After an hours drive I entered the water for what I thought would be a great day of fishing. I wasn't in the water for 5 min. when I hooked onto a beautiful rainbow. I released and kept fishing with...
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After an hours drive I entered the water for what I thought would be a great day of fishing. I wasn't in the water for 5 min. when I hooked onto a beautiful rainbow. I released and kept fishing with...
I have some time in mid April and was thinking of a trip to the Conn. lakes and river area in pittsburg NH.
Has anyone fished there at that time of the year? can you give me any info about it. Would...
I noticed that there are senior members and junior members. Can someone tell me what is the difference, or is it just age.
Thanks TonyC
This past summer a close cousin who recently moved to florida decided to spend the summer back here in central Mass. he and his wife rented a home on Cramberry lake. He asked me if i wanted to join...
Thanks for all the replys and info. I decided on Dan vice i saw on (Ebay),new for $69. plus $5. for shipping.
TonyC.
Thinking of buying a new rotary vice for my limited experience in flytying. Any info. would be apreciated.
thanks Tony C.
Thanks for the info and location. I should have asked if anyone had any comments or experience with this staff.
Thanks TonyC.
Has any one heard of the ZEPHR or ZEPHYR wading staff or warelite folding wading staff. the warelite was advertised in green I saw these on the net and they seem to be as good as Folstaf. for some...
I plan on having the grand kids (ages 8 and 10) join me on a fishing trip to NH.
They will have spinning rods. They have not used their fly rods yet.
They have caught trout on live bait (Crawlers)...
Thanks for the answers. I thought I was one of a few doing some of these questions. Believe it or not
I questioned myself about these items, am I using the fly to long. I travel over one hour to...
Questions I always wanted to ask but never did.
When fishing 4 to 8 hours, how many fly boxes do you carry in your vest?
How many flys in each box?
How many different types of flys in each box?...
I am making plans for an August camping trip to the Pittsburg NH. and hope to get some fishing in the Conn river. I have never been fishing in this area. Any info on what to use or, where to fish...
Just started tying on 2nd fly. How long is the tippet between flys? Where do you attach the 2nd fly tippet? What knot do you use? Do you use a strike indicator, if so where is it located. I need easy...
Thanks for all the info.
I am sure I am not the only one who has picked up a feather on the way to or from the fishing hole. Do you clean these feathers or just use them as is? I have been placing...
Friends of mine are hunters and continually offer me large portion of deer skins. I continually turn them down, and only cut a small portion of hair for tying. One reason is I don't know how to DRY...
I need a good floatant for dry flys etc. Anyone have any home ideas or remedies.
thanks
TonyC.
Thanks everyone, here I sit tying flys, temperature dropping from 40 the low teens and winds to 40...
Thanks for the replys and info. The craft store is closer to home. While checking the beads I had more than one woman looking at me, and I could read their minds, so I tried to explain why I had...
I just purchased a large assortment of feathers at Michaels Craft Store, peacock,pheasant etc. $5. a pack. All types of small beads 1000 in a pack for $2.99. I have been fishing off and on for years...
To day I took my wife to Michaels craft store and found a section full of feathers, of all types and for a reasonable cost. Also all size beads. 1000 for $2.99 a pack, I was like a kid in a candy...
I saw this and tried it, it worked for me. Gramps cut a handle of a old broom,cut it to size drilled a hole in the top and put a loop of tie wire through it. attached the loop to a retractable cord...
True story. Last fall 5 if us were fishing almost side by side.
One in the center of the group was catching fish almost every other cast. I asked him what he was using and he said "I tied a piece of...
I just spent my Christmas money and bot a 8 1/2 ft. five weight St Croix for about $100. and a Trion reel. I havn't fished it yet (Weather here has been in the teens for a week)I spent a lot of time...
Thanks, ALL for the input. I'll look into to this a little deeper. I felt the reel at the store and liked the loooks of it. But you never know until you try it or get advise from those who know....
Looking to buy a new fresh water fly reel.
I have been checking out a PFLUEGER TRION at Dick's sporting goods, Its listed for about $100.
Does anyone have any info.on this real, or can make...
Recently started fly fishing again after years of layoff.
Family (Daughter, son-in-Law, and grand kids)plans on taking a camping trip to Pittsburg N.H.
They usually snowmobile in this area.
I have...