Greetings from Scotland.
Hello all,
I'm an Englishman living in voluntary exile in the Highlands of Scotland. This area is a wild trout paradise. I've been tying for about a 1/4 century now, some of that time professi |
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Fly Tying Inventory
I wouldn't say I have TOO much stuff, but it's been accumulating since moths wiped me out 34 years ago. I fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find anything in a fly shop that I don't have i |
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Drum on a Fly
I'm going to be fishing Lake Erie for a few days in early June. Like schaef said, we used to catch them all the time when I was growing up on the lake, when we were trying to catch walleye and ba |
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RBF: Repairing grandpa's old graphite rod
My grandfather has an old Hawk Grip (HawkGrip) Graphite Medium Action Egg Rod 9.5' 2-piece Salmon Trout... well that's what it says on the rod! Oh, and Model SP1741-96 Now I can't wait to use a nice |
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Trout Nymph Swap?
great looking scuds Jim here in MI we also have the mysis shrimp as well as common scuds so when you catch rainbows out of some rivers the flesh is almost as pink as a pink salmon great tasting and ve |
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How big is too big?
The simplest answer to your question is that it depends upon the type of fish you are after. I have seen Marlin flies in excess of 18 inches that incorporated entire Peacock Sword feathers! I have |
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All about Feathers
I'm pretty sure that the only feathers that float a hook unaided for any length of time are CDC feathers. Cul de Cunard. These feathers come from ducks and other water birds bums and are near the |
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Steelhead Fly Hook Selection
If you look at the 'old' Scottish salmon flies with married wings and the like, they don't fish in a perfect cosmetic fashion but they caught plenty of fish. The Atlantic Salmon isn't |
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hooked
The amount of salmon flies I 'collect' from unfortunate souls at work each autumn is great. (I work in A&E) Normally manage to debarb them and get them pushed out without destroying fly.
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Which knots are using? to anchor your fly
Which knots are using to anchor your fly to the line?
My improved clinch not doesn't seem to improved.I was fishing a river yesterday where salmon a sea trout play caught one or the other but it |
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Back to Our Roots
When I first started fishing, I was taught to use a fiberglass fly rod to catch Trout in the streams flowing off the East side of the Sierra Nevadas...my brother and I would slither through the under |
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tube materials
You can make a very weak sub of the turbo by fitting a small sequin up against the hook eye then a cone. Make sure the sequin is faced cup out so it causes the wobble and pulse. You can't spey wel |
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Sheepsfoot
[img]http://www.danica.com/flytier/hweilenmann/sheepsfoot.jpg[/img]
Sheepsfoot
Hook: Partridge Barbless Ideal Nymph #10
Thread: Benecchi 12/0, black
Rear hackle: Guinea fowl saddle hackle, dyed brown |
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buying a fly rod
I can recommend the Albright Topwater Outfits now on sale for $120 for rod, reel, backing, fly line and leader. We use the 9 ft 5/6 wt to teach our classes.
The reel is metal instead of plastic |
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MAY 2012 ---FLIES FROM THE VISE
Thanks Piker20, at certain times i have found chinook and coho really fond of the chartreuse flies, going to do some ocean fishing from the shore on the West Coast in a few months, probably for evenin |
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A little Help!!!!!!!!!!!&#
Sent you a PM. I'm in Afghanistan too and spend most of my evenings behind the vice. Depending where you're at i may be able to help you out a bit with some pointers from the little bit i kn |
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Uses for Pig Hair
Bristles are great for salmon shrimp flies. To mimmick the feelers. Snaelda, Frances, Pot Bellied Pigs etc. Google boar bristle flies for more info. They stay fairly coarse and stiff so not sure if yo |
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How do you eat yours?
Cold smoking salmon is awesome - I just picked up [url="http://www.amazenproducts.com/"]THIS[/url] pellet smoker that I put inside my smoke cabinet to cold smoke. In a week or two I'll s |
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Hello From Scotland
Hello, just joined and probably won't say a lot, but I'll post plenty fly pics when I get the time.
Fish over here in Scotland for wild Browns and Atlantic salmon, occasionally Grayling.
Loo |
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FTF Video: - Luc Brais - OrangeBlosson_TUBE
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RBF: king salmon fly rod blank selection help
I'm going to be building a king salmon michigan fly rod. This rod will be tested on kings that are 30+ lbs so i'm looking at either a 9 or 10wt, 4pc 9'-0". The issue is what blank to use for these mon |
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Anyone ever have a fly rod snap on a backcast?
I broke a brand new Payne graphite 9wt fishing for steelhead on the Salmon River in NY. It was 17 degrees out. I hooked and landed a nice steelie and hokked a second one. When I set the hook the rod e |
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Materials
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again i'm assuming this i |
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Green Intruder
That links great. I have seen that technique before but never used it in my tying and the written word didn't stir the old brain cells for me. I will look at the pins and maybe tie up some prawn p |
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RBF: Heavy FW and light SW rod recomendation
I have a customer that has asked for a price on a rod as described in the topic title. I was looking at an MHX F908-4. Question is: the guide calculator has one set of spec's. Spec's for the MHX a |
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Tippets -- Variations in diameter and lb Test
Thanks for the pointers.
Furled -- not folded -- leaders. I knew it was not quite right but close enough for a geezer.
I actually bought some of the leader rings w/o thinking how in the heell I qou |
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Tying a Riffle hitch
Here are two links that should help you out
http://www.jeromefarnsworth.com/salmon-article1.html
http://www.faqs.org/fly-fishing/Pe-Si/Riffling-Hitch-Waking-Fly.html
Art Lee has a very nice book on |
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How Do I Photograph "Floating" Flies?
