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Man, that does sound like a fun technique! Here, fishy, fishy… john – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My kennel manager is on vacation, so lots of work for me, but I have been getting out for an hour or two after dinner. Fishing has been good and I’ve come across something I find interesting. At sunset, there are large numbers of spinners (I’m guessing they’re spinners but I haven’t been able to catch one) flying just over the surface occasionally skimming it. There are also some large Mayfly duns and a small Mayfly duns on the surface. There are a few splashy rises from fish chasing emergers but by far the majority of the "risers" are fish jumping clear out of the water to snag one of the spinners flying over the surface. I’ve seen this on an occasional basis, but some of the fish are doing this from a set feeding station and are jumping for the flies on a regular basis. This includes some decent fish. They totally ignore any of the duns that drift by. The flies are only about a size 16/18, so this jumping doesn’t seem "energy efficient" but me, but I’m no fish. I’ve been able to catch a few of them swinging soft hackles. I’ve also caught a some on a dry or emerger tied on an upper a bloodknot dropper with a weighted nymph below. The weighted nymph serves as an anchor and by holding the rod high, the fly on the dropper can be made to skim the surface, stay above it or bounce on the surface. It’s the closest I can come to imitating the hovering flies. It’s been moderately effective with lots of missed fish jumping at the fly but it’s a fun technique. Willi

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……The flies are only about a size 16/18, so this jumping doesn’t seem "energy efficient" but me, but I’m no fish……

I suspect the energy expenditure is not as great as you might think. Fish are streamlined.  Putting on a short burst of speed which will carry them out of the water probably doesn’t cost them a great deal of effort.  The fact that they do so frequently for what seems a small reward bears suggests it is energy efficient. Wolfgang

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Willi    Try dapping.  Get some unwaxed dental floss (or silk floss, I prefer sky blue, the fish seem to ignore it) and cut about six 8 foot pieces.  Lay ‘em out side-by-side and knot the ends together.  Put a 3 foot tippet on one end and tie the other end to your fly line.  Get the longest pole you have and wait for a little bit of a wind.  The floss works as sail and you can skitter the fly over the surface of just above the surface like a hovering insect.  I’ve only caught two fish with the fly in the air but its a trip (okay, I snagged a couple more).  You just let the fish set the hook on itself.  Your natural reaction is to pull it away, don’t move.  Bigger the fly, the more lines of floss and vice versa.  You can use this technique while hiding in bushes on the bank. — Frank Reid Reverse email to reply.

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Willi   Try dapping.  Get some unwaxed dental floss (or silk floss, I prefer sky blue, the fish seem to ignore it) and cut about six 8 foot pieces.  Lay ‘em out side-by-side and knot the ends together.  Put a 3 foot tippet on one end and tie the other end to your fly line.  Get the longest pole you have and wait for a little bit of a wind.  The floss works as sail and you can skitter the fly over the surface of just above the surface like a hovering insect.  I’ve only caught two fish with the fly in the air but its a trip (okay, I snagged a couple more).  You just let the fish set the hook on itself.  Your natural reaction is to pull it away, don’t move.  Bigger the fly, the more lines of floss and vice versa.  You can use this technique while hiding in bushes on the bank.

        this is the weirdest damn place i have ever been.         yfitons wayno

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My kennel manager is on vacation, so lots of work for me, but I have been getting out for an hour or two after dinner. Fishing has been good and I’ve come across something I find interesting. At sunset, there are large numbers of spinners (I’m guessing they’re spinners but I haven’t been able to catch one) flying just over the surface occasionally skimming it. There are also some large Mayfly duns and a small Mayfly duns on the surface. There are a few splashy rises from fish chasing emergers but by far the majority of the "risers" are fish jumping clear out of the water to snag one of the spinners flying over the surface. I’ve seen this on an occasional basis, but some of the fish are doing this from a set feeding station and are jumping for the flies on a regular basis. This includes some decent fish. They totally ignore any of the duns that drift by. The flies are only about a size 16/18, so this jumping doesn’t seem "energy efficient" but me, but I’m no fish. I’ve been able to catch a few of them swinging soft hackles. I’ve also caught a some on a dry or emerger tied on an upper a bloodknot dropper with a weighted nymph below. The weighted nymph serves as an anchor and by holding the rod high, the fly on the dropper can be made to skim the surface, stay above it or bounce on the surface. It’s the closest I can come to imitating the hovering flies. It’s been moderately effective with lots of missed fish jumping at the fly but it’s a fun technique.   Willi

