Knucklehead
yeah but, hes wearing a columbia hat! That makes him a true fisherman doesnt it??
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Babine Special Variation
Tying Directions:
Hook: Gamakatsu T10-6H size 2
Thread: pink 3/0 (shown) or orange
Body: Tie in the rear egg using medium florescent fire orange chenille (or fluorescent
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What is your "Searching Pattern"?
I'm located in British Columbia, Canada. In the winter there is no need for attractors as there's always a nymph to imitate. As for the summer a box filled with various attractor dries such as humpys, |
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Banned leech type pattern
This topic has long been rumored in British Columbia on "fly only" waters, with roe/worm patterns being in question.
http://www.bcoutdoorsmagazine.com/forum/index.php?/topic/154-banned-fly-patterns/
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Casual Fly Fishing shirts
Greetings all,
Since I started fly fishing my daughters and wife have been buying me fly fishing tee shirts. Most of them came from the Black fly shop out of Jacksonville FL. My question has anyone pi |
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Chironomid Pupa Swap
Here in beautiful British Columbia we have a ton of lakes, and we spend a lot of the open water season fishing them. Perhaps the most popular method we have is fishing a chironomid pupa for 3, 5 |
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American Opossum
There are two Oppossum on Ebay under twenty dollars. There is a guy from Columbia, IL that must smoke crack he is selling Oppossum for 146.00. Crazy!!!!!
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A small victory for the Sacred Headwaters
Not sure if it has been posted, but the Skeena watershed looks like it has been saved for the time being from coalbed methane fracking and ultimately the destruction of the very special area.
Looks l |
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Flyfishing envy/prejudice
Upon further reflection I will admit I am a bit of a jerk to some terminal guys. Mostly the ones that cruise over in their bass boat to tell me there are no trout in the lake I'm bass fishing in. |
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RBF: RX6 11'6" Spey to Float Conversion
This will be my go-to winter steelhead rod, used primarily for floatfishing jigs and blades in British Columbia.I went with the spey blank primarily for the 4pc being easier to carry on flights.Starte |
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Dry and Dropper Swap
The Tung Darts are done and my dry will bea Tom Thumb, a British Columbia standard that has taken thousands of rainbows and browns since its introduction in the 1930s. It isn't well known pas the |
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What to look for in Comparadun hair?
Paul...
Where did you get this information from? The natural distribution range of the Blacktailed Deer (a mule deer; aka: "Coastal Deer") extends from just north of the LA area in Californ |
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What vest do you use ?
I haven't worn a vest in the last 28 years. I started with a Columbia "Shortie" vest that had only 4 pockets. It worked fine for quite a while, then I got a huge vest with dozens of po |
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New and need a list
If you happen to be 10 years old, and live to be about 310, you may have a good start. I have been at it since 55, and I'm learning domething every year.
As for the hatches, the ORDER of mayfl |
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Rainbow Trout
Hello, I am from British Columbia Canada. I am looking for some good fly patterns to use for rainbow trout (Preferably wet fly patterns but could also use some dry patterns). Please share your favorit |
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British Columbia 2012
Hi,
Where are you from? And where in bc are you staying? Thanks for sharing the pictures and welcome to supernatural British Columbia! |
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Pompano Fly
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Zoo pics
My daughter and I took a road trip to Columbia SC this last week (from Maine). Besides being a blast, we stopped at the Columbia Zoo - which my daughter loved (she is 10). I have to admit, tho, whil |
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Do they make a waterproof boonie hat ?
I am looking for a good fishing hat now that is waterproof and breathable. I was thinking boonie style but was not thrilled with the ones columbia puts out for they look kind of silly
At least on m |
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The Lengths some Landowners will go to
I have had the total opposite. one year when I was fishing in the chicotin area of british columbia and I was looking for some trail access. a local rancher stopped and asked me if I wanted access to |
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How did you get started tying?
It was '79, and I had just turned 10. We were living in Kamloops (home of countless world-class trout lakes), in the British Columbia interior, and my father decided that a good birthday present ( |
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MAY 2012 ---FLIES FROM THE VISE
Some speys for later use in British Columbia Pacific Salmon and Steelhead, these ones are pretty small #8
I haven't posted much lately but been filling boxes
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Wilson Creek, NC
Troutguy what part of SC. I grew up in Aiken and so alway to up to the NC and East TN area when I visit. I've been wondering lately about trying more SC mountain fishing and even fishing the Broad |
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Crabs
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Thanks for the kind words guys!
surfbunker: Whered you live in SC?
Ny, i assume you are talking about stripers? W |
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Canada Trip
The stillwater fishing in Kamloops British Columbia is second to none 200 hundred lake within an hour of town. Depending on the lake you can get rainbows up to ten pounds. A 5 or 6 wt. is used and one |
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Flies 12.26.11
Yea thats what I hear in NY as well. I am actually speaking with a guy in British Columbia and he own a very large fly business, webfliesbc and swears by the stuff! |
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Stocking trout from a helicopter!?!?!?!
The article below has a photo.
