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Martin, it looks like that

Martin, it looks like that fly would be a perfect imitation for those sand eels. I am going to have to try that fly for sure now, some of the local lakes have "minnows" here that look quite similar.

I am going to have to check with my step-father and see what part of Denmark his family was from. His mothers maiden name was Larsen and she married a Krauch, they emigrated here about 45 yrs ago.

Come to think of it is there a place called Feju ( pronounced Fayu ) or something very similar. It might even be an island i can't remember for sure.

great

That will definitely be worth a try, I am sure the others would appreciate that as well...
I understand you're rather busy person, nevertheless I hope you'll manage to arrange it.
Should you need a hand, just let me know (I can hardly imagine how to help, but anyway... :lol: )

Fishing together

Vanuz,

I have never considered organiszing anything in the name of GFF, but I have certianly been fishing with many of the GFF visitors and friends during the past years -- both in Denmark and abroad.

Sure, it would be a great idea to go ishing together, and since partner Steve has mentioned the possibility that he might come over to Denmark this spring, that might give us a perfect occasion to arrange something.

I'll see what plans I can make and keep you all posted through the site.

Anybody else who could be interested in a joint ishing trip in Denmark? Preferably on the coast of Sjaelland, but not excluding a Jutland or Funen coast or stream.

Martin

When I was shopping

When I was shopping for thread a seamstress told me the names for the clockwise twist and the counter clockwise twist. However, I failed to write them down and have forgotten the names. Do you know them?
When Herter's marketed silk tying thread their spool said "madex (or maydex) twist, thightens when wet". What was that all about???

Looking good! :D

Looking good! :D

Awesome Article

Awesome Article, Great photography! Well done!! Made me want to pick up the book and read it again!!

YO!

Here here, I got through the woods too... :P
good work Martin!

Fish

Amazing article

Another amazing article. Thank you...

As a side note the n

As a side note the name for this fly is derived from family name (taxanomically speaking) for Pheasants. It's the best I could come up with, the wing is comprised of 4 different species of pheasant.

It looks like it would be a

[quote:16ff8ac399="J. R. Caddick"]It looks like it would be a good fly for brookies over here on my side of the pond.[/quote:16ff8ac399]

Jamie,

It's pretty fishy in the water, and was used this weekend because the first fish I caught (and took and hence gutted) contained lots of little sand eels. See attached picture.

The fly is actually a pretty good imitation of these small fish, and since the water was relatively choppy, I thought that a visible fly couldn't hurt.

Martin

Ok, here it is:

Ok, here it is:

I didn't have Siberian Squirrel so I used the only squirrel I had, Red Fox Squirrel Tail. The white tips of the red fox shouldn't detract from the pattern I don't think. We use it for a lot of streamer patterns here.

Here's the original pattern:

Here's the original pattern:

Hook Bronze trout hook size 6 - 10
Tag Round gold tinsel (veniard nr.20)
Tail Tippets
Body Dark claret sealfur
Wing A few strands bucktail, a few strands Lureflash Twinkle and dark brown siberian squirrel
Hackle Black hen
Head Black

Well, I don't have any of

Well, I don't have any of that, so I'll have to sub natural guinea fowl instead I guess. Should work fine....... :)

Grant, the original Erling

Grant, the original Erling Olsen pattern called for black hackle. I used Whiting Brahma Hen - I like the speckled look.

Chris

Thanks all for the kind words

Thanks all for the kind words.

Bob, there are 4 saddle hackles.

Hail John of Wales! You get around my friend... :-) Your site is coming along nicely, even though I don't quite get ALL the terminology.... Straddle Bugs, eh? ;-)

I think I'm going to have to

I think I'm going to have to try the bottom variation for Bull Trout here in BC. Are you using squirrel for the throat as well?

Beautiful fly. Just perfect.

Beautiful fly. Just perfect. How many saddle hackles are in the wing?

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

That is one very nice looking

That is one very nice looking streamer. I really like the way you tapered the body and the head is perfect in my opinion... whatever that is worth.

Hi Martin,

Hi Martin,

That is one nice looking fly, anything with seals fur in it is pretty well a sure thing. It looks like it would be a good fly for brookies over here on my side of the pond.

hi chris,another great

hi chris,another great looking fly
best regards john

Nandu Frede

Here we are......Nandu frede!

Re: A high held thumbs up!

[color=green:fa49ada707][size=18:fa49ada707]long life to GFF[/size:fa49ada707][/color:fa49ada707]

Thanks. It is actually one

Thanks. It is actually one of Norewgian Erling Olsen's patterns.

Chris

Fly Box

Thank you for the information Martin. I\'m a big fan of C&F Design fly boxes and looking forward to see Scierra\'s models as well.