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Hi, check my site. It is in its infancy but I hope to add links to other useful sites. Please let me know which sites you find that are of help to you.     Hi All…..         Does anyone know where i can find some patterns and tips on the net…… Thanks

– Vic Brockett http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett

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Try out the following links. http://killroys.com/patterns/patterns.htm http://www.flyline.com/flys/patrns.htm http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/list.html#Stream http://www.algonet.se/~sjostran/English/10018.htm http://www.telusplanet.net/public/cnangler/html/roman.htm http://www.traflyfish.com/tying/index.htm http://www.virtualflybox.com/pattern_list.shtml Also, some help links are listed bellow. http://www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/fly_frame.htm http://www.masterfx.com/Flysnest/Class.htm Vern – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –    Hi All…..        Does anyone know where i can find some patterns and tips on the net…… Thanks

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check my site. It is in its infancy but I hope to add links to other useful sites. Please let me know which sites you find that are of help to you. http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett

The words on your images are hard to read.  Try a bigger font.  Also, what do you do after palmering your hackle to the rear?  The wire alone is enough to hold it in place? Mu

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check my site. It is in its infancy but I hope to add links to other useful sites. Please let me know which sites you find that are of help to you. http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett The words on your images are hard to read.  Try a bigger font.  Also, what do you do after palmering your hackle to the rear?  The wire alone is enough to hold it in place?

He might want to point out that the ribbing wire should be counter-wound over the palmered hackle…

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He might want to point out that the ribbing wire should be counter-wound over the palmered hackle…

I guess it’s implied in his specific instruction to wind the hackle clockwise from front to back (I assume as viewed from the head down the length of the fly).  Winding the wire as usual (clockwise) from rear to front would mean it’s counterwound around the hackle.  What I don;t understand is whether or not the wire alone provides a secure anchor for the hackle once it reaches the rear of the fly.  I ordinarily counterwind the ribbing anyway, but am usually winding all materials from rear to front. Mu

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Thanks Mu, I will try again with the fonts. Yes the wire ribbing holds the palmered hackle just fine. I usually wrap the wire once before spiraling forward. I use the same technique with elk hair caddis and all other flies that have palmered hackle. check my site. It is in its infancy but I hope to add links to other useful sites. Please let me know which sites you find that are of help to you. http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett The words on your images are hard to read.  Try a bigger font.  Also, what do you do after palmering your hackle to the rear?  The wire alone is enough to hold it in place? Mu

– Vic Brockett http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett

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Hi Mu, Sorry for the second note but you have it exactly right. When I was tying the hackle in the back by the tip and trying to counterwrap the wire, I had trouble tying off the wire because it was being wrapped counter clockwise. I find the new way much easier and more durable. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – He might want to point out that the ribbing wire should be counter-wound over the palmered hackle… I guess it’s implied in his specific instruction to wind the hackle clockwise from front to back (I assume as viewed from the head down the length of the fly).  Winding the wire as usual (clockwise) from rear to front would mean it’s counterwound around the hackle.  What I don;t understand is whether or not the wire alone provides a secure anchor for the hackle once it reaches the rear of the fly.  I ordinarily counterwind the ribbing anyway, but am usually winding all materials from rear to front. Mu

