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Great idea rw, except think of the following scene; – Attractive divorcee in slinky outfit with a cocktail at the Captain Cook Hotel to young rich good looking FF guy; – " Hey, it’s the last night of our trip and we got on so well together, I thought we could have dinner and get to know each other a little better". -Rich good looking FF guy; – "Gee, I’d sure like to do that, but maybe some othertime, leave your home number for me at reception, I’ve got to respool my Abel and get some flies ready, you know it’s high tide in 30 minutes – my last chance to get a really *big* bone!"

Well, SHE wants a big bone, too. If he’s not up to the task, too bad. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/ something bogus to avoid spam)

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rw writes: If I were looking for a woman, which I’m not, I’d take dance classes.

Tap or ballet?  <g Dave L.

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Have you mentioned to her the Ennis Montana destination.  Say around July 21st to the 31st? Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I advised her to book vacations at elite destination fishing resorts in Alaska, the Carribean, Christmas Island, Chile, and so on. I assured her that she’d have men (single and otherwise) falling all over her, <snip

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… If I were looking for a woman, which I’m not, I’d take dance classes.

One of the world’s foremost experts in this field, our own Indian Joe, recommends the produce section of the grocery store as the best place to meet women. — Ken Fortenberry

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<snipped some … Hey, by the end of our conversation I had her interested in bonefish!

and i thought vern had the january "asadi award" wrapped up… jeff

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Well, SHE wants a big bone, too. If he’s not up to the task, too bad.

Hmmmm… Y’know I love this sport and all but that’s would not be too difficult a choice (panting). The fish will always be there but when her particular tide turns then it may never come back… I don’t thinks there’s a one here who would argue that fact… "MEN will do ANYTHING for sex (well withing reason)." I got that from a comedy routine… I dunno the actual commedian… — Michael Era

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Hi there: Does anyone here have a good formula for a 9 – 12 feet leader balanced for a 5 weight rod?  Tippet should be about 4-6X.. Many thanks in advance. jimmy C

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Hi Jimmy,    See my Webb page (Leaders) for tapered leader construction. Ernie Harrison Like to make fly-fishing stuff?  See: http://users.ccnet.com/~emh/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi there: Does anyone here have a good formula for a 9 – 12 feet leader balanced for a 5 weight rod?  Tippet should be about 4-6X.. Many thanks in advance. jimmy C

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I am sick of this damn ad. Big Dale

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Me too. Bob Elliott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am sick of this damn ad. Big Dale

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I’m looking for recommendations for cabins on the Highway 88 corridor, east of Jackson and west of, say, the Highway 89 intersection.  Does anyone know of any available? Thanks for any info you can give me. Search engines retrieve nothing useful.. -Mark

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There is a store and cabins for rent just east of the intersection of 88 and 89.  The closest thing going back west from the intersection is a couple of small places called Cook’s and Hamm’s. — Ernie Harrison Remove NOSPAM to send E-Mail FLY FISHING BOOK AUCTION http://users.ccnet.com/~emh – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m looking for recommendations for cabins on the Highway 88 corridor, east of Jackson and west of, say, the Highway 89 intersection.  Does anyone know of any available? Thanks for any info you can give me. Search engines retrieve nothing useful.. -Mark

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Two places you might try: Sorenson’s.  800-423-9949.  Located in Hope Valley at the intersections of 88/89 at about 6,000′.  They have flyfishing classes and lots of local advice.  Pricey, but very nice and they serve great meals. Caples Lake Resort.  209-258-8888.  Located on 88 at about 8,000′ next to a beautiful lake. Good luck

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I just returned from the Morro Bay area, and noticed many people fishing in the surf with light weight spinning tackle and hooking a decent number of surf perch of good size.  Can anybody tell me of patterns that can be used to fly fish this area of the coast from the surf? With minimal wind,what size rod and type of line should I use. Thanks for any information provided.

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I just returned from the Morro Bay area, and noticed many people fishing in the surf with light weight spinning tackle and hooking a decent number of surf perch of good size.  Can anybody tell me of patterns that can be used to fly fish this area of the coast from the surf? With minimal wind,what size rod and type of line should I use. Thanks for any information provided.

