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The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there.  Then again, we could just all wander through asking the celebs if they want our autographs.  Should drive ‘em nuts.  Kinda like an Alice’s Restaraunt "movement." — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply.

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I’m planniing on attending on Saturday. Lou Teletski

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there.  Then again, we could just all wander through asking the celebs if they want our autographs.  Should drive ‘em nuts.  Kinda like an Alice’s Restaraunt "movement." — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply.

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We’ll be there Saturday morning.  If I can’t find the 9 wt. rod and reel outfit I want at the price I want, I’ll just have to buy a bunch of chicken feathers, and assorted dead animal parts!  Got an OTT light for Christmas and Frank wants me to tie up 40 or so voodoo charms on fish hooks to pass off as flys, so looks like the tying bench will be busy. I should be broke, tired, and ready for lunch at lunch time. — Wayne To Fish is Human…To Release Divine!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there.  Then again, we could just all wander through asking the celebs if they want our autographs.  Should drive ‘em nuts.  Kinda like an Alice’s Restaraunt "movement." — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply.

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Lou, be sure to wear something I’ll recognize.  There are so many darn grizzled looking old fly fishermen hanging about its darn hard to tell you guys apart! — Wayne To Fish is Human…To Release Divine!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m planniing on attending on Saturday. Lou Teletski

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Got any details on location, etc.?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there.  Then again, we could just all wander through asking the celebs if they want our autographs.  Should drive ‘em nuts.  Kinda like an Alice’s Restaraunt "movement." — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply.

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Its at the Record Armory, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.   Go to <http://www.flyfishingshow.com/collegepark.html for details. — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Got any details on location, etc.?

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I’ll wear an orange baseball cap with a race horse on the fron and the words "Cupola Farm". Lou Teletski

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Lou, be sure to wear something I’ll recognize.  There are so many darn grizzled looking old fly fishermen hanging about its darn hard to tell you guys apart! — Wayne To Fish is Human…To Release Divine! I’m planniing on attending on Saturday. Lou Teletski

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The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there.

Saturday’s still my only chance.   Lunch would be my earliest possible arrival.   If you eat late (say 12:30 or 1:00), I might be able to join you. I may have to meet y’all afterward back at the show. Joe F. (got my "Reel Men" hat all ready to go. <g)

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Frank, Sorry, Sunday is the only day I can make it. I posted this same question yesterday as we talked about and it never showed up…. strange. Allen Epps – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The show is coming up on us this month, the 12th and 13th.  Just wondering if we all getting together, Sat or Sun?  Do the ROFF lunch thing or something there. Saturday’s still my only chance.   Lunch would be my earliest possible arrival.   If you eat late (say 12:30 or 1:00), I might be able to join you. I may have to meet y’all afterward back at the show. Joe F. (got my "Reel Men" hat all ready to go. <g)

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Must have been the reference to "strike indicator" still being analyzed by the outgoing mail oversight committee! — Wayne To Fish is Human…To Release Divine!

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Frank, Sorry, Sunday is the only day I can make it. I posted this same question yesterday as we talked about and it never showed up…. strange. Allen Epps

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

Go fishing off the Sava bridhe idiot and uyou can learn how to fly!

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

Go fishing off the Sava bridge idiot and you can learn how to fly!

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing. ROTFL!  

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

Go fishing off the Sava bridhe idiot and uyou can learn how to fly!

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing.

Go fishing off the Sava bridge idiot and you can learn how to fly!

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NATO quiet! I`m fishing. ROTFL!  

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I’ve heard the same thing and don’t get it. I’ve fished the Nissitissit and Squannacook six times and never seen a fish, never seen a fly and never seen anyone catch anything with corn, worms or flies. I bought the TU book ages ago and Kaplan’s Middlesex County Rivers book last year, called the local shops and even changed my local TU chapter to the Squan-A-Tissit hoping to at least see a rising fish. I’ve decided it’s a scam supported by the local outfitters. They’re only an hour from my house but a waste of time when an extra hour will get me to the Deerfield, Farmington or N.H. Doug – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi I went to fish the Nissitissit this saturday.  I would appreciate any tips people night have.  I have been told that this one of the best trout streams near boston.  But it seemed ‘dead’ to me, still tannic water. I tried the prescott bridge area which seemed in better shape and also the Henry Columbo area.  Does the stream die off in the later summer? How is the fall/winter fishing?

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I’ve heard the same thing and don’t get it. I’ve fished the Nissitissit and Squannacook six times and never seen a fish, never seen a fly and never [snip] While living in Boston, the Niss was a regular stop for me in the fall.  Caught

several large Brownies and saw more than I landed. What takes away from the river is that it warms up badly in the summer, and poaching. Poaching is a major problem in the FFO section.  The last time I was there, in the fall of 95′, a hunter told me that two guys and a can of worms took something like 60 fish out. We have similar problems in W. Pa.  Its a shame, because E. Ma has few opportunities for stream fishing for trout, and the Niss is perhaps one of the best.          good luck,          brad shuster

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I am new to fly fishing and plan to begin by fishing near some property I own in East Branch, NY.  I have the basics to begin (I think). Any suggestions on some good fishing sites in the area. I am just of exit 90 on Route 17. Thanks Jim

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What do mean East Branch , NY ?  Is it near the East Branch of the Delaware?  If it is you should be pretty happy.  Just don’t expect to catch too many fish too soon.  It is very technical(hard) fishing and the trout are used to their meals being served on a silver platter.  Yur fly and cast need to be near perfect.  Try Fish’s Eddy to start with . Gordon I am new to fly fishing and plan to begin by fishing near some property I own in East Branch, NY.  I have the basics to begin (I think). Any suggestions on some good fishing sites in the area. I am just of exit 90 on Route 17. Thanks Jim

– Flyfish NC http://www.planet-nc.com/flyfishnc/ Striped Bass on the Roanoke River, Hybrids on Jordan Lake, Largemouths on surface.  Pickup and dropoff in Research Triangle Park

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[deleted] I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful. Something I do not know yet is what the ‘practical’ shock-limit is on these SLR’s.  I mean, jostling them about…sticking them here and there…is that OK ? — TimW Halfordian Golfer

Tim, I would recommend putting a skylight filter on your lens. If you bump the front of your lens or scratch it, you have ruined a cheap filter and not an expensive lens. I’ve prevented expensive damage to two or three lenses this way. Just put it on and leave it. Your exposure won’t be noticably affected. Jim

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Hi Moe,

I only bring my camera when I’m hiking and fishing into a pretty, isolated area so it just goes into my daypack with everything else.  The pack stays on the bank when I go into the water.  It works out fine, and I haven’t lost the pack yet.  I don’t wear a vest, though, so I’m not sure how that would work. Dave

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Actually may soften the image and shadows in a pleasing way. Try it out!

