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I am an average fisher and I would like to know if anyone out there would know of a good pole brand to buy that is now too expensive but gets the job done

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Pole?  Oh, boy are you gonna hear about that! Just head out to your local flyfishing shop and take a beginners class.  You’ll get to use their rods and find what appeals to you.  It’ll be worth the $ in the long run.   —  markb I am an average fisher and I would like to know if anyone out there would know of a good pole brand to buy that is now too expensive but gets the job done

"Some mornings I wonder if it was worth it to gnaw through the leather straps."  – E. Philips

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I am an average fisher and I would like to know if anyone out there would know of a good pole brand to buy that is now too expensive but gets the job done

  Might I suggest the BASTARD bamboo fly pole from Grand old American George Gerkhe?   Ah, shoot, you’re probably serious aren’t you?  St.  Croix is, I think, the best of the entry-level rods.

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stacmarsh wrote I am an average fisher and I would like to know if anyone out there would know of a good pole brand to buy that is now too expensive but gets the job done

Mr. Marsh (or is it Mr. Math) Please repeat after me: This is my rod.    I called it a pole. Now the ghost of ‘ol Izaak    Has damned my soul.  ;-) A "pole" is one of those bamboo things with some kite string tied on the end … you know … like George makes As for your question, I’m not too sure how to answer until I know what you mean by "not too expensive".  For example, since high end rods (graphite) can get upwards of $400 these days, a Sage Discovery Series at around $200+ is inexpensive by comparison.  And if you are not real experienced, it will be awhile before you can appreciate the differences between a good rod, such as a Sage DS, and one of the more expensive models. I started out with a rod that was less than $50, but it really is pretty much of a dog.  If you really intend to stay in the sport, a couple of C notes is worth it for a rod that’ll keep you satisfied for several years. —                                                       -dnc-

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A friend is going on his honeymoon on Maui and was looking for some suggestions on where to go fly fishing.Any fly patterns or where there is a good tackle shop to stop in at would be appreciated. Thanks , jeff

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A friend is going on his honeymoon on Maui and was looking for some suggestions on where to go fly fishing.Any fly patterns or where there is a good tackle shop to stop in at would be appreciated. Thanks , jeff

I would also like to hear some suggestions.  I plan on taking a trip there soon and would like to put in some time fly fishing.  I have heard fishing the islands can be pretty tough however…anyone have info on Maui? -Greg

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A friend is going on his honeymoon on Maui and was looking for some suggestions on where to go fly fishing.Any fly patterns or where there is a good tackle shop to stop in at would be appreciated. Thanks , jeff

Hi Jeff, I heard that there was a bike shop that had some fly fishing equipment. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA 800/4000FLY www.kiene.com

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Man you guys are really hallucinatin bout those trees! hehe Open yer eyes and youll uncover that there are Millions of trees out there and anybody willin to do a little investigatin is gonna uncover any kind of tree FREE within reason,,I mean most trees are ground up into sawdust so dont ya think those folks discarding those trees would just LUV some one to come along and take a few???The library has books on USIN SALVAGED WOODS,And even shows where to find your own stache! Everytime i see somebody get excited about findin a lone tree i gotta think BOY if they only knew! hehe                      

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The library has books on USIN SALVAGED WOODS,And even shows where to find your own stache! Everytime i see somebody get excited about findin a lone tree i gotta think BOY if they only knew! hehe

        Just curious.  Does anyone know what the smallest diameter of trunk/limb from Red Oak, White Oak or Walnut trees will yield useable lumber?  Also, normally, what thickness/width can you expect from given diameters?         Terry

