Question:

Where are the Delaware River Shad? I have yet to get a report of any shad being caught. If you hear of any catches please report to my shad website at www.homestead.com/woofish/shad.html. Thanks.

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Hi Peter.  Please refrain from making your shad posts to the Rec.outdoors.fishing.bass newsgroup.  It’s not considered "on-topic" to post about other kinds of fish on the bass group.  Much appreciated, and tight lines to ya! Regards, Warren Wolk (emailed to Mr Groves on 2/12)

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Is that you Bob? — Craig Baugher www.yessssports.com

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Nope, but someone’s gotta do it  Mr Groves has courteously replied to my email, and has apologized for the off-topic posts. WW

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Whats funny, is I love shad fishing.  Go for Bass in the morning and evening and shad during the day.  same area. Bill – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Nope, but someone’s gotta do it  Mr Groves has courteously replied to my email, and has apologized for the off-topic posts. WW Is that you Bob? — Craig Baugher www.yessssports.com

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I wonder if we’re talking about the same type of shad Bill?  The American Shad? Warren2

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Whats funny, is I love shad fishing.  Go for Bass in the morning and evening and shad during the day.  same area. Bill Nope, but someone’s gotta do it  Mr Groves has courteously replied to my email, and has apologized for the off-topic posts. WW Is that you Bob? — Craig Baugher www.yessssports.com

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Yes we are.  Big run of American shad up the Sacramento and Feather Rivers as well as the American River in Sacramento.  They were transplanted in the the early 1900’s along with Striped Bass.  Is a fun day when you catch 30-50 2-5# shad on an 8 weight fly rod.  Do not even have to cast the fly as I fish from a boat at Verona, the confluence of the Sac and the Feather.  Just feed out a 30′ shooting head and Amnesia line to the backing.  As to bassing, lots of bass in both rivers, both large and smallies.  The Feather is fed by the drop-shotting king lake, Oroville and the Sacramento is fed by Lake Shasta.  Went by Shasta last Friday and Sunday.  Sunday was raining and had snowed earlier in the day as was some pushed up in the middle of the road.  Was some people out fishing the lake by Bridge Bay Resort.  Wanted to stop and fish, but since the purpose of the trip was dropping the boat off in Medford, OR for a paint job and new T-8 kicker and bracket plus a mounting plate for the new MK 65 – AP I was returning with no boat.  Figure I will fish the lake mid April when I can go reclaim the boat.  Will be done earlier, but doing a trip to Cary, N.C. for a wedding and see friends in Martinsville, VA the 6 of April.  So not boating till mid April at a minimum. Bill – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I wonder if we’re talking about the same type of shad Bill?  The American Shad? Warren2 Whats funny, is I love shad fishing.  Go for Bass in the morning and evening and shad during the day.  same area. Bill Nope, but someone’s gotta do it  Mr Groves has courteously replied to my email, and has apologized for the off-topic posts. WW Is that you Bob? — Craig Baugher www.yessssports.com

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But, if you are a bait fisherman, you would be able to find Bass easier if you knew where the shad were. — Mike..   A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager   anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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Different shad.  Here in California the shad the bass eat are Threadfin Shad.  maybe 3" long.  And all the predators munch them.  The American Shad is the largest member of the Herring family and come to the river from salt to spawn.  The males are about 2# while the ladies are up to 5#. Bill – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – But, if you are a bait fisherman, you would be able to find Bass easier if you knew where the shad were. — Mike.. A true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing much as a child approaches Christmas, with the eager anticipation, sleepless nights, making of lists, and the anticipating of pleasure.

