Suggestions for a traveling kit
I'm going up to the Jackson river in Virginia next week and looking for suggestions of what to take with me to "match the hatch". I've got the vise and probably every thing needed a |
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Clousers!
Great looking Clousers. I like the squirrel over the white and the use of the jig hook. Great ties for a rusty ole'..., we won't go there again.
What model Gheennoe do you have. A friend of m |
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Emerger Patters
[img]http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_3240.jpg[/img]
here's a simple emerger pattern that works well for mayflies and midges. |
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Redfish on Topwater
That's a fun video Kirk - thanks for posting it. I hope to get in on some of the redfish fun before the season ends. Hey, what're you guys doing catching sheepshead on poppers? I though they h |
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Hatteras/Pamlico Sound
You're probably gonna have to check around online for a fishing report - most of the regulars in this section of the forum don't fish that area. I know that the Virginia barrier islands are se |
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Branson MO
Though they are to the north, and to the west, the Gasconade River and the Niangua River are both famous for their smallmouth fishing. Both are within an couple of hours drive, if it is that long. |
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Squimps
Kirk, even in that discussion there were different opinions about what a wake bait actually is. The west coast guys use big, soft & hard baits, some even jointed with that steep vertical lip, and |
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Cutthroat Streamer Patterns
I don't know where you're fishing, (I'm assuming somewhere in Idaho) but the traditional patterns Tidewater mentioned will work anywhere trout feed on minnows. Marabou streamers are also a |
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two fold question
Paul, this may be straying a bit off-topic, but if you're looking for flies that float well, you might want to look into funnel duns. It's not a specific pattern, but a style of tying that I&# |
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How did you get started tying?
Boy, you guys started young! I started fly fishing about 20y ago and took a tying lesson about 15 years ago. It was a good class with a classic progression from wooley buggers to pheasant tails. |
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Sun Lakes Washington
Never fished there, but here is a place to start looking:
http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/cgi-bin/fishing-report-washington-dry-falls
You could also check the WDFW site and see if there are any stock |
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MAY 2012 ---FLIES FROM THE VISE
Thanks Piker20, at certain times i have found chinook and coho really fond of the chartreuse flies, going to do some ocean fishing from the shore on the West Coast in a few months, probably for evenin |
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Del Brown Merkin
I agree with Peter, it will catch some fish! Nothing wrong with the colors, those 3 are likely the most used anyway. I tied Merkins for a shop & guide in Key West for a few years, and don' |
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Polar Fiber Baitfish
I was down in Virginia this past week, and I saw some big bass brought in there. (the season isn't open as far as I know - I don't know what that was all about - maybe they were confiscated fi |
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Hello from Morgantown, West By God
kevin, is right lots of nice people here willing to answer questions and explain things. Always nice to see fellow people from west virginia on here. |
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Combat Fishing
Good to see my fashion advisers are getting some extra work in Florida these days. Damn, I like that fly. Guess I'd better whip up a few in case they have gars in Virginia. Or even if they don' |
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Need your input......
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Thats a nice common. Taken on a fly??
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No, but it wasn't for lack of trying! I bought an 8wt rod sp |
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Todays Catch
nice catch eastern fly! You catch those in the river? Its always nice to go back to the spinning rod every once and awhile, i from time to time head down to the west fork with my spinning gear and |
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michigan fly fishing
I think you mean Homestead dam, hodenpile dam is on the Manistee. Never fished the Betsie myself. I enjoy the Au Sable and have fished a number of rivers on the West side as well such as the PM, Big m |
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Raindrop Flies
What interesting shaping on your lures, *cough flies*!
The first one does it for me, the second looks a bit like i may miss a hook set or two *sorry being critical of your fine work*
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April 2012 : Flies from the Vise
Bad photo, but just doing up a bunch of Pink Comet flies for later in the year out west. Put a bit of leadfree wire on the small beadchain ones so they ride properly.
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Anyone Fishing Cedar Run in Pa lately?
I was planning a fly fishing trip with my brother to tioga/potter/lycoming counties and it would help if anybody fished there regularly. Right now I'm fishing in West Chester, pa. I'm trying t |
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Nutria Flies
here in michigan we run them over with our trucks that way the guts are already out of them when we toss them on the grill
ill try grams black snake any day she wants to make it cause i ate rattler ou |
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Golden Trout
Can't remember the name of the lake, but we had to backpack in like 6 miles from West Ten Sleep lake in WY, one thing I do know is that they don't keep like most trout, they get soft very fast |
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Squirrely Season again
Thanks Kelly.
