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There are only three flies to use for fresh stockies. Wooly Bugger, Wooly Bugger and........Wooly Bugger. Best is black body and tail with grizzly hackle, next is olive body and tail with olive...

In fresh water it shouldn't matter. Allow it to dry before storing in a reel case, and if it is submerged often, clean and lightly lubricate it periodically.

Salt water is a whole different thing.

Wulff, you got it right. I spent my entire career, (1961 - 2007), in manufacturing, from machine operator to toolmaker to project manager.

First of all 6061 T-6 is very expensive. In order to...

The Orvis Battenkill Bar Stock reels are fully machined from bar. They list a $129 retail There are other machined bar stock reels available for less than $150.

...that story was true, the next time his friends would be in church, would have been a few days later, at their own funerals. No survivors from that event.

Orvis used this same strategy years ago with the Silver label line of rods. They were high end blanks with cheaper hardware that sold for about 2/3 the price of the top of the line. When they...

Nothing complex. Just contact the mfg in Pittsfield, NH. You might want to buy a bottle of FF so you have something to refill. If you fish with CDC or hare's foot flies, this type of floatant is the...

A certain floatant named after an amphibian's butt is, by far the best floatant I have ever used. It is a very fine powder (hydrophobic fumed silica) that is worked into the fly with a small brush....

Actually, I'm from a small town in MA, about an hour's drive from the Farmington, which is in CT. The Farmington does get a lot of traffic from population centers in CT and NY, but is a very...

I use a small Thompson style with a brass sleeve on the handle that allows it to spin in the hand. Is this what you meant by a "rotary" whip finisher?

I have been tying for over 50 years, and for...

I may not have been too clear about the spacing of the fishermen on the river, as my point was the overplaying of the fish. I said the guy hooked the fish about 150 feet above me, and then followed...

Those fish are there for a reason, and they are feeding on something. Try to get there at different times of the day/evening, and see if you can see what they are feeding on. It is possible they are...

First of all this is eastern fishing in a river within driving distance of NYC. You may turn your nose up at it, but this is what we have, and it is far from a mudhole.

Second, it is a C&R area,...

Couple of years ago, I was fishing the Farmington River in CT while the Hendricksons were on. A guy fishing about 150 feet upstream from me and hooked a fish that put a pretty good bend in his rod....

If you think the clunkers plan is bad, (and it is), wait till you see the healthcare plan.:(

I purchase 7-1/2' 3X leaders, to which I add about 18" of 4x tied with a blood knot. That's my basic leader. When the 4X gets down to 10" or so, I'll cut it off and replace it. If I need to fish...

I hand wash them in warm water with Ivory Snow, and then hang them outside to dry.

I have used an Integrity on my 5wt for several years. My only complaint is the weight. It is quite heavy for a 5/6 wt reel. Other than that, it is fine. Smooth operation, decent drag, never a problem.

Average ice out on the lakes is somewhere around April 20. Likely to still have some snow and ice on the banks. Maybe some salmon fishing in the streams around Mother's Day, but I wouldn't expect any...

Notice the word "protection", and the phrase "including a ban on fishing". If you have a viable wild fishery that can support C&R or a limited harvest, there is no need for further protection....

Such restrictive measures make no sense at all in a put and take fishery. Regulations such as C&R or FFO in such waters are people management, not fisheries management. I see no need for...