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Off the Patuxent River mouth we were seeing huge clouds of bluefish that would sometimes erupt from the water like bait, but they wouldn’t take any lure or fly that we were using. Got so tired of foul hooking we gave up. Were they balled up cause there were larger fish threatening the school? If so, what fish, larger blues or stripers. And how should be have fished for the larger fish? Bob

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On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly BluesRevue wrote about "Great Balls of Bluefish": … Were they balled up cause

… Never heard the saying "ball of fish" until a few weeks ago, when a boatman on an Irish lake referred to a "ball of fish" (meaning a lot of brown trout).  Is it a common saying in the US?  And does it literally refer to a ball-shaped shoal? — Phil Jones South Wales, UK

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On Thu, 22 Jul 1999 in rec.outdoors.fishing.fly BluesRevue wrote about "Great Balls of Bluefish": Were they balled up cause Never heard the saying "ball of fish" until a few weeks ago, when a boatman on an Irish lake referred to a "ball of fish" (meaning a lot of brown trout).  Is it a common saying in the US?  And does it literally refer to a ball-shaped shoal?

I think "ball" in this context just refers to a mass of slashing fish in the middle of a "blitz", not the shape of their surroundings. /daytripper (now wondering if he should have defined "blitz" ;^)

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I think "ball" in this context just refers to a mass of slashing fish in the middle of a "blitz", not the shape of their surroundings. /daytripper (now wondering if he should have defined "blitz" ;^)

By great coincidence, I changed my screensaver today to the MS Scenes Undersea collection.  One of the pics can only be described as a "ball of fish"..!  I’ll post it to alt.binaries.pictures.fishing. — Phil Jones

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Actually, a ball of fish usually refers to baitfish, which do tend "ball up" or school in the shape of a ball.  There are some great underwater photographs of this phenomenon–one recently in (yuck) Outside magazine.  I don’t imagine this is appropriate to schooling blues, unless they’re under attack from, say, tuna.  When they’re making the attack they tend to be far more random and not in any ordered formation. I suspect, too, that the usage of "ball of fish" in this case, just means a big slug of them–but the origin, I’m pretty sure, refers to the shape of a school of bait. Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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Steve, Bud built a highly modified 2+2 Sportsman; larger cabin, Super Cub wings, extended fuselage, and Ford 3.8L V-6 engine as the power plant. The Sportsman is, in theory, a reproduction of the PA-14 Family Cruiser; four place cross country plane- good, solid, load carrying cub. I also had a set of plans and was starting construction as Bud was finishing construction. My study of the prints found many areas that did not line-up and calls to WagAero were met with a couldn’t-care-less attitude. When I asked Bud about the lack of support he took off on a 20 minute tirade about their extreamly poor responce to questions. I have not found any improvment in technical support  since WagAero changed ownership. I set aside the plans at the moment Dave Blanton came out with the "V-6 STOL" plans/kit. The V-6 STOL is also a reproduction of the PA-14 Family Cruiser but evolved from a very different direction than the 2+2. The V-6 STOL starts with a salvaged TriPacer- the fuselage is lengthened, the wings are lengthened, it is converted to tailwheel configuration and the Ford 3.8L V-6 engine installed. The end result is acheived much more quickly that the plans built 2+2 (Blanton used to call it a "kit" because all the parts were there- you just had to do a little re-assembly- if you stick to the Blanton prints it can be built in 500 hours). Dave D. Blanton V-6 STOL and Ford 3.8L Conversion Info Packet 662 S. Governour Wichita, KS 67207 316-686-8500 This was the address and phone published in the December ‘96 issue of KITPLANES. There are several hundred V-6 STOL builders and fliers out here so the support and information exchange through the newsletter is good–better than Wag Aero’s tech help. WagAero will supply you with a list of plans purchashers but I found only a couple who had finished it. Email your questions to Bud, email your Smail address to me and I’ll send you a sample of the newsletter. And if you wish, when I send you the sample, I’ll include the name of another 2+2-with-Ford-engine builder who’s been flying for several years(he modified his plans less than Bud did). One last comment, take a look at the Bearhawk homebuilt as another alternative to the Family Cruiser route. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’d like to know the following things from people who have built or flown this design: 1) Why did it interest you in the first place? 2) Did it meet your expectations? Building and/or flying… 3) How long did it take to build (years duration, hours of effort)? 4) Did it perform as claimed? 5) What engine did you use? 6) Who did you go to for help when you couldn’t figure out what was intended by reading the plans? 7) Would you do it again? If no on #7, what would you do instead. Here’s why I’m interested in this design: 1) It’s plans built, not kit built. 2) It’s a conventional design with reasonable performance claims. 3) It looks like it would fit me, my small wife, and two kids, one of whom will be a teenager before I could finish. 4) I would like to experiment with alternative wing designs (STOL) and engines. This design could easily be built to plans, then once proven out, the wings and/or engine changed. In other words, the design doesn’t appear to be highly optimized to the designer’s choice of either of those items, and tube and fabric designs are more easily cut and patched than sheet metal or plastic designs. Ultimately, I’d like to end up with something like a small version of the Sherpa. I’ve seen it up close, and it’s a bit too grandiose for me, but I like a lot of the ideas. Steven Estergreen, MSME, PE Mulino, OR PP,ASEL,Instrument,Tailwheel,Complex

