South Mountain Jacobs Fork NC
Nice report and nice fish.
I fished Jacobs Fork last weekend. Caught 11. South Mountain is my regular spot. Wooly Buggers have always worked well for me there. The brookies love 'em.
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Raffeine? What uses?
Rockworm is almost dead-on relative to what true Raffia is. It comes from palm trees that are native primarily to Africa, though some are found in Central and South America. There is one on Madagascar |
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Squimps
Pete, I'm no expert, but I have done enough surf fishing to know what a tin lure looks like. Diamond lures were originally tin. I've also played with tin, pouring it into molds I have that are |
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1st Redfish on The Dog
Well, I finally got out and threw the Rabid Dog at some redfish and decided, I'm just calling it The Dog; Rabid Dog is just to wordy. Anyway, the fish weren't huge but the wire extension held |
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Craft Store Alternative Supplies?
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Pete, You & I think much alike! My daughter says I'm a horder, I like to think of myself as thrifty |
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Hello from East Tennessee
Rhen-
Welcome to this forum. I think you will enjoy it as there is great information here, and tyiers post new flys almost every day.
I can attest that you live close to some AWESOME tailwater fishi |
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Got a Bite
[b]Today I went to the South Branch Potomac and did well with the smallmouth and rockbass. There are Grannom's comming off all over the place. It was different to see a cruzing carp rise to a cadd |
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STP Frog Lands Upside-down
This will help:
Use large gap hook like the Mustad Stinger 37187
Put on a weed guard
Make sure the legs are south of the center of the body. Any fly can land upside down, but one good pop on a fly wi |
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How do you eat yours?
About the only fish I eat these days is flounder, though I hope to try sea trout & redfish when we finish our move to the south. A good way to cook any white fish is to salt & pepper the filet |
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slow sinkers
I tie some bream and sac a lait that work so very good. I tie wooly bugger and do not use lead or bead...use chenile and it will take up just enough water to make a slow sink. Bream can not stand it |
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Polar Fiber Baitfish
[color="#0000FF"][size="3"][font="Comic Sans MS"]You're making me wish I was down south and casting to the salty beasts man...keep up the GREAT work!
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Midge Size
On the rivers I fish the most, In late winter/early spring I find I am most often reaching for a black or dun midge adult in sizes 20-22. I use AK Best's pattern for adult midges (see the book AK& |
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advice on clouser
I fished a lot of murky waters in the South when I lived there. My best colors were black and chartreuse for those waters. I've made some good catches of LMB in murky water with large black w |
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Cloudy Wapsi Head Cement
Someone PM'd me and asked if it was froze or stored below zero. I laughed since I live in South Carolina. I forget that some of you live in some darn cold areas. I think my son in Germany still ha |
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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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RBF: DRAKENSBERG ROUNDTRIP ON FLY AND TENKARA
I would like to share some details of our trip with you.Friday 16 March at about 9:00am I picked up my good mate Daryl Human at O.R. Tambo and we headed out to the Bushmans in the Giants Castle area. |
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Birmingham Alabama fly tying
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Any club members on here?
Anyone know of any area clubs?
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Check with Deep South Outfitters off Acton Road. If |
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Silicone Types
PJ, when are you moving south of the mason/dixon line? Fishing here is picking up by leaps and bounds, wife outfished me seven trout to one today, have to let her win once in a while... Besides, &q |
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Looking for a custom hook maker!
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Si, I have been looking at a lot of hooks lately. Who specifically did you have in mind?
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There is Dohiku |
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The bird turd crab and vinyl back mantis shrimp
Sorry, Flyfishin'Jam, I didn't have any pizza shapes on hand. Not a bad alternative though.
No probs Peterjay, always glad to help out if asked. The fishing down here is pretty good, but yo |
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StimiPillow
I have had quite a bit of success with Stimis on the South Fork during the Salmon Fly Hatch. Big and orange was all you needed. That should work. The hatch is usually late June to Early July there, |
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Beginning Fly Tying
I want to start tying as a beginner and I am thinking before I buy materials- I have a few tools, that I need 4-5 basic patterns for a beginner and then order the materials. There is so much available |
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RBF: New to Forum
I've been a member of the forum since Dec 09 but haven't posted anything up to this point. I live in Colorado and call the South Platte my home waters. I've been an avid fisherman as long as I can re |
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Small Clousers
Polar bear has several benefits as a tying material... When it gets wet it turns partially translucent (very similar to real small forage which is nearly transparent in the living bait).... it's a |
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Hello From Redding Calif
Glad you're online Alan. I was just up in your neck of the woods fishing the lower Sac at the beginning of the month. Did a drift starting at Posse Grounds and had a ball. Being a bit south of you |
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BTD Fly
Thank ya sir! Hows fishing down south? |
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Golden Trout
I have never caught one myself, but I know there are some states that actually stock them. I know Utah has them in some lakes and streams and I think Idaho has some as well as Oregon might in the sout |
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Canadians needed
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Squirrely Season again
This fly works year round down in the south but in the spring, the Squirrely season begins in earnest.
A friend called to say he gave his last Squirrely to his friend that he was badly outfishing with |
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Tying the Silver Hilton Steelhead fly
Here is a video of me tying the Silver Hilton. This fly is great in Oregon on the North Santiam system as well as the south, and little north fork. Its a fly to be fished on the swing and also works |
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Vise Advice
What is the difference between the south african jvice and the one wasatch is listing on their website? Are they all made in south africa or are the wasatch ones being made elsewhere? |
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Froggy Flies
[color="#0000FF"][size="3"][font="Comic Sans MS"]You "NEED" to do a SBS on that fly bro....that would make a nice LMB fly down South!!![/font][/size |
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Everglades report, 9-19 March 2012
With only three days of anglers fishing fly, you'll just have to sort through this a bit...
