New to the group
Welcome to FTF !
I went to your website just now. I wanted to leave a note but I didn't see where I could. Anyway, I liked your site and the photo gallery of the streams you fish (I suppose). Nice ass |
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Hey from Southeastern Wisconsin!
Hey from Wisconsin!
Names Mike, used to flyfish a lot more 4-5 years ago, but life got in the way. Now my summer has opened up and I'm getting back into it!
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Flying Pig Rods
Hello Forum! Has anyone out there tried Flying Pig rods? They are a tiny outfit out of Chicago (Westmont, I think), but I'm intrigued. I recently watched "Heart of the Driftless" and "Reverb", t |
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Fast Rods and load.
My wife and I had dinner two nights ago with Gary Borger and his wife, Nancy. Gary had just returned from the EWF - Europe's Largest Fly Fishing Show in Germany.
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Dark hendrickson
Great fly and proportions. A great fly in SW Wisconsin. As others mentioned, the colors can vary greatly from stream to stream -- you'd almost swear the were different bugs.
This is |
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wood duck feathers
Wood duck feathers in a fly pattern are usually the barred lemon yellow flank feathers with or without the black tips.
The most famous is the Hornberg, from my state of Wisconsi |
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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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Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters
Hey guys I just wanted to throw a thread up about Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters. I am a big advocate of supporting your local fly shop, however I am sure there are some guys out there that may not ha |
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hi
I'm from northern Wisconsin. I have enjoyed fishing all my life but have just recently started fly fishing. |
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New to tying
Welcome! I'm originally from Northern Wisconsin!
A good way to start is to get a hatch chart for your area. I'm not terribly familiar with the southern part of the state, but you could always start b |
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Chicago
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is, Justin. I've been fly fishing for about 5 years now, and I have been tying for the past 3. I usually only tie during the winter months, but I plan on changing |
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Chesapeake warrior
I'm like new to fly fishing and Brand new to fly tying. Have fished for Bass & Blue Gill. Use a Batten kill 4 wt. and rod to match. Also have an 8/9 rod & reel just waiting on me. (For those C |
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Hook Storage
pot’ containers. I wanted something as small as possible. My dry fly hooks (Orvis Supreme and Premium) are size 14 to 24, wet fly & nymphs hooks (Mustad) are 10 to 16 and streamer hooks (Mustad) a |
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Flyfishing envy/prejudice
How often do you see discarded powerbait packaging, jars of eggs, hundreds of feet of mono laying around popular fishing areas (two weeks ago I almost ripped my waders open on a treble hook attached t |
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Hello from Wisconsin
My name is Larry and I just moved to northern Wisconsin. Haven't tied in about 10 years hope to relearn and learn some steelhead and musky patterns. |
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Long time coming - First Musky
Nice fish!!! I'm jealous for sure! I grew up in northern Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula, and I've caught some pike on a fly when I was a kid, but no musky. I remember the figure |
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Woven fly body: "Over-hand-method"?
Photos of the Ephemera Danica Mayfly suggest that a Hexagenia Limbata pattern could be used.
Ephemeral Danica dun
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Haft.jpg[/img]
Spinner
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Songbird Skin Legality
Total strangers have a profound propensity to turn one in! I will briefly recount two separate cases which were published in great detail in the FEDERAL REGISTER (as all such incidents are require |
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Going Barbless
What kills fish is the very act of fishing. We can argue whether 2% or 4% of released fish die, but the fact is that a certain percentage of fish die. As Perchjerker states, what kills C&R fish ha |
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Ducking imitations
I grew up in northern Wisconsin, and I have seen ducklings following their mothers get taken many times. A friend of mine had a rubber ducky with moving legs and a huge treble hook he used to throw w |
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Sampling Aquatic insects?
In Wisconsin, I believe it is illegal to disturb the stream bed without DNR approval. However, I've never heard of anyone being cited for it.
Our TU Chapter does aquatic sampling on a trout strea |
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why Fly backing not other braded line
Asking what kind of backing will work is like asking what kind of car to enter in a race. What works for Captain Bob in Florida isn't necessarily optimum for largemouth bass fishing in Wisconsin o |
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firefly
[img]http://www.danica.com/flytier/fthompson/steeves_firefly.jpg[/img]
http://www.danica.com/flytier/fthompson/steeves_firefly.htm
Fireflies are one of my dearest childhood memories of living in rur |
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Sliders for smallies
Cream, with your skill with foam, why not split the difference and make some of your killer foam sliders. You could probably make it more of a diver if you modified your foam design by eliminating one |
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40th Annual Au Sable trip
Wow, that looks fantastic! I've been in a cabin in northern Wisconsin in a very similar area and I love it, you're a lucky man to be able to go there every year! Beautiful landscape, r |
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Spent Mayfly
[quote name='SilverCreek' timestamp='1341026585' post='509215']
You tied a good looking fly but unfortunately it is not a good fishing fly. I've fished the hex hatch for |
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chironomid hook size
My go to is a size 20 Griffith's Gnat. I've noticed that size fits most of the midges I see in SW Wisconsin. I usually go 16-18 for the dropper, which is almost always a midge larva or pupa. |
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RBF: Using older guides
While going through a flea market with my wife and daughter while in Norther Wisconsin on vacation I picked up guides for a bamboo blank I'm looking to finish. It looked like the guy bought the stock |
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wisconsin northwoods
Very nice! Wisconsin is a beautiful state......every time I drive thru headed up to the boundary waters, I tell myself I need to plan a trip to Wisconsin....
Mike |
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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.
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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
[quote name='Gene L' timestamp='1332784426' post='500339']
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
[quote name='osedma' timestamp='1327462886' post='491331']
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
[quote name='Njardar' timestamp='1314452493' post='476896']
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
[quote name='agn54' timestamp='1309420766' post='472194']
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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