Here's a collection of articles written by various contributors (and friends) over the years. Some of them even make sense. Unless otherwise stated they have been written by me, late at night, in the back of a truck.

Flycasting

• Sexyloops fly casting article "Sexyloops"
  The article which launched Sexyloops




• Get out of Jail series "The drift"
  What, how and why you should drift.




• Holding the flyrod "Grips and Holds" [Versión en español]
  Herb Spannagl on the most common ways techniques.




• Casting advice "Flycasting notes" [Versión en español]
  Peter Sutton compiles advice from Bill Gammel and Steve Rajeff.




• Casting advice "Tracking" [Versión en español]
  how to cure faulty tracking.




• Get out of Jail series "Quick Draw"
  attacking fish on rivers.




• Get out of Jail series "The Backhand"
  how to deal with crosswinds.




• Get out of Jail series "The path to a better backcast" [Versión en español]
  tightening and straightening the loop.




• Loop Control "A different approach" [Versión en español]
  by Jeff Barefoot




• Get out of Jail series "Get a grip (of your rod)" [Versión en español]
  the palm-forward grip.




• Advanced roll casting "The Tongariro Roll Cast" and part 2 - with movie!
  by Herb Spannagl.




• Throwing Far
  Practicing distance with Paul




• The Snake Roll
  Simon Gawesworth




• Quest for the Perfect Loop
  Bruce Richards




• The Inverse V-Curve
  Jason Borger




• The Rod & The Cast
  Grunde Løvoll and Jason Borger




• Best of the West - Sacramento '08
  Results and Video of the Casts, Jan 20, 2008

Fly dressing

• Trout Fly Design: "Copper Wire Hare's Ear" "Avon Special" "EasyPeasyUSD" "Spent Flat Spinner"
  by Roy Christie




• "The Need for Speed" part 1 part 2 part 3
  by Viking Lars




• "Cicada Wings" Tying cicadae for New Zealand
  by Christian Strixner




• "Hot Legs" sexy legging techniques
  by Christian Strixner




• "The Sex Pistol" a summer morsel
  by Christian Strixner




• "Phoney Beetlemania" brown beetles in South Island, New Zealand
  by Neil Robinson




• "Fugly Foam Floating Flies" brown beetles in South Island, New Zealand
  by Tony Bishop




• "The Fat Boy" by Peter Morse

Interviews

• An interview with Jim Green "Profile of a legend"
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Tom Morgan "The never ending pursuit of the perfect FlyRod"
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Press Powell
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Tom Dorsey
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Dale Clemens
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Roger Seiders
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Kerry Burkheimer
  by Andy Dear




• An interview with Dick Kantner
  by Andy Dear

Instruction

• Instructor's teaching advice "The Six-Steps"
  by Bruce Richards




• Bill Gammel's Guide "A step by step approach to Sexyloops" [Versión en español]
  by Bill Gammel (obviously)




• Practical casting "Making adjustments on the fly" [Versión en español]
  by Bill Gammel

Photography

• 10 Step Guide to Better Flyfishing Photos by Jan Kristensen

Flyfishing

• Statistical Analysis Flyfishing Success Rates
  by Sudesh Pursad




• The Urinal Cake Theory
  Bob Wyatt explores feeding behaviour.




• The Silicone Smelt article "Lazy ways with wets"
  Modern stillwater wet fly tactics and a close fry imitation.




• Muddler fishing article "Muddlers at Snails Pace"
  Techniques for fishing muddlers.




• Early start fly fishing article "The Early Bird"
  Dawn flyfishing on stillwaters.




• Booby article "Sunk Lines and Big Women"
  Booby style fishing with the emphasis on imitative patterns.




• Safety article "Exploding the Killer Wader Myth"
  What really happens when you take a ducking.




• Catch and Release article "No catch in the release"
  Something that needs to be discussed.




• A fisheries management tool "Catch and release in New Zealand"
  Herb Spannagl on the practical application of a C & R policy in NZ.




• How fish see "Colour in the Fishes Eye"
  Max Garth compares our vision to that of fish. And then adds water.




