RBF: Two Just Finished
Been on here for a while but haven't posted any rods. Here's two. A Martha Young Perfectionist Hollow Built with swelled butt. Duronze reel seat hardware and green color preserved wraps. The other is |
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Problems with post eyes
Hello fellow tyers - wanted some opinions on how best to secure plastic post eyes together, prior to tying-I have been fooling around with a pike/musky pattern I found on you tube designed by a guy fr |
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Wool for dry dubbing
I agree.
Wool is fine for dry fly bodies.
What you need is Royce Dam's book, The Practical Fly Tyer. Royce is the best fly tier that no one has heard of, but he is a legend in Wisconsin.
He won |
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Sensitive question, guys
I've tried a few brands and found that utter balm does work great. Our local Walmart carries it which surprised me. I remember my dad used allot of if when I was growing up in Wisconsin. Many of t |
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First flies - Estaz Eggs
This is copied from my blog. If it is not OK to post links, let me know and I will make sure I take them out and refrain from posting them in the future. I did some searching, but couldn't find an |
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RBF: wisconsin suppliersother than
Are there any suppliers in the southern part of Wisconsin? I will be travelling through Madison and Milwaukee this weekend and I wouldn't mind picking up some blanks and other items[b]Reply to topic |
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Bluegill Flies (My First Attempt)
Great looking flies. Well done! I haven't fished for bluegills since I was a kid. I bought a 3wt rod last year for a trout fishing day in Wisconsin, now that I have it I'm planning to t |
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Need help with starting dubbing on thread
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A common mistake is to twist the dubbing in two directions. This unwinds the dubbing from the thread and makes it ei |
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010/109 Serendipity
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Hi Silver Creek
Thank you for share with me the history about this pattern, is really interesting to know it. By th |
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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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Ohio Trout Stamp?
I do not live in Ohio, but I fish in Minnesota and Wisconsin, both of which require a trout stamp. It is so inexpensive, 10-15 dollars a year, that I support the idea fully. A state wide fee for trout |
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Favorite trout nymph swap
I will play. I will tie scuds this time as they are a major producer of fish on the streams of Wisconsin.
-Forrest |
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go get em steelhead fly
I'm new around here so thought i would share a killer streamer i use here in wisconsin
[img]http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4945/gogetemsteelheadfly.jpg[/img]
My take on a popular Bass Pro Sh |
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from the illinois wisconsin border
Hello to all,
My name is Blake and I fish the IL WI border area. I'm an all year fisherman who changes my target species often. As related to fly fishing and fly tying I chase steelhead, salmon, |
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Fish Pictures
river smallie from wisconsin
[IMG]http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/277/sugarriversmallie.jpg[/IMG]
female coho milwaukee area
[IMG]http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4711/oakcreekcoho.jpg[/IMG]
steel |
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Material Help
Here ya go bud!!!!!!!! They're in Wisconsin, scroll to bottom of page and the 8040 is listed.
http://www.sewingandcraftclub.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.displ |
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Northern Wisconsin Member
Hello all,
I'm new here. Just an old fly fishing guide in northwest Wisconsin. I enjoy fishing, tying flies (mostly musky/pike streamers) and GOOD brandy. My passion is Tarpon fishing but I ca |
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Feathers in Excahnge for Charitable Donation
Great! The auction isn't until next September so there is plenty of time. In fact, the thing that made me think about it is that we auctioned a trip to Patagonia at the latest auction. Addi |
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Panfish Poppers
I cheated with these... Made from Rainey's foam popper bodies. I carved/sanded some bodies from balsa but I overdid it and they split when mounting on the hook. The story here is I went to Madi |
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RBF: ALPS Triangle
Does anyone know where I can get the red and silver model ? It's displayed on their website but I can't find it online anywhere.... I decided to go with a 9 foot 7 weight and am making it a Wisconsin |
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RBF: Ohio Rod Builders Gathering
We are now coming up on just two months until our next Ohio Rod Builders Gathering. The event is planned for November 5, 2011 from 9:00AM-6:00PM at the Ramada Inn in Canton, Ohio 4914 Everhard Rd. NW. |
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Nymph swap
Bethke's Pink Squirrels are ready to fly as soon as I get the address from the swapmaster.
