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Steven,

You said:
"In connection with the above, there is a new book, being offered this month in FAOL's Monthly Drawing, "The New Scientific Angling" (Trout & Ultraviolet Vision) written by Reed...

I have a fondness for Hoover's "Fishing for fun and to wash your soul". Another fishing President/writer is Jimmy Carter. His first book on the outdoors - " An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and...

Cold,

Thank you, an excellent correction and important distinction.

A silk line can cost $250.00 or more. However, that will last twenty years (I've fished forty year old lines for seasons and they were as good as new), so if you amoritize the expense over that time...

flygoddess,

You said: "Bare with me..." Twenty or thirty years ago that might have been a tempting offer, but watching you convulse in hysterical laughter would be the expected response today. :)...

Fly fishermen are the primary vector in the spread of Didymo, no contest. A glance at the pattern of outbreaks, in NZ and the US/Canada shows the jump from one big-name trout stream to another with...

I've had a lot of "Made in Akron, OH" Medalists and enjoyed them all -- once I installed a One Pfoot on them.

IIRC, the 1496 1/2 was not reversible. It became the 1498 which is my favorite big...

I'd like to thank the participants in this thread; I received some interesting and some valuable input.

We will see what happens as this proposal moves forward through the layers of review; but...

flybop,

Actually, I was hoping that someone else would write that specific types of flies are not mentioned in the petition; however, no one has. So, since you and a few others seem to...

chewydog,

Since the petition was directed to the New Hampshire DF&G, the term "traditional fly fishing" is to be understood in the NH context supported by the (hopefully) unambiguous definition....

hutjensmsg,

You said:
"...I'll ask if C&R only regs, slot regs, reduced limits, or some other more conventional (at least in my experience) modification may accomplish the same goals while...

As JC mentioned, rules are adopted that serve the fishery, as a fishery. Obviously, if the fishery biologists see long term benefit in the petition I presented - and benefit outweighs cost - it will...

Thanks for all the great input. Because FAOL has readers from all over the world, it is possible that stream conditions and fishing laws vary tremendously from what we have here in New Hampshire. Our...

I submitted a petition for a rule change to the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department and it passed initial muster with the department! The long process of review - layers of it - and public comment...

I use Orvis knotted leaders, as well as other brands and those I make myself. I always use Orvis SS tippets (unless I am fishing flies that twist tippets, like fanwings, then I use Maxima).

Here...

It's the first 30' exclusive of level tip. This was put into the specs, I imagine, because back in 1962 it was common for manufacturers to leave a substantial length of level tip so that users could...

For those who read Italian,

There is a superb publication from Italy entitled "Sedge & Mayfly" which, for both its fly-tying and photography beats any US FF magazine, hands down. Alas, I cannot...

For the Spanish speakers,

There is an excellent fly-fishing magazine from Chile called "Lineas & Moscas". See http://www.lineasymoscas.cl/

There are several other factors related to the physics of the situation which should be examined.

The longer the rod, the greater the force required of the angler to cast. Why? Because the line...

Buddy,

You missed my sentence "As long as we can do away with Fly Fishing Only areas we need no definition of Fly Fishing."

I don't care how you fish, heck I'll fish anyway I choose that's in...

duckster,

A month or so ago I posted many of the State reg definitions of fly fishing.

As long as we can do away with Fly Fishing Only areas we need no definition of Fly Fishing. However, once...

I agree that confidence makes for better sport, both in number of fish caught and in enjoyment of the day. One obvious reason why confidence works -- Your fly is in the water; that is, you are not...

Doug,

It was a bit more than 40 years ago (not much) and the rental was $2 for the morning, $4 'til sunset. That got you a flat-bottomed, flat-ended scow, two oars (occasionally the same length),...

The old Pflueger Medalist series (made in Akron) is still good and they have a hole in the arbor cap for you to drop leadshot for weight. Some folks just use old leadcore line.

I used a 9' 3wt...

Fisheries biologists have been manipulating light levels on trout to change their spawning times. Why? I'm not sure, it's probably something kinky.

See...