Q: Do photographers still use Vaseline for the same effect? A: Not when they’re using a condom.  The petroleum weakens them, and they break. Be careful out there. Dave

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly   Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a   ruggedized waterproof camera ? NO and YES. I bought a Pentax IQ zoom waterproof camera (~$250-270) for this purpose after I fell into a stream in New Zealand with my friend’s camera (ruining it and leaving me without a small camera).  I rarely carry my SLR/lenses because of weight and fear that I will ruin a zillion dollars with one false step.  This particular waterproof camera is pretty good – it is not a simple point and shoot.  I wear it around my neck all the time when fishing, and I take more pictures now. cheers,       -tgades I’ve got the same camera – a great piece of work. To bad there’s no built-in lens cap for it, but it’s 99.9999% on the way to being the perfect camera for fishing. Nice macro feature for close-ups. Pentax has a new model (IQ 110?) for more money – with a very wide angle lens for panorama shots, but this one gives up on the water- resistance feature, I think. I also carry my camera in a plastic zip-lock baggie (my wallet’s got a baggie too) just to be sure it’ll survive my next unplanned wetdown. If I’m with someone else, they learn how to shoot a picture with it in about 10 seconds.

I tried the inexpensive point and shoot.  My photos were fine, but my ex-girlfriend couldn’t take a picture of me, with my fish, without cutting my head off.  I’ve easily got 20 pictures of me with fish that aren’t up to quality for the album. At least she had other attributes… I seem to recall Outer Banks used to sell a camera bag, made for several different makes.  Essentially a ziplock attached to a lens filter. Anyone ever use one?  Probably not good for underwater shots, but I bet it’d hold up through one of my early morning baths. — Mark N. Cahill For E-mail remove the _Remove_This from the reply to address.   On a side note, my grandfather aways told me you couldn’t catch fish until you got water in you waders.  I’ve ammended that to you can’t catch trophy fish until you’ve ruined the camera.  His maxim still holds true though.

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Priceless ! — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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[deleted] I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful.

Something I do not know yet is what the ‘practical’ shock-limit is on these SLR’s.  I mean, jostling them about…sticking them here and there…is that OK ?   — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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DENNIS VICK responds: Well I hate to mention this in a family area, but condoms work just

great for protecting your SLR from the environment(non-ribbed type!) and you can still use the buttons, etc. And if you use the colored ones, It creates Great visual filter effects, Right?  Now, if they only made polorized ones for under water shots..;)

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[deleted] I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful. Something I do not know yet is what the ‘practical’ shock-limit is on these SLR’s.  I mean, jostling them about…sticking them here and there…is that OK ? — TimW Halfordian Golfer

The better models in almost all camera makers lines are very shock resistant. Nikon F series, Pentax K series, Olympus OM, Cannon F series. If you keep your gear in a well padded and designed bag it will take a drop from body height without any problem. Zoom lenses can be the exception I have had them break when I rolled a bag of gear down a stairs. They can’t handle a blow head on. If you are really rough or travel a log get a hard case. I have run over my hard case with my truck without damage…….woops. If you do dunk a high quality slr equipment in a river get it to a camera repair person as soon as possible. If you dunk it good in saltwater look for a new camera. In using your camera. Remove from well padded case put strap over neck then make your pictures, change your film etc. Never set your gear on the trunk of your car. If you need a clean surface set your gear on the driver’s side hood. If you are hiking around rocks and need quick access to your camera keep it around your neck with the lens facing your body. This is photojournalist style. If you have been working in a dusty area use canned air to remove dust. I don’t care where you put your lens cap but make a habbit of putting it in the same place every time. All the Best, Michael Smith

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. but that is not why I post… How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for ….etc…. — TimW Halfordian Golfer      Tim – I carry a small 35mm auto-everything camera with me, and I protect it by putting it in a sturdy ziplock bag. Just before you close the last little corner of the ziplock, wrap your lips around it tightly and suck out the air in the bag; then quickly close the seal. This sort of molds to bag to the camera – you can even take a decent shot with the bag still on the camera in desperate circumstances. It has worked for me for many, many years.     In rereading this I see I have left myself wide open to your brand of humor, Tim. Try to restrain yourself, I am a respectable old lady of 66 [but still fishing!].      

Thank goodness you realize it as the harmless humor that it is …life is too short not to laugh…laugh loud and laugh often… Thanks very much for the tip and I will not take advantage of the obvious cheap shot that you left me and my devils workshop…   — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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MS How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a MS component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for MS the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or MS the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. MS Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a MS ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays MS home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride MS next time. Well I hate to mention this in a family area, but condoms work just great for protecting your SLR from the environment(non-ribbed type!) and you can still use the buttons, etc.

