my first wooly bugger
45,I got a kit last week its a Greg Vinci kit and the feathers are way long need bigger hooks or next time trim more off first time doing this not much fly tiers or fishing done here in Iowa
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my first bug fly
I good job for your first fly. I grew up in Iowa, and that would be great for bluegills!
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A complete beginner
Check out this post with two other Iowa tiers. Maybe you could PM each other and see how close you guys are.
http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?showtopic=72299
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wood duck feathers
Iowa
That is a huge subject. I spent the day sorting wood duck feathers, mallard breast, and some white duck. My suggestion is to do a web search. It will,be real confusing at first as they are al |
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best fly tying thread
iowa,
I am new to tying also. I started out using regular thead without good results. I started using utc ultra thread and have been happy with it . I have tried danvilles but I have not been i |
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new guy from iowa
Hello everyone,
I am also from N.W. Iowa and am new to fly tying. I have some experience fly fishing though but want to try tying my own fly's. I also like fishing with poppers for |
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iowa fly show this weekend
the show is saturday and sunday with seminars friday night. located in bettendorf iowa check out www.hawkeyeflyfishing.comfor more info speakers like jonn graham, kip vieth and joe c |
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Nebraska Fly Tyers
Kinda of a next door neighbor here in N.W. Iowa. Haven't fished in Nebraska though.
MIke
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Travel Time Again
Well today our gas prices here in N.W., Iowa finally drop under $3 it's been quiet sometime since it's been under $3 here. Local station was at $2.98 this morning .... WOW! |
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Newb wondering where to buy materials
I just purchased a vice kit (the Peak Rotary set) and now realize that I need to invest in some materials. Does one start with materials needed to tie one specific fly or buy a variety off the start? |
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NOSTALGIA
More of my 'nostalgic stuff'.
1) Three Herter's #3 bobbins, and a #42 bobbin.
2) A sample of the 45 spools of Nymo thread I have, and still use on occasion to rewrap bamboo rods.
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Where can I find jungle cook feathers?
[quote name='shoebop' timestamp='1349670189' post='517364']
Aren't they illegal to possess here in the States? I know you can buy fake jungle cock eyes that you use for the |
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Interesting website
http://www.kyndoutdoors.com/fly-fishing/fly-fishing-hatches-state.cfm?state=Iowa&start=1&sort=date Found this while tinker around abit online. It is a link for Iowa but I am sure you could fin |
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Hello from Iowa
[quote name='Mickalo' timestamp='1347121850' post='514824']
welcome to the forum. nice to see another Hawkeye here! I think you'll find this forum to be a great place l |
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strike indicators for bass?
I get alot of wierd looks here in iowa fly fishing the lakes out of my boat. My favorite thing people tell me is "are you fly fishing? Ya know theres no trout in here"... My response is &quo |
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tying up some muddlers tonight
with the weather we are having here in iowa (multiple weeks of temps between 95 and 100 and no rain) ive been tying up some flies to get a little deeper down were the bass are hangin out during mid da |
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Ethics
The ponds that I fish here in Iowa have large numbers of fish. Having taken many fish, out of many ponds,I have found the size of the bluegills to increase.
I return every gill that is over 10" |
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Des Moines, IA
MarkBob -
I have never fished Iowa at all. MN yes, Iowa, nada... so I have no info for you... a blogger I follow though just returned from a trip fishing out there, maybe (off chance) he has some i |
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RBF: Greetings From The Heartland
Hello All Fellow Rod Builders,Just thought I stop in here and introduce myself to ya'llI'm 33 and from Iowa, i enjoy long quiet walks by the beach (Wait Wrong Forum) Kidding. I've always wanted to bui |
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June Flies from the Vice
[quote name='utyer' timestamp='1340292235' post='508535']
Not the same Madison County or bridge as in the movie. The Bridges of Madison County (Iowa,) were covered bridges. T |
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Deer Hair for spinning
I have four hides I processed this season. All four came from the same area and they are all different. Each whitetail is it's own animal and they are not the same. When you are working whole hide |
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Greetings from the Midwest
Welcome to the forum. nice to see another midwestern here. where abouts? I'm over in N.W., Iowa.
When it comes to fly tying you came to the right spot. plenty of people here that are always willi |
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Hi from Nebraska
welcome to the forum. almost next door neighbors here. I'm over in N.W., Iowa. Nice to see another midwestern here. You came to the right place for all your fly tying needs as you will see.
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River smallie quesion
sorry, i fish both small rivers and creeks. im from iowa so the wapsipinican is my main river. |
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Shipping fur and feathers
[quote name='tidewaterfly' timestamp='1313938803' post='476363']
These laws are intended to protect various species, and limit, or prevent the commercial exploitation of listed |
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StoneFly patterns
The Fly Fishing entomology web site lists 44 species of stoneflies found in Iowa. http://flyfishingentomology.com/NAStonefly...butionQuery.phpHatch charts for Iowa only list about 4 patterns, all ar |
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Hackle chickens?
QUOTE (Al Beatty @ Mar 17 2011, 04:11 PM) QUOTE (j43jacko @ Mar 17 2011, 03:50 PM) Hey, I was wondering if any of you guys on here know anything about which common chicken |
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Float Tube Question
Good information so far. Here is what I would add - PFD? Always. If a little comfort really is going to outweigh the safety, get one of those that automatically inflates when it is submerged. I se |
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Tiger Eye-best Orange hue for wraps?
Hello All,Been lurking on here for a few weeks and decided it was time to sign up. I have really enjoyed reading all the helpful articles. I am getting started on building a couple of short rods for |
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Greetings
Hi, I'm considering building a short fiberglass fly rod for the driftless area of the midwest: Northeast Iowa, Southeast Wisconsin, Southwest Minnesota. I live in Chicago in a one bedroom apartment w |
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TERRESTRIALS!!!