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The logs must be 12 inches or better. Once you remove the bark and the sap wood you really don’t have much to work with on the sawmill.  Tree which don’t grow in a thick stand ie. like in a forest will have "reaction wood" which will cause the lumber to deflect when sawn. This can be very dangerous and also reduce useable lumber.   Trees around a house are generally not used since they will contain nails, bolt, etc. Good Luck. Be careful with the salvaged lumber. Morgan Monks – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The library has books on USIN SALVAGED WOODS,And even shows where to find your own stache! Everytime i see somebody get excited about findin a lone tree i gotta think BOY if they only knew! hehe         Just curious.  Does anyone know what the smallest diameter of trunk/limb from Red Oak, White Oak or Walnut trees will yield useable lumber?  Also, normally, what thickness/width can you expect from given diameters?         Terry

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        Just curious.  Does anyone know what the smallest diameter of trunk/limb from Red Oak, White Oak or Walnut trees will yield useable lumber?  Also, normally, what thickness/width can you expect from given diameters?         Terry

This really depends on what you are going to use the wood for. I’m finding a lot of reaction to pieces I have carved from wood centers. These can be as small as a few inches.

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I have access to 3- 6′ lengths of cherry full rounds approx 10" diam.  These were cut from a tree fallen in a storm and have just been out in the elements for almost a year.  There is some cracking on the ends but it is not splitting.  My question is wether or not it would be worth attempting to turn this into acceptable stock for small projects, and second what I would need to do at this point to do just that.  Any information would be appreciated. Beau Wiseman

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Dear Beau: When I was a younger man I became enamored with fly fishing and I tied my own flies.  I used a lot of saddle hackle which comes from roosters. So every time I saw a coup of chickens I started looking it over to see if there was a rooster; everything from Rhode Island Reds, Dominickers, White Legorns, even Banties. Now I can’t drive past a tree without wondering what kind of wonderful grain a tree will have.  I once came upon a crawler tractor ripping up a side of the road and they uncovered large Eucalyptus branches which had been buried in relatively dry soil.  My heart pounded with the same kind of excitement as it did when I saw one of those beautiful roosters. Anyway, I took what I could carry off cleaned off the dirt and let it set. Several months later I put a piece of it on my lathe and became excited with the magnificent grain which began to appear.  My regret is that I didn’t salvage more of it.  I left so much that I could have had, and out here, Eucalyptus dries so fact it checks and cracks. To your question.  Absolutely lay your hands on that Cherry.  Guard it with a gun, then when you have it home, put it under your bed and don’t tell anyone where you have it stored.  If it’s dry, which it probably is, as was my experience, it has a lot of uses.  As to how to get it milled into lumber, I haven’t the foggiest.  If you live in an area where there are mills, getting it into board shouldn’t be that difficult.  If you have the capability, I suggest having a lot of it cut into dimension. Good Luck Robert Lee, Chandler, aZ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have access to 3- 6′ lengths of cherry full rounds approx 10" diam.  These were cut from a tree fallen in a storm and have just been out in the elements for almost a year.  There is some cracking on the ends but it is not splitting.  My question is wether or not it would be worth attempting to turn this into acceptable stock for small projects, and second what I would need to do at this point to do just that.  Any information would be appreciated. Beau Wiseman

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Sure, you have a treasure. Find someone with a large band saw to make the slices you will need and then have them planed. In the meantime, pour some parafin on the ends of the logs to force more even drying. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have access to 3- 6′ lengths of cherry full rounds approx 10" diam.  These were cut from a tree fallen in a storm and have just been out in the elements for almost a year.  There is some cracking on the ends but it is not splitting.  My question is wether or not it would be worth attempting to turn this into acceptable stock for small projects, and second what I would need to do at this point to do just that.  Any information would be appreciated. Beau Wiseman

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My question is wether or not it would be worth attempting to turn this into acceptable stock for small projects,

might as well try. if not at least you’ll have firewood ready to burn. and second what I would  need to do at this point to do just that.

my technique for found wood: paint some sorta sealant on the ends. old paint, commercial selaent, thinned down wood glue, whatever.. remove bark w/ a draw-knife square it up two adjacent faces is fine, w/ a side axe, chainsaw, froe, whatever… take it to your bandsaw w/a resaw blade and rip it into 6/4 (1-1/2") stock… sticker it..  wait… see what develops in a year or two — ~ John  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/1824/ Please post follow-ups to the group.

