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Can someone explain how to do it well? I find that, no matter how I try to lift the line to ‘toss it’ upstream, it always causes the fly to surge downstream. riverman

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Can someone explain how to do it well? I find that, no matter how I try to lift the line to ‘toss it’ upstream, it always causes the fly to surge downstream. riverman

http://www.uky.edu/~agrdanny/flyfish/faq/faq-6.htm http://www.sexyloops.co.uk/flycasting/tmendingline.shtml http://www.flyfishingjournal.com/archives/fa199810.htm http://www.altrec.com/published/flyfish/skills/gettingamendmindset/ TL MC

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Can someone explain how to do it well? I find that, no matter how I try to lift the line to ‘toss it’ upstream, it always causes the fly to surge downstream.

You could try fishing with Bruiser sometime. He’s the best I’ve ever seen. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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I love you man! Op

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Given normal variation in preferences and style no one need ever know what your flies, whatever you decide to call them, are supposed to look like.  In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives ….but I can be bought. <seg  Well Op, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to me judging your tying efforts. Given my ratty-assed flies, there is no way I’d have the cojones to rate yours or anyone elses flies. You’re safe my friend. Frank Five Thumbs Church

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You’re not helpin’ matters Eugene!  Now I’m in tears and have flushed all my previous ties. Op  –headin’ to Wally’s shop to buy 41 decently tied flyz–

ya want me set aside 41 different flies <g op, i plan on being there saturday am to do some paperwork and such. why doncha swing by with your stuff and we’ll see if we can fix ‘em up good fer ya. i’ll be leaving about noonish to go pick marie up from her folks house…… i might be able to fish sunday…. –walt

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….well, let me knock you outa that preen boy… you tie a better fly than rachel and she’ll eviscerate you worse than any deer you never killed and gutted… we’re counting on you. jeff (you other fellas might take note as well) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Op  –findin’ encouragement, and the courage to tie in every post–

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Given normal variation in preferences and style no one need ever know what your flies, whatever you decide to call them, are supposed to look like.  In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives

….but I can be bought. <seg  Well Op, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to me judging your tying efforts. Given my ratty-assed flies, there is no way I’d have the cojones to rate yours or anyone elses flies. You’re safe my friend. Frank Five Thumbs Church

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op, thursday eve…. 6-6:30…… tommy’s fly tying class starts.

Snippage of good advice… Thanks for the heads-up Wally, but I think I will have to wait for the next session of classes.  If I work long and hard enough, I believe that I will be able to tie some decent flyz.  Once I complete this task, maybe we can go fishin’ like reel men do? Op

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in the for what it is worth department, for some time, my elk hair caddis’s, no matter what technique I used to tie the hair on with, would always slip and not "lie straight" on the hook. though i put a few in the box anyway,I would never use them. One day on the hiwassee, during a massive caddis hatch, I changed flies from the emerger to the ehc, wasn’t not paying attention and tied on one of my crooked hair flies. really didn’t notice it until my fly landed admist the real ones. muttered an expletive and started to bring it in when a fish took it. then another, and another and so on. later i tried the same tie on another stream and caugh fish with it. A friend theorized that the fly looked like a cripple and therefore easier feeding for the trout. the moral if you want one is to emphasize the old saying, pretty flies are sometimes tied to catch fishermen and not fish. hang in there bubba.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy

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hmmm, that may be true but the opposite is also true….look at a group of flies that are more or less the same and you might say, hey those flies are not bad…but if you get the one which is on the crappy side of good, you might say these flies suck since you only see one crappy one and not the group. Eugene K.

sometimes, flies become more effective as they fall apart…why not tie them that way from the start…heehee Eugene K.

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…..but if you get the one which is on the crappy side of good, you might say these flies suck since you only see one crappy one and not the group.

So remember, all of you:  only the one YOU got was crappy, dammit. JR (feeling less pressured about the whole business)

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…….if you get the one which is on the crappy side of good, you might say these flies suck since you only see one crappy one and not the group.

look like? Wolfgang

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So remember, all of you:  only the one YOU got was crappy, dammit. JR (feeling less pressured about the whole business)

OK, well maybe the one you and the one your buddy got were crappy, but the rest were fabulous, honest. Eugene K.