Try a sinking line with a crab pattern.  A 7-8 wt setup seems to be the preferred setup. Wes – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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I’ve had good success with both a wicker creel (with moss or damp grass) and an ‘ArtiCreel’ (soaked canvas bag). The canvas bag is easier to carry around and probably doesn’t look as pretentious as the wicker so it is probably safer to use<g. Charlie…

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I’ve had good success with both a wicker creel (with moss or damp grass) and an ‘ArtiCreel’ (soaked canvas bag). The canvas bag is easier to carry around and probably doesn’t look as pretentious as the wicker so it is probably safer to use<g. Charlie…

It’s really a bummer that the ff industry (ok, Orvis) has made something like a wicker creel pretentious. I always fished with an old wicker creel my grandpa gave me when I was a lad, and would like to use one on any occasional trips I might want to take a couple, but I would feel like a fool carrying one these days. I should be able to say "screw it, I like ‘em, I grew up with ‘em, and I’m using one," but I guess I would hate to give people the wrong idea. Fish on, Allen

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Ralph Heidecke writes: When I kill a fish or two to take home I do the following to keep it fresh: (snip) Share other tips you have please!

To me, a canvas creel is indispensible.  Any fish you decide to eat are kept fresh and cool.  Great beer keeper also, as George mentioned earlier.  When you’re not using it for either, it’s a convenient place to stow litter left by others.   Best of all, the sight of a well-used creel over your shoulder keeps away those pesky Orvis Grand Cherokee types, who refer to all the insects by their Latin names.  ;^) CQ

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I should be able to say "screw it, I like ‘em, I grew up with ‘em, and I’m using one," but I guess I would hate to give people the wrong idea.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I still use mine on occasion, depends where I am fishing and how much I care about people think that day<g. Course I usually carry a cloth diaper to use as a rag (they’re great for cleaning fly lines and cameras, etc) so I suppose some folks may think I’m wierd anyway. Charlie…

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[rip !] I do no use stringers as in my experience trout kokanee etc will die with in a quarter hour or so thus there is little gained from their

Yeah, those kokes are sure prissy fish….pretty damned good smoked though. A metal clasp stringer, I feel, is not all that cruel, the fish seem pretty calm generally and an old brown trout will stay alive and fresh all day, catfish and other sturdy species could be released after all day on a stringer and survive.  Stringers are indeed best suited for lake use.  I have also caught and stringered brookies while backpacking that stay alive a long, long time. Whatcha do, see, is you go down, take one of the stringer, clean it and cut off its head.  Then you can insert a ‘weenie’ stick and roast them with salt and pepper…nothing is better in this world… — TimW Halfordian Golfer

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It’s really a bummer that the ff industry (ok, Orvis) has made something like a wicker creel pretentious. I always fished with an old wicker creel my grandpa gave me when I was a lad, and would like to use one on any occasional trips I might want to take a couple, but I would feel like a fool carrying one these days.

Jeez, I sometimes lash a sawed-off, perforated gallon milk jug to my fannypack, and I’ve never felt dumb about it once…er…well, the point is, go ahead and use the things if you like ‘em.  I won’t laugh, and I have to wonder how many people *would* really care.  What if they did, anyway?   Dave DeLacey – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Fish on, Allen

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Moe Skeeter writes: A metal clasp stringer, I feel, is not all that cruel, the fish seem pretty calm generally and an old brown trout will stay alive and fresh all day, catfish and other sturdy species could be released after all day on a stringer and survive.  Stringers are indeed best suited for lake use.  I have also caught and stringered brookies while backpacking that stay alive a long, long time.

That’s true, as long as you’re using it right. If you’re using a stringer to keep your catch fresh, forget the common method of stringing ‘em through the gills.  The fish will stay alive a lot longer if you string it through the thin part of the lower jaw (near the center). I don’t use a stringer anymore, but when I did, stringing the fish through the jaw worked much, much better.  A gill-strung trout usually dies so fast that you might as well knock it on the head in the first place.  (catfish, OTOH, are damn near unkillable, strung through the gills or not.) CQ

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – It’s really a bummer that the ff industry (ok, Orvis) has made something like a wicker creel pretentious. I always fished with an old wicker creel my grandpa gave me when I was a lad, and would like to use one on any occasional trips I might want to take a couple, but I would feel like a fool carrying one these days. Jeez, I sometimes lash a sawed-off, perforated gallon milk jug to my fannypack, and I’ve never felt dumb about it once…er…well, the point is, go ahead and use the things if you like ‘em.  I won’t laugh, and I have to wonder how many people *would* really care.  What if they did, anyway? Dave DeLacey

