Making my fly tying station
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Eatern Kentucky
Hoping to get some information on several streams in eastern kentucky. Mainly big caney creek and laurel creek in Elliot county Kentucky. I am wondering if there are any public parking spots to gain a |
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Feather question from a newbie tyre...
My dad is the Manager for the Diagnostic lab of UK(University of Kentucky) and for those of you who
don't know what that is; it is a place where people (mainly farmers/cattle ranchers) go to bri |
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rigging up boat for fishing on the fly
Thanks. How does the line lair mat work? I had thought of the cleats and told the retailer to let the manufacturer know. I also had the boat coated with a marine spray on the inside for ease of cle |
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Inland Striped Bass
Thanks Peterjay, we truly are spoiled here in Tennessee. Thank goodness no one has told the stripers they aren't supposed to thrive in freshwater. Until they are in the sixties you won't reall |
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Mayfly Swap?
On second thought I should let someone else host... I have finals week coming up and then I will be moving down to Kentucky for a summer internship...so it would have to be such a fast deadline it mig |
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I need to plan a trip
Markbob-
Up until a year ago, I lived in Kentucky, and my wife & I have regularly fished in the GSMNP, E. TN tailwaters, and Western NC.. PM me and I'll try to help you out. Late October & |
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Here are the Clues
In Kentucky's defense, I've read that when there is a prolific hatch that giving them something different that stands out as a different option can be successful. |
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Casting question
I am using the last experiment I made for a leader. Its 8lb furled mono four sections 1 and a 1/2 feet long with a 2' tippet. I think kentucky might be right because it is not happening often, j |
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fly fishing for Asian Carp?
[quote name='heavynets' timestamp='1329266826' post='494454']"There's a huge difference between an invasive species and a transplanted species. "
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Ready set go, I think?
I am also from Kentucky, Pulaski County. I second Riff's suggestion of the Wooly Bugger as it is not only a good fly to start with it is good at catching fish. My first fly was a Wooly Bugger. |
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Hello Everyone
I have been planning to get into the sport for the last few years and only now decided to jump in. Everything is new to me when it comes to fly fishing and tying. Still have yet to tie my first fly. |
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Shallow water boat
I am trading/selling my large, fast bass boat for a shallow water boat. I really don't need the bass boat as I don't use it much and all my buddies have bass boats and I can fish with them. |
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Cumberland River
[quote name='NJ All Day' timestamp='1316825072' post='479020']
What state is the river located?
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Southern Kentucky. |
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fishing guide
My father already has a Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Guide license. If you have a passion for fishing it's easy to become a fishing guide and you have to obtain all necessary fishing permits and l |
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Hackle, Hackle, Hackle....
these people are absolutely 100% nuts, payin that for a chicken . at that price they better include a gift card for a bucket of kentucky fried too |
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Other hobbies?
Besides fishing or tying, where I spend the majority of my time, I whitewater kayak, backpack, hunt and mountain bike. I held the lap record for a fast track in Kentucky for a while. I also draw and p |
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Weirdest thing you have found fishing
In the early 80's I was a mate on a commercial fishing boat ( New Smyrna, FL) and we brought along some Kentucky fried chicken for one of the many dinners, which we ate and tossed the bones over, |
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Bream Swap
My flies are out the door!Looking forward to seeing everyone's patterns and catching a few fish here in Northern Kentucky. |
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What Materials Should a Beginner Purchase?
For trout, If there's a fly shop or something like that around, ask them what's working and buy a few patterns off of them.Take them home and cut them up to see what's inside of them and t |
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Hatchery Raise Trout
I've seen trout dumped straight out of the truck into a local lake here in the black hills, SD and have seen those same fish eating callibaetis off of the surface in less than half an hour. I' |
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Greetings from Kentucky
Hello, everyone. My name's John and I live in Louisville, Kentucky. Been fishing most of my 46 years and on the fly for about fifteen. I enjoy trout fishing when I can get it, although it's |
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Baby Bass popper
Looks like your keeping busy popping out all those poppers. They look like fish getters for sure. Hope your doing well during your forced time off from dealing with some of Kentucky's finest. |
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Home from Heart Attack
Dammit you're not allowed to do like that! At least not until I have been down to Kentucky to show you how to catch bass. But for real- I am thankful you got a second chance and a wakeup c |
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Glass Minnow
You're right about the bass...have taken many nice shoal, smallmouth, and Kentucky Bass quick strippin' 'em up a riffle, especially in the deep channels of runs....nice submission to the w |
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Good knots
Sorry Jeff...but you have to throw big flies in this lake....ya see, in Kentucky, we have real bass...I just can't land 'em! LOL! |
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Appalachian Waters Swap
CLOSEDBeing homesick for my beloved Eastern Kentucky Hills, I'm opening an Appalachian Waters swap. Anyone is welcomed to join, however, the pattern you select must be a pattern with known ties t |
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Road Trip Pictorial
I forgot to set the clock on my camera so the time stamps are not right sorry for that in advance[attachment=26115:sunrise.jpg]Sunrise the morning we left [attachment=26116:003.JPG]Arriving in Kentuck |
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Paul and the Mrs Tour the Commonwealth
QUOTE (BigDaddyHub @ Jul 26 2010, 06:20 PM) Louisianna? Damn, Paul, wasn't humid enough for ya in Kentucky? LOL!! Drive safely and steal me a few flies from Fred's bench&# |
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Kentucky Lake
Wish I could help...never fished Kentucky or Barkely. Sorry. |
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the official invite swap thread
Ok rules once again NO clousers NO buggers. We all have enough of them. Due Date is AUG 15! All swap rules apply. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST PICS OF YOUR FLY!!!! LETS GET TYING!& |
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Hellgrammite Questions
Deeky,Will turned me on to a killer rabbit strip hellgie pattern that slays them in my home waters (Kentucky). There's a posting of it in the database..I'll post you a link. Very simple pat |
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Warm Water INVITATION Swap!!!
