Vol. 13 No. 9

HOW TO CHOOSE A GUIDE II

Chris revisits some common sense aproaches to selecting the guide that will do the best job for you.

TWELVE FAVORITE DRIES

Tom gives us the patterns for 12 of his favorite dries. For those of you that tie, your homework is to comment with pictures of these patterns for the rest of us to enjoy. Thanks!

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Neil discusses three fish in a stream with three very different scenarios, and asks the question what would you do and why for each?

MORE THAN MATCHING THE HATCH

Entomology and the art of fly "catching" are discussed by Dee, as well as reasons people fly fish.

MICHIGAN MOSQUITO

"I’m sure this fly was originally developed to represent a generalized dark mayfly pattern. I have found that fish will rise to this fly when they aren’t taking anything else. This delicate pattern is pure elegance. It floats well and is easy to tie."

WE'RE GONNA BANG EM!

"It really was the best Men's Trip ever!! I think we laughed more and harder than any trip we've taken in the past. Nothing can stop the four horsemen of the Last Chance - neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor hail. We will always remember fishing in the Blizzard of '09 (in ten years it will be a blizzard in our memory)."

VEE'S FRY BREAD

Being on a restrictive diet has it's disadvantages, like not being able to sample this yummy treat. I'm thinking road trip the next time Vee is cooking this dish!

GARY’S DEPTH CHARGE

"Here's an offering for the Fly of the Week. I don't know if it is similar to anything that already has a name but it sure fits the bill for me. I use it to swing deep for Steelhead on my home water North Umpqua River. "

RATTAN HANDLE PROCESS

For the rod builders amongst us, Lance Rogge has kindly given permission for us to publish his tutorial on making a rattan handle to overlay your cork. This is an excellent way to utilize cork that may not be usable on it's own, and provides a beautiful end product.