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2002

Date	Title	Body	Image
Nov 10. 2002	Tough rod!	You do not get to fish a 12 weight one hand rod every day. GFF partner Martin Joergensen has had the pleasure of field testing a Sirrus 12 wt - an impressing rod at a very good price.
Nov 10. 2002	Rainshadow Xcel	Not only do all the major rod companies sell their blanks, there are several companies that produce and sell only blanks. Where to begin? Rainshadow might be one choice. Great, afordable blanks.
Nov 9. 2002	Comparadone!	Comparaduns are one of the most versatile mayfly patterns in existence representing a low-riding mayfly to near perfection. However, many tiers shy this simple pattern due to the perceived complexity of tying the deer hair wings. Learn to master the technique with GFF partner Steve Schweitzer.
Nov 5. 2002	Drag-Free Drift	Drag-free drift is more than just adding a couple feet of 7x to your leader. Much more.
Nov 1. 2002	Bob Skehan, GFF partner	The father of the New England Streamers web page
Nov 1. 2002	East Branch Rod	"I had heard about East Branch's $20 "test drive" program so I gave them a call. Sure enough, come the Friday before opening day, the mailman delivered a large tube with a pair of fly rods." Read Bob Petti's review of the 9' 3pc GTX 6wt.
Nov 1. 2002	Build a Grip Lathe	As we've alluded to in other articles, making your own grips from cork rings is an important part of building a custom rod. "Staying with the cost-effective strategy, I decided to try and build my own cork lathe using common materials and a drill." Read more of Jon Jenkin's article.
Nov 1. 2002	Making grips II	There are two basic strategies for building a cork grip for a fly rod. The first involves gluing the rings directly onto the rod blank and then shaping the grip. Another way involves gluing the cork rings together off the blank, and then shaping the grip in a lathe setup before reaming and fitting to the rod blank. That process is described by Bob Petti in this article.
Nov 1. 2002	Float'n'tote	I am not one much for buying a lot of flyfishing accessories, so when the HSI Float-n-Tote rod holder arrived at my front doorstep to review, I was sceptically intriqued. I have never had much use for a float tube rod holder since most of my float tube fishing is done in litle ponds and near shore on lakes. However, the perfect trip was coming up to test out the rod holder system.
Oct 30. 2002	The Beaverkill	Take this virtual outing to the Beaverkill and Willowemoc - the cradle of the Catskills. Global FlyFisher partner Bob Petti had his camera out during his last visit and brings you this portfolio with streams, bridges beautiful landscapes and gin clear water.
Oct 30. 2002	Lamiglass Ti2000	A rod with a titanium section built in! Strange maybe, but the reviewer's verdict is clear: "All I know is that it's better than most other rods I have fished with." Read the review here.
Oct 30. 2002	Lines on the Water	The guy grew up on the Miramichi? Oh man. I just had to read this one.
Oct 29. 2002	Bonefishing!	I wanna go Bonefishing!
Oct 29. 2002	Shrimp & Spey Flies for Salmon	This book is titled Shrimp & Spey Flies for Salmon & Steelhead in the US
Oct 29. 2002	Big Trout - How and Where to Target Trophies	If you're content fishing for ten-inch brown trout in secluded settings, great. If you have the desire and means to chase down big (and I mean big) trout, read this book.
Oct 28. 2002	Pop Fleyes	When reading this book, you get the impression that the authors are proud of their work and they know that they have written an above-standard-book.
Oct 26. 2002	Copper Frede	Combine the Danish killer patterns Frede and Copper Bully with a Woolly Bugger... Not surprisingly a deadly combination
Oct 25. 2002	The Locofoam Story	Harrison Steeve's story about a brand new foam material for terrestrials and many other flies. "You guys are crazy to spend so much time messing around with that loco foam." Needless to say the name stuck. Read the whole story here.
Oct 25. 2002	Saved soles	Felt is great for soles on wading boots. But while it overcomes slippery rocks it does not overcome waer. But luckily it is easy to replace the worn down soles. Buy some felt, som glue and
Oct 25. 2002	Splayed-A-Live	Pike fishing requires large flies, and they are not nice to cast! GFF partner Martin Joergensen has improvised over some well known salt water patterns and made them into a fly, which is light, large, easy to tie and still acceptable to cast on a 7 weight rod.
Oct 24. 2002	Wash-n-Dry Dubbing	Make your dry fly dubbing in bulk quantities while washing your clothes! It's that easy! Harvest the fibers that come from you tumble dryer and prepare it for fly tying. Read the whole story by Steve Schweitzer here.
Oct 24. 2002	Production leaders	What is production leader tying? Tying more than 2 leaders at a time! But, if you are like me, you find out that tomorrow you may go fishing, so you scramble to tie just enough leaders (usually 2) to handle the day and go on with life.
Oct 24. 2002	Fox swap	The first swap of the winter tying season, the Arctic Fox Pattern Swap Page hilights the latest creations/conversions by Streamer List members. All of the patterns in this swap utilize Arctic Fox as a major component.
Oct 23. 2002	The Gold Nugget	This little pattern will sink just like a beadhead and will imitate the colors a golden stone nymph has, almost to perfection. Follow the tying sequences in the article to make your own! Steve Schweitzer has created another killer!
Oct 20. 2002	The Universal Nymph	It's a beadhead, no, a hare's ear, no... How about a flashback pheasant-tail... could be sort-of-a prince nymph, maybe a copper-john-alike or a biot-bug; whatever it is, it's versatile!. This is the Universal Nymph by GFF partner Steve Schweitzer.