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what he said. ‘cept I cut it to 8/4…                 jd – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My question is wether or not it would be worth attempting to turn this into acceptable stock for small projects, might as well try. if not at least you’ll have firewood ready to burn. and second what I would  need to do at this point to do just that. my technique for found wood: paint some sorta sealant on the ends. old paint, commercial selaent, thinned down wood glue, whatever.. remove bark w/ a draw-knife square it up two adjacent faces is fine, w/ a side axe, chainsaw, froe, whatever… take it to your bandsaw w/a resaw blade and rip it into 6/4 (1-1/2") stock… sticker it..  wait… see what develops in a year or two — ~ John  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/1824/ Please post follow-ups to the group.

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: I think you sighted Eugene Miya. He has not been seen here recently. Nope. Twern’t a wolverine. (Go Buckeyes)

What a jab. I could care less about organized sports. Dave – cruel, but fair – Mann

Gad, where’s you get that monker? Better to be fair and not cruel.

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Was he carrying a chainsaw?

        Oh, I’m a lumber jack, and I’m okay….

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Was he carrying a chainsaw?        Oh, I’m a lumber jack, and I’m okay….

But do you dress up in women’s just like dear old Papa?

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Was he carrying a chainsaw?        Oh, I’m a lumber jack, and I’m okay…. But do you dress up in women’s just like dear old Papa?

Naw, the old man was pretty butch. Most of the women I know associate with wear pants, too.

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I don’t see any reason why a woodchuck wouldn’t go up to 3000 feet–it’s not really that high. But, could your critter have been a mink? I don’t really know anything about the subtle differences between these weasly critters, but you didn’t mention mink as a possibility so I thought I’d throw it out there. Rob

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Dave – I have run into Pine Martins on 3 separate occasions in the Daks. (I used to own some Ferrets as well) 2 in trees and one on the ground. I even had a tug a war over a bag of oyster crackers one afternoon.  I was sitting on the edge of a lean to and she poked her head out from under the L/T and grabbed a bag of crackers that was in my hand (I was sitting, leaning down with my wrists on my knees). Your description sounds almost Identical to all 3 (One of the ones in the tree was at about 3800′. I stopped at a trail junction in February 96 for a break and heard a slight noise and turned my head and it was about 15 feet away standing on a spruce bough.  Scared the bejeepers outta me for a second.we both looked at each other and it climbed back across the branch   to the trunk and disappeared in the spruce thicket. Good luck Rick Story 46R#4217

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Dave, Did this critter have dark ears?  Cute bugger, dark ears, shortish face, black nose, blondish yellow body long black tail.  I can see it in my mind but can’t remember what it is. Jeff Wilson "And now these three remain; faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love." …… Seek harmony and balance in the mountains. Find harmony and balance within…..

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: I think you sighted Eugene Miya. He has not been seen here recently. Nope. Twern’t a wolverine. (Go Buckeyes) And it wasn’t Norman the Hedgehog and I wasn’t feeling paranoid. Dave – cruel, but fair – Mann

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: Woodchuck, Marten or Fisher? : The track was definitely in the weasle family. One clear : center pad with 5 distinct toes. The track was about 1 : inch across which puts it squarely in between the sizes : for the marten and fisher in my track book.

