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Teachmarkey

A less expensive alternative to wood duck is mallard barred flank wood duck. Tie this streamer on a size 10 streamer hook. Works well in the Wood River, Blackstone River and the Clear...

I live in RI too. The best fly to use at this time of year is the lemon woodduck heron. It should be fished deep, like on a sink tip or with a few split shot to get it deep. I like to cast across the...

Dr Korn,

The waterproof spray is called Silicone Water-Guard. Works great.

Dr Korn

I have bee building my leaders with Uni 6/0 and Uni 8/0. I fish them with dry flies so I want them to float. I purchased some water repellant spray used to water proof cothing at Wal-Mart...

dmdmd,

I live in RI and have been fishing Narragansett town beach for the last couple of weeks. You can park right at the town beach parking lot. Fish right from the beach or wade in up to your...

John

I have an Orvis T3 that I love. It's a 2-piece, 5wt, 8'6", mid-flex. I've had it for 5 years and it's my favorite rod. Perfect for the type of fishing I do - dry fly trout fishing on mid size...

I tie a very simple fly that I don't think has a name. I have caught many trout on it this year, including native brookies. Here is the pattern

Hook: Mustad 9672 or Mustad 389441, size 10 or 12....

Here the site that I went to when I started:

http://www.hatchesmagazine.com/page/may2006/185

Ask your dentist to save the lead sheet (about 1" x 1") squares that are in the white square card they insert into your mouth when they x-ray your teeth. Most dentists recycle them but some are...

I'm wondering how everyone is creating their leaders. I use the method described in the link I provided to the Hatches magazine article. By following those instructions you don't need to do anything...

Royce,

Take a look at this website. It has pictures at the end of how to make the loop. I make mine doing it the way it's described and they come out fine. This might help.
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Well I decided it was time to join in this fun so I built my jig this weekend and created several leaders. They are progressively getting better. I have 4 built with Uni 6/0. The last 2 came out...

I keep track of my days fishing a little bit differently. I use my Outlook calendar at work. I have one calendar for meetings & another for keeping track of my fishing experiences. I check my meeting...

lefthandedbrain,

I too am a lefty. I have become ambidextrous because certain tools aren't readily avaialable. So, it's easier to 'learn' to do it righthanded. Having said that, here is a site for...