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Hi RW,  you were mentioning the PT nymph and what it looked like.  I have a rather poor photo (somewhat out of focus)  that depicts the nymph, and I have put it on ABPF.

That’s a very buggy looking fly, Michael. Do you ever tie them flashback style, with a strand of Flashabou and some 5-minute epoxy? — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Hi RW,  you were mentioning the PT nymph and what it looked like.  I have a rather poor photo (somewhat out of focus)  that depicts the nymph, and I have put it on ABPF. That’s a very buggy looking fly, Michael. Do you ever tie them flashback style, with a strand of Flashabou and some 5-minute epoxy?

Yikes,  what is "flashback style"?  The fly in the pikkie is my mainstay of angling operations, and it fishes very effectively here in the UK and the river Cauvery  (Bangalore to Mysore plus tributaries)  in India  (much to my delight!!!)  This pattern is probably my most used fly.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi RW,  you were mentioning the PT nymph and what it looked like.  I have a rather poor photo (somewhat out of focus)  that depicts the nymph, and I have put it on ABPF. That’s a very buggy looking fly, Michael. Do you ever tie them flashback style, with a strand of Flashabou and some 5-minute epoxy? Yikes,  what is "flashback style"?  

Tie in a strand of pearl Flashabou before you tie in the wingcase. Then fold it over and tie it in over the finished wingcase. A drop of 5-minute epoxy on top of the thorax makes the fly more durable, which I believe is what you were after in the first place. The fly in the pikkie is my mainstay of angling operations, and it fishes very effectively here in the UK and the river Cauvery  (Bangalore to Mysore plus tributaries)  in India  (much to my delight!!!)  This pattern is probably my most used fly.

Now you’re getting all picky about making changes to your recipe! That was my advice, if you recall — if it works, stick with it. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Do you ever tie them flashback style, with a strand of Flashabou and some 5-minute epoxy?

One thing I like to do is use peackock herl for the wingcase.  I pull over that several strands of very narrow Flashabou.  I think this is more subtle, yet at the same time reflects light in more directions.  Then I coat it with Flexament.  I think it looks cool.

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Snipped. Today I fished with some PT nymphs that I had used a little dab of superglue to keep the wingcase firmly fastened down.  They did not look any different to the non glued ones,  but after a day’s angling with them I have to say that the addition of the glue has done wonders for the durability of the fly.  Today was very windy and at times too much for my 4 weight line.  One cast was blown onto the riverbank  (grrrr!), however, a bit of bad temper and cursing at the wind,  I persisted my casting. I found a nice run that has been deepened by the recent record flooding, and its trout have all been replaced by large grayling.  I caught 3 grayling between 1.25lb and 2lb in 40 feet of stream, and saw a lot more fish too ~ I have never seen so many large grayling on this river before.  Oddly enough, the grayling were not at all interested in the PT nymph, and I caught them on a  small black & peacock spider (size 16).  All the trout that I caught today (upto a lively 15oz fish) were on the PT nymph.  I only fished for half the day due to 1) the wind, and 2) nagging by the wife… Within a few weeks,  the mayflies (we call the largest of our ephemerids the mayfly  (Ephemera danica) as it hatches in late May.  The troutstream goes absolutely nuts for 2 weeks and the trout all gorge themselves something chronic).  That being said,  the fish were feasting well today, and the trout all had plump bellies.

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There is a picture of a PTN with a fluo thorax at http://www.geocities.com/flyfishingguru/ptn.htm along with tying instructions etc if any of you are interested Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flyfishingworld – E-mail group http://www.geocities.com/flyfishingguru – Main website

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Snipped. Today I fished with some PT nymphs that I had used a little dab of superglue to keep the wingcase firmly fastened down.  They did not look any different to the non glued ones,  but after a day’s angling with them I have to say that the addition of the glue has done wonders for the durability of the fly.  Today was very windy and at times too much for my 4 weight line. One cast was blown onto the riverbank  (grrrr!), however, a bit of bad temper and cursing at the wind,  I persisted my casting. I found a nice run that has been deepened by the recent record flooding, and its trout have all been replaced by large grayling.  I caught 3 grayling between 1.25lb and 2lb in 40 feet of stream, and saw a lot more fish too ~ I have never seen so many large grayling on this river before.  Oddly enough, the grayling were not at all interested in the PT nymph, and I caught them on a  small black & peacock spider (size 16).  All the trout that I caught today (upto a lively 15oz fish) were on the PT nymph.  I only fished for half the day due to 1) the wind, and 2) nagging by the wife… Within a few weeks,  the mayflies (we call the largest of our ephemerids the mayfly  (Ephemera danica) as it hatches in late May.  The troutstream goes absolutely nuts for 2 weeks and the trout all gorge themselves something chronic).  That being said,  the fish were feasting well today, and the trout all had plump bellies.