• How fish see "Colour in the Fishes Eye - part II"
  Max Garth delves deeper into the subject of Light.




• Trout and salmon eyes "Fish Vision and the Salmonids"
  Dave Wallbridge gets specific with colours and shifts in vision.




• Stream revival "Putting back the rocks"
  Roy Christie takes us into the world of recreating river flows.




• A Scottish Diary "In the Pink"
  Al Greig meets Lars.




• Lars and the Pink Micra "Not Pretty"
  Viking Lars.




• Sight fishing on stillwaters "Polaroiding"
  "Hair".




• Big Muddy Ugly
  Jim Laing




• Put and Take
  Bob Wyatt




• Discovery of the Conchos Trout
  Interview with Ralph Cutter

Travel

• New Zealand article "Trout Bum in the Bush"
  Backcountry fishing with the emphasis on DIY and wilderness camping.




• Australian saltwater article "Trevally Travels"
  Fishing in and around Noosa.




• Follow up to Trevally Travels article "Trevally Travels 1.5"
  Half an article!




• Smash and Grab fly fishing "Bass on Noosa"
  Sean Geer tackles Eastern Australia.




• Lapland, mosquitos and flyfishing "It's all in your head"
  A glimpse of the laplanding experience with Vergard Veberg.




• Flyfishing with Paul "a Loopy Guide"
  Lisa reveals exactly what it means to fish with Paul in New Zealand. Part 2, 3, 4 and 5.




• Big saltwater fish "Coalfish Adventure"
  Jan Kristensen and friends head into the Arctic Cirle for some spectacular saltwater fishing.




• Autumn in Fiordland "Two men in a boat"
  Al Greig and Moose go backcountry in seach of wilderness fishing. Part 2, Part 3, Part 4




• New Zealand travel "Bay of Plenty"
  Miles Rushmer on avoiding the crowds and fishing this beautiful region.




• Über Herring "Über Herring"
  Sam Davis on Shad fishing in Brittany.




• Taupo "Winter in The Other New Zealand Fly Fishing Destination"
  Tony Bishop




• SexyEarth Board Member Globe ""
  Eric Wonhof

Tackle

• Fly Reel Drags and Stuff
  by Sakari Siipilehto




• Measuring Fly Rod Swingweight
  by Grunde Løvoll and Magnus Angus




• Tackle Database Project
  Rod Database Table by Eric Wonhof




• Saltwater Tackle Advice "Saltwater Thoughts"
  A short article suggesting tackle suitable for saltwater travel




• Fly rod article "Sexyrod" [Versión en español]
  Advice on how to assess a fly rod.




• Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 "Shooting Heads"
  Lars Bentson Shows you how to make your own in this exciting four part series.




• Joining flylines "Smooth Connections"
  Lasse Karlsson and how to extend your flyline.




• Flyline comparisons "WF vs. DT" [Versión en español]
  by Bruce Richards




• Small streams and... "Sinking Lines"
  by Viking Lars




• Let there be light... and LED gadgets
  by Eric Wonhof




• Flyline Repairs
  with Viking Lars




• Smooth Connections Revisited
  Lasse Karlsson and how to extend your flyline and burn yourself in the process.




• Smooth Connections 3
  Lasse Karlsson and how to repair your flyline and melt it at the same time.




• Cane Splitting!
  Cane rod story with Christian Strixner.




• 8 rods - 8 casters: Test of 5 line rods
  Measurements of casting distance and action - what's best?




• Making the Line
  The Story of Rio




• Splitcane Rodmakers Gathering in Sarnen - Switzerland
  Christian Strixner




• 2006 Charity Auction
  Eric Wonhof




• Chemical Warfare
  Lars Chr. Bentsen




• Tackling Up
  Paul Arden

Health

• R.I.C.E. Therapy "Help My Arm's Fallen Off!"
  by Dr. Gary Eaton




• How We Get Hurt Casting and how we can avoid becoming too sore;
  by Dr. Gary Eaton




• Losing My Grip : Lost My Touch Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Hand/Wrist Pain & Numbness;
  by Dr. Gary Eaton

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