These flies are deadly on the spring creeks in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
Here is a link to an |
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Wisconsin Fly Fishing
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Does anyone know if there is any fly fishing near Manitowoc or Kewaunee counties in Wisconsin? In late September I& |
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Hoppers for SW Wisconsin
Does anyone have a pattern for Hoppers that would work well in SW Wisconsin.
Thank You in Advance |
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Hard Head Divers
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beautiful work Kirk. When shaping the cork stopper, do you just use sand paper, and if so what grade? Or do you use |
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ok.. i have way too many musky flies... giveaway
3 years ago when i first started fly fishing, i was getting lessons from my uncle by the river near his house in Wisconsin. It was fun catching the smallies he had me fishing, with streamers so i can |
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Northern Wisconsin/Minnesota?
Hello,
Im leaving for Montana in a little over 2 weeks to spend the rest of my summer flyfishing and backpacking. The drive out there from up here in Michigan's Upper Pennisula is 26 hours so I p |
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A direction?
Im looking to get my first muskie on a fly this spring. ive only caught 1 muskie in wisconsin. Up around Hayward is my normal muskie ground. Yes, i understand the fisherman way, particularly muskie fi |
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Experimental Muskie
QUOTE (ikerajala @ Apr 20 2011, 08:31 PM) nice flies.what are you using to cast those with?my dad lives in northern minnesota.I was thinking about tying some flies like these for him.a 10wt s |
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Fly Fishing in Minnesota - Little help
I guess I can't really recommend any specific waters for you. The Driftless Area is the border area between Minnesota and Wisconsin and is SE of the Cities and has some nice trout streams, but it |
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Montana help or advice
Hello everybody,Well I need some info from anyone who is from or familar with Montana. I've recently become fed up with the flyfishing scene or lack there of here in Michigan's U.P so I've |
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Long weekend in Grant County Wisconsin
Well we just got back tonight. My two brothers and I went on a trip to Grant County, Wisconsin to fish what is called the Driftless area. All the rods were made by myself and all the flies tied by m |
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7' 3/4 wgt
This is a 7' 3/4 wgt tiger eye. This build was difficult. I seemed to have fits with every thing. The grip didn't turn out the way I liked. The epoxy gave me fits....but here it is. I've got one |
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Flies for " Packer Mania"
[attachment=29200:grn_ylw_strmr.JPG][attachment=29199:trio.JPG][attachment=29193:chs_hd.JPG][attachment=29196:bcktl_strmr.JPG][attachment=29198:titletown_1.JPG][attachment=29197:platter_2.JPG]Hi Every |
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Tiger Eye-best Orange hue for wraps?
Hello All,Been lurking on here for a few weeks and decided it was time to sign up. I have really enjoyed reading all the helpful articles. I am getting started on building a couple of short rods for |
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Greetings
Hi, I'm considering building a short fiberglass fly rod for the driftless area of the midwest: Northeast Iowa, Southeast Wisconsin, Southwest Minnesota. I live in Chicago in a one bedroom apartment w |
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Queen of Waters hatch in OZ
Really great! One of my favorite patterns. I tie a wet version and fish it here in Wisconsin and it seems to do the trick in July.Thanks for sharing these.Cole. |
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Fly-Tying Material Sources
I started tying when I was very young and did so through young adulthood. Then, I entered military service which turned into a career. Now, I'm back home in Wisconsin and trying to get a bench s |
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Traditional Catskill Dry Flies
Postal worker arrested after delivering mail nakedAssociated PressWHITEFISH BAY, Wis. -- A Wisconsin postal carrier says he simply wanted to cheer up a woman on his rounds who seemed "stressed ou |
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Midwest Entomology
http://learningstore.uwex.edu/Aquatic-Inse...onsin-P590.aspxThere will be some reasonable overlap between S. Wisconsin and N. Illinois. This is more of a taxonomic key, based on my memory, but it is g |
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First Steelhead Trip
I'm heading out today at 3 to the Brule River in Wisconsin. This is the first time I've ever been Steelhead fishing. I will be using my new TFO 9ft 9wt and I have a few backup rods as well. The fly |
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Pink Squirrel
QUOTE (krally @ Nov 4 2010, 12:45 PM) Hi guys, sorry it took a while to reply. I posted a pic a few days ago of a "Pink Squirrel" Fly I had tied, some guys wanted the materials.#14 |
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Greetings from Northern Illinois!