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Cheers Chris, I looked at the fly,  however, I must admit to being a bit of a traditional kindof flytier.  I am presently only using non-synthetic materials to tie my flies from;  I prefer furs, feathers & metals.   That being said, today I used some flies (PTN) that used glue as a reinforcement to the tying, so I suppose that I am a bit of a hypocrite in respect to non-synthetic materials – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – There is a picture of a PTN with a fluo thorax at http://www.geocities.com/flyfishingguru/ptn.htm along with tying instructions etc if any of you are interested Chris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flyfishingworld – E-mail group http://www.geocities.com/flyfishingguru – Main website Snipped. Today I fished with some PT nymphs that I had used a little dab of superglue to keep the wingcase firmly fastened down.  They did not look any different to the non glued ones,  but after a day’s angling with them I have to say that the addition of the glue has done wonders for the durability of the fly.  Today was very windy and at times too much for my 4 weight line. One cast was blown onto the riverbank  (grrrr!), however, a bit of bad temper and cursing at the wind,  I persisted my casting. I found a nice run that has been deepened by the recent record flooding, and its trout have all been replaced by large grayling.  I caught 3 grayling between 1.25lb and 2lb in 40 feet of stream, and saw a lot more fish too ~ I have never seen so many large grayling on this river before.  Oddly enough, the grayling were not at all interested in the PT nymph, and I caught them on a  small black & peacock spider (size 16).  All the trout that I caught today (upto a lively 15oz fish) were on the PT nymph.  I only fished for half the day due to 1) the wind, and 2) nagging by the wife… Within a few weeks,  the mayflies (we call the largest of our ephemerids the mayfly  (Ephemera danica) as it hatches in late May.  The troutstream goes absolutely nuts for 2 weeks and the trout all gorge themselves something chronic).  That being said,  the fish were feasting well today, and the trout all had plump bellies.

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Cheers Chris, I looked at the fly,  however, I must admit to being a bit of a traditional kindof flytier.  I am presently only using non-synthetic materials to tie my flies from;  I prefer furs, feathers & metals.  

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and preferences, but I don’t understand the big difference between using manufactured materials like steel hooks and nylon thread, and "synthetic" materials like Flashabou and poly yarn. If it’s effective for tying flies I’ll use it. It may be unethical , but that’s the way I see it. In fact, I think it’s fun to use all sorts of unusual synthetic materials, especially those that aren’t made specifically for tying flies. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Planned to stop in McIntosh county Oklahoma and do a little family research on way to Henry"s Fork clave. My creek ancestor there suggested I bring my fishing pole–said it gets so hot there in July that when you catch a brim you just eat him off the fly! IJ

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cheers Chris, I looked at the fly,  however, I must admit to being a bit of a traditional kindof flytier.  I am presently only using non-synthetic materials to tie my flies from;  I prefer furs, feathers & metals. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and preferences, but I don’t understand the big difference between using manufactured materials like steel hooks and nylon thread, and "synthetic" materials like Flashabou and poly yarn. If it’s effective for tying flies I’ll use it. It may be unethical , but that’s the way I see it. In fact, I think it’s fun to use all sorts of unusual synthetic materials, especially those that aren’t made specifically for tying flies.

