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2007 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
2007 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Severely struck
I know that it's not really great reading, but I just have to let it out: I have been struck severely by cabin fever! December has been as dull as I remember any December, and my latest trips have bee...
Merry Christmas
Sitting there with the smell of Christmas in the nose and Christmas music in the ears, Martin has been thinking back on the year that passed, and wishes to say Merry Christmas to all the GFF readers with a small gallery from the year that passed.
Join him in his memories of a year almost gone.
White, white, white!
This is what it looks outside my window right this minute. Snowing and no stop in site. Already shovelled once, and will probably do twice more today. Ugh.
Grey, grey, grey!
Can't really see myself near the water any time soon now. The weather has been cloudy, rainy, windy and downright murky for as long as I can remember back (a couple of weeks). My last fishing trip was...
Fly Fishing for Striped Bass
All it took was one quick skim through this book for me to come up with the theme of my review. "I'm not worthy!" Really. I don't think I am. Wow.
Ten Flies Simple Ties
I have been interested in woodworking since I was a kid. (Bear with me - this will have some fly fishing relevance soon enough). My Dad made all sorts of
Salmon River Chill
My fishing buddy Gary and I hit the Salmon River on Saturday for a bit of early winter steelheading. Although it is not officially winter yet, the weather certainly didn't convince us of that, as you ...
Salty dreams and glassy shrimp
Chris Edghill writes: "Fascinating to see how they worked together, one would dive in between the rocks and sea grass, completely burying itself and the others just milled around waiting for a shrimp to dart out from it's hiding place where it would be quickly devoured."
This experience spawned his S.L.S. Shrimp
Good, Bad, and Ugly
Having wrapped my share of thread over the years, I thought it was time to revisit a long held interest of mine - traditional salmon flies. My first attempt years ago was pretty disappointing, and I was hoping my skills had evolved enough for me to take that next step and produce a better result.
Click here to read more
GFF Summit 2007
The GFF Summit 2007 was a great venue, and lots of people had lots of fun and caught lots of fish - and took lots of pictures! GFF partner Martin Joergensen has collected the best from all the participants into a huge photo collage.
See the gallery here.
IFTS 2007
The International Fly Tying Symposium was held on November 17th and 18th in Somerset, New Jersey. As usual, the place was wall-to-wall fly tyers, tying everything from giant saltwater streamers to trout flies. Streamers, salmon flies, you name it - someone was tying it.
Click here to see the photos.
Taimen crazy
I sometimes feel a little bit crazy when I pursue my silly fishing dreams, go fishing in January or spend cold and restless nights on the coast og long and rainy days on some stream.
But this count...
The Ugliest Flies
Martin has just received the ugliest flies he has ever seen in his life. And no, don't worry they weren't from a potential GFF contributor or a well meaning friend, but commercially tied. They just confirmed what he has always said: home tied flies are best.
See the pictures and read the story here
Summit pictures
Several people have asked me about pictures from the GFF Summit in September. They're coming, they're coming...!
Kai's Green Terror
If one day you should lie on the bank pounding your fists into the sand in frustration over the lack of fish and someone sneaks around the corner offering you a chartreuse coloured fly, perhaps it's German Kai Nolting who brings you the fly that will save your day:
Kai's Green Terror
Geir Kjensmo
Geir Kjensmo works as area sales manager in Norway for Beckhoff Automation. Member of WWF, Greenpeace and Bellona to be in front fighting for the environment!
Today he is also the area secretary for ...
A bit about Geir here
Your best indicators!
Norwegian Geir Kjensmo has developed a strike indicator with the aim of reducing wind resistance and making easy depth adjustments. As a bonus with these indicators can be fished on very long leaders without the indicator stopping in the top ring of your rod when trying to land a fish.
This indicator will slide down your leader when you hook up.
Les Austin
Les is a Church of England minister who lives in South West England, surrounded by salmon fishing (which he can't afford) and river fishing for small trout, which he attempts to catch with a tiny broo...
Balance beam
Les Austin shows you how to construct a simple balance to weigh you fly lines. Using a ruler, a few paperclips and some nuts you can make a precise balance, which can help you determine the AFTM class of all of those fly lines you may have laying around.
Follow the instructions here
Wanna help?
We are (once again) moving server. This time to save money on traffic. Wanna help test the new server?
A dumb move
My good friend Henning and I were fishing yesterday, and had decided to try a new spot. The wind was north, which we consider pretty bad for sea trout fishing - both because it seems to keep the fish ...
The Pink Pig - Pattegrisen
You have probably heard about and maybe even watched The Pink Panther. If so, you also know the soundtrack. Put that on and take a look to see what a Pink Pig is, and if it has anything in common with the panther or if there is more Miss Piggy in this fly tied for tarpon, bonefish and trout.
To the tying table
Wanna contribute?
Are your dreaming of having your fly pattern, your fishing pictures, your fly fishing stories, your DIY-project published on the web? Well, here's the chance. GFF is always looking for contributors. And everybody can take part.
It's easy to join in.
Great little roadshow
Sometimes a shop, club or other outfit sets up a venue, which deserves some applaud. This was the case with the roadshow I attended yesterday night here in Copenhagen. A cooperation between the Danish...
Off to the Summit
The GFF Summit 2007 will be in this weekend, and I'll be leaving within ano hour or two.
Again we will gather on the Danish island Fyn and fish the Danish salt water fish par excellence: sea trout....
Hatches facts
In my blog post from earlier today, I expressed some uncertainty about the new magazine "Hatches". Luckily our blog gets read by the right people, and Will Mullis, one of the editors of the magazine, ...
New magazine
Dedicated fly tying magazines are few and far apart. I can actually only think of "Fly Tyer" right now plus a few privately published newsletters . Most other fly fishing magazines are just that: most...
A Mad Epoxy Tier
Bob Kenly is reknowned for his radically different epoxy tube flies. This article recaps his experience with epoxy - and adds advice on coloring epoxy. If you want some truths about epoxy - and want to witness the death of a couple of myths
Bob's article is the place to look.
Podcast hiatus
I have been recording and publishing podcasts on GFF for a while, but unfortunately have had to take a break recently. My recorder has been stepped on by cows and even though I have tried to get my ha...
The two Rangá's
East and West Rangá are two of Iceland's most productive salmon rivers. GFF Partner Martin Joergensen had the chance to fish both this summer, and thinks back on a productive trip to a beautiful island - and on mud and rain.
Click here to join Martin on his Iceland trip.
Salmon!
I caught my first Atlantic salmon last week. And the second, and the third and probably also the 15th
Styles and Patterns
Tube flies - like most other fly types - come in as many shapes and styles as you can imagine. This article merely scratches the surface in an attempt to list some of them. I also touches upon a few aspects of tying one tubes.
Further information on tube flies here.
Tube Tying Techniques
Have tube, will tie... but how to go about it? How do you actually manage to tie on a tube? Well, it's much like tying on a hook, just different. Learn to tie on plastic, metal, bottles, compound and rear tubes.
Introduce yourself to tube tying techniques in this article.
Tube Fly Tying Tools
More information on tube fly tying tools than you ever thought you needed - from the lowly sewing needle to the full-blown several-hundred-dollar vise, and a lot in between. This article gives you essential knowledge about how to hold a tube - any tube - while tying on it.
Learn more in this article
Tube Ressources
Want to venture further into the world of tube flies? This list of material suppliers, tools, vises, DVD's, books and much more will give you links to many more hours of entertaining reading and viewing.
See the reference list here
Tube Style Plate
All kinds of tubes in an overview. Want to get an idea of the richness in the tube fly world? This is one place to look.
See the plate here
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