Yeah, like I said in the clipped part of my original post, I know it’s a bit stupid to give much thought to that. I wouldn’t be embarassed to be seen anywhere with the milk jug – at least the people I meet on the stream wouldn’t be trying to sell me mutual funds. I keep hoping that this whole fishing craze will die out by the time I’m an old man and I can strap on my wicker creel and fish alone… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Fish on, Allen

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When I kill a fish or two to take home I do the following to keep it fresh: 1) stream fishing; place the fish in a plastic bag and either    cache the fish either in the sand or gravel of the bank or

I store the fish in a wet burlap sack out of the sun and clean ASAP. 2) float tube or boat:

Never kept one from a float tube trip!  See below for boat. I do no use stringers as in my experience trout kokanee etc will die with in a quarter hour or so thus there is little gained from their use: Share other tips you have please!

We used a stringer only once or twice for Kokanee. Very poor!  Instead we opted for a cage with chain attached with a little door.  This tied off to one of the cleats at the rear of the boat and could be lifted out of the water to insert another fish.  A few die, but several survive unless badly injured.  This is the best we could come up with to keep them fresh. -Burton — L. Burton Hawley         2330 NW Hummingbird Corvallis, OR

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When I kill a fish or two to take home I do the following to keep it fresh: 1) stream fishing; place the fish in a plastic bag and either    cache the fish either in the sand or gravel of the bank or    gather some grass etc and place the fish amongst this in my    pack. 2) float tube or boat:    in my tube I put the fish in a side pocket of the tube and keep    the fabric wet; evaporation will keep it cool and fresh    in a boat I do much the same; keep the fish out of the sun and keep     it wet; ie cover with a wet cloth; again evaporation will keep it    very cool I do no use stringers as in my experience trout kokanee etc will die with in a quarter hour or so thus there is little gained from their use: the deterioration of the flesh will actually be quicker even if the air is warmer than the water because the transfer of heat from water to fish is much easier than from water to air. In all cases evaporation uses heat hence keeping a fish out of water but moist to encourage evaporation will help keep the fish cool and  fresh. It is advisable to clean a fish as soon as possible; keep the fish out of direct sun and put the fish on ice or refridgerate as soon as possible. Share other tips you have please! Ralph H  

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Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under what conditions?  What do you like about it? The reason I’m asking this question is that I’ve been going back and forth for years on it and I can’t seem to make up my mind. I’m new to this group and I apologize if this has already been beat to death…

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: Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under : what conditions?  What do you like about it? Braided leaders are great for a lot of situations in fishing. The only problems with them are that there is a little of bit of built in stretch. The other is that the flyfisher can’t easily design and build a leader out of that stuff like he can with mono. I do use braided sinking leaders a lot, but I prefer mono for all my floating leaders because I like to tie my own the way I like them. Jon Porter

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I’m a dry fly  nut. I dont like the way a braided leader snakes on the water. It turns a fly over very nicely, but I feel you dont get  near as long of a drag free float as you do with a knotted leader of george Harvey’s or similar design.         If you nymph alot, I think they’re fine. It sure is easy to use, but for the most part, I don’t care much for braided leaders. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under what conditions?  What do you like about it? The reason I’m asking this question is that I’ve been going back and forth for years on it and I can’t seem to make up my mind. I’m new to this group and I apologize if this has already been beat to death…

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I meant to say, I do not like the way that a braided leader does NOT snake on the water,   oops : – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -I’m a dry fly  nut. I dont like the way a braided leader snakes on the water. It turns a fly over very nicely, but I feel you dont get  near as long of a drag free float as you do with a knotted leader of george Harvey’s or similar design.    If you nymph alot, I think they’re fine. It sure is easy to use, but for the most part, I don’t care much for braided leaders. Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under what conditions?  What do you like about it? The reason I’m asking this question is that I’ve been going back and forth for years on it and I can’t seem to make up my mind. I’m new to this group and I apologize if this has already been beat to death…

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Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under what conditions?  What do you like about it? The reason I’m asking this question is that I’ve been going back and forth for years on it and I can’t seem to make up my mind. I’m new to this group and I apologize if this has already been beat to death…

Braided leaders died in Nor Cal about 5 years ago. Fly fisherman here buy knotless mono tapered leaders. William Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento,CA,USA

