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Thanks Clark, Those are very nice sites and thanks to those who have built them. — Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA www.kiene.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If you have any interest in bamboo or fiberglass fly rods, you might be interested in my discussion forum on classic fly rods. Boards include collecting, fishing, repair/restoration, rodmakers/restorers, appraisals, and a board to place a free ad for tackle you want, or wish to sell. The bamboo site is located at; http://pub12.ezboard.com/bclarksclassicflyrodforum  and the fiberglass site is located at; http://pub8.ezboard.com/bglassflyrodshopforum Thanks you for your interest.

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If you have any interest in bamboo or fiberglass fly rods, you might be interested in my discussion forum on classic fly rods. Boards include collecting, fishing, repair/restoration, rodmakers/restorers, appraisals, and a board to place a free ad for tackle you want, or wish to sell. The bamboo site is located at; http://pub12.ezboard.com/bclarksclassicflyrodforum  and the fiberglass site is located at; http://pub8.ezboard.com/bglassflyrodshopforum Thanks you for your interest.

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Thanks for the report.  I’ll have a few days in September to make it to Central Oregon and I’m looking forward to that.  Speaking of theft, I’m still looking for my goretex wading jacket in the green waterbag from May. I think I’ll put a tag on my stuff with my email.  Honest flyfisherman will know what to do, and the rest can go to ….

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The Mid-Willamette Fly Fishers held their annual outing at East Lake (SE of Burns) this weekend. Fly fishing was good for rainbows and browns to the mid teens size wise. Morning and evening seemed to be the best, and there were many types of insects hatching. Despite being there 3 days, I invested all of 1 hour wading the NE corner, casting dries, and landing 2 nice rainbows. Otherwise I went x-country hiking and lounged around taking pictures. The partial bummer this year was the crowds. Evidently Davis Lake, Wickiup and many other traditional summer time lakes in the Cascades are showing severe signs of drought, so speculation is that everyone is rushing to the spring fed East Lake and Paulina Lake, where my guess is the water level is down all of  6" (six inches). The East Lake campgrounds were the fullest I have seen them in 5 years, and the NE beaches in the evening had dozens of motor boats and float tubes beached on them. Which brings me to a warning. I was surfing another forum, and saw a very recent posting from someone who had a raft stolen at one of the Century Lakes Drive (e.g. Lava Lake, Craine Prairie, Davis Lake, a zillion other lakes) campgrounds. When the police officer arrived to take a report, this individual learned that there has been a rash of thefts from many campgrounds. The speculation is that there is a "gang" making early morning (4 am) rounds. Everyone in our club has felt so safe at many of the mostly fly-fishing only lakes that we have been leaving our tubes on the beach rather than haul them back to camp. Thomas Gilg

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has been a rash of thefts from many campgrounds. The speculation is that there is a "gang" making early morning (4 am) rounds. Everyone in our club has felt so safe at

My beloved 78 yr old father had his 9.9 Evinrude stolen off the back of his drift boat while at Cresant Lake last weekend. They cut the lock and hauled it off. They left the gas tank which was on the front porch of the cabin less than 20′ away… I’ll leave the assessment of the relative intelligence of said scumbags to your own imagination. Cos

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The Mid-Willamette Fly Fishers held their annual outing at East Lake (SE of Burns) this weekend. Fly fishing was good for rainbows and browns to the mid teens size wise. Morning and evening seemed to be the best, and there were many types of insects hatching. Despite being there 3 days, I invested all of 1 hour wading the NE corner, casting dries, and landing 2 nice rainbows. Otherwise I went x-country hiking and lounged around taking pictures. The partial bummer this year was the crowds. Evidently Davis Lake, Wickiup and many other traditional summer time lakes in the Cascades are showing severe signs of drought, so speculation is that everyone is rushing to the spring fed East Lake and Paulina Lake, where my guess is the water level is down all of  6" (six inches). The East Lake campgrounds were the fullest I have seen them in 5 years, and the NE beaches in the evening had dozens of motor boats and float tubes beached on them. Which brings me to a warning. I was surfing another forum, and saw a very recent posting from someone who had a raft stolen at one of the Century Lakes Drive (e.g. Lava Lake, Craine Prairie, Davis Lake, a zillion other lakes) campgrounds. When the police officer arrived to take a report, this individual learned that there has been a rash of thefts from many campgrounds. The speculation is that there is a "gang" making early morning (4 am) rounds. Everyone in our club has felt so safe at many of the mostly fly-fishing only lakes that we have been leaving our tubes on the beach rather than haul them back to camp. Thomas Gilg

