Hello All:

I am trying to find a fly pattern that has a weedguard built in, or
at the very least some ideas as to how to tie a weedguard on an
existing fly. I am new to tying.

I cannot use a boat or tube, so, I fish from shore. However, the
presence of weed beds cause real problems with retrieval. I am
able to cast out over the bed to open water much of the time, but,
when retrieving, I have more often than not, gotten fouled in the weeds
on the way in. A hard water haul will sometimes work, but, I am sure
it probably scares any fish in the area away. Hardly stealthy.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Ed Piggott epiggott@aol.com