Columbia, SC is a very populated urban are so you would not think they need a helicopter. Truth is the river is very hard to get to in most spots. There are only abou |
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Hello from central WA
Thought I'd send a note introducing myself. Currently in south-central WA. Flyfisher & tyer for 50+yrs. Heading across the Columbia for a day of steelheading on the John Day River tomorrow. |
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I have been away for awhile
Hi there. I have been away for awhile, but recently I have been looking at participating in a Forum again and I think here is probably one of the better places. Some of you already know me, either my |
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RBF: China Rooftile & Technology Exhibition 2012
China Rooftile & Technology Exhibition 2012 ROOFTILE CHINA EXHIBITION 2012Date: March 9th -11th, 2012Venue: China Import & Export Fair Pa Zhou Complex• Area BActual synthetically domestic and foreign |
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Brookie Stream
If your ever in the market to fish a pristine lake, fortress lake in British Columbia has the best brook trout fishery in western North America. It is a fly in .lake or a 10 mile hike in from alberta. |
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What was working for me, early salmon west coast
Hi John, the edition i have is 'Vancouver Island BC Backroad Mapbook'
Has backroad, topographical relief maps, hunting, fishing (including salt), paddling, park, recsite (camping), trail, wil |
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Hello From South Carolina
Just joined this forum a couple of days ago, and I am amazed at the wealth of information here! I have been fly fishing and fly tying for 2 years now and I can't seem to get enough of the spor |
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RBF: Howdy!! Need to roll my own...
Howdy!! I thought that I would introduce myself. I live in the NW along the Columbia River. I started setting up a kayak for fishing. I went a little different route than most kayak anglers up here an |
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RBF: A Painful experience...
I quit smoking a little more than 6 years ago. I have tried hard to be a tolerant ex-smoker. I never wanted to be one of "THOSE" ex-smokers. All of you that either smoke or used to know what I mean. I |
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I'm told these types of flies can work da bass
I'd say, yup they do!!
Columbia River Smallies
when I was told about tying these it was explained that the best feature was that they were unweighted and would suspend in place (and quive |
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Evolution Swap
Mine came in the mail today, and I must say I am thoroughly disappointed! I took one look at the display, and every one of these flies looks like a guaranteed hook-up. I am heading out to the Ko |
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Wet Fly Swap
I'll send out a British Columbia staple, the Doc Spratley. |
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Is this a blue gill?
In british columbia, there have been escapees from the atlantic salmon fish farms who have shown much to our federal fisheries surprise in rivers. bass have been in BC waters for many decades after be |
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Barbless hooks for Heritage Angling waters
I have always crushed the barbs with small pliers-never damaged a hook. coming from british columbia where you pretty much have to use barbless/ do it when tying the fly before putting in the vice. I |
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Scud ?
for the back I have used the plastic from the bags cpu parts come in. nice shine to them. a friend in british columbia ties them in a gold colour and boy do they catch fish. I had heard of them and st |
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ROOFTILE CHINA EXHIBITION 2011
2011 China (Guangzhou) International Rooftile & Technology Exhibition ——ROOFTILE CHINA EXHIBITION 2011 Date: March 30th — April 1st , 2011 Venue: China Import & Export Fair PaZ |
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"Project Healing Waters Swap" - Deadline June 30!
Last winter I developed a pattern for PHW up here in Western Canada at request of Jack Simpson, President of the British Columbia chapter. The initial idea was to put the pattern in flyshops and donat |
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Other hobbies?
Don't think of it as a hobby, but have been involved with Boy Scouts at the Troop, District, and Council levels for many years. Was a ham radio operator for 40+ years, and in my younger years was |
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new fly rod coming for spring
http://www.sandpiperflyfishing.com/our-fly-rods.htmlI have a rod built by jack the owner of sandpiper which is a 5wt. casts great in all conditions etc. jack is also a straight up as they come and if |
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tempurature
I saw -6 this morning (coldest morning for my area in 5 years) and now it's "warmed up" to -2. School was closed for the kids before 5am. THAT was more surprising than the cold, their s |
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High school shooting
What a crazy day yesterday. My kids are in the Millard Public School District. I have 2 kids that attend at Millard North High School and 2 in one of the middle schools and 2 in one of the elementar |
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Hey from Kamloops
Found the website I figure this would be a good place to start learning about tying some flies, I'm at school in Kamloop's, British Columbia which happens to be littered with lakes full of tro |
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Sheridan Lake Fly Fishing
Is that lake up in Britsh Columbia, by Kamloops? If so that would be sweet cuz I go up there every summer for a week to fish. |
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Fly Tying Videos
look up sport fishing on the fly on you tube. this is a british columbia based flyfishing show, but don has uploaded many of his tying sections from the individual shows to you tube. many of them are |
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Rod Blank Selection - 10'6" Downrigger Rod
I am going to build a custom rod that will be used for the fishing lake trout (5-7 lbs average, up to 15 lbs). This rod will be used for with a downrigger, and will likely use braided line in the 10-1 |
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What Materials Should a Beginner Purchase?
I know this might be a little late, but I just started tying flies a year or so ago, and I am finally beginning to become (somewhat) proficient at tying a few select flies. When first starting out, I |
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fly fishing photo contest
QUOTE (Bryan Wright @ Oct 18 2010, 03:20 PM) I don't know if you want to vote I gues you have to donate to preserve streams and rivers in order to vote but you can take a look for free. |
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Rod?
TFO makes an excellent rod. I have a friend in british columbia who has access to 2nds from a few different makers.http://www.flybc.ca/forum/index.php?showtopic=6835I know jak quite well and have one |
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Steelhead newbie
Hi everyone,I'm new to west coast steelhead fishing, specifically British Columbia. I have never fished for Steelhead before but will try in the upcoming months. I've looked through the plet |
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ADVENTURE ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS
Hey GuysI want to suggest something here. I stay in South Africa and I want to visit the States to fish some of its magic trout streams, but i would also like to go and fish Brittish Columbia and Alas |
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Online or shop
online only.nothing available locally or without traveling to a 'chain' significantly away from me.if i had my way..................or won the lottery. I would buy one of the old closed shops |
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