(Mulberry) Patterns for Carp
In Maryland, we have a bunch of canals that are loaded with carp that feed on the mulberry hatch each year. I've been tying a few berries, but wanted to know what's your favorite fly for Carp? And if |
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boss hooked me up
My boss was just on a Maryland duck hunting trip and gave me some redhead feather. I love the dark burgandy color on the flank feathers.
Any good ties with this material?
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Super newbie question...
This is a question from someone who has never been shown how to properly fly fish. I attempted to fly fish about 30 years ago and actually caught a fish or two but I simply muddled my way through.
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New from Maryland
Hi Guys, I'm also from Maryland but the other end of the state in Allegany county, if you ever decide to try for trout in the mountains give me a shout and I can show you around this neck of the woods |
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I hate Fibbet's!
The dubbing ball method described earlier is the one I use most often. It makes a fan tail which I think gives more support than a split tail.
If you do want to split the tail, Al Beatie has de |
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Splitting microfibbet tails?
The Hockley Method of tying split microfibbet tails:
Bud Hockley of Baltimore Maryland devised a method of tying spit or fan tails which is both elegant and simple . This method was described in the |
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Clousers!
Jeez, is the Gheenoe something like a guru? A Fijian lawyer? An Uzbeki tractor? A rare breed of Maryland retrieving spaniel? Whoever or whatever it is, I don't think I'd turn my back on it. So |
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RBF: New guy on the blog
Okay, let me start by saying that this is the first time I have never posted on a blog! Stop laughing it's true.Please feel free to tell me what I am doing wrong. Why not, everyone else does. I am als |
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Cascade doubles.
Quite some nice flies! Reminds me of some I've tied for our saltwater trout. Although they're not really trout at all. Weakfish & Spotted Sea Trout.
This picture is from our Natural Re |
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Everglades days - Biscayne nights, 7 Feb
Local angler Brad Golub teamed up with visiting angler Vince Williams from Maryland to fish with me this past week with a day in the 'Glades and last night in Biscayne Bay. We had pretty good act |
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Schminnow
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So added some schminnows with mono eyes to my arsenal. They dont look all that bad and even added some flash to |
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BWO
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RBF: Problem with metalic thread
Greetings to all from Southern Maryland!I am currently wrapping guides on my 2nd fly rod and I'm using Pro-Wrap Metallic thread. Also, I'm using 8# test mono-filament for the 'pull through loop' . |
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Orvis wader repair service?
I tryed the repair kit first. That didnt work and I even called them to make sure I was doing correctly. Also I asked about there 100% that was as good as I got from them. I also had there best boot. |
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Bluegill Invitational Swap
I managed to land 15 or so of these guys and 4 largemouth bass today. Not a bad outing for the beginning of April here in Maryland. |
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Is this a blue gill?
Yeah! Funny! I'm of the opinion that some people are just plain stupid and never consider the consequences of what they do! There was a reptile house here many years ago that sold al |
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Soft hackle/Flymph swap
Trout Patrol and Old Hat: Did you receive your flies yet? I can see where TP's may still be in transit, but I am guessing the flies made it to Enterprise if they made it to New Jersey, Maryland an |
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Weirdest thing you have found fishing
QUOTE (Voodoo @ Feb 1 2011, 11:16 AM) yo gaffer! do you live in Calgary? We have TONES of coconuts from the Sikh religious festivals but i will take those over the golf balls.I put in my |
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Sereking Maryland Master fly tyer
Maryland Traditions, a program of the MD State Arts Council seeks a Master Fly tyer to participate in our Master Apprentice program. We have received an inquiry from an apprentice in the Baltimore are |
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Boot Shopping
QUOTE (eastern fly @ Jan 15 2011, 01:35 PM) Thanks for that info and I am thinking about the new ones. I live in WV and fish here and in MD. MD is outlawing felt as of March 2011 so im thinki |
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Any interest in a gurgler swap?
the gurgler swap keeps moving along. welcome aboard flyderaght. tying gurlers may be the therapy you need for your hand.1.pat carroll - california2. mr.vegas - nevada3. foambug - colorado4. The Yman - |
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Maryland Forums
I am looking for some Maryland Fly Fishing forums. I found one called fly fishing maryland but I can not register since it will not load the letters in the Visual verification box. I grew up in the Gl |
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Skip's Dad
This is Skip's Dad created by Skip Morris. I have been tying these for the smallies here in Maryland. Much to my surprise, they are still hitting big time on top water. Let me know what you thi |
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Couple New Flies
Hey All,I'm new here, but not to fly tying, and just as my first post I'd like to share some of my smallie flies that use out here in Maryland. While I'm sure you recognize the diver, the |
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west MD patterns
Does anyone have any easy patterns that work good in western maryland youghiogheny specificaly for trout, bluegill or bass. but others are fine. |
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hay, from western maryland
hello, my name is chase, im fourteen and am lovin life fishing the youghiogheny in a small town of western maryland, and tying fly's from home. |
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A little OT
I know you arent supposed to post this here but I have never managed to catch one of these let alone two in one morning. Maryland does not stock this fish in its trout streams so it was something new |
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A to Z Swap
utyer,You are a better man than me. Getting too cold here in Maryland for me to be out. I wish you luck. |
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Nor-vise mountingboard
I have the travel case/mounting board that I bought from Norm shortly after I got my Nor-Vise. The board measures 40.5x27 cm and is just a tad over 1 cm thick. The holes are 36 cm apart. A couple y |
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Good knots
QUOTE (BigDaddyHub @ Aug 26 2010, 11:55 PM) 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!H |
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Online or shop
QUOTE (flyguys @ Jul 2 2010, 06:11 PM) i hear all kinds of people saying support your local shop but for people like me there is no local shop. I have to buy my materials online to get qualit |
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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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Popper Swap II
Trust me they went out Tuesday but they are coming from Maryland so.... |
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bass fly thread
Much like BDH I am a topwater guy for the bass. I really dont fish to much for LMB and concentrate mostly on the smallies. Here in Maryland most of the smallies are between say 8 and 13 or so inches |
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Ants
loving the third and fourth ones, Jeff. There won't be a gill in the great state of Maryland safe this spring! Would be nice patterns for the trout as well! |
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Poppers tied during the Blizzard of 2010
I spent all day yesterday tying these guys up. I did 4 or 5 per color combo. I know they aren't as good as Stipple's but I like them. Not sure about the purple and white yet. Everything el |
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SNOW!!!
