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Article Chain Gang Crayfish Apr 23. 2024 Clawed We should fish crayfish imitations more than we do. Crayfish can be used to target trout, bass, carp and other species See how to tie one here	Article Micro Minnow Mar 17. 2023 Small fish Minnows upcycle small lifeforms into a tasty package of protein for bigger fish to eat, so minnow imitations make effective flies See the pattern here	Article Craft Beer Squid Feb 21. 2022 Squiddy A simple, small squid pattern aimed at all the fish that enjoy eating little, cute cuttlefish See how to tie it here
Article Using bead chains Jan 21. 2019 Eyes Plain and simple bead chain is one of the cheapest fly tying materials around, but very useful and a great addition to many flies. Get some ideas here	Article Optic Flies Mar 14. 2018 History With names that sounded fresh, in-your-face and downright sexy, the Optic Fly series entered the stage like a warm summer wind in the 1960’s cold war era. Read a book excerpt here	Article DIY stick-on eyes Oct 13. 2013 Home made Make your own large eyes for pike and saltwater flies using inexpensive materials and a little time. Some adhesive marker dots, a handful of waterproof pens and some LCR and you can start your own stick-on eye factory. Se how in this article
Article Easy Shrimp Eyes Jun 23. 2013 Pre-made The fly-tying market is brimming with prefabricated materials, and Danish Easy Shrimp Eyes is one of the companies who are making them. We have talked to the guys behind the products. Read our questions and their answers here	Article Wanna tie a big fly? Nov 13. 2012 Size matters This is not an article about a pattern called The Big Fly, but some general advice on tying big flies, running through several methods of growing your flies into something that can lure a large predator. Flies grown here	Article Martin's Mundane Crazy Dane Sep 16. 2012 Simple A slight variation of an really old fly of mine, which again was a derivative of Bob Nauheim's famed Crazy Charlie. It's simple and really mundane, and simpler than the already very simple original! See how here.
Article Phloating Eyez Jun 20. 2010 Bella Donna Eyes as large as tea cups on your flies? And still lightweight and not smashed down by loads of goo on the head? Yes, it's possible! Follow Pete Gray's instructions and your squids and baitfish will be gazing with larger eyes than ever before! The full story here	Article Colored Mono Eyes Mar 1. 2010 DIY Five pairs of mono eyes dipped in epoxy for just around 5,50€ or 7$. It sounds like a good business opportunity, but as a consumer it just pushes you to make your eyes your self. On a trip to Fyn this spring two Danes and an American-wanna-be-German made their own. See how easy it is	Article G-String Eyes Dec 19. 2008 Music to Your Eyes If you play guitar and tie flies...you are wasting some valuable tying material every time you change your strings. Old guitar strings have something to make flies land softly on the water and jig just enough to tease fish into striking. Learn from GFF partner Steve Schweitzer what to keep from old strings and how to tie G-String flies.