What you say is entirely true, and people should experiment with new materials and so on if they want to improve designs.  I am not a particularly innovative fly tyer; I have about a dozen mature patterns consisting of dry, wet & nymph (for troutstream fishing) that I more or less stick to.  I am also essentially lazy in nature, and because of this try to utilise just the minimum required  (another reason why I use PT & GRHE nymphs for the bulk of my angling).  Being lazy with fly tying means that I don’t really go out to get new materials; I have a big wooden box (that I inherited when its previous owner emigrated to Australia) that is crammed with all sorts of bits of fur / hair / capes / birdskins / loose feathers / wires / tinsels and so on.  I am more of an angler than a fly tyer, however that being said, I do tie up all of my flies that I use.  I probably need a new tying vice as mine (Indian cheapo) is getting to be a nuisance ~ I suppose that you get what you pay for. This season I have decided to get back into fishing the dry fly; over the last 7 years or so I have neglected to use the dryfly.  The last 2 trips (yesterday & a week before) I caught trout on a size 16 iron blue dun and really enjoyed the thrill of watching the fly bob down to where the fish was on the fin. I’m not at all bothered about what other people want to use,  but I personally prefer to use feather or fur over synthetic materials purely on a set-in-my-ways traditional kindof theme.  It is  ironic that I am probably younger than the average age of the participants in this NG and yet I am possibly more dogmatic in choice of fly tying materials than the average pundit! Regards, Mike.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What you say is entirely true, and people should experiment with new materials and so on if they want to improve designs.  I am not a particularly innovative fly tyer; I have about a dozen mature patterns consisting of dry, wet & nymph (for troutstream fishing) that I more or less stick to.  I am also essentially lazy in nature, and because of this try to utilise just the minimum required  (another reason why I use PT & GRHE nymphs for the bulk of my angling).   I am more of an angler than a fly tyer, however that being said, I do tie up all of my flies that I use.   I’m not at all bothered about what other people want to use,  but I personally prefer to use feather or fur over synthetic materials purely on a set-in-my-ways traditional kindof theme.  It is  ironic that I am probably younger than the average age of the participants in this NG and yet I am possibly more dogmatic in choice of fly tying materials than the average pundit!

Hum, I pictured you as a moderately old fart like me. I also prefer "natural" over synthetic. I think that a limited fly selection is what happens when you fish the same waters, or similar ones, very frequently. You find or develop some flies that are successful for you, you use them alot, you get good at presenting them and you have alot of confidence in them. When I travel to new waters, I usually tie up "local" patterns to suit but often  find myself having my best success on my "standards." That’s one of the things that has made me concentrate much more on a change in presentation over trying to find the "right" fly when I come across a difficult situation. Willi

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What you say is entirely true, and people should experiment with new materials and so on if they want to improve designs.  I am not a particularly innovative fly tyer; I have about a dozen mature patterns consisting of dry, wet & nymph (for troutstream fishing) that I more or less stick to.  I am also essentially lazy in nature, and because of this try to utilise just the minimum required  (another reason why I use PT & GRHE nymphs for the bulk of my angling).   I am more of an angler than a fly

tyer, however that being said, I do tie up all of my flies that I use. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m not at all bothered about what other people want to use,  but I personally prefer to use feather or fur over synthetic materials purely on a set-in-my-ways traditional kindof theme.  It is  ironic that I am probably younger than the average age of the participants in this NG and yet I am possibly more dogmatic in choice of fly tying materials than the average pundit! Hum, I pictured you as a moderately old fart like me. I also prefer "natural" over synthetic. I think that a limited fly selection is what happens when you fish the same waters, or similar ones, very frequently. You find or develop some flies that are successful for you, you use them alot, you get good at presenting them and you have alot of confidence in them. When I travel to new waters, I usually tie up "local" patterns to suit but often  find myself having my best success on my "standards." That’s one of the things that has made me concentrate much more on a change in presentation over trying to find the "right" fly when I come across a difficult situation.

LOL,  I am a 30 year old fart, moderate just like you .  You are right about the firm fave flies that you carry with confidence,  I have my favourite flies alright:  my 1st 11 or 1st 15, these flies are my first choice in action on most waters (saltwaters excluded).  Confidence is pretty important in flyfishing and having a proven fly or series of flies helps maintain the keeness that is essentially kept bouyant by prior confidence.

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Hum, I pictured you as a moderately old fart like me. LOL,  I am a 30 year old fart, moderate just like you .

I don’t think that’s the same thing that Willi described

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Confidence is pretty important in flyfishing and having a proven fly or series of flies helps maintain the keeness that is essentially kept bouyant by prior confidence.

I suspect that the "confidence" effect has something to do with the effectiveness of fluorocarbon tippet. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Hi RW,  you were mentioning the PT nymph and what it looked like.  I have a rather poor photo (somewhat out of focus)  that depicts the nymph, and I have put it on ABPF.

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Hey, I’m starting my first thread! What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk to each other? I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been totally silent.  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course I should be  ) What do you think? Beckie

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On 14 Jan 2001 13:13:20 GMT, becki…@my-deja.com wrote: >Hey, I’m starting my first thread! >What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk >to each other?

Depends on the nature of the job and whether there’s a supervisor hanging around.  It could range from every five minutes to once every couple of hours.  Sometimes when I’m working I need complete concentration and a conversation is the last thing I want. >I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve >hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been >totally silent.

