RBF: Hello Hello!
Hello everyone, my name is (as you may have guessed) Grant. I live in South Mississippi and generally go to the coast to fish off the piers. Recently, I have picked it up more so than in the past and |
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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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RBF: First Rod Builds
Well, I suppose I should introduce my self a little first. I live in Wisconsin, mainly fish the Mighty Mississippi River, for anything that swims, from Bass to Catfish.I decided to feed my addiction o |
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Southeast Destination
Hey guys, New to the forum. I live in South Mississippi and majority fish saltwater. My buddies and I are looking for a weekend trip this coming up this weekend. We are looking for anything in GA. |
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Campbell River Aug 10 - 13
Do see the kamloops area quite a bit on sport fishing on the fly. Chilcotin you say *goes to google maps*. Interesting! Thanks for the recommend! One place i found quite pretty was the birkenh |
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Last couple of weeks Redfishing
Ryan, looks like you were night fishing in some of those pics! What kind of baitcasting plug are they hitting? Don't see why a popper shouldn't work.
I fished some dirty water this Saturda |
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RBF: Greetings from Louisiana
Good Morning, sleepless night! I am living in Shreveport, originally from Mississippi. I started fly fishing at an early age on bream in my Dad's pond. Years ago I built a kit from Orvis, a 6 ft 2 w |
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RBF: USGS gages
Anyone come across knowledge of budget cuts affecting the status of USGS gages in your area? The timing (cutting gages) astounds me. Although nothing like what our friends along the Mississippi are |
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Smallmouth Swap
That is a cool looking bug. It kind of looks like a Mississippi Mudflap. |
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"RIDEAU" river bugger
nice flies, have you tried them in the Mississippi near Carlton place? Thats where i will be fishing this summer a lot |
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Is this a blue gill?
A couple of years ago, my club had a speaker, who was Rio Grand Cichlid researcher from New Orleans, where invasive 'Rios" can be found everywhere. He told us that Rio populations started in |
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Bucktails
QUOTE (Robert M @ Mar 3 2011, 03:37 PM) QUOTE (Dustin Guyette @ Mar 3 2011, 03:18 PM) mine are free, because me and the rest of my family hunt. so i just cut them off the deer after |
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How is the fishing in St. Louis?
I live a little bit south of STL. We've got some of everything. There's plenty of lakes around with bass, gills, and crappie. For example, Busch Conservation area has around 35 lakes. Ther |
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New Year Resolution
My resolution is the same as last year. I want to do more warmwater fishing. There's tons of good smallie water around me not to mention the big carp that swim out of the Mississippi into every |
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North Todelo Bend Rendezvous - Nov 5-7
This year's 21st gathering of fly tyers known as The North Toledo Bend Rendezvous will be held Nov. 5-7 at the Group lodge of North Toledo Bend State Park, near Zwolle, LA. You are welcome to atte |
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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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the official invite swap thread
Ok I decided to tie a Michigan Mudflap its something new I came up with it is a spin on a Price's Mississippi Mudflap I hope you all like ithere it is http://www.flytyingforum.com/index.php?sho... |
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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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College Time
I currently go to Southern. Im the one mfick spoke of. I can tell you there are tons of fishing opportunities down here. Lots of lakes and tailwaters to fish. While there isnt a lot of trout water wit |
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Flood Watch
This link is for the Mississippi just north of here, but there should be data from all over the country somewhere. No fish is worth dying for. Be careful out there.http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydr |
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Looking for some American knowledge
QUOTE (DrVette @ Mar 30 2010, 06:21 AM) Sorry that i don't have any kind of answer for you on this one...I just chalk it up to other confusing terms like, how in the world can they call O |
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Mono Shrimp
Thanks Mike , Chris ,Paul amd British Mike.Greg are you tying anywhere this side of the Mississippi this year?Fred |
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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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PLease for the sake of the great lakes
Let's not get frantic just yet. The Asian carp could be a major threat- true. But the "carp infested waterways" produced ONE carp (and tons of other dead species) when the canal was pois |
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Poisoning the Great Lakes...Asian carp ...
There is a shipping canal that links the southern end of Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River. This canal with its series of locks is the passage that these Asian Carp are using to migrate and spre |
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I need help!
Smallies? In Mississippi? Outside of Pickwick Lake I doubt there are any there. I'm just sayin'....... |
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PISSED OFF THIS EVENING
Here's an interesting quote from a Kentucky outdoors website:"So heck, why shouldn’t Kentucky tackle one of the largest freshwater fishes next! Kentucky Game and Fish is conducting a pub |
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Favorite Carp flies.
