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Replacing or re-gluing felt soles is fairly easy. You'll need a roll of duct tape, newspapers, a small wire brush, coarse sandpaper or a wood rasp, a hammer or mallet and TWO tubes of Barge cement. ...

I was going on fourteen and Eisenhower was still just a General the year my dad installed indoor plumbing in our house.
When he offered to pay me ten dollars if I'd dig the hole for the septic tank,...

It was 1942 and I was four years old when my Dad took me fishing for the first time. I had a 3 or 4 piece cane rod with a couple of guides on each section and a grip that I think was wrapped with...

If someone asks what I'm taking them on I always tell them, and if they don't have the right pattern or size I'll give them a couple of mine. I have no problem with sharing what I know with others. ...

Another method you might want to try if you happen to be a smoker: Clamp the rod under your armpit and let the fly dangle while you occupy both hands digging out and lighting up a smoke. I've had...

I see the same thing here on the Lake Ontario tribs. and it seems to get worse every year. There is one particular creek in my neck of the woods that I check every day starting in early September,...

When I was a young feller my folks had an airdale whose fur made some pretty effective nymphs. Cream colored underfur from my daughter's german shepard makes great Cahills.

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white43, you are correct about formaldahyde in corrugated board. In the manufacture of corrugated board, starch is used to glue the three layers of paper together. Formaldahyde is added to the...

I agree with NoahsBoyz and Ed. In his book, "Atlantic Salmon", Lee Wulf described it as the portland creek hitch.
Fishing for Kings and Steelhead in Lake Ontario tribs, it sometimes produces...

WELL SAID, JC! Count me in as being in complete agreement with you.

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You learn something new every single day of your life. If you don't,...

I've wondered the same thing about water striders (sometimes referred to as water spiders)

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Dick

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You learn something new every single day of...

Hi MPW
I'm from Lockport, small city/large town northeast of Buffalo, southwest of Rochester. 99 percent of my fishing is on a couple of streams located just a tad west of you.
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A fly fisherman is someone who fishes only with flies and doesn't own any other type of fishing tackle. It's not how often they fish, but rather HOW they fish that qualifies them as fly fishers.
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I fish the streams of western and central New York State, and being retired I get to spend a LOT of time on the water. In all the years I've been at this game I have only ever seen one lady...

Welcome to the sport Flyguy!
Everyone's casting goes sour from time to time. Learn to laugh when it happens, learn from your mistakes, and practice, practice, practice. I've been at this...

I have been chucking flies for a good many years and have always had a problem with the tippet section of my leader becoming severely twisted when casting traditional or "Catskill" style dry flies. ...

Thanks for your input freinds. Much appreciated.

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You learn something new every single day of your life. If you don't, you weren't paying...

Was just reading the thread about Zap-A-Gap line to leader connection. Would anyone care to elaborate on how this is done?

Many thanks

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I'd hazard a guess that Orvis bashing is about the same as Chevy or Ford bashing. Seems like some folks just feel compelled to put down anything they themselves don't own.