Most guides are very busy now everywhere in south Florida and the Keys and I'm no exception. Even |
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Inland Striped Bass
Just a shout out to inland striper anglers. It's on! My guide season started with a bang this week. Water temps hit 57 degrees and the fish went nuts on top all week long. Between Tuesday and |
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Wilson Creek, NC
Steve is right on about the Davidson.Love the E. TN & W. NC trout waters. If you got the time, stop off at the South Holston River near Johnson City, TN. According to the the Little River Outfitte |
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So WHY Sally Hanson
Halfie... when I started tying in the mid seventies, Hard as Nails was pretty much all that was available locally in south Florida. Over the years as various products, catalogues, suppliers, etc. ca |
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New hooks, new flies
Ben I love that 24K baitfish - Cant tell the difference between yours or T Harvey! You have to come out with me and throw that at albacore (you will have the fight of your life) honestly its a 6lb |
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Wading Boots
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I don't know what the truth is but I much prefer felt too and I am too old to change now.
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I see you are |
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HAIR WEAVING CRAZE
My 17 year old daughter in south Louisiana received a feather weaving kit today as a "gag" gift...
In my book, that is pretty much a declaration that it's over... |
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scissors
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PANAMA RED - used to be my CB handle 40 years ago. Wonder if anyone knows what it is anymore?
No one has ever comm |
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Crustaceans
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Well done again PeterJay! Except now we know you have crabs
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Awright, I'm gonna get you for that |
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Analog (Film) photography advice
Welcome to the forum Chris. Thanks for reminding me what an enlarger looks like. After 30 years in the darkroom, I was happy to retire mine. (LOL) We just bought a house in Wachapreague, VA, which isn |
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Trying some new stuff
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Very nice ties Ben. They look great. You're gonna be ready when you hit the salt.
Yeah, circles are great for |
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Storing Material
I stick to cardboard boxes because it's what was handy. I've heard down south plastics can be a no-no as they create moisture. Other than that cool, and dry is the key. Shouldn't have a |
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Back Country Flies
Jam, you're just showing off! Those look great and I thought the ones you sent me last year looked good.
NY, the bulls like something that has some presence in the water but it has to sink pr |
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Musky flies
i had my booth several aisles south of you fliesbyrich mostly my chenille bass creations . i stopped by several times and no one was there . rich mc |
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Professional Tying
One other possibility for those with fly tying skills... and that is lure making - particularly jig making. You can find manufacturers that will produce ready to tie jig heads in almost every shape, |
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Deer hide questions
[quote]As a Bell County native, we had a saying that: "A blind hog is going to find an acorn every now and then".[/quote]
I'm sorry I offended you! As a McLennan County, Texas n |
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I need to plan a trip
I was going to suggest the South Holston also,Heck I may even meet you for a day or so! Or check out the Chattahoochie around Helen, GA.
Ed |
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Congo hair
Yeah Panama Red. I love it here and the fishing is great. I don't have to much experience fishing for reds (grew up bass fishing mostly). Caught plenty of small reds under the slot as kid bigge |
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RBF: Rookie Help
I'm new to the world of bamboo and have recently purchased a 9' South Bend. I purchased this particular rod as I thought it would make a good first project. Anyway, I have a couple questions as I pl |
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Hydropsychidae larva
I haven't wet a line in trout water since the end of last season. I took a largemouth on this very same fly pattern last week. My home water is the Neversink. You can find me in season, humpin way |
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SCULPIN SWAP.....free prize for best sculpin
[b][size="7"][color="#FF0000"]SWAP CLOSED. DUE DATE April 10, 2012 [/color][/size][/b]Djgunter and I are jointly hosting this swap. We will invite (8) swappers and ask them to tie |
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Rods for the expo
Hey Riff, if you walk off with that rod, he's totally going to know it was you. I'll hide it for you - he'll never think to look in South Dakota and you'll have plausible deniability |
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Bucktail question
There is always a lot of waste when using bucktail. That is difficult for a lot of folks to grasp, or believe. This is why a lot of folks give up on it.
There are a few things to just accept if |
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Best online supplier?
I'm from the south. We like a little conversation when we buy "sumpin" and I'll give you who I like. Mad river outfitters in Ohio (ask for Lou) he is great. Little River Outfitte |
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Cascade doubles.
The season is getting close now here in South Wales, i fish a lot for sewin (sea run browns). and this fly really works here, also for salmon.
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Hi from South Africa
Hi People! I found this site tonight and decided to join. I live in Somerset West South Africa, about 50km from Cape Town. I do my own fly-tying and fish for rainbow trout mostly on one of the win |
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Crappie hooks?
If you're going to go large with an Aberdeen style hook, 1/0 or larger, you're better off with worm hooks made for plastics, such as those made by Owner, Gamakatsu, or some of the Mustad Ultra |
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North cove outfitters
Wow, that sucks. I went there a couple of times when I first got started out and I still have a fly box from them.
No more local fly shops...did The Fish Connection go out of business too? They were |
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Hello from Charlotte
Just joined a few days ago. I have been tying for about a year and and half now. Took a Class at Clemson University in South Carolina and I have been hooked ever since. Good Chance you will find me on |
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Taneycomo
A G-Bug, I believe, was made up by a guide down there by the name of Brett Rader at Chartered Waters. I fished with him last year and we caught a bunch of fish. I tie them on a DaiRiki 270 #22. Bas |
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