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op, thursday eve…. 6-6:30…… tommy’s fly tying class starts. it runs for 6 weeks and is good…. tommy is a natural and can sure tie some flies. scenario: walt: damn, broke another herl. tommy: here, lemme show ya wally. waldo: ok tommy: see? waldo: yeah… way cool…. just 16 more tommy, just 16 more! –waldo, countin’ down the swap flies <g ps…. frank, could you please send me via e-mail your address so that i can get tomm…. err, my swap flies sent off to ya. pss: big dale, thankee!!!!!!! the yellahammas are beautiful, i’d like to send you some also, please e-mail addie….. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks for the offer Wally, but if I come to the shop, I will have to take on a second and third job!  Somethin’ about flyfishin’ goodies that I can’t resist.  It’s a drug I tell ya. Op op, come on by the shop and we’ll fix what needs fixin’…. –walt I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again– — Tight Lines, –Walt Fly Fishing NC & more… http://www.ezflyfish.com http://www.wilsoncreekoutfitters.com

– Tight Lines, –Walt Fly Fishing NC & more… http://www.ezflyfish.com http://www.wilsoncreekoutfitters.com

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You ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie!  However, I only want women like I fish–catch and release.  I think Rod Stewart said it best, "don’t be here in the mornin’, when I wake up." Or somethin’ to that affect.

And just how long have you had this problem with fly-tying women who won’t go away? Poor baby.  ;^P Sandy — "…the sport and game of angling is the true means and cause that brings a man into a merry spirit, which…makes a flowering age and a long one." ~~ Dame Juliana Berners 1496

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And just how long have you had this problem with fly-tying women who won’t go away? Poor baby.  ;^P Sandy —

Never had a problem of women shunnin’ me Sandy, fly-tiers or not.  I ain’t the most compromisin’ sort-o-fella, so I tend to do poorly in long term relations.  I figure my best bet is to meet a nice inflatable doll, and carry on a passionate but brief affair.  Ya know any good inflatable models? Op  –asexual in Lenoir–

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It’s not the variation in each fly I worry about Wolfie.  It’s the look of any particular fly.  While I’m not able to tie a magnificent specimen, of any sort, I do know a beautifully tied fly when I see one and I suspect that others do as well. My flyz tend to be over-threaded, over-feathered, over-furred, well just plain over-all heavily tied.  I suspect that I try to tie them so that they won’t come apart, but they just end up fat and funny lookin’.  Given time, I believe that I will work this out.  I have already begun to pare down on the hackles and fur a bit.  Now I just need to work on wrappin’ each piece fewer times. I’ll get through this, yet, with a little help from my friends. Op  –takin’ the day off to buy new glasses, (maybe this will help?)–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – …..I’m tryin’ to tie flyz worthy of this most prestigious swap….. Given normal variation in preferences and style no one need ever know what your flies, whatever you decide to call them, are supposed to look like.  In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives

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You’re not helpin’ matters Eugene!  Now I’m in tears and have flushed all my previous ties. Op  –headin’ to Wally’s shop to buy 41 decently tied flyz– – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives hmmm, that may be true but the opposite is also true….look at a group of flies that are more or less the same and you might say, hey those flies are not bad…but if you get the one which is on the crappy side of good, you might say these flies suck since you only see one crappy one and not the group. Eugene K.