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Dan Garcia pretty much hit the nail on the head with braided leaders. I’m not a leader fiddler beyond the tippet size and length. I use braided leaders in two lengths for all of my dry fly fishing. It has worked from the Deschutes to Silver Creek for me. Braided leaders aren’t that great for deep nymphing, the line is much bigger in diameter than comparible mono. The one situation I use the braided leader is chironomid fishing on lakes. I hate the way strike indicators get in the way when landing a fish. So I tie on a beadhead chironomid on a 14+ foot leader and put a liberal amount of floatant on the first two feet of the braided butt section. The floating section is my strike indicator. For nymphing, I like to use hinged leaders, and I like to roll my own for that. –DBLHAUL–

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(Eric Mintz) writes: Which do you prefer, monofilament or braided leaders, and under what conditions?  What do you like about it? The reason I’m asking this question is that I’ve been going back and forth for years on it and I can’t seem to make up my mind.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both types of leaders. Braided leaders cast much better and more accurately than mono leaders due to the suppleness of the braid.  When using "normal leaders" as the loop gets to the  leader the loop opens up (sometimes a lot) because the leader is stiffer than the fly line.  Braided butt leaders don’t open up because they transfer the energy of the cast much more effectively due to their suppleness, and they allow better precision on "one shot" casts (such as those from a drift boat as you’re drifting downriver).  Because of their improved transfer of energy they allow you to cast longer leaders more easily.  12 foot leaders are a snap to cast with this type of leader. They also allow better drifts on the water because of this suppleness.  If you are fishing 6X & 7X tippets with a braided butt leader you will land more fish because the braid stretches quite a bit more than regular monofilament and is more forgiving of mistakes and sudden shock.  The braided section will last for years and all you have to do is replace the tips as you wear them out.  You can tie up your own tips to save money if you like.  The tip sections on the Orvis braided leaders taper within the first foot to the final tippet size.  You can add a straight 4 ft. section of 3X or 4X, but need to step it down to go to 5X or smaller if you tie up your own tip sections.  The loop to loop connections in the braid are clean and easy to use connections. But all is not rosy in paradise, and as is typical with flyfishing, you get something, you give something up.  All leaders will absorb enough water to sink into the surface film within about 10 minutes if not treated with fly floatant.  When they do, it not only makes mending the leader impossible, it causes leaders to spray water on the cast. The braided leaders do this is spades because all the little spaces between the braid will capture and hold water if not treated.  If you rub some paste floatant into it before you start fishing, no problem.  If you don’t, big problems.  Orvis now has some "floating" braided leaders that are impregnated with a substance that cures this problem but it is only available in 9 ft. lengths.  The braided section of the leader (the Orvis braided butt leaders have 4 ft. of tip section and the rest is a tapered braided butt) is not clear as mono is and may not be as subtle.  I believe the added suppleness and the improved drifts I get more than compensate for this myself, but there is a definite difference and you must be more careful about "lining" fish.  The biggest disadvantage with braided leaders is that you have fewer adjustment options on the stream.  They come in 7 1/2ft., 9ft., 12ft., and now 16 ft. lengths which will satisfy the requirements of most people, but if you like to fiddle with your leader design by changing the butt and the tippet design, you are out of luck.  You can easily make the tip section an additional foot longer or so, but that’s about it.  You can’t adjust the length of the butt section because you’d have to cut and splice the braid to do so. I would say that the braided leader offers a lot of advantages for most people, but if you like to tailor your leader to a specific purpose at a specific time, use the mono and become very good at tying knots.  I personally used the braided leaders for a number of years but have become one of those "leader fiddlers" and have gone back to mono because of the ability to cut off and/or add material at a moments notice which I probably do entirely too often, but I enjoy it so I do.                                 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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Mid/late July on the Green should be fairly good hopper fishing.  If you want to pay a guide to float with you, you had better make reservations soon.  You can fish a lot of the Green on foot, which is my preference.  That’s not to say that a good guide isn’t nice if you have the 250-300$ for the day (per boat, two persons plus guide). The Provo is a so-called "blue ribbon" fishery for big browns, but it gets a LOT of pressure and, in my experience, requires nymphing unless you get there during a hatch.  That may not be true much of the time; maybe I had bad luck or bad technique. If the snow melt run off has settled down, fishing the local canyon streams (Big Cottonwood esp) will yield some small trout which are fun to catch and release. Contact me if I can be of further assistance.  I now live in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but still miss Salt Lake. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ll be in Salt Lake on business in mid July and would like to extend my visit for some flyfishing during the week of July 22.  How is fishing on the Green River that time of year, and could anyone give me the name of some guides that you would recommend?  Can you fish much of the river without a boat?  Any other recommended fishing alternatives close by?  Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have to following suggestions: Call the Spinner Fall flyshop at  801-583-2602.  They’ll have all the latest info. For the Green River you could try calling Mark Redle at 801-885-3334. He’s a young guy but he really got me into big fish on the Provo.  I hope to float the Green with him this summer.  (Tell him John Close referred you.) If you want to take a trip into the high country call me.  (I don’t guide but I’m always looking for a fishing partner.)  I’m in the Salt Lake City phone book under John and Rox Anne Close. There are two other fly shops in SLC, Western Rivers and Anglers Inn.  If Spinner Fall can’t help you they can. Disclaimer:  Mark is a good friend of mine.  I have no connection to Spinner Fall except that I hide out there when I’m tired of yard work.  :-{)

