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Hi Adam, I guess I would try to get in the front of the boat and get the smallest other fisherman in the back in case you have to work him over. I am sure that they have this combo all the time and will work it out for you. Email me a good picture for my web site. Good luck. PS: Have tried fishing Isla Holbox for tarpon yet ? — Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA www.kiene.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – For the last 12 years almost all my fishing is done with a fly rod (before that it was spinning rod).  This includes bass and pickerel (mostly on poppers) in NJ and FL, and saltwater inshore species.  For the past two years I’ve been lucky enough to get my ass down to Venezuela for peacock bass on the fly rod (have also been fishing for them in Miami canals for about 9 years).  Unbelievable fish and an unbelievable kick, as you know if you’ve fished for these awesome fish. In both instances, I either fish with other fly rodders or fished alone. As I don’t have experience fishing for peacocks out of the same boat with conventional casters, I would like some advise on how best to work things out.  In September I’ll be going to Brazil to go after the big guys (upwards to 30#).  I don’t know any of the other guys who will be going, but I do know that they will be using regular casting gear (baitcasting and spinning).  So here are my questions. I have concerns on how to work it out with whoever I fish with.  I know that all day they will be chucking big noise making stuff and will probably be able to cast well over 100′, whereas in order not to rip my arm off, I’ll be casting around 60′ (I can cast further, but not all day with the big flies and poppers I’ll be casting without dislocating my shoulder).  This can put me at a great disadvantage in that if the guide holds the boat well off the shore line or fish holding structure, I won’t be able to reach the preferred spots.  And, the truth of the matter is as nothing scares the peacocks (like boat engine/motor noise, etc), holding the boat 60′ off the shore or structure wouldn’t make a difference in the catch rate.  Of course, casting big distances into open water areas is not a problem.  How do you guys feel this can be worked out, or is the problem only in my mind? Also, what about the rate at which the boat moves?  Whether I’m in the middle or in the front of the boat, slow moving is better for me as I can’t repeat cast as fast as my partners can.  I’m thinking that they might be more used to a faster troll and have problems with this.  Your opinions, please. Thanks again, Adam

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For the last 12 years almost all my fishing is done with a fly rod (before that it was spinning rod).  This includes bass and pickerel (mostly on poppers) in NJ and FL, and saltwater inshore species.  For the past two years I’ve been lucky enough to get my ass down to Venezuela for peacock bass on the fly rod (have also been fishing for them in Miami canals for about 9 years).  Unbelievable fish and an unbelievable kick, as you know if you’ve fished for these awesome fish. In both instances, I either fish with other fly rodders or fished alone.  As I don’t have experience fishing for peacocks out of the same boat with conventional casters, I would like some advise on how best to work things out.  In September I’ll be going to Brazil to go after the big guys (upwards to 30#).  I don’t know any of the other guys who will be going, but I do know that they will be using regular casting gear (baitcasting and spinning).  So here are my questions. I have concerns on how to work it out with whoever I fish with.  I know that all day they will be chucking big noise making stuff and will probably be able to cast well over 100′, whereas in order not to rip my arm off, I’ll be casting around 60′ (I can cast further, but not all day with the big flies and poppers I’ll be casting without dislocating my shoulder).  This can put me at a great disadvantage in that if the guide holds the boat well off the shore line or fish holding structure, I won’t be able to reach the preferred spots.  And, the truth of the matter is as nothing scares the peacocks (like boat engine/motor noise, etc), holding the boat 60′ off the shore or structure wouldn’t make a difference in the catch rate.  Of course, casting big distances into open water areas is not a problem.  How do you guys feel this can be worked out, or is the problem only in my mind? Also, what about the rate at which the boat moves?  Whether I’m in the middle or in the front of the boat, slow moving is better for me as I can’t repeat cast as fast as my partners can.  I’m thinking that they might be more used to a faster troll and have problems with this.  Your opinions, please. Thanks again, Adam

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        I would think that holding in a little closer so that you can cast also shouldn’t be a problem for the other guys or the guide, if they are sporting types. Further, I don’t think that they would want to be at max range casting for peacocks. Those fish tend to live in some of the meanest cover there is if I’m not mistaken. You don’t want a mile of line out there with a fish that lives in snags. At least, I sure don’t!     As far as working things out regarding who casts when- even two baitcaster types must do this if one guy is using a 7′ rod and the other is using a 6 1/2′ footer or longer in a smaller bass boat…you’d just have to co-ordinate casts. Work it out with your boat mate, and develop a rhythm. My partners and I would "leapfrog cast" an entire shoreline during club tournaments, staying out of each other’s way in the rhythm pattern.     Further, as far as not being able to cast as frequently to the same area, how much line can you have out and still do a roll cast? You should be able to put the fly right back on the same spot that way, or walk it along an area, if the trolling motor is moving you at a fairly brisk pace, I would think. My fly rodding has been limited to the local river and farm ponds, so can’t tell you about the roll cast in a bass boat much…hmmmmm perhaps I need to do some field work on this and write an article…..    ’Hope this helps some…     B3