Down here, we have large and small catfish and carp, very high numbers of long-nosed gar, and many alligator gar in the slower running rivers, the adult of the species going 100 to 200 pounds, along w |
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Felllow Northern Pike Chasers
Thanks for the input. I am not afraid to try mono I guess , and I know that most of the time they won't cut it unless it hits the razor edges of their teeth. I would have to believe it'd be |
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Moth Balls
Have any of you guys ever had problems with moths and their larvae eating up your tying feathers?I have lived for at least one year in 8 other states, east and west of the Mississippi, north and sout |
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jan 12 09 who says west virginia has poor
couple ducks flying around here to, pics from a hunt from two weeks back, this mourning was a crazy hunt, got soaked from heavy rain but came home with a load of ducks, best hunt of the year, was |
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Clouser troubles
If you're new to FF, you might want to start out with lightly weighted ones using bead chain instead of lead dumbells for eyes. Heavy ones can be a bit of a bear to cast. I'd also suggest yo |
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Hanford Caddis
Great pattern-- and thanks for the hanford explanation- I missed that. Makes a great name even greater. Will have to tie up some "3 Mile Island" versions for east of the Mississippi.cheer |
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Rod and Reel
A fly rod is a very individual choice. I fish Sage, G. Loomis, Winston and cane. Find a good local shop that will let you cast a few and decide from there. 3W 4 piece is a great choice, and I use mi |
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cat fish
Had a strange experience about a month ago. Was fishing poppers in some back water of the Mississippi.I actually had cat fish taking my popper. Have tried since and they had lock jaw. On poppers anywa |
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IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A HURRICANE COME IN,
Fox news has live video of the area there. Click on the "Watch Live"or orange banner at the top of the page. Different pictures appear at the top of the streaming video page; click the one |
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anything foam swap
i've got everyones flies here. i'll divide them up tonight and have them in the mail tommorow out to you guys. jeff. i had them here before the weekend, i had to go to my other home in mi |
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I need help!!!
What time of day were you fishing? I've found that pond fishing, especially in the summer, is best early morning and just before dark. If Mississippi is as hot as Florida is this time of year, t |
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Checking back in
Hey bud. Good to talk to you again. I thought you may have been swept away as you crossed the Mississippi or something. I'm willing to bet that you won't be missing the salt at all after a |
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Flytyer mag
I have had several subscriptions over the years, and now only subscribe to one "Eastern Fly Fishing" It focuses more on waters (east of the Mississippi) and how to fish them, as well as giv |
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Please sign this petition!
QUOTESorry to rain on this parade, but the reason for falling tarpon stocks in the Gulf has everything to do with Mexico, and virtually nothing to do with a lack of fishing restrictions in Louisiana, |
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Deep crappies
Thanks every one for the suggestions. It looks like I have a lotof new things to try. It should be a new kind of challenge and alot of fun. Those crappie are in for some real trouble.I only live .5 |
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Best place to live?
QUOTE(Ribs1 @ Feb 23 2008, 09:03 PM) [snapback]295749[/snapback]QUOTE(purolohi kalastaja @ Feb 23 2008, 08:11 PM) [snapback]295738[/snapback]QUOTE(Ribs1 @ Feb 23 2008, 08:08 |
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looking for some easy to tie panfish flies
mississippi, not lousiana, sorry! Allie Bug is sort of just a chenille body with four white rubber legs. Seems to me a variation of the old "girdle bug" trout fly. I'm at the end |
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Storms tonight ...
I made a post about this on TFF. Parts of Arkansas and Tennessee were hit tonight by tornadoes. A town near the White River .. Gassville .. has had all the roads into and out of the city closed by Sta |
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2008 Tom Nixon Pattern Swap
livingbluegills,The auction is a way to support the Gulf Coast Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. the Gulf Coast Council is the newest full council in the Federation of Fly Fishers. It was st |
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Dying GP Crests
Stack, your right.....i hadda unpack half a big plastic tub of "Stuff" to find 'em.....and there's no blue in there from Wapsi. Just a few loose blue crest.....( i knew i had some, b |
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Rod raffle drawing
you have got to be kidding me right. this is unreal and for someone thats never won anything ever. steve, i'm off to my place in mississippi in abit but i will call you my friend, tell your ni |
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Face Melting Guitarist
That is very true with some guys Peterjay, I have a close friend (the one teaching me to play) that was offered a record deal once and he told the guy he was not for sale, he does what he calls " |
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Gone for a few days ( AGAIN )
i won't be around for a few days guys, i'm off to my other home in mississippi for a few days to gig a deer or two. you guys be goodBud |
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How bout dem HOGS!
Mississippi can have him. His drama just doesn't cut it anymore as far as I'm concerned. The turmoil that follows him around just isn't worth it. I tried backing him for awhile but .. it&# |
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Ridiculous gas prices
PLEASE GO HERE!!!! http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/blog/note...line-state.htmlAnd here! http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/ja...ulva_05-03.htmlIts like thoes who say bush ne |
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North Toldeo Bend Renzvous - Nov. 2-4
Rendezvous is this Friday! Rendezvous is this Friday!! Rendezvous is this Friday!!! Seriously, I'm packing up this evening for the trip.If ya' like to tie... this is th |
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Getting lots of hits and no hook ups
What J.Z says is valid. Unlike striking instantly as with mayfly or caddis dries, try waiting using either the 1 Mississippi count or until you determine that you can't see the fly through the ra |
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longnose/spotted gar...
ALLIGATOR GARThe Florida Museum of Natural HistoryOrder - LepisosteiformesFamily - LepisosteidaeGenus - AtractosteusSpecies - spatula Susan Middleton © California Academy of Sciences TaxonomyLacepede |
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The Lithuanian Bat
I like the look of that thing!!!! It looks pretty easy to tie, too, which makes it double-more-gooder (a Mississippi technical term )!!Thanks for sharing,Terry |
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unnamed
Aaron my friend that sounds like a great idea but to do that i would have to travel 200 miles to my other home in mississippi. in the mean time i'll take a walk in the woods here and watch the sea |
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Something I Thought You Might Be Interested In
I have been collecting and researching Ray Bergmann's Book Trout and thought you guys might like to see my collection thus far. This collection is still growing and has a ways to go to be complete |
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