You either have a really small camera or a really big asdfj NO CARRIER                                                 John Fereira

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DD Actually may soften the DD image and shadows in a pleasing way. Try it out! DD DD Q: Do photographers still use Vaseline for the same effect? DD DD A: Not when they’re using a condom.  The petroleum weakens them, and they DD break. Be careful out there. Oh man, I knew I forgot something important in the original post, and now I remember it… Be certain to buy the UNLUBRICATED version of the condom for use with your cameras! Now for the photography question. YES, wedding photographers still do this on occasion, but usually on a screw on filter instead of the actual lense, at least after their first try. I have also made many different special effects in the past by fooling with things on the filter. You can create a split-image rangefinder of sorts by a solid black stripe right down the middle of your filter for instance. Doesn’t show on the final image at all. Filters may be purchased with scored perpendicular lines on the called "starfire" filters which create incredble star highlights from candles, sunlight reflections off the water, etc. Dennis Vick … nfx v2.6 [C0000]                                                        

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[deleted] I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful. Something I do not know yet is what the ‘practical’ shock-limit is on these SLR’s.  I mean, jostling them about…sticking them here and there…is that OK ?

It probably depends on the model.  My Canon has been on every backpacking trip I’ve been on in the past couple years and accompanies me on most fishing trips.  So far, I haven’t managed to even put a scratch on it.  If it is raining, I can take it out, take a picture, whipe the rain off, and put it back in the case with no harm done.  One of these times, I’m sure I’ll take a nasty tumble and kill it, but so far so good.   Later,      - Ken — Ken Janik Oregon State University Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – MS How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a MS component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for MS the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or MS the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. MS Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a MS ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays MS home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride MS next time. Well I hate to mention this in a family area, but condoms work just great for protecting your SLR from the environment(non-ribbed type!) and you can still use the buttons, etc. Good Lord, I hate to see the reponse from this one…but I AM SERIOUS. BTW, be sure to buy a good name brand. Leaks in these things can be pretty devastating. I swear, I am serious, Try it…….really! These things will blow up to 6′ diameter. No problem with a little camera. Stretch the material over the lense part so its close to clear. Why am I explaining this to you anyway, didn’t your parents tell you anything! Teachers, clergy, planned parenthood? Oh heck, just have fun. It works!

Interesting… You shoot through the stretched latex ???? I can really see explaining the condoms to my wife as I head out the door for a weeks fishing in Idaho… "Really honey, they are, uh, for my, uh, camera…!!!" This is a family area ?   Scary, as you can be in alt.things.even.your.mama.never.told.you in about 3 mouse clicks… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Moe, I have a Nikon FG and a Nikon F70, both of which cause me to cring a little when I bring them close to the water. I enjoy the artistic element of using an SLR too much to justify getting a waterproof auto camera. I have thus run into your problem. So far I have handled it by only taking the camera out of the car for dedicated photo shoots. I try to avoid wading with the camera if possible. When I’m done I get the rod out again and enjoy the fishing.  Last year my sis’ accompanied me on a trip and I got her to take some photos of me from the bank while I was wading. I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful. Paul

I’ll second the sticking with the SLR.  I have a Canon Elan.  I went to G.I. Joe’s and got a small (6"x7"x2") canvas bag.  It’s not waterproof, but it keeps the rain out.  It’ll hold the body and one lens, detached of course.  I wrap them both in ziplock freezer bags and throw those little water absorption pads that come with most electronic equipment in with them (you know, the ones that advise not eating them).  Most electonic stores will give them away from the packaging of their floor models. I attach it to my vest or backpack with a carbeaner(SP?), but if the wading looks too risky I’ll leave it on the bank of the river.  Yes, I tend to fish in VERY isolated areas, do not try this in more crowded areas. My $0.02,      - Ken — Ken Janik Oregon State University Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Hi. but that is not why I post… How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for ….etc…. — TimW Halfordian Golfer

     Tim – I carry a small 35mm auto-everything camera with me, and I protect it by putting it in a sturdy ziplock bag. Just before you close the last little corner of the ziplock, wrap your lips around it tightly and suck out the air in the bag; then quickly close the seal. This sort of molds to bag to the camera – you can even take a decent shot with the bag still on the camera in desperate circumstances. It has worked for me for many, many years.     In rereading this I see I have left myself wide open to your brand of humor, Tim. Try to restrain yourself, I am a respectable old lady of 66 [but still fishing!].       Louise Scharrenberg

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BD Well I hate to mention this in a family area, but condoms work just great BD protecting your SLR from the environment(non-ribbed type!) and you can sti BD use the buttons, etc. BD BD You either have a really small camera or a really big No big thing Roger.  Without getting too detailed, I have actually seen these things blown up to 5′ diameters and paper macheyed(sp?) in the old "phyche shops" of the 60’s. Pretty scary under black lights with flourescent posters and incense burning… Dennis Vick … nfx v2.6 [C0000]                                                        

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MS Interesting… MS MS You shoot through the stretched latex ???? Yep! You stretch it over the lense until it becomes pretty clear. Don’t have the technical reason for you, but cameras tend to ignore things that are very close to the lense. I have shot right thorough chain link fences for instance with no noticeable affect provided I was close enough. Actually may soften the image and shadows in a pleasing way. Try it out! MS I can really see explaining the condoms to my wife as I head out the MS door for a weeks fishing in Idaho… MS MS "Really honey, they are, uh, for my, uh, camera…!!!" Reminds of a story where the hunter bitches out his wife for not packing his socks after a three week hunting trip.. "But I did pack your socks honey!" "Where the he** did you pack them then?" "In the case with your rifle!" Dennis Vick … nfx v2.6 [C0000]                                                        

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Hi. I recently acquired my first 35mmSLR, and I really, really enjoy learning about and using it.  It is my sincere hope that I can capture some of the joys of flyfishing on film as it satisfies me.  I also want to try and document some of what I feel is very wrong in our sport, particularly overcrowding on the river and wounded or sickly fish that should be killed… but that is not why I post… How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. As it turns out, I had the opportunity to get some great shots of my dear friend flyfishing, but as it also turned out, I did a little uninentional snorkelling on saturday AM too…I would have gotten the camera wet, at the very least. Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride next time. Tia, — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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   Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly    Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a    ruggedized waterproof camera ?   NO and YES. I bought a Pentax IQ zoom waterproof camera (~$250-270) for this purpose after I fell into a stream in New Zealand with my friend’s camera (ruining it and leaving me without a small camera).  I rarely carry my SLR/lenses because of weight and fear that I will ruin a zillion dollars with one false step.  This particular waterproof camera is pretty good – it is not a simple point and shoot.  I wear it around my neck all the time when fishing, and I take more pictures now. cheers,         -tgades http://weber.u.washington.edu/~tgades/Fishing/fish_page.html

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. I recently acquired my first 35mmSLR, and I really, really enjoy learning about and using it……. How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. As it turns out, I had the opportunity to get some great shots of my dear friend flyfishing, but as it also turned out, I did a little uninentional snorkelling on saturday AM too…I would have gotten the camera wet, at the very least. Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride next time.

