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Walker

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  1. My flies are on the way, Rampratyow. You should get them in a day or 2.
  2. Hi tightlines, how did you make out on opening day? I went on monday to the beaver river. Caught one speck, thats it. Pretty slow, but fishing all the same. Talk to you soon.
  3. Hi tightlines, are you near Fergus? That's very close to me. I'm about 15 minutes from Fergus. The grand is a great river! Maybe see you out there. I'll be the one with the fly rod............LOL
  4. try fishing a crawfish pattern in that pond and you might catch a wooly bugger!
  5. Thats dyed silver pheasant, brilliant looking fly. I wonder how a dyed jungle fowl cheek would look with that. Very nice TB, thanks for posting.
  6. Or you could make one yourself. Don't laugh, but some of my tools I made myself, 20 years ago, still perform better than the ones I paid for. Get an aluminum cigar tube with a cap, cut the length you want from the capped end. Sand or file the cut end smooth and you're good to go. Don't use plastic as static cling will eventually drive you insane. I swear, being cheap and scottish, I could write a whole article on cheaping out when it comes to this type of thing. Good luck with it.
  7. I recall, a number of years ago, a tying machine which had an electric rotary mechanism operated with a reostat floor switch (like a sewing machine). I've never seen any flies produced from it, nor heard of it's performance. It just kind of faded away, which I guess speaks volumes about it's effectiveness.
  8. Walker

    Henny's

    Dornug, excellent looking dries there man. I'm not the expert on it, but I've always had good luck stripping one side of the hackle and winding on a poly-yarn post. I always put a drop or 2 of super glue right on the top of the post and let it soak in, binging the hackle and post together. I'm not sure if it helps, but I'm reasonably certain it doesn't hurt. Good job there dornug.
  9. When I fish a nymph it's pretty much always on or near bottom. Tie your nymphs weighted unless you plan to use them as emerger patterns as well. I never use a dropper fly, but you sure could. Adjust your weight to keep your nymph ticking along the bottom and follow the drift with your rod tip. Use the shortest practical amount of line, and keep as much line as possible off the water to cut drag and increase reaction time. Use whatever leader matches your fly size and fish in the area, but for nymphing it's usually a 7'-9' leader and about a 2' tippet. I use a strike indicator of white yarn treated with floatant(silicone) and set where my fly line/leader connection is. I use white yarn because it's easy to see and matches the foam you commonly see on the river. Commonly, your drifts will be short and your casts will usually be only from 10' to 30', with the latter being a long cast with a nymph. Try to find info on the 'Leisering lift', a short-line nymphing technique(which I kind of described here) that will surely keep you in good contact with your fly, and consequently, more fish. Good luck Mike.
  10. Walker

    Cool Stuff

    Those are some awsome shots! Thanks for sharing!
  11. Thats excellent advice BDH. I've been doing that exact thing for a few years now and you're right, it gives a perfect taper to each end. The secret is to not let the flame touch the chenille, but rather draw closer with the flame to get the correct results. Just like making mono-eyes for nymphs. Good call.
  12. James, put me down for the Humpy, I think it's a #12. The due date is fine with me, talk to ya soon.
  13. I'm going to be away from my computer for about a week, but I'll get busy on some drys and catch up with you fellas next week about the finer details of the swap. There has to be more guys from this area who want in!? Keep yer stick on the ice.
  14. Walker

    smallies

    Pike are a cold water species. Look no further than the good catches of pike through the ice every winter. The main factor involved with the temperature, is a fishes ability to digest food. The lower the temp, the harder it is to digest food, or more accurately, the slower the digestion. Not all fish are affected this way, however, and pike are truly in thier element when the water is cold. I live right beside one of the best bass lakes in Ontario, Lake Simcoe. There is a HUGE ice fishing contingent here, thousands of people every winter, with not a singel bass ever taken through the ice. Bass will associate themselves with a certain structure in the winter, usually weeds due to the increased O2 levels and security, and become virtually comatose during the frigid temps. Obviously this is an extreme case, compared to the lower lattitudes, but it does demonstrate thier overall response to temps in no uncertain terms. During the summer, as the water warms, largemouth are taken in the shallows of the lake and the associated tributaries, but smallies almost always remain in the main lake body, moving from the relative shallows right on out to chasing minnows over 100' of water. The colder water is not a hinderance, but instead an incentive for them to explore a more comfortable temp zone. Thier ability to adapt is what makes the fuel for debate, however, as they don't seem to stick to the rules. Relatively speaking, the smallie is a fish that wants to be a cold water fish, but seldom has the opportunity. Given the fact that it can deal with cool to warm water conditions, it does so to survive. It's not uncommon up here at all to have a deep, cold lake that supports a healthy population of both Lake trout and smallies. Thier preference for sandy, rocky structure makes life in deeper and colder water that much easier. $0.02 Walker
  15. I'm in. I live in Barrie. Let us know the address and due date. Any more specifics on what type if dry?
  16. I was in Elora on saturday, working. Really a nice little town. The bass fishing on simcoe is nothing short of awsome. I had my youngest boy out one day last summer and he caught 8 smallies in about an hour and half, all over 3 lbs, and the largest was easily 4.5lb. We weren't fly fishing at the time, but a fly rod and clousers minnow would have been sweet at the time! I usually go out with my float tube or canoe, when the weather permits. Simcoe is a HUGE lake, so caution is the name of the game. Maybe we'll line something up. What are you doing on opening day of trout season? Need I ask, LOL?
  17. hey flyuser, welcome. I work about 20 minutes from the Belwood lake dam. Is that the one you're talking about? East of Fergus? It's an awsome stretch of C&R water for browns. If you're interested, drop me a line and we'll get out onto simcoe for some of the best smallie action in Ontario! The lower grand is pretty good for smallies too, and walleye, and pike, and.....................
  18. I also have a Renzetti Traveler and it hasn't given my a single problem in 10 years now. I have a Regal for handling larger hooks and it's another vice I can't say enough good things about. Listen to Trout Bum, he knows what he's talking about.
  19. Try a San Juan worm, they're easy to tie and will catch anything with fins.
  20. I hear that, waterflogger! I started going back to the Dan Gapen original muddler with only one bunch of deer hair serving for both wing and head. It gives a 'rougher' look, but the fly gets down in heavy water twice as fast, and stays there. Trimmed right, it has it's own rustic appeal.
  21. Thank you kindly OSD, I do believe I'll enjoy my stay here. Just the kind of forum I was looking for.
  22. Hello from Ontario folks. Mostly trout, bass and pike around here. Some really great rivers feeding the great lakes within a short drive of my house. First post, not much to report yet, snowing and blowing like mad here today, good day to work on those muddlers I've been putting off.
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