My name is Steve Kincaid and I'm new to this forum. What I've seen so far is nothing but GREAT help and support and some of the most beautiful rod work I've seen in quite a while! I live out in the co |
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WARNING ... REEL SEAT SCAMMER
Not sure where to post this and if this isn't the proper place please move and/or delete as you see fit.Some of us (on RODMAKERS) have been scammed by a user who shows outstanding pics of wood (using |
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Small Creek Swap
Sounds like a great swap I was too slow for. By the way I am originally from Wisconsin and the Canadians tell me I sound like a regular guy. How about that Yogi! |
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SouthEastern Wisconsin Fall Run
Hey just wondering if anyone on here fishes the Southeastern Wisconsin salmon run, if so have you had any luck yet this year, i went out this morning and iddn't see anything seems like it may be a |
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Musky Meat
A group of fisherman are headed up to Wisconsin in search of Musky soon ... I won't make it with them but these will ...Frogs are size 7/0 and 8/0. The orange fly is a 1/2" tube fly ...I' |
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Newbie from WI
Hello everyone! Looking to get into building a few rods. I live in Western Wisconsin at the edge of the driftless area. I have and abundant supply of local streams plus some good steelie streams just |
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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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The Addiction...
I got the bug in 1961 when I went away to a summer camp in Northern Wisconsin after I finished 8th grade. Camp Horseshoe had been founded in 1935. The camp founder, Maurice Hirshberg, known to all of |
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Hello from Wisconsin
I just joined this site and want to extend my best regards to all fly fishers and fly tiers. I'm not new to our sport and interests. In August I will have been tying flies for 50 years. And I cont |
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CyanoAcrylate Glues
QUOTE (Stippled Popper @ May 20 2010, 03:10 PM) QUOTE (Robert M @ May 20 2010, 01:54 PM) QUOTE (Stippled Popper @ May 19 2010, 06:20 AM) QUOTE (JSzymczyk @ May 18 2010, |
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One for my wife
Haven't posted much but I've sure enjoyed all the information/tips and the great photos as I've learned how to build rods. I made this for my wife. My 3rd build. The blank is translucent olive in |
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Skinny Nelson
Consider this more or less a reccomendation. Anyone who lives by or in the Driftless region in Wisconsin/Illinois/Iowa should really to a pile of these for it's what the trout are munching on now |
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College Time
Getting ready to apply to colleges and it's between Northern Illinois or Southern. They're both dead equal in my expectations as far as academics and living but... the outdoorsman in me wants |
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Rendezvous
Our first one will be The Bloody Lake Rendezvous in Southwest Wisconsin, Lafayette County near the Town of Woodford. Event begins the Tuesday before the first Saturday of May and is put on by The Ye |
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Dinosaurs Everywhere
QUOTE (smallieFanatic @ Feb 27 2010, 08:03 PM) QUOTE But birds are indeed, physically and physiologically , the closet living relatives to the ancient dinos. Even the exhibit had charts showi |
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St. Croix Fiberglass Rod
Hello guys i bought a old fiberglass St. Croix rod for 5.00 and i was wondering if any of you know anything about it all that it says is (9000SP 7'6'') and it has the st.croix symbol on it that says |
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Hi from the desert
Hey guys Im from Scottsdale Arizona. I know your probably thinking no fish in the desert but i get my fair share. I am 16 years old and am a competitive tennis player. Flyfishing is my escape from lif |
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Greetings from a new forum member
I have been lurking around for some time. Was introduced to flyfishing and tying at age 14 (now social security eligible) at Camp Horseshoe by Doc H. Made my first bamboo rod in September under the wa |
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Hello from SE Alaska
I have been lurking around for some time. Was introduced to flyfishing and tying at age 14 (now social security eligible) at Camp Horseshoe by Doc H. Made my first bamboo rod in September under the wa |
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