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I’ll be in Salt Lake on business in mid July and would like to extend my visit for some flyfishing during the week of July 22.  How is fishing on the Green River that time of year, and could anyone give me the name of some guides that you would recommend?  Can you fish much of the river without a boat?  Any other recommended fishing alternatives close by?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I’ll be in Salt Lake on business in mid July and would like to extend my visit for some flyfishing during the week of July 22.  How is fishing on the Green River that time of year, and could anyone give me the name of some guides that you would recommend?  Can you fish much of the river without a boat?  Any other recommended fishing alternatives close by?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have to following suggestions: Call the Spinner Fall flyshop at  801-583-2602.  They’ll have all the latest info. For the Green River you could try calling Mark Redle at 801-885-3334. He’s a young guy but he really got me into big fish on the Provo.  I hope to float the Green with him this summer.  (Tell him John Close referred you.) If you want to take a trip into the high country call me.  (I don’t guide but I’m always looking for a fishing partner.)  I’m in the Salt Lake City phone book under John and Rox Anne Close. There are two other fly shops in SLC, Western Rivers and Anglers Inn.  If Spinner Fall can’t help you they can. Disclaimer:  Mark is a good friend of mine.  I have no connection to Spinner Fall except that I hide out there when I’m tired of yard work.  :-{)

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I’ll be in Salt Lake on business in mid July and would like to extend my visit for some flyfishing during the week of July 22.  How is fishing on the Green River that time of year, and could anyone give me the name of some guides that you would recommend?  Can you fish much of the river without a boat?  Any other recommended fishing alternatives close by?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In mid July the water level will be back down (running 4500 cfs now). The fishing will be good but you will have lots of company because that is the week of a Utah state holiday (July 24th).  But then you will have plenty of company any week on the Green.  It will be a good time for terrestrials and maybe some PMD’s. There is a trail which runs down one side of the river for the full seven or so miles between Flaming Gorge and Little Hole.  You can wade fish from anywhere along that trail. There are a lot of guides that work the river.  You might call Anglers Inn, Western Rivers Flyfisher, or Spinner Fall Fly Shop, all in Salt Lake also want to check in at "Fry’s Utah Flyfishing Page". Good Times! P. Bowers

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I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish in upstate ny or western ny area.  I am a bit tired of going fishing alone — teaching myself to flyfish — thinking that there must be other women who are accomplished flyfishers who would like to share their knowledge — and other beginners who would like to form an informal club.  I did attend a few meetings about flyfishing — but the men were not very open and friendly — they did not seem willing to offer help — maybe there are some other guys out there who really want to fish with women as friends?  I want to learn more!

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I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish

        Yeah, me too, baby! Uh-heh heh.           Yeah, Yeah, that would be cool.  Cool!         Hey, baby, wanna see my rod, eh-heh heh.         Yeah, Yeah, rod, heh heh, cool.         Sincerly;         Bevis and Butt-head.         eh heh heh.

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writes: I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish    Yeah, me too, baby! Uh-heh heh.      Yeah, Yeah, that would be cool.  Cool!    Hey, baby, wanna see my rod, eh-heh heh.    Yeah, Yeah, rod, heh heh, cool.    Sincerly;    Bevis and Butt-head.    eh heh heh.