Good.  The more you try to talk the easier it becomes as you develop your skills. Learning to converse is just like taking up a new hobby – fly fishing, tennis, judo etc.  You start off by learning the basics and eventually, hopefully, move onto the more advanced stuff.  Don’t approach it like learning to play the guitar, by trying it for a couple of weeks, deciding you’re useless and then giving up forever. A few months ago we had a new employee in our department who’s shy and it took her a couple of months to become comfortable enough to engage in conversation with others. >  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all >the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course >I should be  )

By all means, make an effort to talk more.  Work is a good place to start conversations because you can talk about work related topics and gradually shift the conversation onto more personal topics.  Conversations are obviously  much easier if you’re actually interested in talking about the subject.  I mean, if somebody starts going on about anime, my eyes glaze over instantly. Mike

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becki…@my-deja.com wrote in message <93s8lg$ff…@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au>… >Hey, I’m starting my first thread! >What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk >to each other? >I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve >hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been >totally silent.  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all >the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course >I should be  ) >What do you think?

A week and a half is not really a lot of time to get to know someone so you won’t know what he likes to talk about. I guess you could concentrate on asking questions (apart from work) like what he likes doing, his family, etc. Maybe think about what you want to talk about yourself and ask him first because chances are he might reply with "how about you?". Silence at work can reach extremes. (Sorry, this is a bit morbid but it made me laugh.) http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1113000/1113955.stm

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hi, I have a nice degree and I am 23. I started my first job and got fired after 2 days. I didn’t talk. YThey thought I was stupid. But I was the most clever man around. It is hard, but after some weeks you will talk more. Because you only need confidence. Javier – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -becki…@my-deja.com wrote: > Hey, I’m starting my first thread! > What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk > to each other? > I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve > hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been > totally silent.  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all > the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course > I should be  ) > What do you think? > Beckie

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J.Dominguez <J.Doming…@chello.nl> wrote: > I have a nice degree and I am 23. I started my first job and got fired after 2 > days. I didn’t talk. YThey thought I was stupid. But I was the most clever man > around. It is hard, but after some weeks you will talk more. Because you only > need confidence.

… and something to talk about That’s my problem.  I just realised the other day I’m not really shy if I have something to say.  When I did philosophy I was one of the most talkative people in my tutorial group but outside the class I couldn’t think of anything to say. Thanks to everyone who replied for your advice Beckie

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>Hey, I’m starting my first thread! >What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk >to each other? >I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve >hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been >totally silent.  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all >the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course >I should be  ) >What do you think? >Beckie

At work (and in my life in general) I will talk if spoken to first, but I have trouble starting a conversation with someone. If it’s work related, it’s a little easier, but when it comes to small talk, I’m clueless. -Rich

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Richard Kim <rkk…@aol.comatose> wrote: > At work (and in my life in general) I will talk > if spoken to first, but I have trouble starting a conversation with someone. If > it’s work related, it’s a little easier, but when it comes to small talk, I’m > clueless.

That’s me too, that’s why I was asking what I _should_ be doing Beckie

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Hey Becks, Nobody talks all the time. Nobody. (Okay, I do know a few people that talk ALL THE TIME, but I consider them to be psychotic.) I find that when you work an hour or two with somebody, you can keep up a low-intensity, chatty conversation for that long. When it gets to be all day, you skip in and out of little chats. Sometimes you jump into a full conversation for a while. Things eventually fall off, and then you go back to work. On the other hand, if you don’t like chatting with them, you don’t talk much.     Douglas <becki…@my-deja.com> wrote in message

news:93s8lg$ffq$4@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey, I’m starting my first thread! > What I want to know is, how much do non-shy people who work together talk > to each other? > I’ve been working with the same guy all day for a week and a half and I’ve > hardly been talking, which is usual for me and at least I haven’t been > totally silent.  I don’t see how people could keep conversation going all > the time but maybe I should be making more of an effort to talk (of course > I should be  ) > What do you think? > Beckie

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  One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Don, what’s the barometer doing there?  That’s the key as far as I am concerned.  If it’s rising, go watch TV; you won’t be catching any fish. Also, 50 d. water is a bit cool for LM; they might be sitting very tight in heavy cover.  Try a jig, r-e-a-l  s  l  o  w   right in the middle of the crud. Warren2