– Bruce A. Frank, Editor         "Ford 3.8L Engine and V-6 STOL               (-o-)/       AIRCRAFT PROJECTS CO.                ___/          Manufacturing parts & pieces               /             for homebuilt aircraft, TIG welding              O       O — Bruce A. Frank, Editor         "Ford 3.8L Engine and V-6 STOL               (-o-)/       AIRCRAFT PROJECTS CO.                ___/          Manufacturing parts & pieces               /             for homebuilt aircraft, TIG welding              O       O

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Steve, Bud built a highly modified 2+2 Sportsman; larger cabin, Super Cub wings, extended fuselage, and Ford 3.8L V-6 engine as the power plant. The Sportsman is, in theory, a reproduction of the PA-14 Family Cruiser; four place cross country plane- good, solid, load carrying cub. I also had a set of plans and was starting construction as Bud was finishing construction. My study of the prints found many areas that did not line-up and calls to WagAero were met with a couldn’t-care-less attitude. When I asked Bud about the lack of support he took off on a 20 minute tirade about their extreamly poor responce to questions. I have not found any improvment in technical support  since WagAero changed ownership. I set aside the plans at the moment Dave Blanton came out with the "V-6 STOL" plans/kit. The V-6 STOL is also a reproduction of the PA-14 Family Cruiser but evolved from a very different direction than the 2+2. The V-6 STOL starts with a salvaged TriPacer- the fuselage is lengthened, the wings are lengthened, it is converted to tailwheel configuration and the Ford 3.8L V-6 engine installed. The end result is acheived much more quickly that the plans built 2+2 (Blanton used to call it a "kit" because all the parts were there- you just had to do a little re-assembly- if you stick to the Blanton prints it can be built in 500 hours). Dave D. Blanton V-6 STOL and Ford 3.8L Conversion Info Packet 662 S. Governour Wichita, KS 67207 316-686-8500 This was the address and phone published in the December ‘96 issue of KITPLANES. There are several hundred V-6 STOL builders and fliers out here so the support and information exchange through the newsletter is good–better than Wag Aero’s tech help. WagAero will supply you with a list of plans purchashers but I found only a couple who had finished it. Email your questions to Bud, email your Smail address to me and I’ll send you a sample of the newsletter. And if you wish, when I send you the sample, I’ll include the name of another 2+2-with-Ford-engine builder who’s been flying for several years(he modified his plans less than Bud did). One last comment, take a look at the Bearhawk homebuilt as another alternative to the Family Cruiser route. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’d like to know the following things from people who have built or flown this design: 1) Why did it interest you in the first place? 2) Did it meet your expectations? Building and/or flying… 3) How long did it take to build (years duration, hours of effort)? 4) Did it perform as claimed? 5) What engine did you use? 6) Who did you go to for help when you couldn’t figure out what was intended by reading the plans? 7) Would you do it again? If no on #7, what would you do instead. Here’s why I’m interested in this design: 1) It’s plans built, not kit built. 2) It’s a conventional design with reasonable performance claims. 3) It looks like it would fit me, my small wife, and two kids, one of whom will be a teenager before I could finish. 4) I would like to experiment with alternative wing designs (STOL) and engines. This design could easily be built to plans, then once proven out, the wings and/or engine changed. In other words, the design doesn’t appear to be highly optimized to the designer’s choice of either of those items, and tube and fabric designs are more easily cut and patched than sheet metal or plastic designs. Ultimately, I’d like to end up with something like a small version of the Sherpa. I’ve seen it up close, and it’s a bit too grandiose for me, but I like a lot of the ideas. Steven Estergreen, MSME, PE Mulino, OR PP,ASEL,Instrument,Tailwheel,Complex