– Vic Brockett http://home.earthlink.net/~vicbrockett

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Hi Guys, Here are a few links to get you started with all sorts of fly fishing and tying stuff. Pete Neat Fly Fishing Web Sites http://www.smallstreams.com/Bookmarks.html http://dalby.tscnet.com/vcclient/index.html http://roff.org http://www.ezflyfish.com http://home.global.co.za/~abert/ http://www.steelheader.net/ http://www.benwolenflies.com/ http://www.momentoffame.com/category.html?id=23 http://www.topozone.com http://www.clemenstackle.com/ http://www.incredibleproductsmall.com/rodeodrive/suite1584275/product… http://www.fishaholic.org http://flyfishing.about.com/sports/fishhunt/flyfishing/ http://www.fishhoo.com/ http://www.anglersworkshop.com/ http://www.bobmarriotts.com/ http://www.btsflyfishing.com/ http://www.buckeyeflyfishers.com/education_frame.htm http://www.cabelas.com/ http://www.masterfx.com/Flysnest/Generalfly.htm http://listings.ebay.com/aw/glistings/list/category1492/index.html http://www.fishticker.com/ http://www.flyanglersonline.com/ http://www.davisbrown.com/alpha.htm http://www.yong-special.com/ http://www.kman.com/ http://www.flyshop.com/bench/index-flies.cfm?ID=1727&flyname=McVay%27s%2 http://www.flyfish.com/cgibin/bin/ldisplay.cgi?forsale http://members.aol.com/azflytyer/ http://globalflyfisher.com/ http://www.agt.net/public/flytying/index.html http://www.mailordercentral.com/hookhack/departments.asp http://www.killroys.com/ http://www.motherlodefly.com/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/ http://www.flyshop.com/centers/midwest/09-99carp/ http://www.mwflytyer.com/ http://www.flyshop.com/index.cfm http://members.mint.net/raske/swaps/bucktail/lil_bucktails.html http://www.flyshop.com/Marketplace/index.cfm?content=auction&page=ind… 6854&action=details&fullblown=true http://www.virtualflybox.com/

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –     Hi All…..         Does anyone know where i can find some patterns and tips on the net…… Thanks

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Try this one; http://www.fishnet.com.au/flyswap/ See the flybox or try a fly swap – it’s a good way to see what other people tie. Many patterns from around the world, but mostly tied by Aussies – nymphs to flashy profiles. Cheers John Knight Sydney FlyRodders’

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http://www.f-deans.freeserve.co.uk Over 200 pages and 400 images. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –    Hi All…..        Does anyone know where i can find some patterns and tips on the net…… Thanks

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    Hi All…..         Does anyone know where i can find some patterns and tips on the net…… Thanks

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…[I] would like to be able to lie about my exploits with at least a grain of truth.  This is an admirable start to a fly fishing life.  When you learn to lie without the slightest speck of truth you will have arrived as an "expert."

        right as rain, jeff.  it is an  undertaking which can take decades to perfect.  however, one can seize a considerable advantage by attending a good law school.         wayno         l.l.b., unc ‘69

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I love flyfishing. I’ve been out 6 or 7 times as there are not many trout steams in North Texas.

No kidding! I’ve taken lessons on casting but have a very difficult time reading the stream and presenting the fly. I do plan to retain a guide late this summer

… Good idea. When you are shoppng for a guide, be sure to tell the guide or outfitter that you want to learn how to read a stream and present a fly. Their response should indicate that they are able to focus the trip on your interest in learning those things in particular. You will get a lot more from your guide when your objectives are clear. If they don’t want to tailor the trip to your needs, keep shopping. And don’t worry about the "truth in lying" issue. In the first place, they aren’t going to believe you anyway so it doesn’t matter what you tell them. <g In the second place, a good story is generally more entertaining than the truth. Regards, Ken Clark Ft. Lupton, CO

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I love flyfishing. I’ve been out 6 or 7 times as there are not many trout steams in North Texas. I am not obsessed with catching fish, but I would like to experience the fight a little more often than I have. (I’ve caught 2 small rainbows and released them) I’ve taken lessons on casting but have a very difficult time reading the stream and presenting the fly. any recommendations on videos, books or other resources I might benefit from. I do plan to retain a guide late this summer in Colorado, but I have an opportunity to do some fishing in northern Arkansas in two weeks and would like to be able to lie about my exploits with at least a grain of truth. thanks,

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I do plan to retain a guide late this summer in Colorado, but I have an opportunity to do some fishing in northern Arkansas in two weeks and would like to be able to lie about my exploits with at least a grain of truth.