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You’re right Wayne.  I have yet to tie a fly that didn’t catch at least one trout, even my infamous "Golden Fuzzy Butt."  Yet, I can’t help but want to tie a decent lookin’ presentation for youz guyz.  I’ll try not to belabor the matter any longer. Op  –findin’ encouragement, and the courage to tie in every post–

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – in the for what it is worth department, for some time, my elk hair caddis’s, no matter what technique I used to tie the hair on with, would always slip and not "lie straight" on the hook. though i put a few in the box anyway,I would never use them. One day on the hiwassee, during a massive caddis hatch, I changed flies from the emerger to the ehc, wasn’t not paying attention and tied on one of my crooked hair flies. really didn’t notice it until my fly landed admist the real ones. muttered an expletive and started to bring it in when a fish took it. then another, and another and so on. later i tried the same tie on another stream and caugh fish with it. A friend theorized that the fly looked like a cripple and therefore easier feeding for the trout. the moral if you want one is to emphasize the old saying, pretty flies are sometimes tied to catch fishermen and not fish. hang in there bubba. I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy

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Thanks for the offer Wally, but if I come to the shop, I will have to take on a second and third job!  Somethin’ about flyfishin’ goodies that I can’t resist.  It’s a drug I tell ya. Op

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – op, come on by the shop and we’ll fix what needs fixin’…. –walt I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again– — Tight Lines, –Walt Fly Fishing NC & more… http://www.ezflyfish.com http://www.wilsoncreekoutfitters.com

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…..I’m tryin’ to tie flyz worthy of this most prestigious swap…..

Given normal variation in preferences and style no one need ever know what your flies, whatever you decide to call them, are supposed to look like.  In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives

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In this swap, only one person, besides yourself, will ever know whether or not any two copies of your pattern bear a familial resemblance to one another and I give you my personal guarantee that he’ll never talk. Wolfgang who knows where his masseuse lives

hmmm, that may be true but the opposite is also true….look at a group of flies that are more or less the same and you might say, hey those flies are not bad…but if you get the one which is on the crappy side of good, you might say these flies suck since you only see one crappy one and not the group. Eugene K.

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You ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie!  However, I only want women like I fish–catch and release.  I think Rod Stewart said it best, "don’t be here in the mornin’, when I wake up." Or somethin’ to that affect. Good luck with you flyz, I know I will appreciate them! Op

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – …here’s a hint op…women.  …you need to find you a couple, be nice to em, tell em about the "art" of flytying, how you just know they are artistic souls, etc…  get my drift?  course you’re way ahead of us, er…rachel… we have completed 2 mutants, but seem to be increasing speed of the ties…i’m sure quality will creep in a few times before we’re (she’s) finished…. jeff (mutant master) I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again–

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I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again–

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op, come on by the shop and we’ll fix what needs fixin’…. –walt – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again–

– Tight Lines, –Walt Fly Fishing NC & more… http://www.ezflyfish.com http://www.wilsoncreekoutfitters.com

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…here’s a hint op…women.  …you need to find you a couple, be nice to em, tell em about the "art" of flytying, how you just know they are artistic souls, etc…  get my drift?  course you’re way ahead of us, er…rachel… we have completed 2 mutants, but seem to be increasing speed of the ties…i’m sure quality will creep in a few times before we’re (she’s) finished…. jeff (mutant master) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. Unfortunately, the five I wouldn’t wish on Osama weren’t the first five that I tied.  I guess this means that I am not necessarily gettin’ any better, but may just be lucky every third or so tie.  I bought a tyin’ tape, and have numerous books on the subject, but my hands don’t seem to comprehend what I have seen and read.  The elk and deer hair don’t do like it is supposed to, according to A.K. Best, anyway.  Yeah, he stopped by for a good laugh, but left in tears.  My bad. I figure if I tie 5 flyz a night and 20 or 30 on the weekends, I will have tied around 250 flyz by the deadline.  Hopefully, I will have at least 41 decent flyz by that time, otherwise I promise to buy Fortenberry a Cabela’s "Stowaway" and never call him God again!  Fortunately, him, my word is better than my likelihood of goin’ postal. Op  –never again–

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I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry.

