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Article Hot melt glue Oct 20. 2002 Burning 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... Learn how to use hot melt glue here	Article Jungle Cock Repair Oct 18. 2002 Mending Prime Jungle Cock necks are rare to come by. Learn how 'upgrade' fishing quality JC necks in this article. Read the article by Steve Schweitzer.	Article Brush eyes Oct 18. 2002 Salt 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.
Article Hoppers with Foam Sep 20. 2002 Terrestrial 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.	Article Waddington shanks Sep 14. 2002 Shanked up Classics in a classic way. These flies may look like something of today, but the concept of Wadington shanks is old as Methusalem. Danish fly tyer Niels Have has converted four classics to effective flies for early salmon and sea trout fishing. See the pictures and patterns.	Article Cluster Egg Fly May 1. 2002 Which came first As you probably know the egg was way earlier than the chicken. This article show you how to make The Cluster Egg Fly (pom-pom eggs) - a very popular type of fly for steelhead and salmon. See how to tie it in Steve Schweitzer's article
Article Blend your own dubbing Jan 22. 2002 DIY Almost everyone has the right stuff at their tying bench to make a great batch of dubbing. But not many people know they have everything they need to make an outstanding seal's fur dubbing substitute. This dubbing is a viable replacement for SLF, angora goat and seal's fur, and the trick to making it is so simple it will amaze you!	Article Muddler mania Jan 18. 2002 It should be no secret that I'm a great fan of muddlers. These functional, characteristic and very beautiful flies that I connect directly with my favorite kind of fishing: night fishing for sea trout in the ocean. The technique used for tying them has always fascinated me, and although I do tie a lot of them, I still have a lot to learn in respect to spinning deer hair.	Article Whip fisnish with your hands Jan 1. 2002 Whip finishing without a tool is not at all difficult. Lots of people use and praise the whip finishing tool which comes in many variations.
Article Good floss work Jan 1. 2002 I've developed a habit instilled in me by my salmonfly tying mentors. When evaluating the salmon fly dressings of others, I look at the floss work first. It is a key characteristic that determines and shows the skills of the cream of the crop.	Article Hook anatomy Jan 1. 2001 Bend Let's look at a hook, and try to put the right terms on the right parts. This picture shows a hook (note that it actually is a rare vertical eye hook, great for this purpose).	Article The Salmon Fly Proportion, Design & Layout Guide Jan 1. 2001 Size matters The first rule of salmonfly tying is preparation... gathering your materials, laying them out and sizing up the situation.
Article Make your own dubbing wax Jan 1. 2001 Chemistry When I recently reached the bottom of my last tube of Overton's Wonder Wax, I decided to try making my own instead of buying one of the newer commercial dubbing waxes. Like a lot of other tyers I had made my own dubbing wax years ago, but I didn't do it with a critical frame of mind.	Article Mix your own dubbing Jan 1. 2001 DIY Making your own or improving store bought dubbing. I recommend that all dubbing be passed through a coffee or spice grinder prior to using. The grinder tends to separate and air out the fibres providing a lighter product than would be normally accomplished by just using the blend out of the bag.	Article Dyeing material Jan 1. 2001 Color This small section with advice on dyeing fly tying materials was made after a discussion took place on the European fly fishing mailing list. The text was put together from input from several people of this list: Graham Ward, John Davies, Pat Orpen and myself.

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