Odessa

She received what she had coming.

I use a Regal with the brass base. I really like the way it holds a hook. I have never had any problems with mine. Although I have heard that if you do not get the hook deep enough in the jaws, there is a possibility of the jaws chipping. I have both the standard and midge jaws for mine. I use the midge jaws 99% of the time.

Was it a Cortland CL?

Hey, this link is a review of all the new vises, done by flyfisherman magazine. I found this very helpful when I purchased my latest vise- http://www.flyshop.com/ftb/hwvise/index.html

I will be fishing in my own back yard on the Provo River. Fishing has been very good the past few weeks, and I do not dare travel somewhere else when the fishing is so good 5 minutes from home. I tried the upper Green River a few weeks ago on the Wyoming side, and was not that impressed. My little river is much better. I will fish it two of the three days. Good luck to everyone that has the chance to throw a fly. Matt

Will, my check is in the mail. Thanks Matt

Will I will take the following- 1140- 18, 16 1260- 16, 14, 8 1530- 16,14 1710- 18, 16, 14 2220- 6, 8 Thanks, Matt

I wonder if they should regulate the types of fish that can be purchased for home aquariums. If people are turning their fish lose, this can lead to huge ecological problems. Whole bodies of water would be lost to solve the problem of illegally introduced fish.

For the past few months, I have been fishing Cortlands Lazer line in chartreuse. This line is one of the brightest lines I have seen. I have caught enough fish on this line to believe that color is not that important. Your cast is much more likely to spoke fish than the color of your line. My spare reel has a SA mastery Trout line in Dark willow on it. I do not see a difference between the lines in ability to catch fish, so in my opinion I do not think that color matters that much.

Who cares what you use to catch fish? Tye something on and cast it, if you catch fish more power to ya. Every one does their own thing and there is nothing wrong with that. He is just upset that weighted nymphs catch more fish than his purist direction. Who's to say what is pure? Anyone is entitled to their own opinon on the correct method to use, so do not force yours on others.

If I were you, I would also but the barracuda vise rather than the professional. If you are looking for an upgrade this would be the way to go. I recieved the same advice a few weeks ago, and it was good advise at that. I have not had any problems with the pedistal base, but I generally do not tye anything above a number 10. I would like to know where Sticky saw this vise for $248?

I have a St. Croix Legend 4 piece rod, and I love it. The rod has not given me any problems, though I have heard that earlier models came apart at times. This has never happened to me. The 4 piece rods are much easier to transport in cars. I do not see a differnce between two piece rods and multi section rods. I doubt I will ever buy a two piece again. I have caught large fish on my 5 weight and have not had any problems.

Lanvaettir Here is a pretty good fishing report on the Green as of a couple of weeks ago Water Level / Flow: Low with some fluctuations. The river has been around 900 cfs lately (minimum flow is 750). As a result of a fluctuating flow regime on the Colorado River below Lake Powell (Glen Canyon Dam) Western power administration has requested ability to fluctuate so it could change based on power demand. The maximum release is around 2000 cfs. Fishing: Very Good to excellent. Hatches: BWOs, Midges. Best Techniques: Nymphing and dry/dropper has produced most consistently. Dry fly hatch matching has been very good especially when it is calm. Streamers have been good at times. Best Times: Middle of the day. Best Water Types to fish: Fish are spread out throughout the river but the best areas are deep holes, riffles, runs. Forecast for the next few weeks: Dry fly fishing should continue to improve as insect numbers increase. Nymphing will continue to be a top producer. Streamers should also be a good bet Other Comments: New Zealand mud snails have been confirmed in this section of the Green. This exotic species competes for the same food as trout (insects) and can harm insect populations and eventually habitat. In order to prevent spreading these tiny invaders, wash all equipment with bleach and allow it to completely dry before entering other waters. Since the fire of 2002, heavy rains have caused some dramatic siltation problems, and the river has become very off color below dripping springs when this occurs (mainly heavy spring rains and late summer thunderstorms). In fact silt left in the river has caused off color conditions for long periods well after precipitation. In addition, high wind days have created very dusty conditions around the little hole area. Try not to wade on spawning beds. The most effective patterns on the Green have been: Dries: Parachute-Adams, Lawson's thorax, sparkle dun, ext. body, parachute, CDC loopwing BWOs (#16-#20).Griffiths Gnat, trailing shuck, cluster, and other various midges (#18-24). Cicadas and other large attractors as lead flies for dry dropper rigs, many fish will take these out of memory (#6-#10) Emergers: Barr emerger BWO (#20-#22), CDC loop wing emerger (#20-#22), Chironomids (#16-#24); Serendipity, Midge biot, (#18-24), RS2 (olive, Grey, #16-#24) Zebra Midge (#16-#24) Nymphs: bead-head midges in various colors (zebras) BWO nymphs (#16-#26), Pheasant Tail, Hare's Ear (bead and non) (#18-#24) Blood midge, annelids, WD-40 (bead and non) (#18-#24) red, olive, black midge larva and pupa (#18-#24) Egg patterns in various sizes and colors Barr emerger BWO (#20-#22), CDC loop wing emerger (#20-#22), Chironomids (#16-#24); Serendipity, Midge biot, (#18-24), RS2 (olive, Grey, #16-#24) Zebra Midge (#16-#24) Scuds orange, pink as attractors (#12-#14) Scuds olive, grey, sand to match naturals (#14-#20) Baetis nymphs (#18-#26), Pheasant Tail, Hare's Ear (#18-#22) Sanjuan worms red, olive, black midge larva and pupa (#18-#24) Streamers: Wooly buggers, Zonkers, Woolhead Sculpins, Clouser Minnows, Double Bunnies and various other patterns (#2-#6). Check back here the first of the week if you can, and I will update this report for you. Good luck on the Green. Just for you info it has been unseaonably hot around here lately. The weather should be back to normal buy the first of the week. If the heat has done anything, it should have increased the amount of insects on the river. Have a good trip Matt

