul 12. 2012 Help It might sound crazy, but you can actually help hospitalized kids by tying flies for them! Tie flies in support for this science project for kids. Read on to learn why and how.	Article Veevus Q&A Mar 31. 2012 Thread The Danish company Veevus has surprised the fly-tying market with its strong and thin tying thread. We have contacted Emir Ceric, the man behind the project, and asked a few questions about the thread, the market and the future. Read his replies here.
Article Danish tube fly inspiration Mar 23. 2012 Class Here are some general tips on composing a Scandinavian style salmon tube fly - and a bunch of flies to inspire. Learn some basic methods and you can experiment wildly and still get some beautiful flies. See the lecture here	Article Shrimp anatomy for the fly tyer Mar 21. 2012 Lecture Having seen, tied and fished shrimp flies for many years, Martin feels a need to do a little lecture on the real appearance of shrimp, especially targeted at fly tyers. Take the shrimp class here	Article Light Curing Resins Mar 15. 2012 Glue If you're still messing with epoxy, lift your head from the vice and discover the new Light Curing Resins also known as LCR's or UV Resins. More about New Age Epoxy.

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