The guide is a great idea, but you’re gonna have to loosen up on the lying. I realize you’re relatively new to the sport but grains of truth are not expected, assumed or even desired. As far as north Arkansas, fly fisherman are the minority. Most use eggs, corn kernels etc. with spinning rigs. My recommendation would be to skip the White and go straight for the Norfolk. Better, safer wading and more fly fisherman, most of whom are more than willing to share advice (but remember what I said about loosening up). You’ll want sow bugs, 12, 14 & 16 and sculpins 4, 6 & 8. Hardly ever anything on the surface, unfortunately. There’s a great fly shop in Mountain Home, stop in, spend a buck or two and ask questions. Reading water takes time, lots of it. That’s why most of us enjoy this sport so. Always something to learn, to be in tune with, to be surprised by. Good luck ! — Ken Fortenberry

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…[I] would like to be able to lie about my exploits with at least a grain of truth.

  This is an admirable start to a fly fishing life.  When you learn to lie without the slightest speck of truth you will have arrived as an "expert."

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TMac wrote I love flyfishing. I’ve been out 6 or 7 times as there are not many trout steams in North Texas. I am not obsessed with catching fish, but I would like to experience the fight a little more often than I have. (I’ve caught 2 small rainbows and released them) I’ve taken lessons … [snip]

Try searching for a fly fishing club in your area.  Even if trout aren’t too plentiful in your neck of the woods, there still might be a fishing club  (I live in San Diego where stream trout are few, but we have a good size club where I’ve learned a hell of a lot), and such clubs are generally very supportive of neophytes.  Good luck. —                                                       -dnc-

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I’ve taken lessons on casting but have a very difficult time reading the stream and presenting the fly. any recommendations on videos, books or other resources I might benefit from.

I read Tom Rosenbauer’s "Reading Trout Streams", and found it very helpful early on. Michael

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I love flyfishing. I’ve been out 6 or 7 times as there are not many trout steams in North Texas. I am not obsessed with catching fish, but I would like to experience the fight a little more often than I have. (I’ve caught 2 small rainbows and released them) I’ve taken lessons on casting but have a very difficult time reading the stream and presenting the fly. any recommendations on videos, books or other resources I might benefit from. I do plan to retain a guide late this summer in Colorado, but I have an opportunity to do some fishing in northern Arkansas in two weeks and would like to be able to lie about my exploits with at least a grain of truth. thanks,

Start with panfish!!!! then bass!!!, Poppers(small) wooly buggers, streamers, cricket(flys), crawdad(flys). You’ll have stories to tell.                                                          John Popp                                                      in Sanford Fl.

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Dave, Vermont is open until Oct 26 and then there are many exceptions, ie. major Lake  Champlain tributaries can be fished up to the first dam, etc. year-round.  And  effective mid to late November there will be 6 major rivers open to C&R  through the winter making them year-round trout streams. James Uncle Jammer’s Guide Service Vermont Fly Fishing, Hunting, River and Woodland Outings http://pobox.com/~uncle

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Spike Haines writes:

<<I am flying into Boston, renting a car and spending the next two weeks meandering up highway 95 through Maine taking side trips to the coast and inland. Our purpose is sightseeing but I might be able to sneak in a little fly fishing.  Any recommendations for a "don’t miss" stream? Thanks in advance. Don’t get caught "inland" on a stream.  Season is over.  However you can still  fish in Mass and (I think!!!!!) New Hampshire. Dave LaCourse

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My sister in law is getting married. She lives in France. I’ve got to go. Cause that’s the only way they’re going to get me there! Ari Ari Bert                                        Gaelle Bert +27 (0) 83 232 9903                             +27 (0) 83 236 5308 Flyfishing Corner +27 (0) 11 447 7230                             Shop 94, Admirals Court +27 (0) 11 882 8537 (fax)                       Cnr Craddock & Tyrwhitt www.troutfishing.co.za                                Street, Rosebank P.O.Box 79067 Senderwood 2145 South Africa

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There is plenty of flyfishing in France Ari. It is quite complicated getting a licence etc.   A web search will turn up plenty of info. TL MC – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My sister in law is getting married. She lives in France. I’ve got to go. Cause that’s the only way they’re going to get me there! Ari

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My sister in law is getting married. She lives in France.

great fishing, great fishermen. Whereabouts in France~? Tony — Tony Knox remove the bit about not spamming