If the trout down your way are like the ones up here in the Great White North, they will gobble down your five worst as good as, if not better than, the ones that appeal to you. G.Cleveland

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Thanks for your encouragement George, but I ain’t tryin to impress the trout at this point, I’m tryin’ to tie flyz worthy of this most prestigious swap. I know there are goin’ to be some expert fly tiers represented in this affair, and I don’t want to send out trash flyz. I tied a nymph pattern a couple a years back–Opie’s Ugly– and it catches trout with the best of them, but I was too ashamed of the looks of it to pass it on to others.  Surprisingly, I purchased a book at Uncle Wally’s shop last Sat. and lo and behold I found a fly that looked so much like my Ugly that one would think I had copied the pattern without actually using the same materials, of course.  The pattern is the Hatching Caddis, tied by David Wotten, and pictured in "Flys For Trout" by Dick Stewart and Farrow Allen. I will continue to work on my skills/lack of skill, and send out the best that I can.  I’m glad I decided to join this swap, as I have been wanting to force myself to tie for some time, but I’m just not disciplined enough to work at it with out some kind of pressure exerted upon myself.  Having spent a small fortune–to a lowly electrician–on materials and tools, I now think I can find the incentive to actually tie more often.  If I am successful in my endeavor to persever, Wally will lose business at one end and gain on the other end. Thanks again! Op

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been paying, what seemed to be, outrageous prices for fake bugs! Once I finally settled on a pattern that I *thought* I could tie–tried numerous others first–I have a grand total of ten flyz tied:  three that I wouldn’t be ashamed to send off, two that I would send if push came to shove, and five that I wouldn’t give to my worst enemy–no not you God, sorry. If the trout down your way are like the ones up here in the Great White North, they will gobble down your five worst as good as, if not better than, the ones that appeal to you. G.Cleveland

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Padishar,    The term lure was used because it has a broader in meaning.  I stopped trying to determine the definition of "fly" long ago.  If you would care to give it a try go ahead. All I can say is all flies are lures, but not all lures are flies. Ernie "Padishar Creel" wrote – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ernie, I assume by the "lure" comment that this is not a true fly because of the glass beads Padishar Creel

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Ernie, I assume by the "lure" comment that this is not a true fly because of the glass beads?  If I tied the same thing with mylar piping, or wide floss, tensile chenille, or perhaps Ice yard would that be classed as a fly?  The reason I ask, is that one of the streams I use this pattern on is strictly a "fly fishing only stream".  That last thing I want to do is use a "lure"….

I don’t know why Ernie wrote "lure", but I can’t see why glass beads would disqualify this as a "true" fly. Glass beads are often used in flies, or strung onto the tippet in front of the fly. Aren’t all flies lures? The chamois nymph I’ve been touting for whitefish is something else. I’d call it "bait". — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/ something bogus to avoid spam)

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rw The definition in the dictionary of fly and fly fishing follows:  I don’t see any thing about glass beads. (I"m getting crotchety in my old age) Ernie fly 2 ( fl

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As I was planning yet another stitched gife for my MIL, I realized I had never made anything for my FIL. Granted, DH didn’t have much to do with him for the first several years of our marriage (MIL & FIL had been divorced in the 70s) but everything is friendly now & MIL & FIL are married again (yes, to each other).  DH suggested stitching something on a fishing hat.  Has anyone tried this?  If so, what did you stitch?  He loves cat fish & is a lake/boat fisherman (as opposed to a stream/fly fisherman). Any ideas??? Liz

Checked my index for sports-fishing and found      Omnibook of Quickies-has a catfish, and other fishy things,             including hat!      Cross Stitcher Mag, June 96 and Aug 96- fishing motifs Also, I have seen hats & visors with a cross-stitch insert at Michael’s and elsewhere. Good luck! Kathy Hoover

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DH suggested stitching something on a fishing hat.  Has anyone tried this?  If so, what did you stitch?  He loves cat fish & is a lake/boat fisherman (as opposed to a stream/fly fisherman). Any ideas??? Liz well….i saw a t-shirt that said "women want me…fish fear me…" lol cari

Cute idea.:-))  The mental picture I get when I connect it with my FIL is funnier than the original T shirt could ever be. ))))) Liz

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As I was planning yet another stitched gife for my MIL, I realized I had never made anything for my FIL. Granted, DH didn’t have much to do with him for the first several years of our marriage (MIL & FIL had been divorced in the 70s) but everything is friendly now & MIL & FIL are married again (yes, to each other).  DH suggested stitching something on a fishing hat.  Has anyone tried this?  If so, what did you stitch?  He loves cat fish & is a lake/boat fisherman (as opposed to a stream/fly fisherman). Any ideas??? Liz

