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Simply the Best Place to go for Online Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Apr 25. 2017

Quite a few new articles and posts have seen the light of day since the katest newsletter. The publishing pace hasn't been blazing, but more articles have been published per month than it's been the case for a long while. This is partly due to a handful of contributions coming in, and I'm very thankful for those. If you want to join the ranks and also become a contributor, you can just contact me through email on martin@globalflyfisher.com and we can work out something. The conditions are easy to meet: basically anything fly fishing or fly tying related has interest, and don't worry about not being a writer or not being fluent in English. I can help and together we can get things into shape. The only thing that's really necessary is a bunch of good pictures or other illustrations. So if you have an idea, feel free to contact me. Martin Articles Short hook, long wing A lot of flies are tied on very short hooks, still featuring quite long bodies/wings to imitate small fish. This article looks into that style.   Karel Liška Karel Liška was huge in many ways, the pioneer of Czech fly fishing who was also a beekeeper, liked tarot games and was an virtuoso zither player.   Foam Snail Snails can be surprisingly high on the trout menu, and a snail imitation can sometimes be a key to success - on stillwaters and ponds in particular.   The Fly Fisher A large and beautiful book about the concept of fly fishing covering the subject from many angles, lavishly illustrated with amazing photos.     Videos Winter Fly Fishing The Animas River   Bass Zonker Rattle Streamer   Blue Flash Buzzer   Blog The Path of the Jaguar This is a film project that aims to highlight the value of some of Colombia 's main river systems, which have been hidden and protected for half a decade, and you have the opportunity to support the project.   Oh, books! As many readers know, reading books is one of my passions in fly fishing, and the titles on my table right now perfectly illustrate why   The Global FlyFisher Simply the Best Place to go for Online Fly Fishing and Fly Tying Editor Martin Joergensen Feel free to contact me regarding this newsletter. Newsletter This is an archived newsletter

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