Over the last twenty-five years I’ve had different cameras, SLR’s, range finders and one fixed lens. Sailing the ocean, mountaineering in unforgiving places, and stream side require different kind of cammera, NOT. Your camera, like your fly rod, is just a tool with limitations. What I discovered is, to take really wonderful shots use a SLR and buy every lens and gadget you find to help you at your task. Forget about fishing you won’t have time. You’ll be checking your light meter, checking back lighting, comparing gray scale zones, experimenting with how far you can push the ASA. And coming full circle when you move to a new location. Man that sounds like a lot of work and it really is. You could empty out you fishing vest and fill it full of camera stuff. Bingo, you are an official professional photographer or at least look like one. But for my money I went for the range finder type. One lens and one filter and that’s it. No fuss, good pic’s, with limitations. I just wanted to record what I saw, where I’d been, and what I’d experience. Just didn’t want to build a monument around it. I recommend these three range finder cameras, Reolli 35S (older german made w/big lens), Nikon Action Touch (really water proof to 12 feet), and an old Cannon Cannonete which is my current clicker. If my camera fell into bad grace I would not feel to badly because I mostly find used cameras that others have traded in to buy SLR’s. There’s a good steady supply, you just have to look for the deals. They do make waterproof bags that will keep your cameras dry, mostly used by white water rafters. But I hate cumbersome bags and am willing to take the chance on dousing the camera. Maybe if your fascination of fishing pictures really develops you could start taking pictures underwater of trout behavior and taking the fly. Yes, like flyfishing, it’s just another disease. When you get the darkroom going I could use some flytying gear, hint, hint, hint, since you will be up to your elbows in developer and fixer. — Doug Knight                           metalfab<atefaxinc.com Junk e-mail, solicitation, sales, products and services gladly accepted at $500.00 per mailing and billed directly to your ISP.

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MS How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a MS component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for MS the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or MS the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. MS Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a MS ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays MS home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride MS next time. Well I hate to mention this in a family area, but condoms work just great for protecting your SLR from the environment(non-ribbed type!) and you can still use the buttons, etc. Good Lord, I hate to see the reponse from this one…but I AM SERIOUS. BTW, be sure to buy a good name brand. Leaks in these things can be pretty devastating. I swear, I am serious, Try it…….really! These things will blow up to 6′ diameter. No problem with a little camera. Stretch the material over the lense part so its close to clear. Why am I explaining this to you anyway, didn’t your parents tell you anything! Teachers, clergy, planned parenthood? Oh heck, just have fun. It works! Dennis Vick … nfx v2.6 [C0000]                                                        

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly   Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a   ruggedized waterproof camera ?   NO and YES. I bought a Pentax IQ zoom waterproof camera (~$250-270) for this purpose after I fell into a stream in New Zealand with my friend’s camera (ruining it and leaving me without a small camera).  I rarely carry my SLR/lenses because of weight and fear that I will ruin a zillion dollars with one false step.  This particular waterproof camera is pretty good – it is not a simple point and shoot.  I wear it around my neck all the time when fishing, and I take more pictures now. cheers,    -tgades

I’ve got the same camera – a great piece of work. To bad there’s no built-in lens cap for it, but it’s 99.9999% on the way to being the perfect camera for fishing. Nice macro feature for close-ups. Pentax has a new model (IQ 110?) for more money – with a very wide angle lens for panorama shots, but this one gives up on the water- resistance feature, I think. I also carry my camera in a plastic zip-lock baggie (my wallet’s got a baggie too) just to be sure it’ll survive my next unplanned wetdown. If I’m with someone else, they learn how to shoot a picture with it in about 10 seconds. Don B. Wishful collector of Gillums and Dickersons – owner of Montague, H-I and Heddons.

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I, too, rarely carry my SLR when fishing. And I often regret it when I get back prints from my point and shoot that are incorrectly exposed. (But, being prone to being prone, it’s the only way to go for me). Does anyone have any ideas for an inexpensive (<$150) auto-focus that allows for manual exposure setting? John Nesselrode Shawnee, KS

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there a couple of nice "photo backpacks" on the market. the one i got has a space for water or snacks or whatever. although it is not 100% waterproof – it will keep my expensive gear dry during brief recreational swims. i have decided that the inconvenience of the extra weight on my back is outweighed by the potential for great photos. p.s.   olympus makes a very small camera (will fit in almost any vest pocket) that is weatherproof. i believe they cost around $200.   greg

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Hi Moe, I have a Nikon FG and a Nikon F70, both of which cause me to cring a little when I bring them close to the water. I enjoy the artistic element of using an SLR too much to justify getting a waterproof auto camera. I have thus run into your problem. So far I have handled it by only taking the camera out of the car for dedicated photo shoots. I try to avoid wading with the camera if possible. When I’m done I get the rod out again and enjoy the fishing.  Last year my sis’ accompanied me on a trip and I got her to take some photos of me from the bank while I was wading. I say stick with the SLR and be extra careful. Paul – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi. How do you deal with an expensive electronic ridden camera as a component of your flyfishing equipment ?.  As I was preparing for the day on the river on Saturday, my vest could carry water or the camera, but not both, and I did not want another bag. Is this insolvable ?  Is the only answer a compromise towards a ruggedized waterproof camera ?  Perhaps the fishing stuff stays home and only the photography equipment makes the truck ride next time. Tia, — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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I am looking for some good spots for Saltwater-flyfishing in the vicinity of Boston (MA). Any suggestions for good spots, how to get and fish there are welcome. Thank,   Thomas