They make ballcaps with an aida panel already in it.  I’ve never tried stitching on a  hat myself so I don’t know how hard it would be. There are lots of fish patterns in magazines and catalogs, but most I’ve seen are a typical trout jumping, or lures or something.  I do remember one in a mag several years back with different lake fish in it.  I have no idea which mag or issue but I’ll look through mine and see if I can find it.  You could also design something yourself, along th lines of "world’s greatest fisherman" etc. Karen

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My family is planning a trip to Canada in early June and I am looking for information on fishing resorts and guides.  Any information is appreciated and should be sent to me by e-mail.  Here are some of the conditions for our vacation. The resort should be accessable by car, within an 8 to 10 hour drive from Thunder Bay, Canada.  We plan to visit Thunder Bay during the first part of the vacation. Fishing guides are required. Fishing preferences are artificials and live bait (no fly fishing).  I am open to a variety of fish species, especially: lake trout, walleye and northern pike. — Kevin S. McDowell Customer Service Consultant/Management Analyst Minnesota Department of Economic Security http://mn.jobsearch.org Author of Creative Job Search Internet resources: http://mn.jobsearch.org/cjs/cjs_site/cjs-home.htm

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My family is planning a trip to Canada in early June and I am looking for information on fishing resorts and guides.  Any information is appreciated and should be sent to me by e-mail.  Here are some of the conditions for our vacation. The resort should be accessable by car, within an 8 to 10 hour drive from Thunder Bay, Canada.  We plan to visit Thunder Bay during the first part of the vacation. Fishing guides are required. Fishing preferences are artificials and live bait (no fly fishing).  I am open to a variety of fish species, especially: lake trout, walleye and northern pike. — Kevin S. McDowell Customer Service Consultant/Management Analyst Minnesota Department of Economic Security http://mn.jobsearch.org Author of Creative Job Search Internet resources: http://mn.jobsearch.org/cjs/cjs_site/cjs-home.htm

Hi Kevin. There is lots on our website that I think will interest you. Perhaps the best place to start is with the Northwest Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association’s website at http://ontariossunsetcountry.ca . This organisation represents over 250 lodges and resorts in Northwestern Ontario. Also have a look at the Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters at http://www.virtualnorth.com/noto/ . NOTO represents about 600 outdoor operators across Northern Ontario. You’ll find at both sites a members directory and online forms to request more information including vacation guides. Enjoy! Dan Good Virtual North

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anybody fish belize lately? i am planning to go in march.

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anybody fish belize lately? i am planning to go in march.

Just returned from the Turneffe Flat Lodge about 30 miles off the coast of Belize. This country has lots of fishing and wildlife to offer. It is still very wild and untouched. Lots of little cays off the coast and great salt water flats fishing. Email me and I can try to help you. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA 800/4000FLY

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anybody fish belize lately? i am planning to go in march.

I flyfish in Belize a lot. Where are you going in Belize?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dear Fly Fishers, Since fishing the winter season in SE Minnesota I have encountered a problem with ice formation along the fly line and leader and in the line guides of the fly rod.  I’m sure this must be a common problem. Has anyone worked out a solution?  Please write. The absolute best way to avoid ice formation on your guides during winter is to travel far enough south to where the only ice that forms is meant for "pina coladas". I used to try flyfishing in winter too, until a bad fall caused by frozen felts on the shelf ice dumped me in the river. It was days before I finally got the chill out and weeks before my back quit aching. Since then, I wait until it warms up several degrees above freezing before venturing out. Tight lines! Guy

I guess you don’t go winter steelheading then???

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Dear Fly Fishers, Since fishing the winter season in SE Minnesota I have encountered a problem with ice formation along the fly line and leader and in the line guides of the fly rod.  I’m sure this must be a common problem. Has anyone worked out a solution?  Please write.  

