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1999

Date	Title	Body	Image
May 20. 1999	Hooks for streamers	The hook is the foundation on which a good streamer is built. When streamer anglers meet, quite often it's the subject of heated debate! I've listed a variety of the streamer hooks available on the market today (and some no longer available) in the table in the article.
May 5. 1999	The Technology of Fly Rods	An In-Depth Look at the Design of the Modern Fly Rod, its History, and its Role in Fly Fishing
May 1. 1999	Ewing Streamer Hackles	One of the most difficult things for today's streamer tyer to find is suitable hackle for winging Rangeley Style streamers.
May 1. 1999	Umbrella for streams	I have been experimenting a bit with stream patterns for sea trout. One of the results has been a larger and more salmon fly like version of the Umbrella - a salt water fly that I have used with good success.
Apr 26. 1999	Fly Fishing the Mountain Lakes	This is one of the funniest books I have read for quite a while. I laughed a lot while I read it - and learned a lot.
Apr 26. 1999	Goats and lakes	Imagine a serious book where the smartest dog in the world and several pack goats all named Rufus play a major role! Such a book can't be boring. Gary LaFontaine's book Fly Fishing High Mountain Lakes is excellent - educating and entertaining.
Apr 20. 1999	Fly Tying Tips & Reference Guide	A collection of hundreds of small tying tips gathered during Stewart's career as an editor of American Angler and Fly Fish America.
Apr 20. 1999	500 tying tips	This book is a collection of hundreds of small tying tips gathered during Dick Stewart's career as an editor of American Angler and Fly Fish America. Read the review here.
Apr 4. 1999	Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout, Second opinion	This is a book that deliberately sets out to help the reader achieve a goal, which few of us actually admit we have: to catch BIG fish!
Apr 1. 1999	Spring preparation	This time of year is usually accompanied by a boost in personal energy level. Though sometimes difficult to describe, we can "smell" spring in the air. As our semi-hibernation comes to a close we notice an increased desire to plan for upcoming outdoor events.
Mar 23. 1999	Carrie Stevens II	One of the true parents of streamer fly fishing, particularly in New England, she brought forth the Gray Ghost. The popularity of her 25 years of fly tying is exemplified by this fly, a streamer that has traveled not only throughout the United States but all over the world.
Mar 21. 1999	Carrie Stevens patterns	No page featuring New England Streamers would be complete without a portion dedicated to Carrie G. Stevens, of Madison, Maine. Mrs. Stevens is the originator or the Grey Ghost, one of the most well-known and effective New England Streamer patterns to have been tied, and still a popular choice as a trolling and casting streamer today.
Mar 5. 1999	North Country flies on blind hooks	More than 30 years ago I tied some of the North Country Flies on blind hooks. At that time Veniard Ltd. had them in their catalogue - but I had no silk-worm gut, so I tied them to fine monofile nylon.
Mar 1. 1999	Bubble float	Fishing the fly with a spinning rod and a float. This is an old article.
Mar 1. 1999	Hypercomplete guide to fly tying	There are many intended uses for this guide, namely as reference to ensure you have a fairly complete compendium as to what you will need to get started in flytying or to use when dropping the perfect holiday gift hint. But more importantly, it is meant for the budding fly tyer, in hopes that the years of wisdom gained through trial and error from myself and my tying buddies will steer the newcomer down the right path
Feb 28. 1999	René Palmér	A lovely New Zealand trout
Feb 28. 1999	Fishing New Zealand	In this article I will give an in depth explanation to why people fly half way around the earth to fish for trout. Besides that I will offer advice to people who have speculated about going there on a fishing adventure. The reasons why New Zealand is considered the prime destination when it comes to trout fishing are many...
Feb 1. 1999	Hook selection	Hook comparison charts are at best fickle or at worst too confusing and inaccurate to use. It is critical to remember that this chart does in no way list equivalent hooks but attempts to list hooks based on similar applications.
Jan 15. 1999	Our kids streamers	The inspiration for this feature was the birth of the author's granddaughter, Caitlin Nicole, and collectively members of the Streamer List began to formulate and describe the uniqueness of their own children and grandchildren. It was proposed that list member's design a streamer unique to their individual child or grandchild and that was most depictive of the individual child's personality.
Jan 1. 1999	Morris & Chan on Fly Fishing Trout Lakes	This is one of the very few American books on fly-fishing for trout on Stillwater
Jan 1. 1999	Troubleshooting the Cast	In this very slim handbook, Ed Jaworowski has identified thirty-two of the most common casting problems.
Jan 1. 1999	Modern Streamers for Trophy Trout	The authors are two of the best fly fishing guides in the state of Michigan. That is saying a lot in a state where fly fishing guides have been creating legends for over a century.
Jan 1. 1999	A Perfect Fish	If you were intrigued, fascinated and inspired by Ken Abrames' book "Striper Moon", this book will kick the legs away under you