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – what the hell is wrong with a goddamn normal fillet knife.  an electric lesson <G Another goddamned fillet knife purist ! Probably have a Bastard #2 bamboo fillet knife, eh ? ;{) You need to read the post to understand the context. Now doesn’t that crank you up – tim pulls the 5 second sound bight out of the context of another ng (doesn’t even reference the post or the author) and then compains one has to read the whole post to understand the context! A master of misrepresentation!

Ah, he’s just mad because he’s not getting the response he thought he would.  The whole thing has mutated into a fight about "picking on Texas."  :-) The futile strugglings of a desperate soul…can be fun to watch in the right context.       – Ken — "Complex problems have simple, easy-to-understand wrong answers."                                          -Anon

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After reading Tim quote in context on sci.bio.fisheries, a limitted discussion of what constitutes a natural fishery came up.  One person felt that there wasn’t such a thing because once we include man, it is no longer natural. Dave Fluir gave the following definition: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My own bent, and this is, of course, purely personal bias, is to think of a natural fishery, in the purest sense of that term, as the following:    The exploitation of a fish population sustained solely by natural reproduction with no deliberate attempt at the inflation of    carrying capacity through a) anthropogenic nutrient input or b) introduction of species not enzootic to the waterbody for the    express purpose of increasing fish production. Wow, what a mouthful, eh? Dave (should I put on asbestos, now?) Fluri North Bay, Ontario  Canada

Another person said that that included most of the fisheries in his state, however, the bodies of water are themselves artificial. What makes a natural fishery? What waters do you consider natural fisheries? Willi

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"buttload of small ones"? Careful with that Powlesland bait, Timmy ;^)

You’re right…appreciate the ‘heads-up’… ouch there’s another one… ouch..that’s one too… I worry about a man who thinks a dick in melted sidewalk salt is a homoerotic image. — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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[deleted] Now doesn’t that crank you up – tim pulls the 5 second sound bight out of the context of another ng (doesn’t even reference the post or the author) and then compains one has to read the whole post to understand the context! A master of misrepresentation!

You probably complain to Blockbuster that the previews aren’t full length versions either ! — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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I worry about a man who thinks a dick in melted sidewalk salt is a homoerotic image.

What about someone who ponders putting his there? <g — Charlie…

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Cruelty to animals.  The horse is dead stop beating the poor thing

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A great quote there this AM… "a good electric knife and filleting lesson would greatly assist fishery management " Your pal, — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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[deleted] Ah, he’s just mad because he’s not getting the response he thought he would.  The whole thing has mutated into a fight about "picking on Texas."  :-)

Quite the opposite my man.  Quite the opposite.  But of course, since you only look at the pictures (and in this case only read the subject line) I wouldn’t expect you to know. It was *PROVEN* that you reply without reading the posts earlier on in this thread Janek, you’re pretty much removed from any possibility of an intelligent debate AFAIC. That said, I am extremely tickled and very pleased with the sincere and intelligent followups I have seen to followup here in sci.bio.fisheries (Gee….sci.bio.fisheries…1 solid response based on science there would be worth 1000 based on emotion here) alt.flyfishing and co.general.  I have found a new home away from home in sci.bio.fisheries ! This following (admittedly out of context but standing alone) quote was the only reply I needed to refuel the cells.  I most certainly am not "mad" about the lack of response.  The only lack of response that I’m mad about is the lack of response from the CDOW. "It is true that the animal rights activists are going to attack this sport with vigor in the next few years. It is time a few fishermen break out of the lock-step of C&R and develop campaigns to pre-empt the inevitable" AMEN Brother…. To Catch is Human, to eat, the *only* possible justification To Catch. — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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Another person said that that included most of the fisheries in his state, however, the bodies of water are themselves artificial. What makes a natural fishery? What waters do you consider natural fisheries?

