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I'll also recommend AJ to you, as well as Mike Brooks - both first-rate builders. If you can communicate to the rodmaker what you're looking for (the type of water you fish, size/style of your...

Sure, I use thread bodies for small (#20 and smaller) BWO's all the time.

It's the hackle and tail that keep them afloat, whether the body is made from fur, quill, biot or just thread.

Lies, all lies! There are no fish in NY, except a few stunted carp.

Pennsylvania, now that's where the really good fishing is! :wink:

Ummm....if you guys are going to be on the Seneca Reservation, legal fishing hours begin at 7AM.

And I still think a "meet'n'greet" can be done without having to turn it into a competition. I've...

Be sure to let us know when - so I can be elsewhere. Nothing personal, I just hate fishing tournaments.

Dead drifting egg patterns or nymphs with split shot and an indicator is, IMO the worst way to catch steelhead. Not because it isn't effective - you'll hook your share of fish - but because this...

Some H-I info -

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze2h7gi/fish ... /id22.html

From the Pfleuger website:

How does the drag system work?

Model 1094 - Single Action fly reel

Model 1094 has the simplest drag system: It consist of a click drag and rim control. To turn off...

Rods - you may well get hassled with metal rod tubes. Get plastic ones if you don't already. Six rods likely will not be allowed because of carry-on bag restrictions from the air carrier. Most say...

"You will have large stretches of the creek to yourself and a large steelhead population at your disposal... It's the best kept secret in Western New York"

Hardly a secret. Your definition of...

Oak Creek runs right through town and along Route 89A north of town. Planted rainbows at all the obvious stocking points (near the road) and some spooky wild browns, getting more numerous the further...

One of the best books on steelheading is Bill McMillan's "Dry Line Steelhead" It was published by Amato, but I can't say if it's still in print. The focus was on the Pacific NW, but his tactics...

I've never seen publicity improve a fishery. I live in an area dubbed "Steelhead Alley" by a notorious fish pimp in a magazine several years ago, and things have gone downhill fast. Not that the word...

First of all, IMNSHO a reel that doesn't click is of zero interest to me. I especially love the sound of a Hardy or an early CFO....

As to your question, some reels (such as the Lamson LP series...

Most lead weights have been outlawed in NY - the target of the law is split shot and the alleged harm it causes to waterfowl, but no lead wire or dumbbell eyes are available for sale anymore. You can...

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I tie these with a very dark gray CDC body and a black...

Not much information here recently either:
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but the weather hasn't exactly...

OK, I couldn't find the reference I had for this, so I'm writing this from memory. Apologies in advance for any errors.

Fish have two types of muscle tissue, heavily vascularized which is used for...

Probably not, but I still use only olive or grey lines.

I like the Regal.

I don't leave gear in my car's trunk - midsummer heat is not good for fly lines or waders. The plasticizers basically cook out of them, and cracking won't be far behind.

And it's REALLY bad for...

What a way to go.

I haven't build a rod in years, but when I did, it was the "cup and book" system. Never a problem, even with silk thread, and the price was right. (A first edition of "Fishing With Lee Wulff" and a...

Andrew -

You make some valid points. Float-rodders have taken over my home steelhead creeks in the past five years or so, and IMO it's not been for the better.

My main problem with this method...

Well, if it's a good bamboo rod, you can always rationalize it because if you take care of it, in five years it will probably be worth at least the same $$$ you paid for it.