1. Day5 Michigan2. Smalliestalker New York3. Deeky South Dakota4. Pelhament Oregon5. Curtis fry Utah6. Hubby baby! (north alabama) aka Kentucky7. Breambuster North Carolina8. Ridderbos the third.. |
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Scary Kayak Fishing Accident.
I can consistently hit center mass on a human silohuette target, standing and prone, at 100 yards with my 9mm and my .40....There's a reason snipers call it "Kentucky windage". I was |
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"Amazing Facts Thread"
A moonbow (also known as a lunar rainbow, lunar bow or white rainbow) is a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of the moon rather than from direct sunlight. Moonbows are relatively fai |
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Big Foot Sighting in Michigan
the threat of Bigfoot having wheels is over my truck was recovered today in Flint,MI out of gas he left a note with directions to Kentucky with a detour through Arkansas |
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Rabbit / Squirrel Pelts
QUOTE (BigDaddyHub @ Apr 12 2010, 01:17 PM) QUOTE (FlatzFatz @ Apr 11 2010, 04:30 PM) Does anyone buy full pelts and make zonker and cross cut strips?Anybody buy full pets for tying? |
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"Original" Pattern Swap
QUOTE (Dantfitz @ Apr 30 2010, 10:17 AM) Whats the latest tally look like on those recieved?I've gotten 7 sets in plus my own set, for a total of 8, with 5 sets to go. It's 2 weeks u |
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nightcrawler
Devin,I fish a "Kentucky Garden Fly" for the smallies. It's three lengths of tobacco brown chenille twisted and tied to a circle hook. I dead drift it through deep, fast runs with sli |
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Looking for some American knowledge
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Virginia, Massatwoschetts, are "Commonwealths" not states too..... I think it's just an archaic old British term that enables the officials to foist more taxe |
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Green-Gold Softy (tenkara)
Hey Ray! Good to see ya!I've read many articles on the art of tenkara. Very traditional style in the high Japanese streams. I grew up fishing similiar waters high in the Va and Ky Appal |
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detroit tiger
Hey! Now you said the other night that I didn't sound like no Arkie Hillbilly.And I even had a cheek full of chewin' 'backy while we wuz talkin'...Any ways...I reckon' I'm |
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"CRAWL DADS"
Wow, sweet ties, y'all. Smallie fishing is a heck of a lot of fun and y'all are driving me nuts with this talk of Kentucky. Unfortunately, I fish primarily the South Fork of the New, and we do |
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Rob Knisely's Furry Frog
Jeff,I would imagine you could scale it down quite easily, but here in Kentucky, we have real smallmouth that eat real frogs! And, yes, Rob, I did indeed get the high chair set up. Haven& |
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Greeting from NW Arkansas
QUOTE (Cheri @ Feb 19 2010, 08:35 AM) Well, this Hillybilly came by way of So Calif about 5 years ago. And we love it here. I miss the Eastern Sierras and our kids that are still there, but |
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Streamer Swap
Greetings swappers and thanks for the replies to the pm I sent out. We have a new swapper joining. Mini Hub of the Kentucky Hubbard clan has joined the swap. That means a bakers dozen (13) flies fo |
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earthquakes
Most people think of earthquakes and they immediately think of the West Coast or the Pacific. I have been in at least three minor quakes in the Appalachians. The eastern portion of Kentucky is essen |
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Sweet Dorthea Soft Hackle Nymph
QUOTE (BigDaddyHub @ Jan 16 2010, 06:39 AM) Growing up in the mountains of Appalachia, I learned early to love the Tellico nymph...Frank, this could very well be the Tellico in emergence. I |
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Not fishing related- Girl Scout Cookies???
QUOTE (cencalfly @ Jan 10 2010, 01:04 AM) Wait a minute, these cookies bring on the legendary monster Ostrich/Emu/Sasquatch hybrid of Kentucky? The rare mythological Ostrimusquatch of campfir |
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A personal congrats
Just wanted to say congrats to Jimmy Tutor of West Kentucky Rod & Reel LLC. I appreciated the honor rod he built.http://northforkcomposites.com/blog/Gary LoomisReply to topic here http://www.rodbuild |
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For Arkansas Mike...Christmas Eve 'Chupa
Surprising turn of events upon my arrival in Kentucky last eve.Staked out area of supposed "creature" sighting (per Big DaddyHub). After an hour of tense super stealth reconnaissance, I mana |
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Spring Break Fishing Trip.
It's been a while since I've been on here due to college and all. I am going to get a chance to go on a fishing trip during spring break. I was hoping to get some trout fishing in. I was think |
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Ky Trout
Herrington is a nightmare right now....above average spring rains and an unseasonally wet summer have keep the tailwater high and sometimes hard to navigate in smaller boats...best bet would be two ro |
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Awesome Act Of Passing on teh Tradition.....
I had the pleasure of Co-Hosting a One fly Tournament in Erie pa this past weekend.. We had close to 100 Competitors...Adam (Laurel Ridge Rods) Took the top Honors and Received a custom Built Bambo |
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More Pics Along The White River
QUOTE (Flyfisher13 @ Oct 16 2009, 11:21 PM) so did we decide that Jan has the goat now?Yep, Jamie, I think Jan's in charge of the goat. You get the weapons (I'll be close by to back y |
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March Brown
all this talk of steelies....and I'm stuck in Kentucky for the fall....what horse Great looking fly, though! |
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Dix River Palisades
Had a few empty hours to kill before work this evening, so I hit my local river in search of smallies and gar....I found neither, but I did get a snap shot of the beautiful limestone palisades that ar |
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