I generally dislike attempting to define the undefinable, but from a "gut feeling" perspective, I have a definition that I for the most part agree with. A fishery with naturally reproducing fish.  I include fisheries which were stocked with hatchery fish, but that are now self- reproducing. Just my $0.02,      - Ken — "I went to the woods to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts  of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when  I came to die, discover that I had not lived." – Henry David Thoreau

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Cruelty to animals. The horse is dead stop beating the poor thing

Don’t like it when C&R’s practiced on you eh ? It’s whopping good fun from this end ! — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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[deleted] Ah, he’s just mad because he’s not getting the response he thought he would.  The whole thing has mutated into a fight about "picking on Texas."  :-) Quite the opposite my man.  Quite the opposite.  But of course, since you only look at the pictures (and in this case only read the subject line) I wouldn’t expect you to know. It was *PROVEN* that you reply without reading the posts earlier on in this thread Janek, you’re pretty much removed from any possibility of an intelligent debate AFAIC.

B.M.T.I.A.  I love it when you have to resort to your famous *PROVEN* accolades.  It has been "proven" that you have never "proven" a damn thing here.  Every one of your "facts" has been shown to be nothing more than opinion and emotion and lots of people have taken you to task on these.  Throw away your emotional and ethical arguments and you haven’t a leg to stand on.  (No, not even your third leg after you’ve been playing with salt and sidewalks.)  You are all hot air and have been shown as such.  There are many people here willing to hold intelligent discussions, unfortunately you are not one of them. AMEN Brother….

These really are your true colors.  You are on a crusade.  Just like the other loons who stand on street corners and shout insults and tell us all to "repent your evil ways."  As with the other loons, there is no room for reason in your mind.  You’ve never pondered a single thing any other person has said here dispite many well thought out arguments by a great many intelligent people.  It must be sad to live inside such a tiny inflexible mind. Happy Friday,      - Ken — "I went to the woods to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts  of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when  I came to die, discover that I had not lived." – Henry David Thoreau

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what the hell is wrong with a goddamn normal fillet knife.  an electric lesson <G Another goddamned fillet knife purist ! Probably have a Bastard #2 bamboo fillet knife, eh ?

naw…. don’t like the glue lines and they always come with a wierd bend to them. <G chris

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[snipped] …the need to harvest a buttload of small ones from time to time

"buttload of small ones"? Careful with that Powlesland bait, Timmy ;^)

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what the hell is wrong with a goddamn normal fillet knife.  an electric lesson <G Another goddamned fillet knife purist ! Probably have a Bastard #2 bamboo fillet knife, eh ? ;{) You need to read the post to understand the context.

Now doesn’t that crank you up – tim pulls the 5 second sound bight out of the context of another ng (doesn’t even reference the post or the author) and then compains one has to read the whole post to understand the context! A master of misrepresentation! RalphH

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To Catch is Human, to eat, the *only* possible justification To Catch.

The need to justify is an attribute of guilt. — Charlie…

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Couldn’t care less about being baited by you. Unless your a member of an Animal Rights Group. Are you?