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: I am looking for some good spots for Saltwater-flyfishing in the : vicinity of Boston (MA). Any suggestions for good spots, how to get and : fish there are welcome. : Thank,   Thomas In Ma, I am told that the Joppa flats in Newburyport at low tide and Cranes beach in Ipswitch at all tides produce well. However, So. ME is close and there are many spots. I am partial to the beach in front of my house at Ferry Beach in Saco. The nice thing this summer was that the angler could see fish sign-either birds working or fish breaking. June was the best month. Come up next summer. I will give you directions.  y t, m

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I’m planning a trip through Europe which will include time spent in Norway and would like all the information I can get about fly-fishing as a foreigner. Are there any guide recommendations and what would the cost be? Where do I find out about license and regulations for waters? Are the waters private access or public? What types of tackle do most Norway rivers rate? Thanks for any help. Kim

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I’m planning a trip through Europe which will include time spent in Norway and would like all the information I can get about fly-fishing as a foreigner. Are there any guide recommendations and what would the cost be? Where do I find out about license and regulations for waters? Are the waters private access or public? What types of tackle do most Norway rivers rate? Thanks for any help. Kim

Flyfishing in Norway can be both expensive and cheap. The country has with no doubt one of the worlds best and richest variety of streams, rivers, lakes and Europes longest coastline, were you can fish for both salmon and sea trout in salt water, beside of other seagoing species. The best areas for Atlantic Salmon is on the West-Coast (Vestlandet), Mid-Norway (Troendelag) and the Northern part of Norway (Nord-Norge). Even in the central part of the nation it is possible to flyfish for salmon and brown trout, if you prefer that. No guides are required (as in US and Canada, the commercial boost is not loose yet here..) Take your own gear with you. Fishing-gear is rather expensive in local shops if you compare with US& Canada-prices. There are around 400 registered rivers with Atlantic Salmon. Before fishing: You have to pay tax to the authoroties: Go to any postoffice and pay FISKERAVGIFT, 180 nkr in 1995. Aprx: 30 $. Now you can fish for salmon and seatrout in saltwater for free! Fishing in rivers: Buy FISHINGCARD. Sold from campingsites, local Tourist-offices. Most rivers: 100-200 nkr pr. day. 16-32 USD. Most expensive: West-Coast: Worst case: 30000-40000 nkr a day. Some English Lords still prefer to cash out 200000-300000 nkr for a whole week. But then they have all the river for themselves. In some rivers there are regulations on where foreigners can fish. NO BAG LIMITS. NO CATCH AND RELEASE required. Some rivers have days where the fish get to rest from fishermen. Usually Sunday-Monday. Fly patterns: My special favorite: Green Highlander. All hair-flies that are meant for salmon will go. Flies that pretend to be shrimps can be very succesfull! Colourchoosing: Ligth weather, sunny: Light coloured flies. Darker weather: Darker flies. Night: Black flies. Warm weather, warm river: Small flies. Cold river, much water: Large flies. For those who prefer bait and spoons: No foreign worms allowed. Espc. ban on German worms. No shrimps allowed. Spoons: Buck Special, Toby and Moeresilda in 20-45 grams are prefered, together with other slim spoons. Choose silverspoon in sunny weather. Green or brown spoons in darker weather. If you need any additional information on rivers, lakes or other places to fish in any part of Norway, I can provide you with more information on prices, where to go and where to call. Good luck Regards Jan Gunnar Furuly Norwegian flyfisher Ski, Norway.

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  I’m planning a trip through Europe which will include time spent in   Norway and would like all the information I can get about fly-fishing as   a foreigner. Are there any guide recommendations and what would the cost be? Where do I find out about license and regulations for waters? Are the waters private access or public? What types of tackle do most Norway rivers rate? Thanks for any help. Kim

 Flyfishing in Norway can be both expensive and cheap.  The country has with no doubt one of the worlds best and richest  variety of streams, rivers, lakes and Europes longest coastline,  were you can fish for both salmon and sea trout in salt water, beside  of other seagoing species.  The best areas for Atlantic Salmon is on the West-Coast (Vestlandet),  Mid-Norway (Troendelag) and the Northern part of Norway (Nord-Norge).  Even in the central part of the nation it is possible to flyfish  for salmon and brown trout, if you prefer that.  No guides are required (as in US and Canada, the commercial boost  is not loose yet here..)  Take your own gear with you. Fishing-gear is rather expensive in  local shops if you compare with US& Canada-prices.  There are around 400 registered rivers with Atlantic Salmon.  Before fishing:  You have to pay tax to the authoroties: Go to any postoffice  and pay FISKERAVGIFT, 180 nkr in 1995. Aprx: 30 $.  Now you can fish for salmon and seatrout in saltwater for free!  Fishing in rivers:  Buy FISHINGCARD. Sold from campingsites, local Tourist-offices.  Most rivers: 100-200 nkr pr. day. 16-32 USD.  Most expensive: West-Coast: Worst case: 30000-40000 nkr a day.  Some English Lords still prefer to cash out 200000-300000 nkr  for a whole week. But then they have all the river for themselves.  In some rivers there are regulations on where foreigners can fish.  NO BAG LIMITS.  NO CATCH AND RELEASE required.  Some rivers have days where the fish get to rest from fishermen.  Usually Sunday-Monday.  Fly patterns: My special favorite: Green Highlander.  All hair-flies that are meant for salmon will go.  Flies that pretend to be shrimps can be very succesfull!  Colourchoosing: Ligth weather, sunny: Light coloured flies.  Darker weather: Darker flies.  Night: Black flies.  Warm weather, warm river: Small flies.  Cold river, much water: Large flies.  For those who prefer bait and spoons:  No foreign worms allowed. Espc. ban on German worms.  No shrimps allowed.  Spoons: Buck Special, Toby and Moeresilda in 20-45 grams are  prefered, together with other slim spoons.  Choose silverspoon in sunny weather. Green or brown spoons in  darker weather.  If you need any additional information on rivers, lakes or other  places to fish in any part of Norway, I can provide you with more  information on prices, where to go and where to call.  Good luck  Regards  Jan Gunnar Furuly  Norwegian flyfisher  Ski, Norway.