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The French have a long tradition in flyfishing. The possibilities for (sea)trout depend largely on the region you’re going to, and when in case of seatrout. Be prepared for _very_, _very_ (and I’m holding back here), _very_ spooky trout. The mentioned long tradition combined with the fine French cuisine have made the bigger trout (i.e. edible size) quite hard to find. Even if you find them it will be hard to get withing casting range. The best chances are late in the evening or very early in the morning, there is no sense at all in fishing during daytime. Getting a license (permis de peche) is not so hard, although it must sound strange for Americans who are used to buy a license for an entire state. Lucky basterds. France is devided in regions, and each region sells license for their waters. Very often regions cooperate by allowing acces on certain waters for license holders for other regions, but check this carefully. Furthermore, the waters are divided in two categories, 1st and (duh) 2nd. From the top of my head 1st category (premier categorie in French) is potential(!) trout water, 2nd category anything else, like big rivers, lakes etcetera. When you buy a license, you’ll need the ‘trout stamp’ which allows you to fish the 1st category waters. Every fishing shop sells them, and if you can’t find any ask in a local ‘Tabac’. Since the French are just as avid smokers as they are fishermen they’ll most certainly be able to tell you where to buy one, or even sell you one right away. I’ve bought licenses in the most unexpected places. According to http://perso.libertysurf.fr/CANTON/ouverture/pech4.htm a holiday license (three weeks license, available from the 1st of June to 30th of Septembre) will set you back FF 150, which is about 25 USD. Outside that time slot you depend on the availability of day/week tickets, but you’ll have to figure that out with the local chaps. Don’t go out without one – you’ll have an expensive holiday if you get caught. Some tips: 1. Speaking French helps a lot. 2. Speaking French helps a lot. 3. ‘Reserve de peche’ signs in a river don’t mean reserved for fishermen. It means fish reserve – NO FISHING!! Certain areas of most rivers, mostly over a length of a hundred to a few hundred meters are kept void of fishermen in order to keep some fish in the river. You wonder where those big trout are? <g 4. Have a great time. France is a nice country outside the big cities. People are friendly, and there is some great food & wine and scenery to be enjoyed. Salut, Herman – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My sister in law is getting married. She lives in France. I’ve got to go. Cause that’s the only way they’re going to get me there! Ari Ari Bert                                        Gaelle Bert +27 (0) 83 232 9903                             +27 (0) 83 236 5308 Flyfishing Corner +27 (0) 11 447 7230                             Shop 94, Admirals Court +27 (0) 11 882 8537 (fax)                       Cnr Craddock & Tyrwhitt www.troutfishing.co.za                          Street, Rosebank P.O.Box 79067 Senderwood 2145 South Africa

–         Cheers, Herman         Herman Nijland         Daytime webmaster         Lifetime flyfisher

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Hi Ari,   I live and fish in France and YES there is good flyfishing here.  When and where are you going? I live in the eastern part (near Geneva, Switzerland) and there are plenty of trout streams within two hours drive. However, the other regions also have good trout streams and lakes.  If you tell me where you are going I can help you to get some info. Cheers, Peter. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My sister in law is getting married. She lives in France. I’ve got to go. Cause that’s the only way they’re going to get me there! Ari

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I will be in southern France (Bordeaux) in late September/early October. Does anyone have information on freshwater flyfishing in southern France or NOrthern Spain (Pyrenees mtns)? Thanks in advance. Alan Hanson

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I will be in southern France (Bordeaux) in late September/early October. Does anyone have information on freshwater flyfishing in southern France or NOrthern Spain (Pyrenees mtns)? Thanks in advance. Alan Hanson