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Cruelty to animals. The horse is dead stop beating the poor thing Don’t like it when C&R’s practiced on you eh ? It’s whopping good fun from this end ! — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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I’m sorry everybody, but someone’s going to do it anyway.  So it might as well be me… "That said, I *am* an unabashed Animal Rights supporter. I *WOULD* vote to  make C&R illegal." – Tim Walker Do a DejaNews search if you want to see the context, but it doesn’t matter he meant exactly what he said.        - Ken – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Couldn’t care less about being baited by you. Unless your a member of an Animal Rights Group. Are you? Cruelty to animals. The horse is dead stop beating the poor thing Don’t like it when C&R’s practiced on you eh ? It’s whopping good fun from this end ! — TimW, Halfordian Golfer

– "I went to the woods to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts  of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when  I came to die, discover that I had not lived." – Henry David Thoreau

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Couldn’t care less about being baited by you. Unless your a member of an Animal Rights Group. Are you?

Yes, I am a member of the human race. — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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A great quote there this AM… "a good electric knife and filleting lesson would greatly assist fishery management " Your pal, — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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Ah. I can think of no other two words which would inspire so much daydreaming, except maybe ‘beaver’ instead of ‘trout’.

You’d love driving around N GA, TN and NC. "Trout ponds’ are all over the place, they provide the poles and bait your hook too. Your pa,

Uh, don’t think so<g. — Charlie…

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what the hell is wrong with a goddamn normal fillet knife.  an electric lesson <G

Another goddamned fillet knife purist ! Probably have a Bastard #2 bamboo fillet knife, eh ? ;{) You need to read the post to understand the context.  It was discussing the fact of correcting an imbalance in a fishery vis-a-vis predator/prey relationship and the need to harvest a buttload of small ones from time to time and the observation that most anglers probably won’t fool with a 5 inch crappie, though that might be the best thing to be done and an electric fillet knife makes short order of filleting 200 bluegills. Your pal, — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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[deleted] Your pa, Uh, don’t think so<g.

You’re right…. I meant to type "Your bitch," — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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You misspelled ‘trout pond’<g.

Ah. I can think of no other two words which would inspire so much daydreaming, except maybe ‘beaver’ instead of ‘trout’. Your pa, — TimW, Halfordian Golfer "A Cash Flow Runs Through It…" "Guilt replaced the creel…" B.M.P.I.A.

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A great quote there this AM… "a good electric knife and filleting lesson would greatly assist fishery management "

what the hell is wrong with a goddamn normal fillet knife.  an electric lesson <G chris

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A great quote there this AM… "a good electric knife and filleting lesson would greatly assist fishery management "

You misspelled ‘trout pond’<g. — Charlie…

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[deleted] Don’t get too hung up on graphite specs.

Good call Dan !. *Much* better to buy based on more *useful* information such as: MVR (Maximum Vibration Technology) <g — TimW – Halfordian Golfer Guilt replaced the creel…

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writes: Good call Dan !. *Much* better to buy based on more *useful* information such as: MVR (Maximum Vibration Technology) <g

Hi Tim, The point I was trying to make was that yes, there is a lot of different technology out there (including Orvis’ Maximum Vibration Reduction), but the whole point of the tech is to make a rod that works well and feels good to the individual.    It doesn’t matter what the technology is behind it if it doesn’t feel good (or make a difference) to the person buying it.  Got to keep that horse in front of the cart.<g                              Good Fishing,                                     Dan Dan Gracia Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools Mt. Shasta Fly Fishing Schools http://www.thegrid.net/flyfish

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I’ve heard the designation IM6 used when describing rods. It seems as though this is some "grade" of graphite. Can someone enlighten me as to what it means? Thanks, Scott Wilkinson

Hi Scott, There are four generations of graphite compositions that rod makers use today. The original or first generation called graphite #1 is ~30 million modulus The second generation called graphite #2 or IM6 is ~40 million modulus The third generation called graphite #3 is ~ 50 million modulus The fourth generation called graphite #4 is ~ 64 million modulus The later generations are usually lighter and more efficient, but I am really more concerned about how they cast. Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA 800/4000FLY www.kiene.com

