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Well, there goes another sekret "fly tying" material ;) You can get the balls at dollar stores and there is no need for niceties so just thread a hook through it and fish. Forget gills, they are...

Natural prey that is eaten by fish are in general more flashy than drab and those that are drab tend to have movement. If the prey is drab and has no movement, then it doesn't get eaten because the...

I've found that indicators dramatically increase the speed at which I detect strikes and the overall percentage of strikes detected. This lets me avoid gut hooking fish, which happens to me when I...

First of all, I've caught many trout that had serious gaping wounds caused by herons and minks. They did not behave any differently that I could notice, and these wounds were not all fresh. I...

Hey Buddy, I thought you were a wiser than that ;) The intended purpose of many flys isn't to catch fish. Instead of working our brains too hard, let's apply Occam's razor, i.e.:

"All other...

Just curious if anyone has carpeted their house with a colour so they could get some dubbing from the left over scraps? Now that would be being addicted to fly tying :)

That review was quite funny actually. I don't know who Panno is either but I guess he is important enough to discuss here and get people all riled up. ;) If he gets a note from Amazon saying that...

I think Roderic is a sad man. Anyone who dwells or is concerned about "how you fish" does not understand "why you fish". And this is not really a reference to Henry Thoreau either since I think to...

Yes, people hold humans too high on the pedestal. We could be like lemmings due to all jump off the cliff in the near future.

Nah, that's Chanel and I'm a Sally Hansen man myself.

Its to faciliate replacing tippets without affecting the leader's length. Tippets need replacing not only because they get shorter with fly changes, but the stress of fighting (large) fish will...

Lindsey Lohan once sported a particular limited edition brand of black nail polish. After the fashionistas found out, the demand skyrocketed and the price went from $18 a bottle to > $100.

What...

Realizing that any casting issues or limitations isn't due to modern day rods, I basically just look at it, wiggle it and then buy it if it looks and wiggles nice.

And I believe in not being tied...

This raises an important followup question. Are there any fly tying suppliers willing to ship stuff in a box marked: "Plumbing Repair Parts" or something else that's on my honey-do list?

Exactly, where is the fun in using the Rainey's foam? Much better to keep sneaking clips off the shelf foam and see how long it takes the wife to notice.

The book that got me going was "The Fly-Tying Bible" by Peter Gathercole. 100 patterns with great pictures scaled by difficulty so that you will still use it once you get better.

And most...

...was just out putting away my snow blower for the season and my spider senses told me somebody was talking about chironomids... my favourite.

You know, chironomids are true "flies" as they...

A few nights ago I tried to quickly dry some flys coated with Sallys by holding them next to a lighter. Poof! they did light up.

Other than rudimentary choices in fly patterns and/or materials, fishing catching ability is 90% or more to do with the fisher. By direct observation, it should be readily apparent that the good...

Micro-buggers/leeches are some of the best fish catchers. The patterns on this thread are great and I can only suggest moving to standard length hooks once you reach a "#14", i.e. from a #12 2-3xl...

Yep, wet blending gives you the true shade. Since there are various advantages of staying married, I don't use the kitchen blender. Instead, I get a clear cup of water, fill it with stuff and mix...

Yes, I thought Buddy started this thread tongue in cheek, same as the advertisment. Quite funny actually how it all became such a serious issue. But of course, if everyone was relaxed and well...

Well, somebody has to harvest some fish or they get too educated and alter their behavior. I think a lot of C&R areas hold fish that bear little resemblance to fish in their natural state.

With...

Basically, the only reason I use naturals is because I bought a bunch when I started tying and I'm slowly going through the pile. I may eventually give most of it away.

The problem people have...

They're sold as a cheap substitute for rare/illegal feathers used in spey flies. But spey flies are not the best fish catching patterns so I use them in several different colours for nice wings on...