Hello, I’m french even If I don’t know this area pretty well, there are very fine spot to fly fish trout in this area of france the number of the "departements" (it s french versions of states) are 64 "pyrenes atlantiques" 65 "hautes pyrennees" 66 "pyrennes orientales". You ‘ll find streams named the "nives" exemple: nive de baiguorri, etc plus they are moutain lakes stocked with browns, brooks, and even cristivomers. You may try to contact the "ministere du tourisme" in paris and ask for the "relais St Pierre" It’s a directory of french hotels everywhere in france who have special accomadation for fishermen. Hope this helps regards Gh P.s at the moment you are coming ( September/early October ) the fish will probably be closed for trouts, so be sure to check that first, if it’s not recontact me later my fishing partner is gone with the river directory of france ( a book with all the rivers listed and quoted regarding how they are stocked). —                          http://www.cortosys.fr                               Paris FRANCE                              01-46-38-06-93     "I have also seen children successfully surmounting the effects of     "an evil inheritance. That is due to purity being an inherent     "attribute of the soul."                                                      [Mahatma Gandhi]

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Want to fish with a combination wet and dry on my tippet. Problem is I’m not sure whether to attach my wet or dry as the first (dropper) fly or should I attach the wet to the dry fly hook bend? Although I’ll find this out, do the flies jumble up together when you false cast? Thanks, sjf muddler

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muddler) writes: Want to fish with a combination wet and dry on my tippet. Problem is I’m not sure whether to attach my wet or dry as the first (dropper) fly or should I attach the wet to the dry fly hook bend? Although I’ll find this out, do the flies jumble up together when you false cast? Thanks, sjf muddler Wet to the bend of the dry, and yes they will "jumble." Try to keep

the false casts to a minimum.  Try a quartering cast upstream, and fully allowing the drift to play out all the way down stream, and follow the drift with your rod tip.  When the current applies the tension, and the rod is pointed straight down stream, turn your rod hand to point the reel upstream, raise the rod tip slowly loading the rod and fire the cast back up to your starting point. No back cast, no false cast.  Lengthen of shorten the cast by feeding more, or retrieving line from the down stream drag before the recast good luck jg

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muddler) writes: Want to fish with a combination wet and dry on my tippet. Problem is I’m not sure whether to attach my wet or dry as the first (dropper) fly or should I attach the wet to the dry fly hook bend? Although I’ll find this out, do the flies jumble up together when you false cast? Thanks, sjf muddler

The best way I’ve found to fish a dry/wet combo is to use a dry fly on the end of your leadeder, and then tie a piece of tippet material to the bend of the dry fly’s hook and attach a wet fly or nymph to the end of the second piece.  This way you can fish both flies and you won’t get as many tangles when you’re casting.  If you put the nymph or wet on first and then attach your dry fly the dry fly won’t float well and the wet won’t sink well.  So it’s dryfly first and wet/nymph tied onto that. Other methods include tying on an extra piece of tippet and only trimming one of the tags. Then tie the dry fly onto the tag and the wet/nymph to the point.  This will tangle like crazy unless the tag is kept short (around 6") and still will tangle far more than the first method I described.                                          Hope this helps,                                                Dan Dan Gracia                                                               Orvis West Coast Fly Fishing Schools If you kill that big fish you can’t catch ‘em again.  So what if they eat other fish?  If you kill the big ones there will only be little ones left (funny how that works!).

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  I have used both methods Mr Gracia describes (wet tied to dry’s bend vs dry on a dropper) and agree that the former rig tangles less often.  On the other hand, the only fish that I have hooked on the dry were taken with the dropper rig.  I have been experimenting with multiple-fly rigs for about a year, and the solution to the tangling problem seems to lie in the casting technique — softer, more open loops, a slightly sidearm delivery, and few false casts.  I have found that one of my old glass rods works better than my graphites for this.  Perhaps some reader from the UK, where multiple fly rigs are commonly used, could enlighten us more on this method.  – Roger

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: I’ve tried several times to subscribe to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying : through AOL’s expert add – I get a message telling me this group is : "invalid"  Any suggestions would be appreciated. Wait.   the group is not officially formed yet. Check elsewhere in the group for RESULTS: rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying vote Jon Porter

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I’ve tried several times to subscribe to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying through AOL’s expert add – I get a message telling me this group is "invalid"  Any suggestions would be appreciated. Bill Battles

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Hello Ron, and welcome          Forget the Rouge River. Its closer to an industrial waste carrier than a habitat for any life. Probably your closest shot to a local place is Paint Creek in Rochester, or the Huron River near Wixom, at the Proud Lake Recreation area.       Tight lines,       Damian