Hi Houndog. They haven't arrived yet, and I was starting to get a little concerned until I noticed that you are a "Fureigner!" Flies from Canada take a little longer. I'll let yo |
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New to the site from Iowa
I just recentlydiscovered this site while searching for fly patterns. What a Great Site!! I have been fly fishing since about 2001. I started in Southern Missouri (Roaring River and Lake Tanne |
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Ice flies
Ok, so living in Iowa, the ice fishing will soon be here and as I enjoy tying; I am wondering if any other members tie patterns for ice fishing? What patterns and size? I am planning to tie a blood |
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Why I Love Craft Stores
QUOTE (JSzymczyk @ Dec 1 2010, 05:37 PM) That is SO true and also so unfortunate. I won't become a "regular"; I don't have enough time left to play stupid games. I have g |
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Hello from Iowa
welcome to the forum. Where in Iowa are you? I am in Omaha and am always looking for more people to go fishing with. |
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Native Brook Trout
I fish a couple small streams in NE Iowa with brookies. This fall I caught and released about 30 fish in 2 days. The VAST majority of the brookies I cought on a BH flashback PT nymph that I tie up in |
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Omaha Nebraska Fly Fishing
well I can tell you, being from N.W., Iowa that there are very few fly fisherman around ... very few, but since I started fly fishing about 3 yrs ago I found that anywhere you can fish with the conven |
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Hello from Minnesota
welcome Candy. I know how you feel. I'm here in N.W., Iowa and only seen a few fly rods, besides my own, in these parts. But I've had better luck with since I started fly fishing a few years a |
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Removing Guard Hairs
I've used a real fine comb I had laying around, actual my daughters, that I've used which seems to work pretty good. Just gotta try and gather as much of the guard hairs without loosing them i |
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Hatchery Raise Trout
QUOTE (Old Hat @ Nov 23 2010, 10:32 AM) Thanks for the info. The illegal comment was a poor attempt at humor. We do have problems with "private closed system hatcheries" (think hi |
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Not following the recipe?
Along the same lines as what has been discussed, here in Iowa a guy found a dead bald eagle in the ditch and cut its talons off. DNR and whoever else was involved were very interested in finding this |
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Tuning a 'Toon
Dad picked up an inflatable pontoon a few years a go from a friend. I got tired of seeing it just hang in the shed, so I 'inherited' it to my garage. It is a smaller one with only 6 1/2 foot |
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Hellgrammite Questions
Once you are familiar with the hellgrammite, you will probably agree that they are appropriately named as "the-bug-from-hell". However, Smallmouth Bass love these ferocious appearing bugs an |
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Hello from Wisconsin
Welcome John from your neighbor in Iowa. I think you'll find this a terrific place to discuss the wonderful art of fly tying and pick up on some excellent tips and assistance when ever needed. Mik |
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Skinny Nelson
Consider this more or less a reccomendation. Anyone who lives by or in the Driftless region in Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa should really to a pile of these for it's what the trout are munching on now |
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Yellowstone Swap (lead free)
I got them back today...what's your ZIP? I put 44265 and the PO says thats an Iowa ZIP code...Sure glad I put the return address on there! |
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The First of Many
Diggin' it like taters! Good looking tie. Man, I tell ya, there woun't be a bass safe in the entire State of Iowa. Your skills just keep improving! Keep up the great work! |
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Looking for some American knowledge
40 year question? In all practicality, not that big of a deal. Other than the few exceptions mentioned to define between state and city (Washington, New York), none of the others are refered to as & |
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crappie flies
Hey JSzymczyk looks like a Cabela's 3 Forks outfit your using? Is so, great rod/reel for the money. Got 3 of them myself last year when they had a sale on them. Nice looking crappies. God I can |
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tie with this material swap
I received a killer set of emergers from Iowa Fly Guy once again incredible tying here is where we stand on this swap1. professori-foam-received2. JohnP-dumbbell eyes-received3. Drvette-deerhair |
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what sink rate?
QUOTE (sniksoh @ Jan 14 2010, 12:12 AM) i usually just guess on my leader length what length should i be using...i dont even know if i use an actaul leader i have just been attaching 10 poun |
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Hello from Colorado!
Hi,I am new to the forum, and wanted to introduce myself. I have been tying and fly fishing for about 30 years, fishing for about 45 years, and am eager to learn new things, and share something now an |
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Looking for Euro Tyers
Following up on my search for a sub, I got online and ordered a natural black squirrel tail. Took a chance on Ebay and it worked out. Color is somewhere between dark brown and black, very full, and |
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Ace of Spades
Where are you actually at in Iowa? I was in Sioux City for a year and also get over to our church camp on West Okoboji pretty much every summer. You must be somewhere in between the two? |
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classes in the upper midwest?
I have spent the morning looking for bamboo rod building classes in the upper midwest (I live in Iowa - thinking something in Iowa, Wisconsin, or Minnesota). Can any of you recommend a class or a ment |
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Gimp Variation
Hey, DoubleHaul.I "discovered" the fly about a year ago in a brief article aboutLacy Gee and his book. That's cool that youhave a copy of Practical Flies. The article shows a picof tha |
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Craft Fur
it looks like it would make some nice streamers, a very flowing material, hard to work with, but should make some nice clouser type flies. I don't do any saltwater fishing anymore since I move fro |
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RBF: Handing off the rod
Just thought I'd post the pictures of the Forecast 8'6" 5wt I built for Jesse in Iowa who is recovering from a bad motorcycle accident. I had emailed back and forth with one of the members of the fly |
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Howdy!
Just wanted to introduce myself before I go unleashing a bunch of questions on all the experts here. I'm currently in school in Iowa, but will be moving with my family back to western Montana in |
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