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks Bubba!     I’ve never heard of doing this before..but will certainly give it a try. Went fishing today for a few hours at Ray Roberts…got zero hits.  Water temp was 50 degrees and very stained.  Fished carolina rigged watermleon stud fries and white floating worms and a tandem gold willow leaf blad spinnerbait.  Nada..nothing…   Don’t know if they have shutdown because of the water temp or I was just fishing the wrong baits. Don   One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Thanks Bubba!     I’ve never heard of doing this before..but will certainly give it a try. Went fishing today for a few hours at Ray Roberts…got zero hits.  Water temp was 50 degrees and very stained.  Fished carolina rigged watermleon stud fries and white floating worms and a tandem gold willow leaf blad spinnerbait.  Nada..nothing…   Don’t know if they have shutdown because of the water temp or I was just fishing the wrong baits. Don

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Hi Warren,     There is an approaching cold front so the baro should have been dropping today.  I did not try a jig despite the owner of the Buck Creek tackle and taxidermy store telling me that they were hitting white jigs.  :-( A local here had boated not one but two bass in the 11.5 lb range in the last two weeks at Buck Creek (Lake Ray Roberts). Saw a polaroid of one of them.  It was massive looking!  Caught on a worm of some kind. The lake has come back up a full 5 ft and it almost looks like a different lake now.  Still 12ft to go to full pool level. Much easier to navigate my favorite fishing areas.   Guess I need to work on my jig techniques.  :-) Don

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Don, what’s the barometer doing there?  That’s the key as far as I am concerned.  If it’s rising, go watch TV; you won’t be catching any fish. Also, 50 d. water is a bit cool for LM; they might be sitting very tight in heavy cover.  Try a jig, r-e-a-l  s  l  o  w   right in the middle of the crud. Warren2 Thanks Bubba!     I’ve never heard of doing this before..but will certainly give it a try. Went fishing today for a few hours at Ray Roberts…got zero hits. Water temp was 50 degrees and very stained.  Fished carolina rigged watermleon stud fries and white floating worms and a tandem gold willow leaf blad spinnerbait.  Nada..nothing…   Don’t know if they have shutdown because of the water temp or I was just fishing the wrong baits. Don   One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Don, what’s the barometer doing there?  That’s the key as far as I am concerned.  If it’s rising, go watch TV; you won’t be catching any fish.

Are there any techniques that will be of help fishing while the barometer is rocketing through the roof? Does anybody know why the fish go off the bite? — So it goes.

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Good tip Bubba, THANKS!  I suggest you start praqcticing pitching.  It’ll give you the same presentation as your toss-cast, but with a quieter entry (always good). Warren

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Bubba, that is an interesting concept, which I might try, when I don’t have a crankbait tied! Jimmy Houston said something at a seminar about pitching and flipping.  His inexact words were ‘That was developed by someone who never learned how to throw under hand’.  With your free-hand method, which works best?! —    Go Fishing.  And may your fish be as big as your tales.    Columbia, SC  Lake Murray

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   One of the things i was doing for years when I came up to structure is cast at it over and over.And after a while i would cast in the right spot and have a good catch.I was wasting allot of time doing this.Now I got away to get my catch and move on.What I do now is when I ease up to a pier or any other structure that is hard to cast into,over,or under I pull some line out the tip of the rod grasp the lure and throw it to where i want it,It works for me and it will put another fish in your boat.I use this allot when i am by my self,When i have some one with me i feel pressured unless they tell me i am the leader.Other than that i there just having fun.I hope some one from rofb can use this tip and it works for them. Bubba This tip gose out to Don Screen a fishing partner of mine. use it Don

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Brendan, from what I have been told, it is not whether a high or low pressure system moves in.  It is the change that turns the bite off, as bass need some time to adjust. —    Go Fishing.  And may your fish be as big as your tales.    Columbia, SC  Lake Murray

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Don, what’s the barometer doing there?  That’s the key as far as I am concerned.  If it’s rising, go watch TV; you won’t be catching any fish. Are there any techniques that will be of help fishing while the barometer is rocketing through the roof? Does anybody know why the fish go off the bite? — So it goes.

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It is the change that turns the bite off, as bass need some time to adjust.

Actually, in my observation, it doesn’t have anything to do with the bass being off their feed… What happens, in my observation, is it shuts down the food chain.  The plankton quits growing, the minnows, bream, etc quit moving around, hence the bass know it’s not a good time to go rooting around for lunch.  They’ll still bite, but because they aren’t in any "attack" mode, the presentation must be precise. This is a long argued topic.  

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exactamundo!