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Hi Ron, If you are going to be here in April,  and you don’t mind catching and releasing planted Browns, then bring your stuff.  There is a place that is less than 30 minutes from Southfield. Tight Lines, Henry

: I have to go to Southfield Michigan on business this month.  Are there : any good fly shops in the area?   : My maps show the "River Rouge" going through this area.  Any good : fishing, or would I have to worry about the river catching on fire? : Any urban anglers out there that can help this Boardman River : fisherman? : Ron : : : Hello Ron, : : There are a (at least) 2 good fly shops near Southfield: : : 1) The Riverbend, 313-350 8484, Southfield :    29229 Northw. Hwy (north of 12 mile Road) : : 2) Bueters Outdoors, 810-349 3677, Northville, :    120 E Main Street (8 mile Rd x Novi Rd) : : I am new to this area myself so I don’t know much about : the fishing in the "River Rouge". : Good luck / Stefan

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Does anyone out there know of any tide charts for the Boca Paila- Ascension Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay area?  Any idea what the correction factors are for the backcountry areas when you try to use a standard tide chart/program?  Any other useful info would be appreciated too. Please send private e-mail to: Thanks Jeff

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Jeff, if you will email me, I will send you the web address of an NOAA site that gives current water temperatures, sea height, wind, etc from bouys in Port Aransas and offshore in the Gulf. To date, I have not found a tide web site, but this comes close and is useful. I just don’t have the address on me at the moment.

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Could you please send me the address of the Yucatan Tide Charts. Just back from Ascension Bay and am returning next year. Thanks. Jack

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Does anyone out there know of any tide charts for the Boca Paila- Ascension Bay-Espiritu Santo Bay area?  Any idea what the correction factors are for the backcountry areas when you try to use a standard tide chart/program?  Any other useful info would be appreciated too. Please send private e-mail to: Thanks Jeff

Jeff, I would call Frontier Travel, 800/245-1950 and ask for Bill Gering.  They are the booking agent for Boca Paila Lodge and Casa Blanca Lodge ( Ascension Bay ) and Bill is their expert on the Yucatan area. I spent nine days in November this last fall and fished the whole area through different four lodges.  If you need any fishing info you can call us at 800/4000FLY. William Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA

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Hi everyone,         I am new to this sport.  I’ve been spin-fishing for all my life and was suddenly introduced to the world of fly-fishing last summer.  I am a beginner and would like to know where to purchase informative videos on this sport. My starting outfit consists of the L.L.Bean angler outfit (8 1/2 ft. 6-7 wt. rod and reel).  My local library doesn’t stock many books on the subject either, so if you have any recommendations, please e-mail them to me.  I accidentally broke about 3 inches off of my rod tip in my car window (damn those power windows!) and I would like to know how to go about repairing it. L.L.Bean said it would take 1-1 1/2 months!  Is the rod going to be as serviceable after repair?  Is my starting outfit of a quality worth investing into a repair?  If anyone would like to share their wisdom with me, I would greatly appreciate it!  If you wish to give me a hand, please e-mail me at:                                 Humbly Yours,                                 Robert Greenleaf  (Rob) P.S. I am also looking for someone to correspond with regarding tips and tactics until I am better versed in this sport.  I am a sport fisherman who believes in sustainable fishing.  Thank you once again.

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: Hi everyone, :         I am new to this sport.  I’ve been spin-fishing for all my life and was : suddenly introduced to the world of fly-fishing last summer.  I am a beginner : and would like to know where to purchase informative videos on this sport. If you want specifics, I think the older 3M – Doug Swisher series is great.  Swisher is a good instructor, except he makes me mad the way he *always* hooks a large fish.  *Always*.  Even his buddies he brings in to help get large fish.  I wonder how that works…<g "Oh…Good Fish on!  Big Rainbow.  Good Fish…"  Thanks for the informative commentary, Doug. — Rick T. Rick Fletcher   –   http://www.chem.uidaho.edu/~fletcher/ Assistant professor of chemistry  |  That’s Idaho, not Iowa.    | ad hominem University of Idaho               |  Upper Left Hand Corner.    | ad hominem Moscow, ID 83844-2343             |  No, I don’t grow potatoes. | ad hominem

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