Oct 20. 2002	Hot melt glue	Epoxy is out! Hotmelt glue is in! When it comes to tying eggs and MOE blanks, this stuff is the new hot way to do it! Let our own Mad Scientist teach you more...
Oct 20. 2002	Advanced Fly Tying	AK Best takes the mundane and examines every detail from every angle
Oct 18. 2002	Brush eyes	Shrimp patterns are always fun to tie. These salt water imitatoins are easy to do and fish well. Martin Joergensen has once again pursued the art of imitating these salt water arthopods - this time utilizing his family's hair brushes! Read the story and find the patterns here.
Oct 18. 2002	Big Mike's streamers	Truly influential fly tyers are rare. Mike Martinek is such a tyer. He has been the initiator and a major contributor to the revival of the American streamers. Read Bob Petti's article about Mike's beautiful, classical streamer patterns.
Oct 18. 2002	Jungle Cock Repair	Prime Jungle Cock necks are rare to come by. Learn how 'upgrade' fishing quality JC necks in this article.
Oct 16. 2002	Bamboo part 5	Harry Boyd teaches us the tools and techniques required to turn strips of bamboo into tapered sections of a fly rod in Part 5 of his continuing series.
Oct 16. 2002	Carrie's Challenge	I have never used a vise; I have never seen anyone tie a fly and noone has ever seen me tie one. I have never read or had any fly tying instructions. Said by Carrie Stevens in a letter to Jospeh Bates. The words of a trailblazer. How fortunate we are to reap the benefits of a road paved by innovators before us, such as Mrs. Stevens.
Oct 15. 2002	Bamboo part 4	Split cane: In the fourth installment of Harry Boyd's series on bulding bamboo fly rods, he describes the tools and processes of binding strips together and then heat-treating them in some sort of oven.
Oct 15. 2002	Edwards' Little Ant	Ant patterns are usually a bit of foam and a chaotic dry fly hackle. But why not tie it more imitative? It's quite easy.
Oct 15. 2002	CZCDNTM	A tube fly is different - a muddler is me - a tube muddler is a perfect choice. Tube muddlers are not unknown to me. I have tied and fished a few in my time, and I like them... so do the fish by the way.
Oct 14. 2002	Grizzly Streamers	GFF co-webmaster Bob Petti coordinated an effort to share Grizzly Streamer Patterns by members of the Streamer List.
Oct 14. 2002	Bamboo part 3	This is the third section of Harry Boyd's continuing bamboo rod course. Here we begin to mold the raw bamboo into something that approaches the shape and form of a fly rod, and the real fun begins. Read more in Part 3 - Staggering Nodes and Rough Planing.
Oct 14. 2002	Small and large flies for sea trout	I highly recommend using small flies for fall fishing for sea trout and rainbows in salt water. The fish have been feeding all summer and can be picky and veeery slow and reluctant to take any fly offered to them.
Oct 13. 2002	Bamboo part 2	Harry Boyd continues his series on the construction of bamboo fly rods with a look at selecting, preparing, and splitting your culms of tonkin bamboo.
Oct 13. 2002	Jim Warner flies	Guest writers Mike Martinek and Chris DelPlato have teamed up to write, the Jim Warner - A New England Classic which hilights the contribution of this well known New Hampshire angler to streamer anglers.
Oct 13. 2002	The Orvis Fly Tying Guide	"Now there are hundreds of fly-tying books in print. Why do we need another one? This is the book I would have wanted when I started." - Tom Rosenbauer
Oct 12. 2002	Bamboo part 1	Harry Boyd tells us "Since Hiram Leonard and the earliest days of fly fishing in our country, the allure of fine spilt bamboo rods has been part of the magic of our sport." Read Harry's introduction to his series of articles on building bamboo fly rods.
Oct 10. 2002	DIY Rod Tubes	You have one extra rod with no sock and rod tube. You've been putting off buying a tube...why don't you just make your own?! With $4.00 and about a 1/2 hour's time, you'll have a DIY rod tube. These won't win beauty contests, but they work just as well as any retail version. Read here how to DIY.
Oct 7. 2002	Sirrus Co-Matrix	"While the mention of modulus does continue to pop up from time to time in advertising, most anglers, and indeed most rod and blank manufacturers, have gotten over their numbers fetish.". Read Bob Petti's review of the excellent and interesting Sirrus Co-Matrix 9' 2pc 6wt.
Oct 1. 2002	The Overlooked Asset	When fly fishing, your prime assets are not the hardware you are using or the new, neat casting style you learned - it is something far less physical.
Oct 1. 2002	10 ways	Improve your fly fishing skills with these 10 simple tips. They’re straightforward and logical, yet many anglers overlook them in their day-to-day fishing.
Oct 1. 2002	The Bjarke	Bjarke is a fly that I primarily designed to make use of these very webby feathers that always seem to be left over on the necks and saddles, when all the 'good' feathers are used.
Sep 24. 2002	The Match Shrimp	Matching the hatch is rarely the item when fishing for sea trout in the ocean. The fish are rarely selective and you're sometimes surprised by which flies they are willing to take. But on a few occasions it can be important to imitate the small animals eaten by the trout.
Sep 24. 2002	Midwest Hatches	Don't be fooled by the title! This hatch chart encompasses 46 different 'hatches' that are applicable to the entire US. It's ready to print out and keep by your tying desk for ready reference (Web, PDF and Excel formats). It's the most complete hatch chart on the net!
Sep 20. 2002	Hoppers with Foam	I'll warn you now; the hopper is my favorite pattern. It's big, I can see it, it's fun to cast and present it with a plop, I have fun tying them and the fish just adore the big, juicy, summer delight.