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Article Tom’s Leather Fly Reel Cases Feb 19. 2024 DIY Dutch Tom Biesot made some beautiful leather cases for his homemade fly reels See how here	Article How to tie a hook on a tube fly Feb 17. 2024 Tubes Those of us who have fished tube flies for ages have no problem understanding the principle, but if you're new to tubes, the simple task of attaching a hook to a tube fly might seem hard to figure out. Here's how	Article LederCalc 2023 Feb 12. 2023 Tool The online leader calculator has had an overhaul, and has been updated with several new leader formulas and a bunch of new features Read about the update
Article The Fish’s View Feb 8. 2023 We, wet, wet Why go to the trouble of photographing a fly that is soaking wet? Well, in many cases it can dramatically alter the appearance of the imitation. Read more here	Article How to use LeaderCalc Feb 3. 2023 Instructions This article covers how to use the online fly fishing leader caculator LeaderCalc for creating your own perfect custom made hand tied leaders Read more here	Article DIY wooden landing net Jul 18. 2021 Woodwork Wooden landing nets might not seem like the easiest or least expensive DIY-project, but this article shows how to easily make one almost for free See how here
Article Nymphing Without An Indicator Feb 23. 2021 Technique Keeping it simple. Understanding the advantages of nymphing without an indicator and how to do it best. Read more here	Article Euro BWOs Revisited Apr 14. 2020 Imitations In our continuous effort to obtain better and more practical mayfly imitations, we discovered a few new and simple solutions. Much more here.	Article Hardy style reel cases Nov 28. 2019 Leathercraft Leather maker Remus Stanescu describes the dirty work behind making a couple of Hardy style reel cases. See the process here
Article River Snook Jul 13. 2019 New water River Fly Fishing for snook in Southwest Florida is an excellent alternative to pursuing this prized gamefish in the mangroves or the open coastal water Read more here.	Article Sea trout and foam flies Jun 14. 2019 In the surface Fishing Baltic sea trout in the surface with waking foam flies can be a lot of fun. Here’s how to do it – and a pattern that works. Learn the tricks here	Article Green Caddis Larvae May 24. 2019 Biology Some say that caddisflies are even more important than mayflies. For us flyfishers that is probably correct. A good caddis pattern can save your day. Learn more here