: I am going to venture to say….none of the above.  Based on your description I : would say it  was a mink. : Let me know what you think and we could go around on it for fun if need be. OK, I really goofed. I went back and checked my (tiny) track book and I was way off on the track sizes. The book puts the fisher track way up around 6.5 cm. The tracks I saw were no where near that big. So that rules out the fisher. Also, the book notes that woodchucks have only 4 toes on the front and the tracks we saw had 5 toes on all 4 feet. So that rules out the woodchuck for sure (shaking his head to clear the cobwebs), as if I don’t know what a woodchuck looks like. James, One thing that surprised me was how blonde this little guy was and how big of a contrast there was between the color of the body and the almost black tail. Are minks colored like this? Also, I noted that the rear quarters had lots of fluffy fur trailing off of the back edge of the legs. I have a mental picture of minks that is much sleeker. The pic in my book is inadequate on both acounts. Judging from tracks alone, I would guess either mink or marten and yes, being by the brook would favor the mink. But what about the coloration?

: leaves off.  The ones I’ve seen have been medium- to : dark-brown (no, they weren’t in the wild, they live : at the trailside museum at the Blue Hills, which is : part of their historic range).  As far as size, I I’m pretty partial to the Bobcat over there, myself. Dave Mann           | "It is impossible, or not easy, to do                     |  noble acts without the proper equipment."

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Woodchuck, Marten or Fisher? This weekend we scared a poor critter half to death. I want it to be a Fisher but I’m not sure. It was about the size of a house cat only lower. Perhaps 10" tall. It was a dark honey blonde in color and it had a dark brown tail — almost black. The tail looked to be about 8" long and bushy. I didn’t get a good look at the head and neck but it appeared that the neck was shorter and thicker than the drawings of Martens and Fishers that I’ve seen. But then again, the coloration was nothing like any woodchuck I’ve ever seen. For that matter, the body and tail didn’t look like a woodchuck. And it moved faaaast, a lot faster than any woodchuck I’ve chased out of my wife’s garden. We came across this little guy by still mostly frozen over stream in the northern Presis in NH at an altitude of 3000 feet — a bit high for woodchucks I would think but who knows.

Also a bit high for a river otter, I would think, but I’m not sure.  Did you consider that?  They are native to New England, not real common any more, but… They look very weasel-like, long and slinky and without lots of real definite widenings or narrowings where the head or neck or shoulders begin or the tail leaves off.  The ones I’ve seen have been medium- to dark-brown (no, they weren’t in the wild, they live at the trailside museum at the Blue Hills, which is part of their historic range).  As far as size, I think of them as x inches long rather than tall… from about 18" snout to tail to maybe 30" for the big ones.  They can move very fast, swim like seals, and are pretty smart IIRC. Anyway, it’s a very cool sighting.  Thanks for posting about it. — ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::         "They write books that contradict the rocks…"

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I think you sighted Eugene Miya. He has not been seen here recently.

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Was he carrying a chainsaw? — Jeff Wilson "And now these three remain; faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love." …… Seek harmony and balance in the mountains. Find harmony and balance within…..

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Woodchuck, Marten or Fisher? This weekend we scared a poor critter half to death. I want it to be a Fisher but I’m not sure. It was about the size of a house cat only lower. Perhaps 10" tall. It was a dark honey blonde in color and it had a dark brown tail — almost black. The tail looked to be about 8" long and bushy. I didn’t get a good look at the head and neck but it appeared that the neck was shorter and thicker than the drawings of Martens and Fishers that I’ve seen. But then again, the coloration was nothing like any woodchuck I’ve ever seen. For that matter, the body and tail didn’t look like a woodchuck. And it moved faaaast, a lot faster than any woodchuck I’ve chased out of my wife’s garden. We came across this little guy by still mostly frozen over stream in the northern Presis in NH at an altitude of 3000 feet — a bit high for woodchucks I would think but who knows. The track was definitely in the weasle family. One clear center pad with 5 distinct toes. The track was about 1 inch across which puts it squarely in between the sizes for the marten and fisher in my track book. This would suggest to me that it was a small fisher and not a monster marten. But again, who knows. The track was clear with no sign of any winter pad. My track book shows a padded winter track for the marten but despite the fact taht there was lots of snow on the ground, this is the end of April and I don’t know when the marten looses his winter pad, so I can’t really rule it out. The guide book I have notes that the marten usually stays up in a tree and his track is rarely seen. On the other hand, the fisher is commonly found around streams. This suggests to me that it was a fisher, just like the size does. So, I’ve convinced myself that it was NOT a marten and thus it was either a smallish fisher or a very ambitious (altitude-wise) woodchuck. What I don’t know anything about is the coloration of either the fisher or the marten. Anyone? Also, do woodchucks go up that high? Anyone? Really, it didn’t look anything like a woodchuck.