1998

Date	Title	Body	Image
Nov 30. 1998	Philatelic phlies	Do Postal Services have notions of flyfishing? Do flyfishers have something in common with stamp collectors?
Nov 16. 1998	November 16th 1998	This year is not the most tempting though, because the fishing has been quite slow until now and the weather has been acting up. The wind has been terrible.
Nov 10. 1998	November 10th 1998	So it snows again
Oct 21. 1998	Archive	Archive of reports, AKA /blog/earlier.htm
Oct 10. 1998	October 10th 1998	Few trout... and many
Oct 9. 1998	The Flee	This fly was made as an imitation of a very numerous and common group of small crustaceans/isopods, that are present on the menu of sea trout. The animals are very small - a few millimeters - but still the trout will eat them in great numbers. This is especially in the late summer and autumn.
Oct 5. 1998	Fall 1998 Gallery	A few really old images
Oct 1. 1998	October 1998 pictures	A bunch of images from the infancy of GFF
Sep 6. 1998	September 6th 1998	A favorite season
Sep 1. 1998	FFF Conclave 1998	"World's best coming to Idaho Falls" ... "1998 International Fly Fishing Show ... More than 100 seminars set" screamed the headlines of local Idaho newspapers. TV Channels 3 and 8 with day-today coverages of the event.
Aug 29. 1998	Stripers, An Angler's Anthology	I can't help being enthralled by stripers. And John Waldman's book has just enhanced that feeling.
Aug 29. 1998	Striper anthology	My knowledge of the American striper heritage is not very profound, but I trust that the representatives of the literature that Waldman has chosen for his book Stripers, An Angler's Anthology are adequate. Read the full review here.
Aug 8. 1998	Umbrella	The umbrella is a nice looking fly inspired by stream flies for sea trout. It was formerly known as the Double Umbrella because of the to wet fly type hackle feathers, that gives the fly its unique appearance and a lot of life in the water. The feathers will collapse when wet and almost cover the silver tinsel in a pulsing motion.
Jul 11. 1998	July 11th 1998	The summer fishing is dependent on two things - stable, warm weather and cold water.
Jul 4. 1998	Tying and Fishing the Riffling Hitch	I have tried the hitch with little success as of yet, but after reading this book over and over, I am still a believer
Jun 12. 1998	The New Flee	A small and simple sea trout fly
Jun 6. 1998	Smelt swap	The intent of this swap was for each member to provide a dozen streamers which represented the Rainbow Smelt in casting sizes. Some of the entries were "recognized" patterns, but many were original dressings.
Jun 1. 1998	Mullet	The mullet I will be discussing here is commonly known as the grey mullet or the thick-lipped grey mullet. This fish is normally known as a Mediteranian fish, but has been known to travel to Denmark and the Baltic Sea in spite of the big difference in salt levels. The fish are even known to enter streams and rivers.
Jun 1. 1998	Kluting	A bottom seeking fly for pike, bass, cod, pike perch, sea trout - even bonefish and many other fish.
May 11. 1998	Orange Twist	This fly used to be a twist fly like the yellow Twist of Lemon, but it changed and eventually lost the typical twisted body. It has a normal tinsel body and a thorax of peacock herl, but looks much like the Twist of Lemon.
May 11. 1998	May 11th 1998	Trout!
May 10. 1998	Fishing the Muddler Minnow	The muddler can double as a serviceable grasshopper, cricket or even damselfly nymph. One can fish it dry and doped up, damp, wet and sunk.
May 5. 1998	Saltwater Flyfishing	In computer circles - and maybe other places - a project such as this book is often referred to as a soup stone project. This refers to the fact that it's built from scratch by contributions from many people.
May 5. 1998	Euro flyfishing	A project such as this excellent book is often referred to as a soup stone project. This refers to the fact that it's built from scratch by contributions from many people.
May 1. 1998	Copper swap	A discussion on the New England Streamer List began on the merits of copper as a material in streamer tying. It seems the consensus was that copper has always been a productive "metal" in the pursuit of landlocked salmon or trout in New England
Apr 20. 1998	Wet fly hackle	Learn to tie a really classical wet fly hackle.
Apr 12. 1998	April 12th 1998	Spring at last!