[color="#0000FF"][size="3"][font="Comic Sans MS"]Parts of the Margaree are open for trout, salmon doesn't open till June 1st I believe. One thing about Nova Scotia, t |
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no-name salmon tube
Another salmon tube from my vice
/Peter
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Dapping?
Looks good and edible. Its a differen way to fish and you'll either find yourself sucked in or not. The Humpy back which I think is an America origin dry fly is common for dapping with. Size 10 an |
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Don't Drink The Dye!
I’ve been tying a lot of wool flies this winter - great action and I like the way it puffs up in the water, giving the appearance of bulk. But what’s been driving me nuts is that the choice of colors |
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Greys GRXI+
If you're looking for an out and out rod to start spey fishing with you would do worse than the Shakespeare Oracle Salmon rods. They have sold hundreds in the UK and I don't know about the 201 |
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Fly Box
Cheers for the replies.
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Steelhead - Had a couple of very old (20y) Wheatley boxes with solid foam on each side. T |
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Black n´orange Squidro
Appreciate your comments:) I think they will do the job. We dont have steelheads in Sweden but seatrout and salmon
will hopefully be triggered by the rubberlegs aswell
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6/7 Beulah Switch - Line questions
I would imagine you have already seen this, but Beulah recommends the following for their 6/7 switch.
"FLY LINE RECOMMENDATIONS:
Scandinavian: Beulah Elixir 325 for 6/7 Switch.
Skagit: Beulah Ton |
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michigan fly fishing
I know the betsie is well known for salmon and steelhead, but has anybody ever had success for the browns and brookies that are supposed to be in this river? i kjust blew a whole weekend at this river |
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How do I fish Clouser Minnows?
Hi saltwater experts,Im in Fiji, on an island surrounded by a lagoon. I have seen some Giant Trevally's and Baraccuda cruising about the area. I have a bunch of clousers, baitfish patterns, crab p |
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Waking Flies for Salmon
I'd Agree with Rob H, and it is not just out east either, skating pink techno wogs for feisty pink salmon is a hoot, we also skate dries for steelhead.
I just don't see it used much in the gr |
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3366 hook
I know what you mean, and I believe a 3399 & 3399A, were both sold as fly hooks, and are basically the same hook, except have turned down eyes, yet the price is often higher.
I have some worm hoo |
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New to Forum, Selecting hooks for tying
I think Utyer hinted at it, you need to decide first off if you are tying for fresh or salt. A 'salt water' hook will be a match for pretty much anything you hook in fresh but the presentation |
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Spring landlocked salmon
So I have been taught by my great uncle the art of Maine salmon trolling streamers. This is the first spring season I have had the oppertunity to use some of my own flies to catch landlocked salmon. T |
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StimiPillow
Here is the hatch chart for Salmon Flies on the Henry's Fork:
Photo Common Name Scientific Name Dates Location Hook size
Salmonfly. Pteronarcys californica May-J |
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April 2012 : Flies from the Vise
They are very good flies. The paired the strips of various feathers is so hard to get right. They look perfect untill you start tying them in. A tip I had on Salmon flies for showing, not fishing, was |
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Micro flies <#18
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I'm from the UK and small flies certainly aren't a rare thing on my line. I fish the streams around Salisbury and find I catch more on the micro flies because thats the size of fly th |
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Small Clousers
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Regarding the topic of small flies (size 6 4 2 1) I decided to make some small clousers using a new material (new |
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Turbo Cones
the shake was the whole point
there are a few rules for me the last few years in my tying
the hooks must ride correctly
they have to move
they have to catch & hold fish
the summer slam fills all |
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Small Saltwater Flies
I'd say go very light on the EP fiber. I've never done baitfish with polar or craft fur. Something like this should be light and shed water quickly.
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What is this rod worth?
Bonhams auction house in UK had a rod listed as Hardy Pennell split cane salmon road for £60 so about 100 dollars. |
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Here's to me ....
I'm kind of a long-time user but 1st time poster.
My grandad used to take me out to the Vedder Canal when I was 3. He would plunk me down with a worm and a bobber then fly fish on either side of |
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Follow along on the build up
The new reel for it just came today. I spooled it up with some blue backing that matches the wraps on the rod as well as a Orvis Wonderline Salmon&Steelhead taper 7wt line. Couple more days and th |
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Thread Waste:
have to agree with JSzymczyk on the relative cost of things. The hooks specifically for fly tying do seem expensive. And don't start me on 'salmon' hooks or ' seatrout hooks'. I ex |
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Hello from South West Michigan
Hey all Im just getting back into fly tying. I mainly fly fish for bluegills and bass right now but im hoping this year i will be able to hook a salmon, steelhead, pike/muskie, and maybe some smaller |
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Lucian Vasies "Perfect Caddis Pupa"
[color="#0000FF"][size="3"][font="Comic Sans MS"]Is catgut what is used to make the eyes on "blind eye" hooks for classic salmon flies?[/font][/size][/color] |
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Blue Charm
magnifico... This patern with mallard is the best version for atlantic salmon very nice |
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Fly Tying Archive
I've started to keep a fly tying blog where I will post the patterns I tie and a bit of history and tying instructions on them. I do all kinds of flies and try to cover everything from classic sal |
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Automatic Bobbin
Again Thanks for all the great advice. I ended up and brought two, the trout in stainless steel and the salmon with the ceramic tip. They are great so far I like the ability of using the spool instea |
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Fuzzy Peach
Another Alaskabou fly tied for some Atlantic Salmon. This is the "Fuzzy Peach" but it didn't turn out as well as I like mainly because of the orange Marabou feathers being of very bad qu |
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March 2012: Flies from the Vise
Hooray Flies from the bench in March, well kind of a mixture here...
Heading off for pink salmon in BC during August so these little pink clousers should be nice.
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