Dave, I am going to venture to say….none of the above.  Based on your description I would say it  was a mink. Let me know what you think and we could go around on it for fun if need be. James Ehlers Uncle Jammer’s Guide Service 1997 Guide of the Year Vermont Fly Fishing, Hunting, River and Woodland Outings http://pobox.com/~uncle

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Woodchuck, Marten or Fisher? This weekend we scared a poor critter half to death. I want it to be a Fisher but I’m not sure. It was about the size of a house cat only lower. Perhaps 10" tall. It was a dark honey blonde in color and it had a dark brown tail — almost black. The tail looked to be about 8" long and bushy. I didn’t get a good look at the head and neck but it appeared that the neck was shorter and thicker than the drawings of Martens and Fishers that I’ve seen. But then again, the coloration was nothing like any woodchuck I’ve ever seen. For that matter, the body and tail didn’t look like a woodchuck. And it moved faaaast, a lot faster than any woodchuck I’ve chased out of my wife’s garden. We came across this little guy by still mostly frozen over stream in the northern Presis in NH at an altitude of 3000 feet — a bit high for woodchucks I would think but who knows. The track was definitely in the weasle family. One clear center pad with 5 distinct toes. The track was about 1 inch across which puts it squarely in between the sizes for the marten and fisher in my track book. This would suggest to me that it was a small fisher and not a monster marten. But again, who knows. The track was clear with no sign of any winter pad. My track book shows a padded winter track for the marten but despite the fact taht there was lots of snow on the ground, this is the end of April and I don’t know when the marten looses his winter pad, so I can’t really rule it out. The guide book I have notes that the marten usually stays up in a tree and his track is rarely seen. On the other hand, the fisher is commonly found around streams. This suggests to me that it was a fisher, just like the size does. So, I’ve convinced myself that it was NOT a marten and thus it was either a smallish fisher or a very ambitious (altitude-wise) woodchuck. What I don’t know anything about is the coloration of either the fisher or the marten. Anyone? Also, do woodchucks go up that high? Anyone? Really, it didn’t look anything like a woodchuck. Dave Mann           | "It is impossible, or not easy, to do                     |  noble acts without the proper equipment."

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I am only 16 and just starting to flyfish. I plan to do some fly fishing on a local stream this weekend. What are the best kinds of fly’s to use?

Hi Jared, The simple thing to do for this weekend would be to check with your local fly shop to see what info they have on the local river you plan to fish.  It’s in their best interest to help you be successfull so don’t hesitate to ask.  If they won’t give you the time of day, go to a different shop. The suggestions Donn gave you are the best for the long term though.  Learn the basic life-cycles of mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, and midges.  Learn to identify them.  Don’t need to know the particular species or latin name, but at least learn to tell the difference between mayflies and caddisflies, etc.  To start, ignore the latin names most books will give, though they may interest you later.   Remeber, the other spelling for entomolgy is "bugs".  Learn how to take a stream sample without destroying a lot of habitat.  What works can change from hour to hour let alone week to week and if you can identify what’s available you’ll do much better than "chuck it and chance it."  You’ll never learn it all, but you’ll have a great time trying.                                      good fishing,                                              Dan Dan Gracia Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools

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Jared, That is a question that even 66 year old men ask.  This is what fly fishing is all about and what you spend a life time doing in this sport to try to figure out.  The fly can change from one moment to the next to the next and so on.  I can change right in front of you for several hundred different reasons. Do not get overwhelmed by this but just look at it as a challenge.  Do yourself a favor and try to do a couple of the following things and it will make you a much better fly fisher. First and foremost – learn the basics of entomology; this looks hard but really isn’t.  Get with another fisherman who understands the basics and have him explain it to you.  Pick up any of many primers on this to help you. Next – Check the streams you intend to fish for what type of insects you have and when they hatch and how they act. Next – Begin gathering those insects in specimen bottles and preserving them for future studies.  Hopefully in the not too distant future, you can begin tying flies and you will have a data base to begin to copy.  Pick up some isopropyl alcohol from Wal-Mart, K-Mart or any drug store; it is very inexpensive.  Put a solution of 90% alcohol and 10% water in the vial and then add your insect and cover. Put a sticker of some kind on it and put what it is and where you got it from.  If you want to begin a diary of all this, it will help you learn faster and give you tremendous abount of your own information that is better than anything you hear or read. Next – Always be observant for changes in anything in or around the river and what effect it has on the fish and insects.  Go with other fly fishers and ask questions.   Your brain is a many giga-byte hard drive and just begin to fill it with as many bite of information as you can.  You will never come close to getting them all and just never stop; it is a life long endeavor. This is not tuff stuff and as long as you enjoy it, it will be easy and fun and make you an experinced fly fisher at the same time. Donn – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I am only 16 and just starting to flyfish. I plan to do some fly fishing on a local stream this weekend. What are the best kinds of fly’s to use? Thankyou Tight Lines, Jared Staskiel "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and                fly fishing"                     —Norman Maclean (1976)

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I am only 16 and just starting to flyfish. I plan to do some fly fishing on a local stream this weekend. What are the best kinds of fly’s to use? Thankyou Tight Lines, Jared Staskiel "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and                 fly fishing"                     —Norman Maclean (1976)

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  Given the Spiral of Death this ng has been in for a while, I  can only attribute it to    CABIN FEVER <<<   First of the year no less.   I  suggest we all run from our keyboards screaming some " PC" epithet and dive into the snow or at least in the freezer outside. Return  to your bench and tye  a dozen #22 Royal Humpys and call it a day.  All references to anatomical parts or functions, should be spoken, face down into the snow in a civil tone. Use of Prosaic & White Label with sensory depravation devices is frowned upon, but not forbidden. Remember that not long ago there was a good PMD hatch,that you just missed and the Sun was high and warm, and the river felt cool. We will be back there soon, Britt slang or no .   Harry "Only hundred and ten dozen more… shit"

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Hi Harry I agree with your "take" on the situation. The next thing we know someone with starting talking about Rush Limbaugh or Larry King and go bouncing in another direction. I like you "face down in the snow" idea, that would sure bring me up short. Speaking of which, I have about 14" of snow to shovel off the driveway, I guess I better get started. Darn! Other topic: You state at your signature "Only hundred and ten dozen more…" Are you a commercial tier? If you are I certainly understand you statement. Gretchen and I are winding down on an order for 350 dozen Royal Wulffs – only 27 more dozen to go. And then we have about another 800 to go. Oh well, Montana winter are long and we have plenty of time. Happy Holidays. — Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (97 materials catalog) http://www.flyshop.com/Expo/Specialty/BTsPdcts/index.html

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ANYBODY BEEN TO BELIZE?  WHERE’S A NICE RESORT CLOSE TO WHERE THE ACTION IS?

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ANYBODY BEEN TO BELIZE?  WHERE’S A NICE RESORT CLOSE TO WHERE THE ACTION IS?