The absolute best way to avoid ice formation on your guides during winter is to travel far enough south to where the only ice that forms is meant for "pina coladas". I used to try flyfishing in winter too, until a bad fall caused by frozen felts on the shelf ice dumped me in the river. It was days before I finally got the chill out and weeks before my back quit aching. Since then, I wait until it warms up several degrees above freezing before venturing out. Tight lines! Guy  

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Dear Fly Fishers, Since fishing the winter season in SE Minnesota I have encountered a problem with ice formation along the fly line and leader and in the line guides of the fly rod.  I’m sure this must be a common problem. Has anyone worked out a solution?  Please write.   Thank you Renner Anderson

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: Since fishing the winter season in SE Minnesota I have encountered a : problem with ice formation along the fly line and leader and in the : line guides of the fly rod.  I’m sure this must be a common problem. No kidding.  I will often hold the rod in the river for awhile, working the line in-and-out.  If the water’s cold this is not enough and I have to break it off the rod and line by hand.  Bummer.  I advise: be sure to keep the line and tip-top fairly clean otherwise you may be unable to reel the fatter part of the line in when mr. big is on.  I may be sensitive, but I’ve felt stupid breaking the ice off the rod while the steelie is jumping around at the other end.  Keeping the line well-treated helps.   I am ready to learn a better way,   rork.

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Dear Fly Fishers, Since fishing the winter season in SE Minnesota I have encountered a problem with ice formation along the fly line and leader and in the line guides of the fly rod.  I’m sure this must be a common problem. Has anyone worked out a solution?  Please write. Thank you Renner Anderson

heat tapes works good for me…run it off a 9volt battery pack.

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I have a ton of Ruffed Grouse feathers. What do flies do you use it for? Thanks!

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I have a ton of Ruffed Grouse feathers. What do flies do you use it for? Thanks!

See Sylvester Neme’s book The Soft Hackled Fly.  One grouse will go a very long way:  hackles for motion (rather than colour) and "filoplumes" for gills on large nymphs, but not much more:  Quill and tail fibres are commonly too small to use like pheasant. — |  Donald Phillipson, 4180 Boundary Road, Carlsbad Springs,  | |        Ontario, Canada, K0A 1K0, tel. 613 822 0734         |

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I have a ton of Ruffed Grouse feathers. What do flies do you use it for? Thanks! See Sylvester Neme’s book The Soft Hackled Fly.  One grouse will go a very long way:  hackles for motion (rather than colour) and "filoplumes" for gills on large nymphs, but not much more:  Quill and tail fibres are commonly too small to use like pheasant.

Might try crossposting it to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying, those guys’ll be able to help you over there, tell ‘em TBone sent ya. 8{)…. However, my very favorite wet fly, The Breadcrust, uses Grouse tail exclusively.  What a fly ! TimW

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I have a ton of Ruffed Grouse feathers. What do flies do you use it for? Thanks!

Hi Ronald, I use grouse feathers for soft hackle flies.  I particularly like them on a bead head Hare’s Ear Softhackle.  TIP:  If you have trouble finding feathers small enough to tie #18 and smaller, you can take the fibers from a larger feather and spin them around the hook like you would spin deer hair.  In so doing you have soft hackle for just about any sized fly. — Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (97 catalog) http://www.flyshop.com/Expo/Specialty/BTsPdcts/index.html

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Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI

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Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI

Purple yarn eggs.  They work sweet.

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I’ve never seen anyone use anything but yarn.  Orange and/or chartreuse in small egg patterns.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI Purple yarn eggs.  They work sweet.