– Bruce A. Frank, Editor         "Ford 3.8L Engine and V-6 STOL               (-o-)/       AIRCRAFT PROJECTS CO.                ___/          Manufacturing parts & pieces               /             for homebuilt aircraft, TIG welding              O       O

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Steve, I have a 2 + 2 that I built and fly on wheels(26×10.5×6), skis(alum. homebuilt) and floats(Full Lotus 2250’s).  I made a number of changes including a wing kit from the NorthStar (super cub) from Custom Flight Components.  If you would like any more info on changes etc I made e-mail me direct. rick c- I’d like to know the following things from people who have built or flown this design: 1) Why did it interest you in the first place?

side by side seating for 2 with plenty of cargo space in a plans built design. 2) Did it meet your expectations? Building and/or flying…

Yes, especially with the NorthStar wing. 3) How long did it take to build (years duration, hours of effort)?

2200 man hours not counting building the float rigging or skis. 4) Did it perform as claimed?

Pretty hard to say as I use it for bush flying and use a 8244 Borer prop and any of the gear choices I use are high drag, so cruise is in the toliet, take off etc is fine, 600 ft gravel bars are my minumum for fishing and 800 ft. hauling out hunting gear and meat.  1/2 miles lakes fine.  One thing I can say is no way 1050 lbs is realistic empty weight.(as I recall this is Wag-Aero claim) I know of none that came out this light.  Lightest one I know about was a non-electric, narrow deck 150 powered, no interior, stock super cub wing and it went 1080.  Mine with admitted heavier NorthStar wing (but worth it) and spartan interior, full electric, min. radio and gps is 1279.  Good news is gross weight is not fixed at plans figures but you are on your own here. Anyway I have talked to Canadians that claim 200 hp versions are regularly used there at 2600lbs, I have seen ones that were licensed at 2450 lbs, we use 2400 on floats and 2250 on wheels but the spars have doublers, etc. 5) What engine did you use?

160 lyc. but should have sprung for 180 or 200, do have Ellison and crossover exh. keep thinking about nitros (sp?) injection or a blower, maybe build a crank fire ign. 6) Who did you go to for help when you couldn’t figure out what was intended by reading the plans?

Not Wag-Aero found them worthless, but I built it when Wagner owned it, have no idea if it has changed. Best bet is find a builder or engineer it yourself. 7) Would you do it again?

Yes, only thing I don’t like is access due to door design, can see that when I get older (say what?) this may be a problem.  Lots of highly aclaimed designs out there but for a reliable utility aircraft 2+2 is hard to beat, by the way if you don’t want to build a fuselage from scratch you might consider the Bushmaster, v-6 Stol (but with a lighter engine – Sorry Bruce!) route of using an extended PA-20/22 fuselage and put a good wing design on it(NorthStar – sorry to keep bringing it up but am really pleased with it).  You will have a little better access, wider cabin and essentially same aircraft.  This is what I might consider today. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If no on #7, what would you do instead.

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I’d like to know the following things from people who have built or flown this design: 1) Why did it interest you in the first place? 2) Did it meet your expectations? Building and/or flying… 3) How long did it take to build (years duration, hours of effort)? 4) Did it perform as claimed? 5) What engine did you use? 6) Who did you go to for help when you couldn’t figure out what was intended by reading the plans? 7) Would you do it again? If no on #7, what would you do instead. Here’s why I’m interested in this design: 1) It’s plans built, not kit built. 2) It’s a conventional design with reasonable performance claims. 3) It looks like it would fit me, my small wife, and two kids, one of whom will be a teenager before I could finish. 4) I would like to experiment with alternative wing designs (STOL) and engines. This design could easily be built to plans, then once proven out, the wings and/or engine changed. In other words, the design doesn’t appear to be highly optimized to the designer’s choice of either of those items, and tube and fabric designs are more easily cut and patched than sheet metal or plastic designs. Ultimately, I’d like to end up with something like a small version of the Sherpa. I’ve seen it up close, and it’s a bit too grandiose for me, but I like a lot of the ideas. Steven Estergreen, MSME, PE Mulino, OR PP,ASEL,Instrument,Tailwheel,Complex

