I have an Orvis Clearwater rod. Mid Flex 7.5, 9ft., 5 wt. with a Clearwater
Classic III reel. I learned to fly fish with it and have used it continuously for a
number of years. It's a great rod...
Type: Posts; User: Ed Piggott
I have an Orvis Clearwater rod. Mid Flex 7.5, 9ft., 5 wt. with a Clearwater
Classic III reel. I learned to fly fish with it and have used it continuously for a
number of years. It's a great rod...
Oh well, so much for the micrometer theory.
Ed Chino Valley
Shakeyfly:
I am a new tier too,but, the device with what looks like a dial resembles a micrometer
that I have. I use mine to measure the diameter of wire in thousands of an inch.
Hope I helped....
Thanks to all you guys for your helpful responses.
I have been experimenting with #12 monofilament. Using both single and double loops.
Also, I have some u-control model airplane braided steel...
Hello All:
I am trying to find a fly pattern that has a weedguard built in, or
at the very least some ideas as to how to tie a weedguard on an
existing fly. I am new to tying.
I cannot use...
Yes Arizona is "quiet" weatherwise,
when compaired to a lot of other places.
But, when it comes to natural and man make
disasters, don't forget fire. Just a short
time ago this summer, we had a...
The fly was a Madame X.
I was drinking my own well water, which
is regretably, non-alcoholic.
EP
I recently went fishing and had the
following experience, which was, at
least for me, unique.
I had been fly fishing for bass and
panfish off of the end of a dock.
when I was gathering up...
I want to thank everyone who contributed
opinions and advice ref. my question on
buying a float tube.
Vehicle size was a consideration, since I
do not own a pickup or large van.
I drove down...
What about when a school of Tuna
chews its way through a shoal of baitfish?
I was fishing off a bridge last year
and hooked a small bass. I hauled him up and
was just ready to extract the hook...
At the last club meeting I sat
next to two women.
When I do encounter some other fly
fishermen, which is infrequent, the
ratio is about one woman for every ten
fly casters seen. The...
I have been fly fishing for a bit over
2 yrs. So I certainly qualify as a learner
also. I have encountered other fly fishermen
once in a while and have discovered many
want to be left alone. If a...