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-40F temperatures

(Bud Kuenzli) writes: No no non! I straightened the boy out and reminded him how miserable it is here in winter. Another posting like that and I’ll look this guy up in the phone book and….ah hell, I’d probably end up buying him a beer and chuckling. Damn!

Yeah, you musta found that eating place. Yeah keep reminding people about the cold. In cyberspace after you get where you’re going you still don’t know where you are.

Yep.  Phone system too.

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vacation, stick with Hawai -that’s what Alaskans do!

True, true, but when you live in Paradise, you must get Outside occasionally, and what better place to visit than Hawaii (aside from Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan 8^)? I still say miserable is in the eye of the beholder… Dave

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vacation, stick with Hawaii -that’s what Alaskans do!

Yeah what’s what some of my friends do: go ski Mauna Kea.

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It was a great trip!

It was a tourist trip.  Not representative of life there (the sampling bias included summer, near the ocean, etc.).  Small details. However…. While it is a nice place to visit, I myself wouldn’t want to live there. From what I saw, my conclusion was this: To live in Alaska, a person should       (1) be nearly independently wealthy

Not necessary. and/or (2) be a rugged self-sufficient individualist.

The Alaskan women’s lament:         The odds are good, the goods are odd. It came at some distress to me that a couple of my male friends might be guilty of some of the abuse one hears about up there (not all just a couple).  Not an easy picture. Living in or near a major city (Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau) wouldn’t

"Lost Anchorage != Alaska"         [Not my words, merely a quote from friends in Fairbanks.] I don’t have any climate records handy but heard about winter temps that can be as low as -20 and -40 degrees F.

This is highly dependent upon ocean proxmity.  Interior temperatures get much colder and have other interesting consequences. Don’t allow my pessimistic statements detour you from your dreams. However, I STRONGLY advise you to VISIT Alaska BEFORE moving there.  

You aren’t pessimistic, in fact, your notes were on the tame side. You can read books, looks at pictures, and tabulate statistics, but there is no substitute for the actual experience.           Bingo. Go and spend a month traveling around the cities and rural areas.   Most cities/towns have some sort of Chamber of commerce, or a visitors information center.  Get to know the local people;

Panel 26: alt.culture.alaska.

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It was a great trip! It was a tourist trip.  Not representative of life there (the sampling bias included summer, near the ocean, etc.).  Small details.

Alaska is nowhere. Don’t bother going there. It’s cold, dark and miserable in winter. In summer the prices are jacked up for the tourists and the people are rude and the roads are lousy. It rains in the south and there’s nothing to see around Fairbanks at all. Talk about a crummy place – I’d just drive right through that place! But Anchorage is pretty with the Mountains and ocean. It’s a nice spot that’s worth spending time at. (hi, Eugene   ) — Bud Kuenzli WL7CIK XLTRMK In cyberspace after you get where you’re going you still don’t know where you are.

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Suitably warned! (Bud Kuenzli) writes: Alaska is nowhere. Don’t bother going there. It’s cold, dark and miserable in winter. In summer the prices are jacked up for the tourists and the people are rude and the roads are lousy. It rains in the south and there’s nothing to see around Fairbanks at all. Talk about a crummy place – I’d just drive right through that place! But Anchorage is pretty with the Mountains and ocean. It’s a nice spot that’s worth spending time at.

You left out infested with killer, blood thirsty, man-eating mosquitos (female). Then there’s winter stagnent air which hangs over Fairbanks….. Square tires. We need to introduce you to the high religion of Vail.  R.s.a. has started moving to the fine are of selective editing. (hi, Eugene   )

Hi Bud!  You must have found the crab place 8^).

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: Alaska is nowhere. Don’t bother going there. It’s cold, dark and miserable : in winter. In summer the prices are jacked up for the tourists and the : people are rude and the roads are lousy. It rains in the south and there’s : nothing to see around Fairbanks at all. Talk about a crummy place – I’d : just drive right through that place! But Anchorage is pretty with the : Mountains and ocean. It’s a nice spot that’s worth spending time at. Bud, I guess there are some things you can control and others that you can’t. No sense complaining about the weather but… You forgot to mention how nice Vail is. Vail.  That’s the ticket. Dave Mann           | "It is impossible, or not easy, to do                     |  noble acts without the proper equipment."

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – says… I would suggest to visit in the not so pleasent Winter also before moving up here. Winter. Winter is quite pleasant. 8^) I agree… fewer tourists, more relaxed pace, less crowded and, winter colors are wonderful…

NONSENSE ! Winter in Alaska is MISERABLE. It’s COLD, it’s DARK, there’s NOTHING to do. NOBODY would enjoy it unless they are masochists. If you want a good winter vacation, stick with Hawai -that’s what Alaskans do! — Bud Kuenzli WL7CIK XLTRMK In cyberspace after you get where you’re going you still don’t know where you are.

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(Fuminous Bandersnatch) writes: …Beautiful sunrises of pinks and purples and fluorescent oranges. Also,  sun dogs, air pockets that refract light commensurate with their varied temperatures.  It’s not unusual to have ground level -40 and 100ft straight up a temperature of +20.  The differences in air density can produce "double vision" i.e., two suns.

Keep those -40F temperatures coming. Continue injecting some of that reality! Where else can such meterological oddities be seen???

South Pole, Antarctica, Siberia, Greenland, NWT, Yukon. Ref: Rainbows, Halos, and Glories by Greenly. and nifty people, too.  Yep… winter’s OK by me… for a month.

Yep.