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Hi my name is Eric, I may be moving to northern Indiana near south bend come beginning of may do to job oppertunity.  Are there any lakes close by besides michigan that contain nice size walleyes.  any names would be greatly appreciated.  also love to bass and fly fish so they would halp also. thank you ERIC

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Hi my name is Eric, I may be moving to northern Indiana near south bend come beginning of may do to job oppertunity.  Are there any lakes close by besides michigan that contain nice size walleyes.  any names would be greatly appreciated.  also love to bass and fly fish so they would halp also. thank you ERIC

Lake Erie is one of the premier walleye lakes in the world and ha a variety of types of angling from drifting to trolling and thelake has several distinct caharachteristics inbthe western basin it is relatively shallow and lots of structure in the central basin it is about 75 foot eeep and in the eastern basin it has holes between 100 foot plus in a few ateas and one spot over 200 feet deep. This promotes 3 distinct fisheries. In April and May head to the Islands by June july and August head farther east. There will still be fish in the Islands but schools of fish tend to move east and eventually sto between Geneva and Conneaut and then begin heading back to the Islands of the western basin. If you need local information or captains email me and I can steer you in the right direction. I know a couple dozen captains that fish in the islands and many more in the central basin. Typically the captains in the islands are tight lipped but the guys in the central basin are pretty open as long as you leave them room to fish. If you need information get it before you leave the dock  or only from peole you trust because there is a lot of misinformation given on the radio. Captain Bryce Seymour http://www.ncweb.com:80/biz/hooker/ New moster websight under construction will be up this spring

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Eric,    I have lived in south bend my whole life and have done alot of fishing there.  Even though I don’t know of any lakes in the area good for walleye I have caught themout of the St. Joe river in S. Bend.  Most of the fishing I have done has been from shore but I do know of spots on the river you can catch them if you have a boat.  If you would like to here tell you more if you would like. Helpin’ you find ‘um, jason – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi my name is Eric, I may be moving to northern Indiana near south bend come beginning of may do to job oppertunity.  Are there any lakes close by besides michigan that contain nice size walleyes.  any names would be greatly appreciated.  also love to bass and fly fish so they would halp also. thank you ERIC Lake Erie is one of the premier walleye lakes in the world and ha a variety of types of angling from drifting to trolling and thelake has several distinct caharachteristics inbthe western basin it is relatively shallow and lots of structure in the central basin it is about 75 foot eeep and in the eastern basin it has holes between 100 foot plus in a few ateas and one spot over 200 feet deep. This promotes 3 distinct fisheries. In April and May head to the Islands by June july and August head farther east. There will still be fish in the Islands but schools of fish tend to move east and eventually sto between Geneva and Conneaut and then begin heading back to the Islands of the western basin. If you need local information or captains email me and I can steer you in the right direction. I know a couple dozen captains that fish in the islands and many more in the central basin. Typically the captains in the islands are tight lipped but the guys in the central basin are pretty open as long as you leave them room to fish. If you need information get it before you leave the dock  or only from peole you trust because there is a lot of misinformation given on the radio. Captain Bryce Seymour http://www.ncweb.com:80/biz/hooker/ New moster websight under construction will be up this spring

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Question:

I have an opportunity to fish the Keys in April.  I’ve done the flats in May and light tackle blue water in December, both were great.  What am I in store for in April?  Any "shouldn’t miss" suggestions? -Chuck –

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I have an opportunity to fish the Keys in April.  I’ve done the flats in May and light tackle blue water in December, both were great.  What am I in store for in April?  Any "shouldn’t miss" suggestions? -Chuck –