Snow is falling rapidly here in the winter wonderland formerly known as Maryland. We are supposed to get between 10 and 20 inches tonight and tomorrow. The car got stuck in the 5 foot snow drift that |
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Collecting your own materials
I've collected & processed many different animals & bird's, even in a commercial capacity. One thing not mentioned is possessing game animals or furbearers out of season. I would expec |
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Scent on flies
Thanks,I use the hairy fodder and the mop fly for bass in natural tones. This new gulp scent by berkley is working really well!Does Maryland not allow the use of scent??Blessings,Jeremy |
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dry fly swap
Mine will hit the mail early next week.And for all you folks on the Right Coast... When you got hit by the first big shot of snow this winter, the town I moved from in Alaska (Valdez) got 78": ye |
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9th Annual Freeze Yer Arse Off
Hello everybody,Mark Wendt normally organizes this, and in an effort to help him out I offered to help out this year. It is that time again for the yearly announcement for the annual FYAO. 2010 marks |
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9th Annual Freeze Yer Arse Off day
Hello everybody,Mark Wendt normally organizes this, and in an effort to help him out I offered to help out this year. It is that time again for the yearly announcement for the annual FYAO. 2010 marks |
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Hello From Chesapeake Bay Country
QUOTE (tidewaterfly @ Nov 29 2009, 11:16 AM) Welcome! Are you a resident of Chestertown or just going to school there? I'm also in MD.I am a resident of Chestertown. We have a home on |
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smallie outing
Some great looking fish. This summer has sucked for us in Maryland as everytime it rained it messed the rivers up. Just when it was almost clear, it would rain again. I didnt get to do nearly enoug |
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Maryland Trout Outing
Does anyone fish Maryland much? I am looking for a place to fish and camp in Maryland and was wondering if anyone had good spots to go. Thanks |
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WV Gathering
I know it is late notice, but we are having an informal rodmakers gathering in Summersville, West Virginia this Saturday (day after tomorrow). It will be at Carnifex Ferry State Park from 10 till 2. L |
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Youghiogheny River fishing
The yough is a pretty big river, just where are you planning on fishing? Below the falls, or near Connelsville, or up near Confluence or up in Maryland? The trout fishing is done mostly in the upper |
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The Eastern Swap
Horseshoes: Lets see if I can qualify. I did my graduate work at the university of Maryland. I lived in Silver Spring for about 5 years. I collected Zeolites around Parsboro, NS Canada every summer f |
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SnakeHeads on the fly?
In Maryland law requires you to kill a snakehead if you catch one. I don't eat fish but I do hear they are good tasting. In reality once they are here and established it's like shooting an ele |
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Tiny Terror
Very cool indeed. I have been tying up something similiar but using epoxy for the body and then painting it. Great fly. I know it works well down here in Maryland on smallmouth and panfish! |
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PERCH search
mcfluffchucker, man I love that name! We have 2 kinds of perch on the East Coast, 1 is the Yellow Perch ( Perca flavescens ) a relative to the Walleye, and look like the 1 you have pictured, and t |
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Rainbow trout flies
Around this part of West Virginia and Western Maryland I like a winter black stone size 18 or 20. Slow and stay warm. |
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Flies from the vice.
oh, you say that now, but wait until I start posting pics of smallies with poppers in thier mouths. Bet your story changes then, Maryland! HEHE! (playing dirty has always been one of my str |
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Fly Tying in Maryland
Welcome. I'm not in Maryland but have been networking with the new store in Bethesda. I hope to make it up someday.Peace and beer. |
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Hello...and some Crab Apples
Hi Mike...glad to see you are still onboard...I know a guy in Maryland that is using those for redfish...but has taken the extra weight off and not using the heavy dumbell eyes I use to take them down |
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lets see your panfish box
My smallmouth and panfish boxes look the same. I posted my smallmouth box on your other thread. I pretty much only do river fishing. Here is Maryland in the river I fish, the panfish rarely exceed |
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New Fangled Tups Soft-hackle
You can purchase Grip hooks from Great Feathers in Maryland. Mark, Yeah Grips are great hooks. Kevin turned me on to them. I have a few flies that still need to be shot that are on Grips. |
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Backyard Pix
My wife has been out in Montana and Wyoming the past few weeks painting landscapes, and she decided (as women always seem to do) that a similar trip would do me a world of good. I haven't made up |
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Stonefly Nymph
I live at the base of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. I fish here and in Western Maryland. The North Branch of the Potomac River and the Savage River. They are all over the place around here a |
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Babcock Muddler or Pittsburg Steelers Muddler
Thanks everyone. I am currently searching the internet for different colors of turkey rounds. Yep, the very first place I checked was J Stockard. I know Hareline sells pairs, but J Stockard does not l |
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