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Right On Warren!  Pitching will accomplish the same objective more effectively, and you can pitch every lure type Bubba, I do!  Worms, Jigs, Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits, etc. Pitching is deadly quiet up to 30′, fairly quiet up to 50′, quieter then casting up to 70-80′.  The longer the rod, the further you can pitch quietly.  With one of the new 8′ Flipping Sticks, you can reach those further distances 70-90′ Me personally, with a 8′ Flipping Stick, I can now pitch 30-40′ super easy and deadly quietly.  You will be amazed at how far and quiet you will be able to pitch with a 8′ rod, especially if you are use to using a shorter 7′ or 7′6" rod.  The rod length really is the secret to effective pitching! — Craig

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I feel comfortable pitching with a 6′6" rod.  I never have a need to pitch further than 15-20 feet. Warren

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Right On Warren!  Pitching will accomplish the same objective more effectively, and you can pitch every lure type Bubba, I do!  Worms, Jigs, Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits, Jerkbaits, etc. Pitching is deadly quiet up to 30′, fairly quiet up to 50′, quieter then casting up to 70-80′.  The longer the rod, the further you can pitch quietly.  With one of the new 8′ Flipping Sticks, you can reach those further distances 70-90′ Me personally, with a 8′ Flipping Stick, I can now pitch 30-40′ super easy and deadly quietly.  You will be amazed at how far and quiet you will be able to pitch with a 8′ rod, especially if you are use to using a shorter 7′ or 7′6" rod.  The rod length really is the secret to effective pitching! — Craig

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 I think every one for the responseon this i ask a couple of group members about this they thought it  be a good idea,Don knows i can pitch,flip put and lure that i use in the spot i aim for,but some of them piers u can’t ppl put wire,allot of boards,ect., and i don’t make just a coupleof cast and move on i will stick with it for a while, some times you need to use the toss method.All my rods are 6′to 6′6" i like them very well. Bubba

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My northern Wisconsin tip of the month??? DON’T put your tongue on anything metal that’s outside.  That includes jigging spoons. This tip goes out to anyone north of the Mason/Dixon line. —

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Are there any techniques that will be of help fishing while the barometer is rocketing through the roof? Does anybody know why the fish go off the bite?

        The best advice I can tell you would be that most high barometer conditions usually mean that it’s time to bring the soft plastics out to do some heavy-duty worm fishing.  And there is nothing necessarily wrong with this because while the high barometer often provides a slower bite, sometimes that bite is more reliable.         As with most everything in fishing, there are a lot of exceptions to this rule.  Always remember that it’s always possible that the high barometer might come along with another condition that could trigger the fish…  (ie. warmer water triggering a shad or fish movement, warmer air increasing the fly hatch) — Dwayne E. Cooper, Atty at Law Indianapolis, IN Web Page: http://www.cooperlegalservices.com Personal Fishing Web Page: http://www.hoosierwebsites.com/OnTheWater Favorite Fishing Web Page: http://www.hoosiertradingpost.com/FishingTackle 1st Annual ROFB Classic Winner

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I believe you’re a fine basser Bubba, in fact I’m gonna look you up if I ever get down to your neck of the woods.  What kinds of lures do you use this method with? WW – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –  I think every one for the responseon this i ask a couple of group members about this they thought it  be a good idea,Don knows i can pitch,flip put and lure that i use in the spot i aim for,but some of them piers u can’t ppl put wire,allot of boards,ect., and i don’t make just a coupleof cast and move on i will stick with it for a while, some times you need to use the toss method.All my rods are 6′to 6′6" i like them very well. Bubba

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My tube bait,But u can use what ever u want just watch those hooks,I went yesterday only got 13 lbs in 4 hours it was cold 39 out there my water temp  quit on me but it was cold to i was in 10-15 ft water carolina a tube 3′ leader with alke. in it. I got to fish this weekend there is a front comming in oh boy it tis goig to be cold. But thats ok i still will be up there on top.lol Bubba

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That’s the spirit Bubba!  You think I should buy stock in Alka-Seltzer this winter? Warren

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My tube bait,But u can use what ever u want just watch those hooks,I went yesterday only got 13 lbs in 4 hours it was cold 39 out there my water temp  quit on me but it was cold to i was in 10-15 ft water carolina a tube 3′ leader with alke. in it. I got to fish this weekend there is a front comming in oh boy it tis goig to be cold. But thats ok i still will be up there on top.lol Bubba

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It helps warren.works for me. Bubba

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You’re convinced that adding Alka Seltzer to your tubes catches you more bass?  Any proof it doesn’t cost you fish sometimes?  Is it effective in clear water Bubba? Warren

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Warren not saying that but when there is no bite i will try anything as long as i can.But TNT or live bait ok.It just seem to help. Bubba