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Snip, snip….Don’t get too hung up on graphite specs.  Try out the rod and

see how it worksfor your needs.  Just because a rod says it is IM6 does not necessarily mean it is a better rod than one made out of the older graphite, or a worse rod than a rod made out of a newer graphite formula.  It allows the rod designer more design options than the old graphite and not as many options as the newestgraphite.  The result depends a lot on the skill of the rod designer and how he utilises those capabilities. Hope this helps,

I didn’t raise the question, but that’s about as good an answer as anybody could ask for. Cleared things up for me, anyway. Thanks. From the minute we’re born we all start dying;some of us just take longer than others. Me? I’ve been dragging my feet, but it doesn’t seem to help much.

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I’ve heard the designation IM6 used when describing rods. It seems as though this is some "grade" of graphite. Can someone enlighten me as to what it means?

It stands for "Intermediate Modulus 600" and is a graphite specification that is used to make fly rods.  It is typically known as second generation graphite and was pretty much the standard for many rod companies prior to the higher modulus graphites (third and fourth generation) currently used.  Lots of good fly rods were/are made from this material although it is no longer the standard of the industry. I believe  Winston still makes all of their rods out of this material and they make some very nice (and expensive) fly rods from it. Don’t get too hung up on graphite specs.  Try out the rod and see how it works for your needs.  Just because a rod says it is IM6 does not necessarily mean it is a better rod than one made out of the older graphite, or a worse rod than a rod made out of a newer graphite formula.  It allows the rod designer more design options than the old graphite and not as many options as the newest graphite.  The result depends a lot on the skill of the rod designer and how he utilises those capabilities.                     Hope this helps,                           Dan Dan Gracia Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools Mt. Shasta Fly Fishing Schools http://www.thegrid.net/flyfish

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I’ve heard the designation IM6 used when describing rods. It seems as though this is some "grade" of graphite. Can someone enlighten me as to what it means? Thanks, Scott Wilkinson

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there was an excellent posting on all the types of graphite a couple of months back. I suggest you search Dejanews if you want the straight goods as I am sure I have muddled it up in my memory a tad; graphite as a raw material is available from a number of manufacturers. The original graphite had a modulus of 33 million or so ( 33 million what?) About 10 years ago "2nd generation" graphite appeared with a modulus of 42 million: IM6 and Sage’s graphite II were part of this crowd. 3rd generation followed (ie Graphite III), modulus of maybe 50 million etc etc. So IM6 refers to a 2nd generation graphite fibre from a particular manufacturer. It’s been used a long while, it’s proven, rod designers know it’s qualities and a lot of people like rods made from it. Ralph H note spurious hyperbole, insults and ‘personal attacks’ made by the author are meant to honour "the Soul of Cicero" and are not intended as personal slights. Please don’t take offense as none is intended. remove "(take_this_out)" for email reply.

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That’s real interesting!

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but don’t come for the atlantic salmon fishing – the spring season as reported in April Trout and Salmon mag. has been generally very poor with few fish caught, and a lot of excuses (none of which conceal the awful truth of a near collapse of Atlantic Salmon stocks.  Read Fly Fisherman current issue…….tight lines elsewhere guys

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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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3M makes a fly line dressing that brings out the natural lubricants in the line itself and puts more on it.  Great Great Great STuff

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writes: Has anybody tried "lard" (yes, I mean pure porky lard for cooking) or any other greasy-oily domestic product?