PURCHASE "Flies for Steelhead" by Dick kStewart and Farrow Allen.  Full retail is a nickle short of $35.  It is an excellent book and exactly what you’re looking for Steve. Michigan Steelhead waters are usually very low and slow regarding current.  Concentrate on light wire Partidge Hooks.  And yes, they are also expensive but it beats spending your money in a bar. You don’t have much time left to get going on this fly tying business as Mid-November will be here before you know it.  You’re asking a lot, so I kid you not on EXACTLY what book to get.  Don’t be surprised, since the book is not over 3/8 inch thick or slightly over 1/4 inch.  It is packed with nothing but Steelhead patterns.  A must, for your library if you are a serious fly tyer.  (This is spelled two ways, ‘Tyer & Tier’) Again, don’t forget your GINK.  It will skate your flies with a vengence! George Gehrke/Mr. Gink

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If you want to buy a book check out Fly Fishing for Great Lakes Steelhead,  The fly patterns are not as good as a book on just flies but it’s got load of info on other places in other states to fish. I find that an egg with a Nymph Dropper works better than anything else. (ham and eggs as we call it).  Tie on an egg fly (size 6-10, if fish move out of the way of your fly drop down in size) and then 8-20 inches of tippet tied of eye or shank of egg hook to a PM Caddis or Greem Rock worm (Rycaphelia) (don’t flame my lack of correct spelling).  Or try Kaufmann Stones Black or Golden (6-10). Egg Sucking Leeches in black olive or purple,  Green Butt Skunks,  and just about anything buggy or nymph looking on a stout hook. Position yourself slightly upstream, quarter your cast slightly upstream, use enough weight to ‘tick’ along the bottom and hope they inhale your fly while they are yawining or something.  Good  Luck T. Frank BUFF – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI

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I’ve never seen anyone use anything but yarn.  Orange and/or chartreuse in small egg patterns.

Didn’t catch the first article here but I think I ge tthe jist of the question.  My adivce is to visit the salmon river homepage at http://www.salmon-river.com. Not only is it a great page for anyone who fly fishes the great lakes tribs it has an entire section on flys to use for salmon and trout.  My personal favorite for fresh run steelhead is a frammus pattern (orange body with chartruse wing or just the opposite).  This fly satisfies all the criteria ( ie.  easy to tie, cheap to tie and very effective fished on both a dead drift and a swing ). Easy and cheap are important because you tend to loose alot of flies.  Remember in the cold water if your not ticking the bottom your probably not fishing deep enough.   For steelhead who have been holding over in the stream a while ( Late Fall/Winter time )I try and use dark nymphs ( gray or brown are my favorites ) in around a size 10. Good Luck, PCR

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Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI

Steve, Try tying Glow Bugs or Egg patterns in a variety of colors: I use a size 6 or 8 hook and try them pretty small, (a little larger that a real egg). I feel this is the best winter pattern. Colors to tie-up: white, pink salmon egg light orange orange pink red They are fast easy and effective. Try the little Manistee when you are in the area. Also contact Frank Lendzion at the Wellston Inn, Wellston, MI. 616-848-4163. Tell him I sent you. He is a guide in the area that could be a valuable source of information. Since it is your first time on new water, I suggest you hire someone to get you started and you help you get into fish. Tighten ‘em up, then release them Tom Steele

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey fisherfolks! I will be going fishing for steelhead for the first time on the Pere Marquette River in Michigan in mid-November. I would like to tie some flies before I go. I realize that I can buy them from a local fly shop, but it is always more fun to catch a fish on fly that I have tied myself. Can anyone point me to a good source for tying instructions for great lakes steelhead flies? Thanks! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor, MI Purple yarn eggs.  They work sweet.

If you can tie a wooley bugger, You’ve mastered the great lakes steelhead fly.  Black, Black, BLack…. Beyond the wooley bugger, egg sucking leeches are most likely my best fly.  THe type we (ontario) use is a black wooley buger with a colored head.  Chartreuse is the best in the fall, but also stock pink, orange, and some "milk" colours.  Size 8 and 10… Also stoneflies, I make a modified Kaufmann’s using raffia folded for the wingcase instead of turkey.  Pheasent Tails in traditional and black work welll, try varing the the color of the thorax..  Same for the stones.   Chartreuse or red works well. Some guys have been doing o.k. with eggs and double egg or spermflies lately.. As for rigging… You will need lots of lead!!!, and flies for that matter.  If your not loosing flies your not in the right spot.  I use a good size float indicator.  However, instead of buying those expensive ones, go to a walleye or hardware trout shop and by some rig floats, a few tooth picks and you set.. Ian

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