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I have to back Bubba.  I use Alka Seltzer myself from time to time when the bite is off.  It’s not my first choice, but it especially works well in clearer water & hot water under pressured conditions. — Craig

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Warren you know better!  You know that bass will react to different stimulus.  One hour they will react to one type of presentation and an hour later to another.  You know that if you miss a bass with one presentation, that throwing right back to the same spot with another type of lure and presentation can immediately draw that same bass to strike. — Craig

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I guess you got me.  Some times I hammer them with a glass rattle, sometimes I get em better w/o the rattle. Warren

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Hi folks, I haven’t been flyfishing all that long but I have been pretty successful. I don’t have a problem with low backcasts on my 4wt, but when I am casting #4 or #6 bass poppers on my 6wt as I lengthen the cast the backcast drops, often into the water -or even worse, getting caught up in the bushes.  I’m sure there is a pointer or two that you might know to help me out.  Thanks in advance. Padre

You’re probably just taking the rod back too far on the backcast. Pretend that you’re throwing the line straight up into the air. A double haul should help, too. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/ something bogus to avoid spam)

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Hi folks, I haven’t been flyfishing all that long but I have been pretty successful. I don’t have a problem with low backcasts on my 4wt, but when I am casting #4 or #6 bass poppers on my 6wt as I lengthen the cast the backcast drops, often into the water -or even worse, getting caught up in the bushes.  I’m sure there is a pointer or two that you might know to help me out.  Thanks in advance. Padre

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Padre, Quite often an individual in his/her quest for a cast which does not drop/slap on either the forward or backcast actually excertes way too much effort.  This causes one to lose technique (by which I refer to the motion-with-a-stop basic casting stroke) thereby exacerbating the condition. I would suggest that when this first occurs that you relax and focus on stopping your backcast with the thumb of your casting hand pointing straight up.  This is of course a bit extreme but the result would be a backcast which has a higher trajectory (gives your cast more time to complete), a tighter loop (enables the line to better move that wind-resistant popper!) and restores control of this situation back to you. Remember that casting heavy (chuck-and-duck) or wind-resistant fly’s that the casting motion becomes deliberately slower and longer.  Try to cast one too fast and you would be more likely to butt end load the flyrod causing a larger loop, tired arm and quite possible the fly would ‘tic’ the flyrod causing it to break. Regards, Roger Mihara – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi folks, I haven’t been flyfishing all that long but I have been pretty successful. I don’t have a problem with low backcasts on my 4wt, but when I am casting #4 or #6 bass poppers on my 6wt as I lengthen the cast the backcast drops, often into the water -or even worse, getting caught up in the bushes.  I’m sure there is a pointer or two that you might know to help me out.  Thanks in advance. Padre

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Hi Bob Have a look in  our fly catalog. Let us know what you think. www.popularfishingflies.com Popular Fishing Flies Robert Lindberg. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

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Check out the site http://www.virtualflybox.com.  They have a LOT of flies and pics there. David T. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!

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Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

http://www.mwflytying.com/default.html http://www.flyanglersonline.com http://members.mint.net/raske.index.html http://killroys.com/default.htm#sitemenu

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Sorry I missed the backslash off   http://members.mint-net/raske/index.html

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Pix of flies at http://www.f-deans.freeserve.co.uk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

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Take a look at these locations: http://www.flyline.com/flys/patrns.htm http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/list.html#Stream Ernie Harrison Have you tried a Blood Knot Machine?  http://home.pacbell.net/ernie2 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Pix of flies at http://www.f-deans.freeserve.co.uk Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

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Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

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I don’t have a Web site suggestion. Instead, may I suggest a book: The Classic Guide to Fly-Fishing for Trout Charles Jardine ISBN 0-394-58719-7 It was published in 1991 in Great Britain, so it doesn’t have all the patterns you’ll come across, but it does have 60 full color pages of flies (about 8 flies per page) as well as a complete directory of fly dressings (i.e. what hook sizes and materials are used to tie each fly). For your viewing pleasure, I scanned a page of the book (warning: 200K image) and put it at: http://www.ipass.net/~stevez/images/flypics.jpg Any discoloration in fly patterns is likely an artifact of my scanner, not the author. I invite the input of experienced fly fishermen to comment on this book, but I love it. It is an absolutely beautiful hardcover book that I keep alternately on my coffee table at home and on the desk in my office. Steve Zimmerman

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi, I always seem to be looking for pix of flies I’ve heard about to try and learn something about them. Can anyone recommend several "best" sites that show a large selection of fly pictures (besides England’s and the Virtual fly box)? Thanks, Bob