Thanks Ted The models that I have been using are C49S mustad signature in 16 and 18. Dai-Riki #135 size 16, and Mustand wet nymph hook 3399A size 16. Thanks Matt

I have been using mustad, mustad signature, and dai-riki hooks. I caught a six plus pound brown the other day, and was suprised to see the mustad signature with a nice bend in it. I have tried Daiichi hooks, but have yet to hook anthing of considerable size on them. I have only had problems when I have hooked large fish. A gentelman who works at sportsmans warehouse told me I should not have this problem with the mustad signature. I do not know the difference between this model and the regular model other than the fact they are chemical sharpened. I need hooks in size 16 that can handle large fish. Thanks for all your responses.

In the past couple weeks I have had a few fish straighten my hooks out. I have tied up a number of brands, but the results have been the same. I was wondering what you all think is the strongest hook made. I generally fish size 18 or 16 hooks. Thanks Matt

Hi, I figured I had better do this sometime. My name is Matt. For the past year I have been working on the thesis for my degree (History). I wrote the very long paper on an organization know as Odessa. This organization helped Nazi war criminals escape capture after WWII. I finshed the defense of my paper the day I joined this site. I just thought I would use the name. I live in north central Utah. I fish 4 to 5 times a week and sometimes more. I love to fish rivers, but I am not a big fan of still water. I fish for Brooks on high mountain streams and huge Browns and Rainbows in my own backyard. I was looking for a new vise and happened upon this site. I placed a topic and was very suprised to see how quickly the reponses arrived. This is the best site that I have seen on the net, the members are very intelligent which is a great help when it comes to advice.

You sould go to your local Wal Mart, and look in the lamp section. They have a a lamp with a magnifyer built in for only ten bucks. I use this and for the money you could not beet it. My friend who works at Sportsmans Warehouse told me about this lamp. It will save you 35 bucks.

your flies do not need to be perfect. Getting your drift (presentation)right is much more important. This morning I caught a bunch of browns and rainbows on a WD40. I only had two of the flies to fish with, when I was done they did not look very good, but they caught fish all morning. Even though they did not look the same, I was still able to catch fish. If you are fishing a river, make sure that you know how to mend your line. I did not learn this until I had been fishing many times with no success. It takes time to learn how to tie flies, everyone has been through this. You will get better, so do not be so hard on your self. Take a class or two, or go to your local fly shop and ask for some advice, most shops would be happy to give you some assistance.

I have had to mail home a small knife off my key chain 3 times. All three times the TSA people in the SLC airport allowed me to go to the gift shop to buy an envelope. In each situation the knife was at my home when I returned from my tipr. They will mail it for you, and as I have stated, the item arrived at my home. In each instance the TSA peopel were very understanding.

Barbless hooks are the way to go. The fools who mishandle fish would cause much less damage if they were required to use barbless.

Thanks for all the help, this is the first time I have used this site. I was suprised by all the quick responses-- I am planning on purchasing the deluxe kit this week

I think that I am going to buy a Barracuda vise. Would this be a good choice? Any advice?