Another less than literate member of our newsgroup. You should probably spend less time in this forum and more time holding onto your two inch sluggo. Bill Fling

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I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish in upstate ny or western ny area.  I am a bit tired of going fishing alone — teaching myself to flyfish — thinking that there must be other women who are accomplished flyfishers who would like to share their knowledge — and other beginners who would like to form an informal club.  I did attend a few meetings about flyfishing — but the men were not very open and friendly — they did not seem willing to offer help — maybe there are some other guys out there who really want to fish with women as friends?  I want to learn more!

To whom it may concern (e.g. MM37): I know of at least 2 dedicated flyfishers of the female gender. These women tie some fine flies. They live in the Buffalo area and fish for trout and steelhead. Both are graduate students. Both would help you learn more. If you are intersted E Mail me. You can contact them on the net. Iron Blue Dun -Doug Easton

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  I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish    Yeah, me too, baby! Uh-heh heh.      Yeah, Yeah, that would be cool.  Cool!    Hey, baby, wanna see my rod, eh-heh heh.    Yeah, Yeah, rod, heh heh, cool.    Sincerly;    Bevis and Butt-head.    eh heh heh.

Boy, I’ll bet a caddis fly has trouble landing on something that _small_.  Oops, thought that was your brain!

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I am looking to hook up with women who flyfish in upstate ny or western ny area.  I am a bit tired of going fishing alone — teaching myself to flyfish — thinking that there must be other women who are accomplished flyfishers who would like to share their knowledge — and other beginners who would like to form an informal club.  I did attend a few meetings about flyfishing — but the men were not very open and friendly — they did not seem willing to offer help — maybe there are some other guys out there who really want to fish with women as friends?  I want to learn more!

MM: Sorry about some of the responses you’ve gotten.  There are a *few* less-than-bright people who frequent this group. I can’t help you much on someone to fish with in NY, but if you ever get out to Iowa, let me know.  You can go along with me, my wife, and a good friend of hers and we’ll all catch lots of fish. You might consider trying again with one of the local groups.  I really believe there are open and helpful folks out there who can give you good advice and make you feel a little more welcome. Good luck, Bob

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I’m a beginner at flyfishing also. And I fish in upstate New York, mainly in the Finger Lakes region, especially east of Cayuga Lake, south of Cortland and all the way down towards PA. I know of several people who are very willing to help me. I’m very excited to fish the Delware for the first time sometime this spring. I have many places in the above areas where I have fished with a spinning outfit. I have Department of Environmental Conversation stocking maps   for Region 7, and I call the DEC regularly to find when they actually dump the trout into my favorite spots. But I am not a women, although I am always looking for somemone to fish with. dp "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of Work"

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Does anyone have suggestions for patterns to take Shad on?  

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Help!  The good news is that I’m going on a dive trip in a few weeks to Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman.  The bad news is that I’ve never caught a bonefish and would sure like to fix that during this trip.  Anybody out there have some knowledge about flyfishing these areas for bones, permits, tarpon, whatever.  I’m looking for locations, outfitters, phone numbers, anything.  I live in Southeast Alaska and would be glad to return the favor for anglers heading this way next year.

If you call the Cayman Is. Tourism board in (I think) New York, they will send you the current copy of the Cayman Angler, which lists current action, as well guides. I’ve tried the west side of Puerto Rico several times with no luck as far as bones go (found cuda, jacks, snappers, etc.). The SE corner looked more promising but I haven’t gotten a chance to go back. I met a guy from P.R. in a tackle shop in Maine, and he said the lagoons around the airport and San Juan all hold tarpon, which he regularly took on spinning gear. There is one guide in P.R. who advertises in the back of Saltwater Sportsman too. He appears to be more offshore oriented, but he may be able to help you out. If you can’t find a copy let me know, I’ll try to dig it up.                                                         jc

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Help!  The good news is that I’m going on a dive trip in a few weeks to Puerto Rico and Grand Cayman.  The bad news is that I’ve never caught a bonefish and would sure like to fix that during this trip.  Anybody out there have some knowledge about flyfishing these areas for bones, permits, tarpon, whatever.  I’m looking for locations, outfitters, phone numbers, anything.  I live in Southeast Alaska and would be glad to return the favor for anglers heading this way next year.

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