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Vermont Fishing
It is short distance south, but you must fish a hatch of Green Drakes or Light Cahills on the Battenkill.
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Hook Position - Clousers
Hi All. Thanks for your input. Specifically fishing the Clousers in the rock and surf. It is one of the most popular flies for saltwater on the Natal Coast in South Africa. Variety of specis have been |
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Knucklehead
I had to look this up, since the Arapaima is a South American fish. But I learned that it's been imported to Thailand fro sport fishing. Keep your hopes up Steve ... maybe someone will do |
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tarpon waters and the power of a fish
Thanks. No I have not fished there. Btw, what part of Kentucky are you located?
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Lived in Louisville, KY for years, until a couple of years ago when we were transferred to Dallas. U |
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Hi from NE PA
If it is where I think it is Hancock is about two hours south of me.. If I found the right place. R u out by Allentown? |
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RBF: New From Florida
Hey everybody just wanted to introduce myself I live in south fl. fairly new to rod building been doing it about two years and look forward to learning a thing or two from all you guys.. Thank you[b]R |
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Sulphur Family
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Love your sulphurs! When the sulphurs are hatching on the South Holston in East Tennessee, the trout would go absolutely nuts, and aggressively hit any fly that was a pale yellow color. |
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fish finder on float tube
What with water hazards ('gators, crocs, and sharks...) float tubes aren't very popular down here in south Florida.... If you do mount a depth sounder on your float tube will you please take a p |
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New to Saltwater
HI All , I am new to the Forum and looking for a bit of help , having a Family holiday to , Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island on Florida Gulf Coast in first week or two of AUGUST this year and plan |
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Places to Fish Anna Maria Island - Florida
You can go as light as you choose for leaders... but snook (even little ones) are equipped with lips like brand new 100grit sandpaper (and we won't talk about the gill plate on each gill that's sharpe |
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wind river nymph
here is a first attempt at using split feather quills for segmented body on a nymph... I tried the technique with some turkey fan quills ...I stripped off the barbs and saved them for future reference |
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All in from pennsylvania
Hello from South Central PA! Great to have you and I hope we can look forward to seeing your flies.
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How far can you cast
i cast just enough to get to the fish
i can remember fishing the south platte river in colorado below spinney mtn resorvoir and the fish were literally bumping your feet. no need to cast very f |
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Thinking About A Canoe
I was in Academy Sports today and a canoe like this one struck my eye:
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_548704_-1?color=Green&ICID=CRT:0142-02118-2800
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Best western river to freelance?
I would head for the South Fork of the Snake below Palisades dam in Idaho. First week or so of July should be good for Stones. Madison is good that time of year also.
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keep organized
I bought a couple cheap plastic pencil boxes a while back to put things in and then realized that the boxes were more useful to me than I originally thought. The boxes measure about 8" x 5" x 2" |
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Japanese Beetle
I don't think Jap beatles are that big and they are a very irradescent green like peacock. All the jap beatles I have seen have been less than 1/2" long. Jap beatles are at least as far north at east |
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Big Bait Fly
THAT is a nice looking fly. Kirk,is that material "corsair"? I met Jack Gartside one yr. at the Somerset show and he tied a minnow using the stuff,, when I departed I had a large bag of hi |
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SBS Link
LOL! Why thank you me dear...every year I think we'll see some exotic photos of the far away sunny south and and the myriad of fish species you will catch...but alas, it never appears... Just check yo |
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Puxatawny Phil lied !!!
Well most of us are but I am a peninsula surrounded by the Northern Atlantic. Right now it is *&*&^$^ cold!!!! I am heading south like all snow birds do. Winter is just too long this year. lol |
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RBF: decal in a fly rod question
Dear friends:I`m from chile, South america. For that my bad English. Now I'm building my own rod but I have a question:The big companies like SAGE, G LOOMIS, etc.. how they put their decals in the |
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Please help :)
I have a question for you McRad, are you tying for perfection or for the fish? I see nothing wrong with the hackles you have tied on as far as appearance. They are thicker than many I have seen tied, |
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Carp feeding in New Orleans...
Nice job on the poor man's redfish Kirk. Beautiful flies a always. Is the first one with a bent shaft like the murdich wiggler or just on a jig hook?
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Questions about Steaming Feathers (& Hair?)
I buy in bulk and since I'm a saltwater tyer the quality of some feathers is no where near as fine as classic tyers need... As a result I usually steam feathers before using (usually it's strung |
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Banned leech type pattern
The only fly I know of that has been banned in South Africa is the Magnum Fly.
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freshwater hybrid bass patterns
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Here are some that I like for freshwater Striped Bass. The black one is also a killer for Largemouth Bass. It fl |
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Shenandoah fly fishing
We fished the Valley a couple of years ago, and just about any trout fly will work. We fished both the north & south forks of the Shenandoah. There are trout, smallies, and a whitefish they call t |
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Robins
They migrate here, Piker ... south for the winters, north around this time of year.