April/May/June and Oct/Nov are good months for flats fishing in the Keys. April is the start of the tarpon fishing in the Keys. You can fish for bonefish and permit also. I think May is the heart of the tarpon fishing with most of the best guides all booked up. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA 800/4000FLY

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I have an opportunity to fish the Keys in April.  I’ve done the flats in May and light tackle blue water in December, both were great.  What am I in store for in April?  Any "shouldn’t miss" suggestions? -Chuck –

Chuck, April is a great month to fish because the permit are still thick and any calm days offer an opportunity for tarpon.  Also the water’s not too hot to keep bonefish from coming up on the flats during the middle of the day (as it can be June-August.  One more positive is that most people don’t realize how good the fishing is–as compared to the frenzy of May/June–so there’s not quite so much competition for fishing spots.  Terrific permit fishing lasts up through the first two weeks of April and can last into late April if the wind keeps blowing.  Serious numbers of tarpon will migrate through toward the end of the month, but you’re more likely to get great fishing in April because the fish will not have been beat on and tend to eat better.   Hope this helps. Marshall Cutchin

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I’m considering adding outriggers to my 22′ fishing boat.  Before I do, however, I thought I might try out planer boards which are set up to plane out to the side as the boat moves forward.  I would then attach a release clip to the planer board so that the line would free up from the board if a fish strikes.  It would seem to me that this type of system would be more practical on a small boat than outriggers.  Has anyone out there tried out this approach?  What have been your experiences? regards, gs Gary Segal, MD; Dept. of Medicine, UCI/VAMC, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach,                         "AYMATAI"

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Sideplaners are very popular in the Great Lakes and probably the best bet as you use them when you need them and leave them when you don’t. Another easy option is some long rods.  I troll with 12 foot fly rod blanks turned out as trolling rods to get the separation I like. Another trick little item is a Downjigger — we’ll have some add pages on that in my Fine Fishing magazine — finefishing.com — in the next few days.  This sppeds and slows trolled lures to improve results. Sort of like rowing without blisters. Oh Fine Fishing has 600,000 words, 200+ articles, a half dozen recent awards etc. and like the NAOG material on our site, covers a lot of trolling if that’s what you like.  I’ll have a new So Cal saltwater editor on in the next couple of weeks too.a

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: I’m considering adding outriggers to my 22′ fishing boat.  Before I do, : however, I thought I might try out planer boards which are set up to plane : out to the side as the boat moves forward.  I would then attach a release : clip to the planer board so that the line would free up from the board if a : fish strikes.  It would seem to me that this type of system would be more : practical on a small boat than outriggers.  Has anyone out there tried out : this approach?  What have been your experiences? : I tried outriggers on my 20′ boat. I wasn’t very happy with the result. The smaller boat simply rolls too much, whipping the outriggers, putting a lot of strain on the gunwale mounts and jerking the baits. About the only thing that planer boards can’t do as well is to trail surface baits a long way behind the boat. They are also a little harder to work; you should have two people in the boat to manage them easily. — We sense that life is a dark comedy and maybe we can live with that. However, because the whole thing is written for the entertainment of the gods, too many of the jokes go right over our heads.     (D. R. Koontz)

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 Last July, my wife and I spent a fabulous week at a wilderness  outpost cabin in the heart of British Columbia.  Our hosts were  Rhonda and Duncan Stewart of Stewart’s Lodge and Camps.  This is  a fantastic lodge with access to over 20 lakes and streams from  the main lodge on Nimpo Lake.  They also have several wilderness  outpost locations.  We chose the wilderness outpost location for  our honeymoon.  Everything was perfect.  The rainbows averaged  1-3 pounds and were anxious to devour several well-known flies.  We had the entire lake to ourselves for 4 days.  There were no  trails or roads into this place.  The Stewart’s have erected a  wonderful cabin that is more than comfortable.  We enjoyed  hiking, canoeing, backpacking, and lots of fishing.  I’d like to  go back and catch the huge rainbows in the river locations.  Stewart’s lodge is located near Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.  This  is a beautiful park with plenty of great hiking opportunities.  It reminded me of Glacier Park with one exception…no people.  You virtually have most areas to yourself.  Stewart’s Lodge and Camps is a great place for fisherman and  non-fisherman alike.  I know that we will go back soon.  I’ll be  happy to answer any questions about our experience.  You can also  find out more information at their WWW site:  http://www.on-the-fly.com  Sincerely,    David Neils            3919 Benthaven Drive  Fort Collins, Colorado 80526

