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Article Pinky Pain Mar 3. 2012 Painful Bright, colorful and visible. A perfect fly for slow fish in cold or murky water. It earned its name because the creator hooked his own nose with it on its maiden voyage! Seatrout like it, but other trout will too. See how to tie it here	Article A few from Ora Smith Jan 30. 2012 Streamers The flies of Ora Smith that have captured my imagination were the little casting streamers with duck flank wings. They are like elongated wet flies. I sat down one weekend and tied up a selection, imaging some late spring day when I could cast these flies on a light line to some spooky trout. Read more	Article Oatman's Silver Darter Jan 16. 2012 Step by Step Someone asked me how to create the "slightly tapered" body on an Oatman Silver Darter and it was pretty difficult to describe in words, so I tied up a sample and took some photos along the way. Here for your enjoyment is a Lew Oatman favorite, the Silver Darter Click here to read more
Article Oatman Swap - Introduction To Lew Oatmans Patterns Dec 12. 2011 Swap In this streamer swap we are dealing with the 17 patterns designed by Lew Oatman, avid fly fisher and professional tyer from Shushan, New York.	Article Jim Warner Swap Nov 14. 2011 Streamers Jim Warner has been one of the most influential fly tyers in New England, especially for those who spend their time trolling and fishing streamers in the many lakes and ponds of the region. The gang of the streamers@ list recently had a swap of his great fly patterns. Click here to see the results.	Article Carrie Challenge II Nov 14. 2011 Streamers Back in 2002 a bunch of guys on the streamers@ mailing list decided to tie some flies "in the hand" without the benefit of a vise. This year a new crop took up the challenge with a different fly - Carrie's Favorite - and tackled the Look Ma, No Vise challange. Click here to see the results.
Article Barrel Full of Bucktails Apr 13. 2011 Streamers Some of these flies are among the most well known of any genre of fishing flies others are a little on the obscure side. Some are simple and some are a bit complicated. I like 'em all. They all have their place on the water, and they all have a story to tell. Click here to read the whole article	Article Yellow Marabou Special Jan 31. 2011 Marabou Winged Streamer While tying up a batch of streamers for a fly swap, GFF partner Bob Petti remembered an old tinsel trick that reduced some of the hand cramping thread wrapping that is all too common with long shanked streamers. Click here for more	Article Zoo Cougar Nov 6. 2010 Grrrrr Kelly Galloup's Zoo Cougar is a pattern with some years on its back, but Martin recently discovered and started tying this staple big trout streamer. Large fly, goudy colors, deer hair! Just his kind of fly. Follow the story here and see Galloup tying the fly on video.
Article The Welded Phly Oct 22. 2010 Phlyz Remember the line from "The Graduate"? "PLASTICS!" The hook was dressed with thread and body braid... fine makings for a proper foundation were in place... Temperamental pheatherz were spot welded in place without complaint nor defiance... Another innovative Pete Gray technique!	Article Favorite Streamer Swap Jan 9. 2010 Patterns: There's nothing like a good fly swap to get the fly tying knuckles cracked, the creative juices flowing again. The reasons for joining a swap are many - but for me it's fun to tie flies for something other than my fly boxes, and I truly enjoy the friendship and comraderie that comes with participating in a swap. It's not about who ties the best flies or who has the best feathers. Click here to see the article	Article Jiggy Nov 21. 2008 Stolen hair A jigging fly for almost any predatory fish originated by Bob Popvics. After a trip to Danish island Bornholm in 2007 Kasper Mühlbach wanted to tie and try this successful pattern and ordered a special color. But someone else came first and bought his custom dyed bucktail. See the result here.