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(Fuminous Bandersnatch) writes: …Beautiful sunrises of pinks and purples and fluorescent oranges. Also,  sun dogs, air pockets that refract light commensurate with their varied temperatures.  It’s not unusual to have ground level -40 and 100ft straight up a temperature of +20.  The differences in air density can produce "double vision" i.e., two suns. Keep those -40F temperatures coming. Continue injecting some of that reality!

No no non! I straightened the boy out and reminded him how miserable it is here in winter. Another posting like that and I’ll look this guy up in the phone book and….ah hell, I’d probably end up buying him a beer and chuckling. Damn! — Bud Kuenzli WL7CIK XLTRMK In cyberspace after you get where you’re going you still don’t know where you are.

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I would suggest to visit in the not so pleasent Winter also before moving up here.

Winter. Winter is quite pleasant. 8^)

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says… I would suggest to visit in the not so pleasent Winter also before moving up here. Winter. Winter is quite pleasant. 8^)

I agree… fewer tourists, more relaxed pace, less crowded and, winter colors are wonderful…Beautiful sunrises of pinks and purples and fluorescent oranges.  There is/was an ice cream bar, I think called "sidewalk sundae" that’s vanilla ice cream covered with orange sherbert.  Those are the colors but with pastel grape and hot pink bubble gum thrown in.  Sunsets aren’t from the pastel palette rather, hunter orange, a narrow band of turquoise blending to an ever darkening grape jello.   It’s hard to look at.  The orange so bright and the jello so dark, contrast is beyond what my eyes can comfortably accommodate. But, because sun set/rises occur slowly (at this latitude), there is a point that viewing is possible- provided ice fog will allow.  "Icebows"- like a rainbow but from ice occur too…  Really neat.  Also,  sun dogs, air pockets that refract light commensurate with their varied temperatures.   It’s not unusual to have ground level -40 and 100ft straight up a temperature of +20.  The differences in air density cane produce "double vision" i.e., two suns.  Where else can such meterological oddities be seen???  and nifty people, too.  Yep… winter’s OK by me… for a month.

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I would suggest to visit in the not so pleasent Winter also before moving up here.  I and my family love it but it is not for everyone.  That’s one of the reasons I love it.  It will take a long time before the "Californacators" get up here.  You won’t how-ever find a more friendly, caring and energetic bunch of people anywhere. Ace in Two Rivers, Ak

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Am interested in moving to Alaska.  Would like to visit first.  Anyone here been there?  Please share as much information as you wish concerning topics related to weather, jobs, favorite spots, village life, etc. Thanks to all.

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Am interested in moving to Alaska.  Would like to visit first.  Anyone here been there?  Please share as much information as you wish concerning topics related to weather, jobs, favorite spots, village life, etc. Thanks to all. I went to Alaska for six weeks in 1984. It is, without question, beautiful all over. I was in anchorage for a couple days, then off to Fairbanks. We spent a week on the Tanana river, two weeks mountain climbing at Black Rapids (Gunnysack Mountain), and a week up at the Glacier in Denali. The other week was spent goofing off. We got there the last week of July; spent all of August there, and then a week of September. There was 24 hours of daylight at first, and by the end of the trip, it was snowing. Contrast. Big contrast. I noticed that everyone I talked to Loved Alaska. I thought, well, that makes sense. But then I got talking to this old lady taxi driver, and she made a profound observation. It was Summer, and all of the people who had spent the last winter there, and realized what the winter’s were all about, had left Alaska for somewhere else. Probably left during the last winter. She said people usually stay a season, and if they’re cut out for it, they stay. If they can’t they leave. Alaska just isn’t a wishy washy kind of place.  I kept noticing how healthy everything was. Everything from bugs to bears are like the top of the line. There isn’t much polution (yet), and living things just flourish. I Loved Alaska. There’s a piece of me still up there, and like the Grand Canyon, I would recommend anyone with even the vaguest of opportunities go! Go without question. But then, I haven’t wintered there. It’s a significant consideration. db

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Am interested in moving to Alaska.  Would like to visit first.  Anyone here been there?  Please share as much information as you wish concerning topics related to weather, jobs, favorite spots, village life, etc.  Thanks to all.