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:  Last July, my wife and I spent a fabulous week at a wilderness :  outpost cabin in the heart of British Columbia.  Our hosts were :  Rhonda and Duncan Stewart of Stewart’s Lodge and Camps.  This is stuff deleted… You can also call Rhonda or Duncan for a full color brochure/newsletter. This is well worth reading if you are planning a fly fishing adventure to Canada. Call 1-800-ON-THE-FLY Tell them I sent you. David Neils

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Micek) writes: Vancouver Island fishing is beginning to approach a time of great hope, but will it be like so many other dreams?  Fishing for the Pinks in the Oyster has been disappointing to date.  Does anyone have any good stories to tell?

I wish I had a good story to tell.  This is a "me too" post.  I’ll be on a floating lodge called North Pacific Springs for the Labor Day weekend.  It’s on the inner passage.  I’d like to hear some good stories and suggestions as well. I know my destination is not a flyfishing operation.  They generally troll bait on downriggers for salmon, and jig for halibut.  However, the guides seem willing to humor me.  I’ll spend some time boating from the lodge, and I’ll also do a float plane fly out (tentatively to Kaipit Lake). Any stories or suggestions on how to make the most out of the flyfishing (flies, techniques, locations, etc.) are greatly appreciated. -Chuck

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Vancouver Island fishing is beginning to approach a time of great hope, but will it be like so many other dreams?  Fishing for the Pinks in the Oyster has been disappointing to date.  Does anyone have any good stories to tell?

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Hi, I am moving to Dusserdorf in the near future. I am thinking of taking my flyfishing equipment with me, or at least tie some flies while I am there. So if anybody can help me with these questions, I would preciate. Are there any areas for fly fishing in that area?

Hi Jussi Virtanen, do you mean Duesseldorf in Germany ? If it is, I can help you.      Michael  …. tie a fly when the trout comes high,          that’s high ..                                          mail: it’s only my opinion                 Michael Nolte

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Hi, I am moving to Dusserdorf in the near future. I am thinking of taking my flyfishing equipment with me, or at least tie some flies while I am there. So if anybody can help me with these questions, I would preciate. Are there any areas for fly fishing in that area? Can I get supplies to tie my own flies from that area ? (important) How well equipped area the local shops in that area ?                         Jussi Virtanen

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My family will be visiting the Tacoma/Olympia area at the beginning of August, and I would like fish streams within a couple of hours drive. Does anyone have some recommendations? thx….. Bob

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My family will be visiting the Tacoma/Olympia area at the beginning of August, and I would like fish streams within a couple of hours drive. Does anyone have some recommendations?

I’d hit the road north and run up along the east-side of the Olympic Pennisula to Lilliwaup, and visit the Hama Hama River for some sea-run cutt’s… <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< < Digital Equipment Corp.    Alpha Server Engineering  < <           "Read this and nobody gets hurt"           < <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

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Youll have so much fishing within two hours you wont know what to do:  to the west – all the famous Olympic Peninsula streams for steelhead; plus the Elwha for trout (near Port angeles); to the south, youll have the cowlitz, Kalama and other famous steelhead and salmon rivers (plus some trout); to the north (if you want to drive through seattle) youll have the Green, Skykomish and Stilly; to the east, you have mtn lakes, marginal trout streams and youre abnout 2 hours from the Yakima River, the states best fly fishing river….  Not to mention the Puget Sound salt water where people fly fish quite a bit, including from shore for salmon, cutts and snags. Have fun, Andy Taylor Pocatello, Idaho

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