How many species have you landed on the fly
Rainbow Trout
Cutthroat Trout (4 sub-species)
Brown Trout
Brook Trout
Bull Trout
Dolly Varden
Kokanee
Atlantic Salmon (land-locked)
Whitefish
Steelhead
Coho
LMB
SMB
Bluegill
Crappie
Yellow Perch
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What fish do you like to fish for?
Dolly Varden, Artic Char, Grayling, Brown, Brook, Cutthroat, Yellowstone Cutthroat, Golden, Rainbow, Steelhead, Chinook, Coho, Sockeye and Pink Salmon.
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Which pattern for which trout?
fish in my locale are rainbow trout, costal cutthroat, and dolly varden, but i havent ever heard of anyone catching a dolly so methinks there all gone around here. They fish around here dont seem to h |
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Fish Mystery
They're a char, like lakers and brookies. Bull trout and dolly varden used to be considered one species, but in recent years, DNA analysis has shown that there are differences. Generally speaking, |
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Need some help on an idea for a fly
rockworm hit the nail on the head. A white streamer with silver flashabou cut short so it looks like the tassels from a coat or jacket. A cone head that will cause it to dance up and down or a Froden |
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One of a kind
Pinks are dynamite on the fly in the river and when they school up. rule of thumb: every 2 yrs they show in the southern waters-fraser river etc in large numbers. next year there will be far fewer but |
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Campbell River Aug 10 - 13
The chums are still approaching and usually do not show themselves until the fall. your lucky it did not blow your rod apart. a 5wt for a pink is a bit small, especially if chum re about. I would not |
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Trip to Skagway
when i was thirteen i spent a summer in haines alaska.which is just down the canal from skagway.i was spin fishing with spoons and spinners in the ocean and chilcoot,chilcat rivers.i caught mostly dol |
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New Pattern of mine
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I have been working on a new pattern for some time and have came up with this.. i will need to use a bigger |
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dolly varden guidance
does any body know of some good dolly varden flies?I was thinking of fishing in the ocean or estuary in south east alaska where I was born.I looked at the flies in the data base and em' not satisf |
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Quartz Creek Encounter
Last Sunday, Sept 7, two friends and myself turned up at Quartz Creek, near Cooper Landing, AK, to try to fish. We had no idea what we were doing, but decided to give it a try anyway.By chance, we ra |
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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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slocan lake!
i went to slocan lake new denver bc canada great fly fishing go to it i caught 4 pound dolly fist day first cast i also cauht 3 pound rainbow on the fourth along with many more also kokanee (small) |
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Flies for the Grey Reef (North Platte)
QUOTE (blakejd @ Apr 19 2010, 02:30 PM) http://www.wyomingflyfishing.com/northplat...ingreports.aspx don't know if you've seen this yet but it is generally how I keep an eye on whats |
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i got bit in Alaska!!
QUOTE (flyderaght @ Aug 23 2009, 10:06 AM) I know the guys on the fraser river in BC will use green wool drifted on a very long leader as sockeye don't feed in freshwater. The methodd is |
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Favorite Coldwater Species
well... my favorite would be a dolly varden although i've never fished for them but its like a bigger and more colorful brook trout and they are by far the most beautiful trout to me (although i&# |
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RBF: october steelies
ok, so i slacked off and i havn't posted these pictures for over two months. i made a trip down to the kenai penn. and camped out with my buddy shawn for a week. the weather was great at first, but |
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May Swap Club
Stony, Got'em ty'd up. "Dolly Llama" Caddis Larva.I'll send 'em out Saturday. |
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Specimen fishing
I agree with Old Hat: whitefish will take just about any trout fly, especially wets and nymphs.As for the confusion between trout and char:Scientifically speaking, (according to my trusty old Scott an |
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Floodtide-repost
QUOTEDoing any fishing in Alaska right now? what's in season....I guess the salmon and trout are gone?Frank,Only ice fishing at this time. It wont be until late May when the salmonids return. Tr |
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Tube Swap
I'm new to tube tying and haven't fished any yet, but from what I've gleened, I'm sure I'll like them. I will attempt to join future exchanges, once I get into it. I'm curiou |
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Unamed
flymaker1........i've tyed hundreds and hundreds of flies while dreamin' like that........just waitin' for the day............for years............and this Aug., we're goin' to Can |
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Dolly Lama
I've read a few articles in the past that refer to a fly called a Dolly Lama. I haven't been able to find this listed in my fly books, and a google search hasn't been much help. Does any |
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Might be moving again
Too cool, and shouldn't be too tough to do within the same building. Maybe rent a big furniture moving dolly to help you do it efficiently. Biggest thing is packing up all the little junk... movin |
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prince of wales island alaska
this is a picture of luck creek draining into luck lake on prince of wales island. my dad and I caught many dolly's here. the fishing on the lake was a blast. |
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Saw some cool things on my quest
The company that repaired my motor home had a few surprises. The owner owns and restores Indian Motorcycles. Check these out.Check out this detail of the paint job.This is his touring bike.This is a |
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Cinnamon Orpington Quills
I guess this would primarily be directed to Don B. but anyone who might know the answer feel free to chime in!Anyone know where to get ahold of Cinnamon Orpington quills for the Bergman wets like |
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Speed Dyeing
Dave,"I got 1 once (28 grams) of hanked doll's hair mohair for the princely sum of £2.99 ($5)" ... who's the beast that yanked out the hank of dolly's hair? That is a pre |
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Alska Trip Pattern Help
I have a customer who is going to alaska and needs some help picking patterns. If anyone from alaska or has fished there has any thoughts please feel free to tell me. Here is his travle info and tim |
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Is it me or do all Char have HUGE domes?