Chef, its probably the only fly I tie that takes less than 15 minutes!
Peter, I'm getting ready to send a friend in Key West some flies, I may have to tie up a few Squirrelys f |
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What sizes do you tie to
I've never found it necessary to go smaller than #20, even on the so-called "highly technical" streams out west. With my aging eyes, I'm happy to be tying for salt water these days - |
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kayak smallmouths
Nice fish!!
I spent the weekend building a roof rack and wall rack for my kayaks, looks like should be fishing from them instead. West Fairview is not too far from me. |
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$h!t Fly Fisherman Say
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I've used the wind excuse many times when I've fudged a cast.
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My normal is..."The sun got i |
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Fishing Montana Clark Fork
I was supposed to go to Montana in September of 2010 but they found I had a tumor and kidney cancer. Had an operation and things are good. In September of 2011 my friend asked me to again go to fish M |
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Eels
Should be no sweat Dave, especially from a boat. I've thrown them unweighted with a 9wt without any huge problems. (that's the woolly bugger type I mean) You really don't have to dress the |
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HAIR WEAVING CRAZE
[img]http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/0121.JPG[/img]
I hope it's almost over. I began boycotting the stuff as soon as it started. Started tying mostly with cdc and deer |
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haha found this article
He[b][u] IS[/u][/b] mainly a spin fisher and bait caster, and still writes the weekly fishing piece in the thursday sports section (i read it every week). I have never met him, however, I have met so |
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RBF: Calstar GF900H custom
Here in Western Aus we have a form of land based game fishing called Ballooning. Basically it involves using a helium filled balloon to skip a big bait way out to sea where the big pelagic fish lurk. |
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A couple of things to test this season
Hey Guys, i just thought i would plonk some pictures up of what i am putting together for this upcoming season, east and west, swing them good for salmon and steelhead. I have to tie some bass pattern |
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Wool for dry dubbing
I can assure you that sheep CAN swim! My father owned a grain elevator in the mid-west grain belt that was next to the local 'stockyard' from whence locally raised livestock was shipped to |
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Fly organization
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planetrout,
I have a few questions for you:
1) Where do you live?
2) Do you have a security system installed?
3) Do |
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Everglades backcountry, 28 February 2012
I was on the road almost continuously this past week, logging four days at Flamingo and two at Everglades City (and in the process clocking 1500 miles on my trailer). Fishing is good now and at times |
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Tons of Tarpon Flies
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Chef, I wish I had something to add, however, looks like my thoughts are well represented already. Those flies |
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Canadian Flyshops Online
Welcome Where abouts are you located, east or west? These guys have a nice selection of stuff, for salt and fresh http://www.thefirstcast.ca/index.html
I think just email them with what you need and |
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Midwest Fly Fishing Expo
I have gone to my last Mid West Expo, it is just too hard getting around there in a wheelchair. I will miss it however |
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Hydropsychidae larva
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I haven't wet a line in trout water since the end of last season. I took a largemouth on this very same fly patte |
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Here are the Clues
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Anyone who fishes lakes around Seattle
You might try posting your question over at http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/ or the Westfly Washington board at http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/forums/ubbthreads.php
You will find more loca |
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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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Midge Patterns??
For a pupa, I like the chromie.
[img]http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Chromie_13.jpg[/img]
For dries, a sprout midge http://www.west-fly-fishing.com/fly-pattern-recipe/dry/sp |
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Feeling Squirreley
Your right you loose some barring, but some tails more than others. In the same batch you'll get different colors and barrings,I don't know why unless it's the different enviroments, sexes |
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Need a guide!
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Booked a trip back to FL in the end of April. If I am lucky the Tarpon will be around! In any case, any recomme |
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Striper Decline
Kudos to Nightheron for operating his business on a sustainable basis. Wish there were more out there like him.
I agree that a moratorium is a necessary, but the only way it will work this time arou |
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Speckled Trout Fly SWAP
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Fly Ides for April in the Keys
[quote]Tidewaterfly, when you say the flies you "used" to tie for the Keys...I hope it means because your boxes are full, not that you no longer chase tarpon there[/quote]
No, it means I no |
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Florida tyers/fishermen/Guides
Hello All,
Ok....my better half is hinting that she wants to head to Florida for the Easter break for some much needed sun. Not wanting me to be underfoot, the suggestion has been made that I do some |
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