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| The
Fly Fishing Enthusiast's Weekly Magazine 'The Fraternity of Fly Fishers' April 26, 2010 - May 3, 2010 Vol. 13 No. 32 | ||
| "The hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn." -- David Russell |
This
issue is sponsored by: And Anglers Like You. Thank You. |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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STUFFED PEPPERS “ITALIAN STYLE”
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It is rare that I can remember my dreams. So much so that I once had a feeling that I didn’t dream. A friend mentioned that everyone dreams at some time while they sleep, it’s just that some people don’t remember their dreams.
Most fly tiers have stripped quills at one time or another. Each of us has our own favorite technique. Special situations sometimes require us to be flexible or creative with our methods, in order to achieve a certain desired result. I’d like to share with you some different methods of stripping quills that I’ve used over the years. 
We serve this dish with mashed potatoes liberally sauced with the tomato/cream mixture.
The sour cream takes away the acidity of the dish and adds a very interesting/delicious taste sensation.
In (only) my opinion, THIS is a very tasty variation on an old standard. Try it, you'll like it!
Many moons ago I was involved with hands on fly-fishing education. I taught basic fly casting classes, gave fly tying instruction and I even taught a class at a community-based adult education program on the History of Fly Fishing. In later years I had a brief stint as a fly-fishing guide, but passed that rather onerous task on to my nephew who proved to be a far better guide than I could have aspired too. 
I never in my life expected to be sorting through twenty years worth of stuff. I’m not talking about the furniture; it was pretty much a given that since there is already a complete household in Livingston Montana that it didn’t make much (if any) sense to haul another household back there and do what? Store it? Yah right, that isn’t going to happen, not in this lifetime. 
The phone rang as I was getting my Epi pen to head out the door to go fishing. A gentleman asked me when the next time I was going out fishing was going to be. His wife did not like him going out alone. When I stated I was heading out the door, he asked if I would come and fish one of his ponds with him. I am not the sort to turn down fishing a new pond. 
Do you remember the first time you saw Flashabou, was it on the wall of your favorite fly shop or was it on a nymph or streamer? My first encounter with Flashabou occurred when a friend showed with a couple packages of this new material and asked if I had seen “this stuff”, I do not recall whether that was in 1982 or 1983. But I do remember thinking that this material will be used across the broad encompassing all types of fly types and fish species.
Being extremely nearsighted I am always looking for ways to see small flies or flush floating terrestrials. Lefty Kreh mentioned the use of a crystal flash post in ADVANCED FLY FISHING TECHNIQUES. The idea of tying a synthetic post under the shank and bringing it up around the shank to minimize bulk came from a tutorial on Charley Cravens web site, Charley's fly box. The crystal flash post catches the light as the fly bobs along so that I get a glimpse of it every couple of seconds even when I can't see the body of the fly on the water.| Sysadmin Note |
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A sensible structure has been defined for the website to get it back into shape. A little refining is all that is left before I start to move things around. Bear with us, things are going to get even better soon. To insure some time sensitive items don't get lost in the shuffle ... FISH-INS are rapidly approaching. This link will get you to a list of the ones I know about: Fish-Ins The Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead Fly Tying Contest closes June 30th!! Have you tied and submitted yet? |
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