It seems like every Char I see, Lake Trout, Bull Trout, Dolly Varden/Arctic Char, and Brook Trout have HUGE melons compared to true Trout. Is it just me or is that really a characteristic of Char? |
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Framed Argus
Hi Gar,Dolly Parton has a pair but nothing like them. Al the best Davie |
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How Many Fly Boxes Do You Own?
I have at least 1 box for each of the followingRed salmonPink salmonKing salmonsilver salmonchum salmonDolly vardenRainbow troutPikeGraylingHalibutOf course i have way more flies than these boxes cou |
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Non-Tying Question
Great idea for a thread!I drive a semi. Just regional 75-80 hours a week, deliviering stores like WalMart, Target, and convenience stores... I bring the the candy, cigarettes, Gatorade... all th |
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Official Species
Here is a list of species i specialize in and will gladly edit. I will note for kings and silvers i specialize in fishing for them in the alaska, canada and washington and not the great lakes. There |
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Buskin Lake, AK
A new addition to the fly fishing logbook has been submitted by Kodiak Commando. Complete report and additional photos can be found hereDate of Outing: 2005-02-20State: AKWater Fished: Buskin LakeRat |
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January dollies
My friend and i headed out and 10 a.m. Are destination was Buskin Lake are target was dolly varden and if we are lucky a steelhead. We got to the lake and there was a 10 to 30 mile an hour wind towa |
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The Greenwell
We are all amateurs, don't forget that. And by the way what in the #¤%¤¤# is a plug rod. OK I was not specific on the method to catch a Steelhead my misstake or bad luck I guess.But then again |
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what fish jump when hooked?
Pinks, Chum and Reds don't usually jump. Chum less than pinks, reds more often than either in my experience. Silvers and kings almost always.Grayling, hardly ever. This is probably because the |
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Moving to the Puget Sound Area
Hey Steelheader,Yeah, I am thinking trout fishing because that is what I am currently doing, but I would love to try fly fishing of almost any species (I like rivers better than open ocean though). |
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9/11 & 9/12 Creek Fishing...
Saturday:On Saturday I got down to the creek at about 11:15AM we fished until about 8PM. I fished the many pools where the salmon were holding, hoping for a bow or dolly to bite. It was about 1 hour |
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Some Recent Trout Fishing
Just got back from doing some fishing, and I have to say it was a great day for me. I strapped my flyrod and bait casting setup with bungys onto my bike. Then I road a couple miles down to this creek |
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What have you caught on the fly rod
Chemprof2001, I caught a 15"fallfish on a beetlespin when I was a kid. I had no idea that they got that big, but they were common in the stream that I fished when I was a tot. L.R.L. uh, I mean |
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One Artic Char
Nice fishWhat's the difference between an Arctic Char and a Dolly Varden? Can someone help me out on this? Is one a sea run? |
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White Miller
QUOTE here is where it gets tricky... when i was a really small kid (well young, not small), my granddad referred to what i think was some sort of caddis as a miller. In some parts of the country the |
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What pattern/s
Myself, I wouldn't be without leeches. Bunny leeches to be exact. Especially pink. Has put more steelhead and salmon on the bank then anything else. In fact, I think I've caught about ev |
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Hello From the pacific NorthWest
Hi, I was just informed I should tell everybody who I am.Grew up in Ontario/Quebec fishing for Smallies/ Largemouth, Lake Trout, Pike, and Musky but no luck<<<want this fish on the fly>&g |
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Dream Destinations
For me its would be Alaska. I want to catch Kings, and Dolly Vardens and some of those 20lb Rainbows on a fly rod !! |
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Do Fish Feel Pain
OK, here goes my rant. Have you ever seen this website http://fishinghurts.com ? I have ALWAYS thought that these people are a bunch of whacko's. They better hope they never show up at my house a |
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