Joyce –  I just spent 16 days (Aug 23 – Sept 7) in Alaska.  It was a package tour; traveled by bus, train, boat and foot.  Visited Anchorage, Valdez, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Delta Junction, Tok, Chicken, Eagle, and then followed the Yukon River into Canada, visiting Dawson City and Whitehorse. We continued south back into Alaska and went to Skagway, Juneau, Glacier Bay National Park, Sitka, and finally flew out of Vancouver. (Whew!) Scenery was/is spectacular; mountains, meadows, rivers, islands and glaciers. It was Autumn up there during that time; the Popular trees were golden yellow. Weather was mild; temps = 40s to 60s F.  Saw much wildlife; bears (Grizzly, Black, Brown), caribou, moose, Bald Eagles, Daw-(spelling?)-Sheep (mountain goats), swans, seals, whales, salmon, etc.  We spent time in all the major cities as well as some of the rural outback towns.  Talked to permanent residents, part-time (summer) residents and the native (Indian) peoples. It was a great trip! However…. While it is a nice place to visit, I myself wouldn’t want to live there. From what I saw, my conclusion was this: To live in Alaska, a person should        (1) be nearly independently wealthy and/or (2) be a rugged self-sufficient individualist. The cost of living is rather high. Due to the remoteness of the entire state, most everything has to be shipped-in from the ‘Lower-48′ (generally out of Seattle).  This transportation by boat/plane/train can raise the price of an item anywhere from 30% to 80% (my rough estimate).  95% of all food has to be imported (fact).  I would guess similar percentages would apply to clothing, hardware, building supplies, etc.  Houses that would sell for 100K here in Tucson, cost 250K in Alaska.  Building over permafrost can add significant costs to a house.  Most sources of employment are dependent on the major industry which is tourism (running neck and neck with industrial fishing and logging). All of these are seasonal.   Tourism season runs from May through Sept; a five month window to earn an annual salary.  Some people I talked to had one job in Alaska during the summer then spent the winter working at another job somewhere else, someplace warm. Living in or near a major city (Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau) wouldn’t be too difficult.  But those who live in the rural ‘outback’ areas have to deal with some unique logistical problems.  Most of these towns have no (or very limited) grocery/hardware stores.  Getting something a simple as food or a tool can be a major project.  In the town of Eagle we were told that all groceries were ordered out of a catalog and delivered once every two weeks.  Eagle has a dirt road to it. Many towns do not have roads connecting them to the world; bush-planes are the only way in/out.   In these places, food and other supplies arrive about once a month or so.   Less often during the winter.  If a person has a medical problem and it is necessary to be flown to a major city, the transportation bill alone can run several thousands of dollars.  Many medical plans do not cover transportation costs. I don’t have any climate records handy but heard about winter temps that can be as low as -20 and -40 degrees F.   Any good local public or university library near you should have historical records from the National Weather Service.  While there you might also find some books on living in Alaska.  Please do some research to verify or disprove my impressions. Don’t allow my pessimistic statements detour you from your dreams. However, I STRONGLY advise you to VISIT Alaska BEFORE moving there.   You can read books, looks at pictures, and tabulate statistics, but there is no substitute for the actual experience.   Go and spend a month traveling around the cities and rural areas.   Most cities/towns have some sort of Chamber of commerce, or a visitors information center.  Get to know the local people; find out about the costs and living conditions/problems.   Best of luck to you on your journey.  |  Bruce Russell  : AZMET Lab = (520) 621-9742 : FAX = (520) 621-9796    |  |  Soil, Water Science Dept., 429 Shantz Bldg #38, Univ of AZ,           |  |  Tucson, AZ  85721                    http://ag.arizona.edu/~brussell  |

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snip…chuckle chuckle I don’t have any climate records handy but heard about winter temps that can be as low as -20 and -40 degrees F.

You must have got a good laugh at those balmy temperatures. 8^) -75F (where our thermometer bottomed out – might have been a bit chillier) is our house’s record.  :) We keep a portable generator on-hand  in case we would have a power failure when it is cold. We need power to run the oil-furnace, but we have two fireplaces (not efficient) to help out when needed. I live outside Fairbanks. It gets fairly chilly at times.

While it is interesting visiting friends, there’s the little touches which make life there more bearable like the plugs for block heaters at every decent parking spot.  I had a chance to see the new elementary school (I should have taken a look at your high school while I was there). It is every things which I think most people are clueless about (you have running water at your house? none of my friends do).  First time I ever met some one with a Clivus at home (it was fun, as opposed to certain public places). I might be back toward the end of Feb. or early March to go climbing. Depends what happens winter 97-98. So did you get all-you-eat king crab?  Or have the owners folded and head South? 8^)

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snip…chuckle chuckle I don’t have any climate records handy but heard about winter temps that can be as low as -20 and -40 degrees F.   Any good local public or university library near you should have historical records from the National Weather Service.  While there you might also find some books on living in Alaska.  Please do some research to verify or disprove my impressions.

  There have been days when -40F seemed like a heat wave and that’s no exageration.  -75F (where our thermometer bottomed out – might have been a bit chillier) is our house’s record. We cut holes in our walls to let the air in the room get to the pipes in the walls so they wouldn’t freeze. We’ve just placed those sections back and take them out as needed – not often.  :)  :) We keep a portable generator on-hand  in case we would have a power failure when it is cold. We need power to run the oil-furnace, but we have two fireplaces (not efficient) to help out when needed. I live outside Fairbanks. It gets fairly chilly at times. — Bud Kuenzli WL7CIK XLTRMK In cyberspace after you get where you’re going you still don’t know where you are.

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By chance, is there a FF FAQ. I just started FF this year and I’m really getting into it. In fact, the only flies that I used this year were ones that I tied myself. The problem is that I only had success with one type of fly, that being the basic hackle fly. I need to find a source of fly tying info, such as how to’s and different types of flies. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it helps, I fish mostly for speckle trout, pike and bass, although I’ve only caught the specks on the fly Thanks, Greg.

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Seems like the year is turning early here in CT. Already one of my favorite rivers, the Housatonic, is filling with drifting leaves. Its rapidly getting to the point where fishing is more like raking leaves with a single-tined rake. Did summer really slip away so quickly? Or is this just a case of getting a bit older? JL 8-Wt Editor

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Seems like the year is turning early here in CT. Already one of my favorite rivers, the Housatonic, is filling with drifting leaves. Its rapidly getting to the point where fishing is more like raking leaves with a single-tined rake. Did summer really slip away so quickly? Or is this just a case of getting a bit older?

The Aspens and Gambels Oaks turned early here in Colorado. Could it mean an early winter?  Could it mean lots of snow? Should I put away my fly-rod and get out my skis? — -Wayne Trzyna

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By chance, is there a FF FAQ. I just started FF this year and I’m really getting into it. In fact, the only flies that I used this year were ones that I tied myself. The problem is that I only had success with one type of fly, that being the basic hackle fly. I need to find a source of fly tying info, such as how to’s and different types of flies. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it helps, I fish mostly for speckle trout, pike and bass, although I’ve only caught the specks on the fly Thanks, Greg.

I’m also interested in a FF FAQ, can anybody help me?

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Hi. I will be going to the Argentinean Patagonia (Neuquen, Rio Negro, and Chubut provinces) this coming January. Does anybody have any suggestions regarding fly patterns to try? What about places to go? Thanks. Daniel Martinez

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Hi. I will be going to the Argentinean Patagonia (Neuquen, Rio Negro, and Chubut provinces) this coming January. Does anybody have any suggestions regarding fly patterns to try? What about places to go? Thanks. Daniel Martinez

Take a look at the lastest issue of "Outside" magazine.  There is an article on flyfishing Patagonia.   — John Fereira Pleasanton, CA

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