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fjdavis1 16 November 2023 1

This is a short film featuring fly tyer Gordon van der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic. In this film by

missionfly 14 September 2023 2

In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious

leonardflemming 22 June 2017 0

It is winter, a dull time of the year for most river-addicted fly fisherman in South Africa, but a convenient

leonardflemming 26 August 2016 1

Words by Gordon van der Spuy Photographs by Leonard Flemming Materials maketh the fly. Most people buy fly tying material

leonardflemming 23 June 2016 2

Most of our readers will know Gordon van der Spuy by now - search 'Fundamental Fly Tying' on this site to

leonardflemming 14 June 2016 1

By Gordon van der Spuy, photos by Leonard Flemming In the last issue I spoke about hooks. This time I

leonardflemming 09 June 2016 0

By Gordon van der Spuy The parachute RAB (para RAB in short) must rate as my all-time favourite fly. It

Text by Gordon van der Spuy, photos by Leonard Flemming In my last piece (Tools of the Trade) I spoke about

leonardflemming 12 March 2016 0

By Gordon van der Spuy This is a series of articles that will feature on fly tying made simpler, better,