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I had my old medalist stolen out of my car after .  Is there anywhere in CT (or in NYC) that sells fly-fishing gear of that sort? thanks, Ben

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I had my old medalist stolen out of my car after .  Is there anywhere in CT (or in NYC) that sells fly-fishing gear of that sort? thanks, Ben

Hi Ben I suggest you contact Hook and Hackle at 800-552-8342. On page 5 of their catalog they list the standard Pflueger and also two rim control models. They are in Plattsburg, NY. — Tight Lines ….. Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products http://www.btsflyfishing.com Tiemco quality hooks, under $6.00 pkg/50

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Hi everybody Unfortunately I broke the tip of my (about 12 to 15 year old) Shakespeare fly fishing rod (a President carbon rod, 9 foot). Does anybody know the adress of Shakespeare so I can ask them for a replacement tip? Any hints are welcome!!! Chris

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Hi everybody Unfortunately I broke the tip of my (about 12 to 15 year old) Shakespeare fly fishing rod (a President carbon rod, 9 foot). Does anybody know the adress of Shakespeare so I can ask them for a replacement tip? Any hints are welcome!!! Chris

Chris, Here is the u.k. address of Shakespeare Shakespeare Company Ltd P.O. Box 1 Broad Ground Road Lakeside Reddich Worcs  B98 8NQ England Hope this helps — john buchanan

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I think I’ve seen a guy at some of the FF shows who sells antique old style hooks for fly tying.  I want to do some tying for displays and would like to use good reproduction hooks.  I’m mostly looking for wet fly hooks with the squared off bend.  Can anyone suggest a source for these?  Thanks in advance.  E-mail or post response. Dave Wood Catch and release

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writes:  I’m mostly looking for wet fly hooks with the squared off bend.  Can anyone suggest a source for these?

This type of bend is called a sneck bend.  It is the weakest type of bend and was originally done to help hide the point of the hook under the body of the fly.  I believe you can still get these from Partridge and possibly from Daiichi.                                                      Dan Dan Gracia                                                               Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools If you kill that big fish you can’t catch ‘em again.  So what if they eat other fish?  If you kill the big ones there will only be little ones left (funny how that works!).

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Hi there! Im a beginner and im wondering what line size rod to buy. I am from oregon and will do most of my fishing for trout- although I would like to eventually go for steelhead and salmon. I really dont want to have to buy a separate rod. Is a 7 too small for larger fish would an 8 scare off most trout? If I were only fishing for trout a 6 would be ideal. Can I buy say an 8 rod and fish with 6 line? or would the loss of controll be too much ? Any response would be much appreciated!

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Buying a rod and using undersized line defeats the loading ability of the rod. I mean loading, the tip section of the rod actually bends and creates the loop (very important) that the rod causes in the line. Confusing? Yes. I would not buy a 8 and use a 6 line nor buy a 6 and use a 8 line. That overloads the tip. I would prefer a 5 or 6 for trout. Haven’t had experience with large steelhead but would imagine you could land one but would really wear it out! Sadly, there really isn’t just one rod that does it all. You might look for a good used rod at a local dealer or flyfishing club. I’d pay more for the one I use most. Say spring for a good Orvis Green Mountain or Rocky Mountain (2 piece rods around $200) and look for a cheaper rod if I were going to fish steel head only 1 or 2 times a year.

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Bob, The Mascoma river flows into and out of Lake Mascoma about 5 miles from Dartmouth.  There are some nice rainbows in there.  There is a fly fishing area below the dam.  In the fall and spring the rainbows run up into the inlet and can be caught on a fly.   In the spring the Warner river has a few fish.  In West Henniker there is some nice special regulation water. I For the last couple years I have gotten some nice browns and rainbows there.  Some of my favorite spots are in the ponds in the White Mountain national forest.  There are some fly fishing only ponds that are beautiful, have some hatches and have some nice brook trout.  The Newfound river below Newfound Lake in Bristol,  NH has rainbows, brookies a few smallmouth and the occasional landlocked salmon.   For some of the best fishing in New England try the Connecticut river in Pittsburg, NH.  There are browns, rainbows, brookies and landlocks that run up out of the lakes for smelt in the spring and to spawn in the fall.   I don’t know anything about fishing in Vermont, but if you want more info about NH send me e-mail. Gerry

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I’m at school at Dartmouth and I’m looking for some fishing in the area.  Any suggestions.  I’m also interested in knowing what is the earliest I can go out and expect catching anything but a cold.  Thanks in advance… Bob Heiser

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