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  1. Much appreciated Byron - I wouldn't want you to...

    Much appreciated Byron - I wouldn't want you to go to the trouble of placing an ad on my behalf, but it never hurts to have someone local asking around.

    I was about 1/2 mile upstream of 'little...
  2. LOST - Rushton landing net. Green river. April 12.

    Lo All. I lost a 'rushton rainbow' custom made landing net on the Green river (flaming gorge area) on the 13th of April.

    The net is of great sentimental value to me and because it was a custom...
  3. Lo All. Have posted the recipe (as well as...

    Lo All.


    Have posted the recipe (as well as I can remember it) and a pic of this fly on another forum I belong to. See it here:

    http://www.flyforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3925
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    Interesting to see you listed the Gros Vente. Not...

    Interesting to see you listed the Gros Vente. Not many people fish that. It is, as you say, difficult.

    A buddy and I hiked up to the source one August...It gets clearer and shallower and the...
  5. I did buy an extra one. I gave it to my dad...

    I did buy an extra one. I gave it to my dad after getting tired of hearing him beg, plead and threaten me with loss of inheritance/particular vital organs. He promptly lost it on the first strike...
  6. Well, this streamer is causing quite a stir.I...

    Well, this streamer is causing quite a stir.I really wish I had inspected it more fully when I had the chance.

    I went back and looked at the remainder of the fly - it was still lodged in my...
  7. Thanks guys. I think it might be lightbright -...

    Thanks guys. I think it might be lightbright - I'll see if I can get it in the UK - then I'm gonna have to sit down and do some experimenting.

    Mike
  8. Hi Ron. Thanks for the thought - but the wire...

    Hi Ron.

    Thanks for the thought - but the wire appears to be actually tied in with the yarn in short strips. I have just a little bit of the antron/wire mix left. I'm hoping that anglers covey...
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    Ok, well that sheds some light. The first is a...

    Ok, well that sheds some light.

    The first is a 'deer hair wing thingy.' It looks like the hair is tied in through the body and then doubled back as a wing. So it might float, but its probably...
  10. An excellent idea. I didn't think of that. If...

    An excellent idea. I didn't think of that.

    If I get it, I'll post a recipe here.

    m
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    Ok now I'm not working but instead thinking about...

    Ok now I'm not working but instead thinking about these flies.

    2 looks to be a green foam caddis with rubber legs. A very 'western' pattern.

    20 looks like a sedge (caddis) pupa.
    ...
  12. help - olive streamer pattern with copper wire in collar

    Hello all. On a recent trip to Colorado, I stopped in at the wonderful Angler's covey in Colorado Springs. I needed some olive wooly buggers. Unfortunately they were out of them. But, the...
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    I might be able to fill in some gaps here. 17...

    I might be able to fill in some gaps here.

    17 Looks like a barr's emerger or CDC loop wing emerger.
    29 Looks like a grey wulff.
    30 Looks like an Irish lough style mayfly.
    32-33 look like they...
  14. Thread: Spin Fishermen

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    I noticed this problem on a recent trip to the S....

    I noticed this problem on a recent trip to the S. Platte river in Colorado (where I grew up). I grew up baitfishing and then migrated to flyfishing when I got older. I was always taught to respect...
  15. There are also some interesting property issues...

    There are also some interesting property issues about who really owns the fish in the river? Is it the state, or is it the federal govt, or is it the landowner, or are they public goods? Perhaps...
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    Wow. The loose adams dubbing and my CDC recipe...

    Wow. The loose adams dubbing and my CDC recipe look very similar. Its interesting how different materials can be used for similar efects.

    Mike
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    miracle nymph variant

    Hello all.

    Recently, when preparing for a trip back to the ole homestead in Colorado, I came across the miracle nymph pattern. It intrigued me because it looked like a buzzer, which is a very...
  18. South Platte River Colorado - 11 Mile Canyon - Happy Meadows

    Had a great time over labor day in the canyon. I had heard it wasn't fishing well. Wrong. Maybe it was the cold front that came through.

    Nice mix of rainbows, browns and even a cutbow or two. ...
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    Thanks guys! I have decided not to opt for...

    Thanks guys!

    I have decided not to opt for the trade. I appreciate the advice. I couldn't find any info about these reels.



    Mike
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    Pretty much anywhere in AK has good fishing. ...

    Pretty much anywhere in AK has good fishing.

    There's always decent fishing right outside of anchorage - just follow the river out of town aways.

    Kenai and Russian should be good too -...
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    This is getting ridiculous. I take your point Kai...

    This is getting ridiculous. I take your point Kai - I was misinformed over the law. I lived in Co most of my life, and I didn't hear about it too often. That's precisely because its not a law that...
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    Being from Colorado myself, I am familiar with...

    Being from Colorado myself, I am familiar with the 'make my day law.'

    However, I think a recent case in Aurora for instance, shows that you should use extreme discretion in taking advantage of it....
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    I was just pointing out how ironic it is that...

    I was just pointing out how ironic it is that someone who is talking about common 'sense' doesn't seem to know how to spell part of the phrase.

    No matter where you are in the US - Montana or New...
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    sage 5000 series reel info?

    Hello all - not sure if this should go here - but not sure where else to put it.

    I'm looking for info on the Sage 5000 series reels.

    I've got an abel no 2 big game reel that I don't need. I...
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    Eric - its 'sense.' Not sence. I am an American...

    Eric - its 'sense.' Not sence. I am an American living in the UK - its more than just 'England' by the way - and I can tell you that this is an extreme case, but not that far fetched. And it could...
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