DFoster
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4 hours ago, niveker said:
My wife must have 10 bottles of lotions, shampoos, conditioners and concoctions I can't even guess about in her shower. My shower has a bottle of shampoo and a bar of soap.
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Saturday brought a few mid day hours of reasonable temps without wind. Here in New England the sun doesn't make it very high up into the sky at this time of year but on a mild day If you time it right the trout fishing can be good. I got 3 fish during a brief window this Saturday, a Fall Fish, a Herring and this Bow that grabbed a #14 black hare's ear. Possibly my last fish of the 2023, the artic weather isn't far off. If so I'll miss my streams but I've had a truly wonderful fishing season this year.
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Welcome back! Sorry about your pooch, it's heartbreaking when they pass.
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7 hours ago, flytire said:
Yup that's happened to me. I came home with a Starling skin only to realize that I already had one. I find myself at the fly shop and can't remember what I have or need. I started keeping a list in the notes section of my phone. Anytime I'm low or out of something I add it to the list. If I'm missing a material for a particular fly I add that to the list. It works for me.
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HORNBERG
HOOK: #12 1XL DRY FLY
THREAD: #70 BLACK
ABDOMEN/BODY: GOLD MYLAR TINSEL
UNDERWING: BUCK TAIL FIBERS- DYED YELLOW
WING: WOOD DUCK FLANK
CHEEKS: JUNGLE COCK
HACKLE: ROOSTER-BROWN GRIZZLEY AND NATURAL GRIZZLEY
HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS
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For the most part I tie and fish traditional trout flies in sizes 8 to 20. The somewhat limited range of natural material classics kept my hooks and material collection at a reasonable level. BUT this past summer I discovered Smallmouth living in a nearby river, suddenly I was making room for larger hooks and all sorts of streamer stuff. Dyed furs and marabou come in hundreds of colors and as you know when it comes to synthetics there's simply no end to the options. This could quickly get out of hand....
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I've been messing around with using longer than normal hackles on nymphs to add movement. Mixed results so far on the water but that also may have something to do with the dropping water temps.
PRINCE NYMPH VARIANT – LONG HACKLE
HOOK: #14 NYMPH 2XL
THREAD: BLACK (BEAD HEAD)- OLIVE (UNWEIGHTED)
UNDER BODY: .25 WIRE (BEAD HEAD
TAIL: GOOSE BIOTS –(BROWN- BEAD HEAD) (OLIVE UNWEIGHTED)
ABDOMEN/BODY: PEACOCK HURL
RIB: SMALL GOLD WIRE
LEGS: HEN SADDLE (BROWN-BEAD HEAD) (OLIVE UNWEIGHTED)
WING: GOOSE BIOTS- WHITE
HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS
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SOFT HACKLE COACHMAN VARIANT
HOOK: #14 1XL
THREAD: BLACK #70
TAIL: BLACK AND WHITE BARRED WOOD DUCK
ABDOMEN/BODY: NATURAL PEACOCK HURL/RED FLOSS
HEAD: S.H.HARD AS NAILS
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I'd like to offer a personal thank you to everyone who contributes. It's a genuine daily pleasure for me to view the work and read the knowledgeable insights posted by a group of very skilled fly tyers and anglers. The flies posted by the members are magnificent and inspiring. I wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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HOLY GRAIL CADDIS NYMPH
HOOK: #14 SCUD
THREAD: BLACK #70
ABDOMEN/BODY: PHEASENT TAIL FIBERS- NATURAL
RIB: NONE
WING CASE: PHEASENT TAIL FIBERS- NATURAL
GILLS: GREY SPARKLE DUBBING
THORAX: 1/8” BRASS BEAD
HACKLE: PARTRIDGE- BROWN SHOULDER FEATHER.
HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS
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IRISH MAYFLY VARIANT
HOOK: #12 2XL HEAVY WIRE
THREAD: BLACK 6/0
TAIL: PHEASANT TAIL FIBERS DYED OLIVE
ABDOMEN/BODY: DARK GREEN DUBBING WITH PALMERED OLIVE HEN HACKLE
RIB: CHARTRUESE FLOSS
HACKLE: PHEASANT CHURCH FEATHER
HEAD: S.H. HARD AS NAILS
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Last Thursday we had some fine weather with temps in the low 60's. The browns and brook trout are spawning here so to avoid potentially stepping on redds I decided to not wade but fish only from shore. This is dark tannic stained water and with the sun hanging low, redds are really hard to spot. I caught 3. The fist 2 look so similar I thought I caught the same brown twice but if you look closely at the spot patterns on the gills you can see they are different. The first fish came on a #20 Slim Shady and the other 2 on a #12 Royal Coachman soft hackle.
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21 hours ago, Mark Knapp said:Those are black goose biots. Thanks.
Knotted black goose biots- nice!
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Nice work Mark! What did you use for the legs?
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14 hours ago, partsman said:Nice! I love fishing on those kind of days.
Mike.
I was cold....but on the bright side I had the river all to myself!
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On 11/3/2023 at 6:42 AM, DarrellP said:That is true. I bought a very sweet casting rod recently in an antique store for $80. It was a Montgomery Ward rod from back in the day, and I paired it with a sylk line.
A great rod years ago is still a great rod today.
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Welcome from Central Massachusetts- If reading glasses are not working try a headband magnifier. They are a lot more powerful than glasses and there are many great ones available on line. the one I use came from from a company called Neat and Handy.
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That is exactly why we have OSHA here in America. 😟
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A raw day after work last week. The chilly wind and cold water had me questioning why I didn't go straight home, light the wood stove and watch other people fish on youtube. I got this Brown and Bow swinging wets so it was worth the effort. They both took right at the end of the swing as the fly started to rise.
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On 11/1/2023 at 7:23 AM, Capt Bob LeMay said:This was a year - of re-fitting for me... The spring time was great - with lots of bookings in both fresh and saltwaters, followed by a summer of re-fitting my skiff -new motor, (only costing twice what I normally pay...), as well as my first chartplotter (I began running the backcountry long before GPS was ever available...)... A pic of my center console... as it's set up now...
Along with re-fitting - more than one trailering disaster had me coming home following the flat bed wrecker with my skiff loaded on top... Must admit that over the years I've learned more about boat trailers than I ever wanted to know...
nothing like snapping an axle to leave you waiting for a wrecker again...
All of that aside, there's still the backcountry calling - and great fishing to be done. Hope everyone else is looking forward to the next year as well...
Ouch- Trailers always seem to create headaches. I work for a telecommunications construction company and I can tell you the line crews are forever struggling with the cable reel trailers. It's a constant fight just to keep the lights working, something the DOT police just love writing fines for. When it comes to fishing I can't stand the aggravation of mechanical failures. When I fish lakes and ponds I did so from a Kayak- Not practical for you sir but It works every single time that I need it to. 🙂
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Statistically women live longer than men- My wife has 2 prescriptions to my 8.