You can go to Ambergris Cay and stay in the town of San Pedro. There are good flats guides there or you can stay at the El Pescador Lodge near by. This is mostly 20 to 100 pound tarpon  and lot of small/medium bones, plus other species. Another choice is to go out to Turneffe Island and stay at Turneffe Flat Lodge or Turneffe Island Lodge. This is very good bonefishing and some permit and tarpon. On the mainland near Belize city is the Belize River Lodge that has a good variety of fishing. The most popular times are spring (April/May/June) and fall (Oct/Nov). If you need any info/brochures on any of these places just call us @800/4000FLY. William Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA

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 I have tryed to post a message several times & nothing seems to show-up. Obviously I do not understand how to post. So If anyone reads this, please explain how to do so… The "Post New Article" icon does not yield any results ? Thanks New

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I have tryed to post a message several times & nothing seems to show-up. Obviously I do not understand how to post. So If anyone reads this, please explain how to do so… The "Post New Article" icon does not yield any results ?

Terry: If I’m replying, it’s because you were successful in posting to the rec.outdoors.fishing.fly group. What newsreader are you using? If you’re unable to see your own posts, it’s because your newsreader considers your posts "read" already. Try setting your newsreader to display read posts (or not to skip old articles, whatever – depends on the newwsreader), and you should be able to see your own posts. Cheers! /dave <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< < Digital Equipment Corp.    Alpha Server Engineering  < <         "Read this and nobody gets hurt ;^)"         < <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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Dave, Thanks for the information, I am new to this but finally think have it figured-out. Gail

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Anyone have the conditions on the stream.  I expect to be in Deposit in three weeks and sure would like to hear from someone who’s been there.

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east & west branches are very low ,as is the main branch. Right now march browns are hatching, in a week or so I expect to see Green drakes. The first release is not scheduled untl 6/15. If we don’t get some rain soon fishing will be seriously affected. I will be spending a few days there at the end of the week ,will report on conditiions

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: east & west branches are very low ,as is the main branch. Right now march : browns are hatching, in a week or so I expect to see Green drakes. The : first release is not scheduled untl 6/15. If we don’t get some rain soon : fishing will be seriously affected. I will be spending a few days there at : the end of the week ,will report on conditiions I was on the fly stretch just below Deposit last night.  Very low is right. We got there about 7:00pm, and there was a blizzard of caddis coming off in the riffle just below the main parking access.  Some hendricksons and march browns.  We got into one of our favorite spots and the fish were in a frenzy.  They seemed to be hitting on emergers, since swarms of fish would roil the surface, and you couldn’t see any flies.  Casting into the roils didn’t produce too well.  Eventually, we tried some no hackle hendricksons with a white parachute, and then the action was great until dark.  My partner had a better spot, I think, and is a better fisherman. He caught 5 in half an hour, I had 3.  Largest 16". Also, I heard that the march browns are hatching on the main branch where the water is a little warmer, but the hendricksons are still on the west branch. That’s only word of mouth though. -Jeff

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Fished with Capt. Ron Rebeck of Backcountry Charters in Florida. Ron holds the 1994 world record Ladyfish title on fly. We caught literally a hundred or more Ladyfish, Reds, and Large Jacks. We weighed several of "my" Ladyfish for possible titles. Many fish "just" short. What a thrill. All on fly. They have a toll free no. 1-800-932-REEL(9335). This guy is the best guide I have ever fished with. Hope you try him out…enjoy!

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Fished with Capt. Ron Rebeck of Backcountry Charters in Florida. Ron holds the 1994 world record Ladyfish title on fly. We caught literally a hundred or more Ladyfish, Reds, and Large Jacks. We weighed several of "my" Ladyfish for possible titles. Many fish "just" short. What a thrill. All on fly. They have a toll free no. 1-800-932-REEL(9335). This guy is the best guide I have ever fished with. Hope you try him out…enjoy!

Where were you fishing out of and how big is this world record ladyfish.  I lived and fished in SW Florida for quite a few years and always enjoyed catching ladyfish.  They fight as spectacularly as most anything. tight lines

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