I was tying a caddis pattern today and the wing which Im using turkey tail fibers for, is continaully coming apart, making it look unappeasing. I put scotch tape on the top side of the wing, which...
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I was tying a caddis pattern today and the wing which Im using turkey tail fibers for, is continaully coming apart, making it look unappeasing. I put scotch tape on the top side of the wing, which...
Thank you everyone! Joneeze, This is really the first pattern I started to catch fish on. When I first started a few years ago I tied whatever looked cool, like you said alot of novice tiers did...
caught this 16'' Cutthroat the other day using an adams. This fish is also my first fish on my own fly, and on my first rod i've built.
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I am currently reading Gary Lafantaines Flyfishing high mountain lakes. in the book he mentions several flies to use in these lakes. I Plan to go on several trips to secluded lakes this summer, In...
Think he can flyfish too? http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/wink.gif
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once.
-Lee Wulff
Royce,
I recieved my flytyer (spring issue) magazine last night. There is an article about canadian stamps. They feature several stamps, bout a dozen maybe, with salmon flies on them. Might be...
Fishn' Fool,
I would definately recomend [url=http://www.westfly.com:b07c8]www.westfly.com[/url:b07c8] Theres a man on their, handle name is chromer, who is an expert in this area. He is...
FLies are on their way!
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once.
-Lee Wulff
I am currently reading Gary LaFontaine's "Fly fishing the mountain lakes" In there he mentions a way to fish very windy conditons. He uses a long pole, and strips out about 30 feet of flat floss...
I was asked by a local fish hatchery to make a computerized presentation on bull trout. I'm asking if anyone could post pictures of bull trout they may have. I would like the fish to be in the water,...
Yay,Finally! I did this a few times this last summer when I hooked up on some monsterious 2" cutthroats http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
TNPTP has discoverd a leak in their tube in the...
Thanks everyone for your input. I believe i'll buy a new set of sights, the peep sight takes away from the looks anyhow. Perhaps I didn't state my problem good enough. When I said I was shooting...
I just bought a .450 marlin lever action, and the guy before me replaced the sights. It now has a peepsight, and fiber optic front sight. I shot the gun for the first time on saturday and, on flat...
I got my pattern! Don't know the name though lol... It's and orange body of poly yarn, with partridge softhackle...I'll try to come up with a name.
- David
Ducksterman, in order to make the body you twist the poly yarn until the point wear it begins to twist itslef over again. then you pull out how much you need for the tail
, double it over, and tie...
I saw a fly on a t.v. show, but just can't recall the name. The fly was meant to float vertically in the water (the eye of the hook facing the sky) The body was tied with twited poly yarn, to form an...
I'm in...pattern TBD....
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once.
-Lee Wulff
Hmmmm.. I would have to say a downed elk, and the smell of spring rain.
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once.
-Lee Wulff
Thats me! I'm currently trying to get my little brother going.
TNPTP has to have gone fishing this year, and had there guides freeze to were the line wouldn't move.
- David
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Orthoman, I used felxcoat for the finish.
I was just looking at some of the bamboo stuff...I agree pretty spendy.
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once....
I finished my first rod last night. Except for the name, specs, etc... The rod was a H&H IM6 7'6'' 5WT Charcoal color. I used red thread without color preserver. The rod actually turned oout better...
If all else fails, here?s a sample spacing guide for most of the common fly rods you might build. All measurements are from the tip of the rod in inches with all of the sections assembled In some...
Could anyone give me examples of rod names they've used, I'm looking for ideas on mine... Thanks
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only be caught once.
-Lee Wulff
Got my first rod building kit today! I'm about to start reading the rod building section on this site. Will post pics when I finish.
- David
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Game fish are too valuable to only...
Hello everyone, I looked at some rodbuilding thread today at our local shop, and they don't have the color I want. I noticed that the thread was just nylon thread. Does "rodbuilding thread" have any...