Peddler

Here's the female. Looks mighty close.

That was a nice bug. Why did you have to go and step on it?

Just a few more members and this site reaches 1000! Congratulations and thanks for building such a great site!

I'm from Michigan but landed in North Carolina about 3 years ago. It's all good. I really miss the hatches up there though and the steelhead and salmon but I mostly miss my fishing buddies and relatives who think N.C. is about as far away as Mars!

I'd hate to see the original topic that Pujic brought up turned into a 'us vs. them' thread. It was a good post by Pujic and a good question. If we all just answered the post directly there would be no need for ruffled feathers.

Pujic, a post like yours is hard to beat. You pretty much nailed it to perfection. I also like the casting aspect! There is something about the movement and energy transfers and grace of fly casting that makes it mighty enjoyable to me. I'm an 'Elitist' by choice. I spent my whole life fishing all sorts of ways and settled on fly fishing about 20 years ago.

I use a hare's mask too. Theirs some neat stuff around the base of the ears.

Winding a bait? That's a new one on me! I wonder how the worm feels about that?

Thank you very much, chemprof2001! I know I can trust the advice of someone with your handle like yours!

Hey all, Last week I bought a pheasant tail feather while in Pennsylvania to get me by (make that, I forgot my flippin' pheasant feathers) and when I got back to the cabin one of the guys said it had feather mites! He said he lost a slew of feathers to those buggers and recommended that I get moth balls for my hackles in case they too got contaminated. I remember reading that some moth balls are ineffective because they don't contain a certain ingrediant or chemical. Anyone know what I shoould be looking for in moth balls to avoid a disaster? Thanks, Jack

Hey Scott! Welcome to the site and to the great state of North Carolina. I'm in my third year here from Michigan and have to say there is far more good fishing here than I expected. We have been on the prowl here for bass and bluegill all spring and have found a few good spots near where I live north of Charlotte. The neat part about NC is the warm water fishing near Charlotte, the trout in the mountains and the salt water fishing not too very far away on the coast. Next weekend a few of us are getting together in northern NC for smallie action on the New River. There are a few websites aimed at fly fishing in NC that give you the chance to learn a lot from like-minded souls who live here. A few of us are in the process of starting up a fly fishing club in NC aimed at education and outings and anything else the members want to see. It is in the start-up stage and the first active step will be a questionaire asking potential members what they want out of a club. When moving here I looked high and low for a fly fishing club and it seems the only decent clubs were T.U. chapters. This new club will focus mainly on the enjoyement of fly fishing. PM me if you need links.

I guess I would have wanted to know the reasoning behind their wrath. It is well known that there are limitations to the number of canoes that can float the 'Holy Water'. Maybe they consider drift boats to count for 2 canoes!

Ask your dentist for the floss threaders they give to patients with braces. They also sell them at some pharmacies. They come in packs with 1/2 dozen or so in them. They work fine!

Nice!!! Real nice! All you need now are some wheels under it!

Sure color matters. Waving a neon orange line in the sky is good for one thing and one thing only, to observe your casting. There are times when you have no choice but to let the fish see your line such as when you are streamer fishing or bass fishing. I can't imagine day-glo lines being ignored by the fish in these situations. Some say fish don't see line color because of contrast but that is when the line is laying down in the water. Over the water is a whole 'nuther story and a lot of time is spent waving the line in the air. The new willow color by Scientific Angler seems to blend in well to its surroundings and that is my color of choice for trout and selective fishing. That or clear tip.

Harvey and the boys at High Country are straight-up people. I am really surprized to hear of this problem with them. The fact they just opened a brick and mortar shop might have something to do with it. Try posting something here: http://www.highcountryoutdoors.net/temp/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl I was at their open house a few weeks ago and the wall of tying supplies they have is huge, plus, one of their 'ace' tyers, J.T., is the wizzard of Larva Lace. I wouldn't be shocked if their supplier might be part of the problem but they are too decent to point fingers. They really are good folks, I hope your problem is just a one-shot deal.

QUOTE (steeldrifter @ May 20 2004, 02:33 AM) Personaly i know that i catch larger fish on streamers but i really enjoy the antisapation of a trout sucking in a dry while i watch it bounce along the current. Agreed! I also like nymphs when I absolutely need to catch a fish!

I really like mine, flyfishenvy. I just don't talk about it because they aren't too readily available anymore thanks to S.A. That's the second set of floats on it and I upgraded while the upgrading was good to the anchor system and oar holders. The thing tracks like an arrow in rivers! It holds position facing the shore for 1/4 to 1/2 mile just by fanning with my finless wading boots. Don't know what I'll do when this wears out (except maybe belly-ache to the 'boss' until I get a quad-hull boat!)

Usually mine goes on the Jeep roof rack. In this photo it goes on everyone elses!

I like it! How about a barbless hook though? Just a thought.

All of the known, and more than few little known Michigan rivers. Quite a few North Carolina and Tennesee rivers. The Madison. Henrys Fork Gallaton. Yellowstone. Gibbon. Slough Creek and others in Idaho and Montana. The Colorado and Blue. The Connecticut Rivers in New Hampshire. In two weeks I'm off to Georgia of the OLN Masters and if I'm lucky will fish the Catahootchie and in three weeks I'm off to Pennsylvania for a week of fishing in and around Penns Creek (c'mon Green Drakes!)

Research the Pentax WR33. I sold an Olympus to get it. It water resistant and fits easily in a vest pocket and it doesn't have those battery and time wasting electric shutter covers like another very popular brand. Doing macro's is easy and painless too. The biggest problem is that the 'big box' stores don't carry them. Most GOOD camera shops do though.

Stel, whatever you did I am amazed and impressed at how much your posts have improved over the years. I'm proud of you.

I'm a manufacturers rep for the finest precision measuring tool manufacturer on the planet. We make everything form 6" scales to DCC controlled measuring machines large enough to put a Black Hawk fuselage in. I love my job. I used to chase the hatches and fish runs in Michigan and now cover NC., SC and VA. Cheap plug alert! Ask me about any measuring needs you might have.

This old fart remembers when Folstaffs were $39.00. I went looking for one and the price now is over $100.00! I'm all for 'buy American' but reach a limit when a company decides to try and rake me over the coals for it. I found a (gasp!) Korean clone at Bass Pro for $29.00 and scooped it up! The staff itself is well thunked out. It collapses into a small pocket that stays out of way when not in use and when needed (to rattle the brush for snakes among other things) it pops right out to full length. I've had my fill of streamside sticks as staffs and went the ski-pole route until I tired of them grabbing my feet, line and every crook in the trees.