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2023
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CDC Waterhen Bloa

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Golden Goby 3.0

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SloMo Shrimp Salmon

SloMo Shrimp is a shrimp fly that is perfect for coast and fjord flyfishing, and with its foam back has a unique property to hang weightlessly in the water, without sinking or floating on top.

DDH Leech

Detailed instructions for tying Stu Thompson's DDH Leech. Recipe: Hook: Heavy wire salmon/steelhead hook (here, a Dai-Riki 899), size 6. Thread: Black UTC 140 Denier.

Under the surface

A little underwater footage I made last summer. I do have some concerns that not all the salmon in the video is wild. But coming from the local open net pens in the area, escaped the pens.

What happened to GFF?

For a painfully long time in August 2023 the Global FlyFisher was dead and gone. Our DNS-provider stumbled and took all their clients with them in the fall.

Squirmy Wormy Jig

Here we will be tying the controversial "fly" Squirmy Wormy on a jig hook. Many anglers don't even recognise this one as a fly at all.

Zebra Midge

Here we will be tying the fly Zebra Midge by mr. Ted Welling. The fly is originally from the state of Arizona but have become known worldwide. great option for both stream and lake fishing.

Black Ghost Mini Rabbit

Here we will be tying a Mini Sunburst version of the famous Black Ghost by mr. Herbert Welch, in my own version I fish a LOT.

GFF is still alive!

The site is back and in operation, but the downtime has led to some unfortunate errors, which I’m trying to fix as you read this

Keeper Kebari

This is a video of Chris Stewart's Keeper Kebari. https://www.tenkarabum.com/keeper-kebari.html

Synthetic Clouser Minnow

Detailed instructions for tying a Synthetic Clouser Minnow. This is part of a series of Tim Flagler's collaboration with Fly Tyer Magazine.

Pro Sportfisher Caddis

Caddis dry flies are a must have in every dry fly box, and in this video we have put danish flytyer and flyfisher Lars Chr.

Dave's More Bitchin' Bream Fly

This little Charlie style pattern was given to me by @flynomadic999 on a recent trip to Hamamatsu where we ended up fishing black bream.

Golden Woolly Bugger

Detailed instructions for tying a Golden Woolly Bugger. Recipe: Hook:  6X-long streamer hook (here, a Lightning Strike ST5), size 8.

Do You Know Your Materials? CDC

Another Know Your Materials video, this time it's about CDC. It's just brief introduction.

Light Ginger Quilled Diawl Bach

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Gaula Green Park Shrimp

A new twist on one of the most effective modern salmon salmon flies! This Park Shrimp variant has been very popular this season.

Summer Steelhead Intruder Fly

In this video I will show you how to tie a summer steelhead intruder fly step by step. This is a great fly pattern to swing for steelhead in summer or winter to be honest!

Eddie's Shrimp

Materials Used: Hook- Size 8 Double Thread- Uni 8/0 White Tag & Rib- Oval gold tinsel Rear & Front body- Chinese red uni floss

Stephen's Certainty Muddler

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Uke's Brown Bug

Detailed instructions for tying Tom Ukena's Brown Bug. Recipe: Hook: Jig hook, here, Lightning Strike JF2, size 14. Bead: 7/64” gold slotted tungsten bead.

Grizzly/tan shrimp

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Olive Wooly Bugger Variant

The classic all-round streamer pattern, the Wooly Bugger has been used for species all over the world and has proven its sucess again and again.

KHK13 Zonker

This famous Mörrum fly is named after the late Karl-Heinz Kleine, who besides a lot of impressive catches is known for a massive sea run brown at 13 kg – hence the name.

Nyblom Caddis

This popular Finnish pattern, is a Goddard variant with a parachute hackle.

Foam Bibio Pomonae

It's that time of year again when old red legs hatches in great numbers! This is a very easy but extremely effective bibio dry fly pattern that has worked for me for decades.

Yellow Owl Curlybum Emerger

CDC Feathers.. https://premierangling.ie/product/ultra-select-cdc-2-grams-bags/ Materials Used;

Copper Hare's Ear Nymph

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Inspiration and Imitation

The story about how the Toothpick Stone Clinger was inspired by turning over rocks and taking pictures

A couple of leaders from Sweden

A couple of HL Leonard leaders were added to LeaderCalc thanks to Swedish Johan Algén

Brown and Tan Caddis Pupa

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Red Arrow

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International Daddy Snatcher

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Leatherman Beetle (Variant)

Original Leather Fly tyed by Tommy Solberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEb1-6W5spg

Green Caddis Soft Hackle

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Black & Red Pike Popper

Surface or topwater fishing for predatory fish is probably the most adrenaline-fuelled kinds of fly fishing.

Perdigon nymph

At first glance very simple fly to tie, but a lot of people are struggling with it. Here's how to tie a perfect one.

Generic Caddis

Curved elk or deer hair annoys you? In this video i will share super easy way to align the hair so all curved hair is aligned (both tips and curvature) Cheers Vladimir

The threat of Drupal 8… eh… 9... eh… 10!

GFF is running on Drupal 7, and Drupal 7 is terminal. It’s destined to die. And upgrading is not an easy task, not least because version 10 is already there.

Caddisfly larva KŁÓDKA

A very popular imitation of the so-called "padlock". That is caddis larvae.

Seeking Permit

Episode 5 - For the past five years Phil Tuttle has been seeking to catch his first permit. Would you believe that the first permit he ever threw to ate his fly?

Akroyd

The Akroyd belongs to the family of Dee Strip Winged flies. These are very old flies originating from the famous Scottish salmon river Aberdneshire Dee, commonly called the Dee.

Finding Water

Episode 4 - Spring time fly fishing can present some serious challenges.

The Most Important Material

Know Your Materials Vol 1 Knowing your materials will help you tie better and more durable flies. What is your most important material?

I'll Wait Here Forever

A Yucatán Fly Fishing Journey. Wildlife biologist and comedian Eeland Stribling has caught some impressive fish over the years, but one has eluded him.

Poly Yarn Dun

The Poly Yarn Dun is a simple, yet effective imitation of an adult mayfly. Faux Bucktail for the tail, dubbing for the body, a hackle over the thorax and poly yarn for the wing.

NZ Trico

Detailed instructions for tying an NZ Trico with a New Zealand wool wing. Recipe: Hook:  Your favorite dry-fly hook (here, a Fulling Mill 5050), sizes 20-24.

Fly Fishing in Narnia - Ep.3 Buffet Series - Fly Fishing Winter Adventure Film!

Episode 3 - Winter can be a magical time to be outside. This year was the biggest snow pack year of my life, and we were blessed to find ourselves on the water fly fishing.

Highlighter Caddis

The name of this fly is to be taken ad verbatim. You do need a highlighter pen to tie it

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