     In the Bad Old Days of silk lines, commercial line dressings contained lanolin (i.e., mutton fat), but what good lard would do on a vinyl-covered line, I don’t know.  Silicones act like oils but are much less sensitive to changes in temperature (and do not become rancid!)      Wash your line in warm water and mild soap, rinse, then wipe dry with a soft cloth.  You will be surprised how much better a clean line floats and shoots than a dirty one.  – Roger

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Does anybody know of any domestic product we could use to apply on fly lines instead of these expensive silicone products a careful fisherman must buy many times a year in order to protect his line? Has anybody tried "lard" (yes, I mean pure porky lard for cooking) or any other greasy-oily domestic product? Fly fishing is older than "silicone" I believe, so what would ancient fly fishers use on their lines? …of course we know they didn’t use synthetic lines as we do now, but still! I am asking before I try for I am bored by the commercial aspect of fishing.  And I do go fishing every day. If some of you fly fishers out there would kindly give me informations on this by E-Mail, I would gather the answer and publish them in an article here in the NewsGroup.  It might be helpful for all of us. If I get no answer, well next year I’ll know because I’ll try a few tricks. Thanks for reading me.  If you got any answer you can mail ‘em to me (Jean-Pierre) at E-Mail address:

I think that a can of Mucilin is about as much as a mocha? William Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA

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Does anybody know of any domestic product we could use to apply on fly lines instead of these expensive silicone products a careful fisherman must buy many times a year in order to protect his line? Has anybody tried "lard" (yes, I mean pure porky lard for cooking) or any other greasy-oily domestic product? Fly fishing is older than "silicone" I believe, so what would ancient fly fishers use on their lines? …of course we know they didn’t use synthetic lines as we do now, but still! I am asking before I try for I am bored by the commercial aspect of fishing.  And I do go fishing every day. If some of you fly fishers out there would kindly give me informations on this by E-Mail, I would gather the answer and publish them in an article here in the NewsGroup.  It might be helpful for all of us. If I get no answer, well next year I’ll know because I’ll try a few tricks. Thanks for reading me.  If you got any answer you can mail ‘em to me (Jean-Pierre) at E-Mail address:

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Looking for any reports on the fishing buddy II to be used on a float tube.

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Looking for any reports on the fishing buddy II to be used on a float tube.

you can tell where your feet are

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I use one on my tube all the time. Works great for finding weed edgesdrop offs and other structures. Side finder is very good for marking fish and casting blind. I use mine for tracking  afish coming down a weededge to figure out which direcction he is going. Batteries last a long time and its great for both flyfishing and walleyes. Anything further try Email — *** Home of the Fishing Log ***

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Can anyone recommend any fly-fishing lodges or camps in Saskatchewan? What is the status of fly-fishing in this area? -Phil Plumbo

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THere are excellent flyin in the Northern part of Saskatchewan.  The best time to fish IMHO is in late May or early June.  Contact the askatchewan tourism borad for a list of outfitters.  Some lakes have only pike, walleye but no Mack’s other have all three and even some grayling.  The depth of the lake determines the type of fish, e.g Mack’s Topwater FF for pike is a thrill and the explosion is like a backfire in the middle of a traffic wait! Good luck on your quest, you’ll love the people of Saskatchewan Cheers Patrick Maxon

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I know this issue has been kicked around recently. I apoligize for the repetition. If you can help please answer by e-mail to eliminate traffic. 1. Who supplies Cabela with their blanks? 2. What is the Cabela C44X equivalent to in other brands? 3. What is the Cabela HML equivalent to in other brands? 4. Has anyone built either of these models? Opinion? Thanks for any assistance. Answer by e-mail please. Skip Summer

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Similar thread, but who supplies Winston with their blanks?   —    J. Chandler Hall        Intergraph Computer Systems                 (205) 730-4127

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Similar thread, but who supplies Winston with their blanks?   The answer is that Winston is now manufacturing their own blanks in thier new factory which just got started late last fall.  Prior to that, Winston got thier blanks from Loomis.  In recent years, Winston has beenexperienceing more and more rejections of the Loomis blanks.  Tiem will tell if the new blanks are as good as the old.  One current problem, however, is that virtually all of the production is going to the manufacture of finished rods and few blanks are availble for rodbuilders. I have been waiting for blanks since October.                                               Dallas, TX                                               Ennis, MT

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Similar thread, but who supplies Winston with their blanks?  

but has just recently started making their own. Inge

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