You can usually get North Branch and Savage reports at http://www.easterntrophies.com/. And as someone mentioned above, that Maryland stream guide has oodles of info. I usually fish the North Branch...
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You can usually get North Branch and Savage reports at http://www.easterntrophies.com/. And as someone mentioned above, that Maryland stream guide has oodles of info. I usually fish the North Branch...
There's a great spring creek a couple of hours from me, and a lot of locals don't head there until the water's a little stained, because that's when you have the best shot at landing one of the...
I live in D.C. and every few days I check craigslist for fly-fishing stuff. I'll keep an eye out for any mass assortments of flies up for sale. Sorry to hear about this.
Dave
Hey guys,
Thanks for everyone's advice--and thanks especially to Buddy for explaining why the paint hasn't been holding. Our shad will be arriving here in Washington DC in about two months, so I'm...
I was wondering if anyone could recommend some inexpensive paints for fly-tying that won't chip once they hit the water. Sometimes I like to use paints on heavier flies or saltwater flies--usually...
When I tie smaller caddis, in sizes 16 or 18, I'm having two problems that seem related. First of all, the elk hair isn't set firmly on the hook and likes to turn on its own, even though I have a...
I pretty much learned to fly fish on my own (aside from help from books and boards like this one) so I never learned much about knots. I'm curious what my different options are for different...
Hey all,
Yesterday I tied my first handful of muddler minnows, and I'm happy to report that they look fishable, if not professional. While spinning the deer hair has gone reasonably well, I've run...
I'd like to get into tying standard wet flies with partridge hackle. My question: Will those $2.50 bags of partridge sold by Cabela's and other online outfits get the job done? I only ask because the...
Thanks to everyone for the input. I've got several methods here to try out, then find what suits me best.
Dave
They never come out right. I've been trying to tie some spinners with split tails, and the two tails wind up pointing downward at goofy angles. It's tough getting them to sit right. Right now, I just...
Exactly what purpose does the parachute itself serve? I know it offers good visibility of the fly, and it gives you something to wind the hackle around, but am I correct in saying that it shouldn't...
I had to google to find out what the half-hitch tool is. I've got about three of them in my kit; never knew what they were for. I'll give them a shot, as well as the piece of straw. Thanks everyone....
Hey folks--
I'm getting to be pretty decent at tying size 18 dry fly patterns--except when it comes to whip finishing and tying off. I have a problem keeping the hackle out of my turns with the...
I'm still a newbie. To palmer my first few woolly buggers I've been using the larger hackles on the same half-capes I use for dry flies. I feel like this is the wrong hackle to use, considering that...
Thanks for everybody's replies. Jeremy, you're probably onto something there with thread usage. My parachute ants are coming out way too bulky all along the shank, without the pronounced dumbbell...
I'm pretty new at tying, and my smaller dry flies are coming out a little bulkier than they should be. I was wondering, when you're tying flies around size 18 or 20 (I've been tying Adams and ants),...