I am betting there was a large kill of Robins here in Massachusetts. I saw a huge flock of them the day |
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umpqua hooks
Duller finish and not as fine of a point. They are Umpquas attempt to do better in the less expensive hook market.
As explained to me on another forum.
"Umpqua are the US distributors fo |
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New here and to fly tying and fly fishing
Hello all,
I am new to fly fishing and just started to buy stuff for tying.
I have been doing a lot of reading on the internet and in this forum. I was wondering if there is a good place to get |
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FTF Fly Pattern - siestafred - Shrimpy Clouser
this is helpful. I don't tie a lot of salt water patterns but a buddy is headed south for bonefish and asked for a few to take a long. I like the overall impression of this fly in particul |
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Florida, Inshore, Snook, Redfish, Tarpon
Looks like a great fly selection. You might want to have a few poppers with much shorter tails (you'll find that long tailed poppers will foul a lot as you cast them). In my area of south |
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Drug Dealers?
I have seen two people get hit by cars and I hope that I don't ever see another. The first was a little boy that ran in front of my dad. There was no way he could have avoided it and I wil |
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Michigan Tie In?
i've not had great success on opening weekend. as a tradition my grandfather and i almost always fish the south branch of the ausable and dont traditionally do very well. you guys have any tips on ope |
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Flats Boots?
Down here in south Florida and the Caribbean we're struggling with a serious invasive fish - the Lionfish... by all accounts it came through the Panama Canal in some fashion from the Pacific and |
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Hi from Central South Africa
As everyone else has said, Welcome. This is the best fly tying site on the web. There is no question about fly tying that can't be answered here because there is some super tyers here with all t |
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flat fish on fly.
Piker, on the south east coast, I've had dabs and flounder on heavy crazy charlies, size 4 seems best to me. Clousers will work as well. I've found a not too fast retrieve, kind of bouncing them along |
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Trout flies for panfish?
I started fly fishing when I lived in TX (CO now though) and only used trout flies. Many of the bugs that panfish in the south eat are the same as what are in trout waters. Damselflies, dragon flies |
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hi
Hi green, I grew up just south of Rhinelander. Welcome! |
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The lake trout Capitol
Back in the 1950's, Seneca was legendary, as was Catherine Creek, a major tributary at the south end of the lake. Since then, both have gone downhill. I moved away so long ago, I don't eve |
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dubbing brush maker
Im looking for any input, ideas, or plans for making a DBM. Heading south soon and want to tie up some salt water streamers for redfish and specks.
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Hello from NW/ Central Ohio
Hi All,
I just joined the forum and wanted to stop by and introduce myself. As far as info on myself. I am originally from south eastern Michigan, but moved to Ohio about two years ago.
I have been t |
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RBF: Steel rod rebuild
This is a rod that I was going to rebuild for a clients father as gift. Unfortunatly his dad passed away, so he asked me to rebuild it as a tribute to his dad. This rod was originally his grandfathers |
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The animals tying materials come from.
Down here in south Florida peacocks are fairly common (once you get away from all the suburbs and planned communities...). Those birds are the noisiest things. I'm sure more than one |
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Clear Cure Goo?
These UV resin shouldn't be that expensive
This I completely agree with. If you do some research on the UV cured acrylics industry, you find these goos and goops and slops ar |
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ADVISE ON NEW FLY VEST
I use an army surplus webbing vest. South African Army. Use it for all my fishing nearly. It's lightweight, breathable, waterproof and even came with a camel pack with mental amounts of storage, all f |
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Has anyone ever heard of a Double Renegade?
Hi Guys,
You've alread gotten some good comments so I'll only add that the Double Renegade is a very popular fly here in south Idaho and throughout Utah. It is one of our go-to patterns for the |
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New Jersey Area Fly Fishing
Spring stripers should be underway in NJ in April. I'd check with the local bait shops for specific info. You don't need anything fancy - any baitfish patterns that work down south will work on spring |
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Taking a big step in life.
I am not familiar with the area but it looks like just north of the named area should be good inshore fishing. The bay just south should also be good. I did not check the mileage but it is not all tha |
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Stillwater Blob Flies Swap!
Like Nate, I got both sets of flys today. Blobs and Smallmouth. Lots of cool stuff I haven't really had a chance to look over yet. Spent much of today tying for a couple of other swaps plus filling ou |
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Tarpon Rookie Contest
I may or may not have booked a trip(s) to spearhead my way to victory.
Now I just have to sell all of my belongings to afford the 12 wt and reel.
Haha I know the feeling. You guys sound |
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Tarpon Pic Thread
Don't worry about losing your mind - mine went south a long time ago, and I don't miss it a bit. Don't forget that tarpon aren't the only critters that'll eat tarpon flies. LM bass and members of the |
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Hatch in NC smokey mts. in mid march?
This March I will be hiking in the Smokey mountains of North Carolina, where we will, of course, be wetting a line. I'm not from the area though. I was wondering if anyone from the area kn |
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