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"Upon reviewing A Modern Dry-Fly Code for this new edition I am struck by the remarkable intensity of the narrative, which seems a little strange to me now. For me fly-fishing was never a contemplative man’s recreation.  I could never achieve the placidity or the detachment expressed in Izaak Walton’s Compleat Angler; since Walton practiced and wrote abut a blood sport, he and his book will remain forever anomalies in fishing literature.  If anything, fly-fishing was and is for me a constant state of excitement, and my attitude is best likened to that of a hound dog joyously baying in full, hot pursuit of its quarry.  True, there are many sections in the "Code" that seem to have philosophical flavor; but this is only because they represent some attempt to rationalize the behavior of trout and the imitations in the form of dry flies.  The excitement that I mention was and is generated as much by the preliminary moves as by the ultimate capture of a trout.  The mysteries of fly-fishing and the inscrutable ways of trout will forever fascinate me." Vincent C. Marinaro "A Modern Dry-Fly Code"  Second Edition: My old friend Vincent now fishes the most heavenly of rivers and streams and I’m sure his beloved LeTort is still haunted by memories of many who have seen him fish it.  I am struck by the words, as often said in "A River Runs Through It,"  "They are under the rocks of time . . . ," and never has anyone expressed my feelings about the ways of the trout better than what Vincent has portrayed in his masterful volume, "A Modern Dry-Fly Code". The older I get the more I seem to like to visit old friends through their literary works.  It remember often sitting with these gentlemen, perhaps enjoying a libation after a nice meal and waxing about the world of fly fishing, the people involved in it at that time, and the many hours of pleasant conversations and pleasant thoughts. Vincent, as a fly tier, was more like a paint artist who was more of an impressionist then anything else.  He was a man mindful of form and silhouette rather then a mechanical perfectionist. The deadliest fly creation Vincent has ever created from the world of terrestrials is his Jassid Series in my opinion.  I doubt if many Roffians  use this fly much at all because Vincent’s work is now considered "old hat" when in fact the man’s work is still light years ahead of the modern generation.  I wouldn’t be caught naked without a tray full of Marinaro Jassid flies or beetles.  It’s a shame so many modern fishermen are hypnotized by only aquatic insects in lieu of terra ferma crawlies, save the multi colored ants and hoppers?  Ants can be found with most fly fishermen but when it comes to paying attention to the millions of tons of terrestrials that fall into America’s rivers, that is just about it. This is a sound premise to consider a fly exchange that deals only with terrestrials. Anyone who does fish a favorite terrestrial should submit it to me for entry into "Flies of the World" web site so it may be shared it around the world.  Nothing is more fun than rereading this great work by Vincent which is well worth anyone’s time during this fly tying season. George Gehrke "A Look Backward"

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"George Gehrke" My old friend Vincent now fishes the most heavenly of

bliuztfrugmfjpk……      Translation for those who don’t speak Schizophrenese- "I was sitting in my lonely little booth at a trade show one year and Vince walked by. I tried to offer him a free bottle of Fink but he ignored me. At least I was in his presence." The older I get the more I seem to like to visit old friends through their literary works.

    Which is the most amount of interaction you ever had with any of flyfishing’s great ones. Every time another great one dies and is unable to deny knowing you, he becomes your "dear old friend". What a lying sack of shit you are.

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"George Gehrke" My old friend Vincent now fishes the most heavenly of bliuztfrugmfjpk……      Translation for those who don’t speak Schizophrenese- "I was sitting in my lonely little booth at a trade show one year and Vince walked by. I tried to offer him a free bottle of Fink but he ignored me. At least I was in his presence."

Me and Ike and Julie had a big row about this sort of thing one time. They’d gotten in the habit of telling everybody we knew that we were like, REALLY close chums.  Never could make them understand that it’s unseemly for students to presume that sort of familiarity with their mentor.  Kids!  Whattya gonna do with ‘em?   Wolfgang

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"a modern dry fly code" is one imposing title…like marinaro was some sort of existentialist fly fisherman or something…i think he and his posse took themselves pretty damn seriously. Eugene

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "George Gehrke" My old friend Vincent now fishes the most heavenly of bliuztfrugmfjpk……      Translation for those who don’t speak Schizophrenese- "I was sitting in my lonely little booth at a trade show one year and Vince walked by. I tried to offer him a free bottle of Fink but he ignored me. At least I was in his presence." Me and Ike and Julie had a big row about this sort of thing one time. They’d gotten in the habit of telling everybody we knew that we were like, REALLY close chums.  Never could make them understand that it’s unseemly for students to presume that sort of familiarity with their mentor.  Kids!  Whattya gonna do with ‘em?   Wolfgang

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"a modern dry fly code" is one imposing title…like marinaro was some sort of existentialist fly fisherman or something…i think he and his posse took themselves pretty damn seriously.

Uh huh….  But what did you think of the book itself? JR

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its not one of my favorites, though sure its interesting. Eugene

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – "a modern dry fly code" is one imposing title…like marinaro was some sort of existentialist fly fisherman or something…i think he and his posse took themselves pretty damn seriously. Uh huh….  But what did you think of the book itself? JR

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Mr. Gehrke! Though I know of Mr. Marinaros

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Hello people! I’ve just been doing a bit of flyfishing here in Australia in particularly the Thredbo river(Snowy mountains region) and have found it to be some of the most satisfying fishing I have done in quite some time and not to mention some of the best in the world!  I just found this news group and was wondering if thereare any "fly-swaps" happening  and could someone please give me some more info on how they work!      thanks.

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Hello people! I’ve just been doing a bit of flyfishing here in Australia in particularly the Thredbo river(Snowy mountains region) and have found it to be some of the most satisfying fishing I have done in quite some time and not to mention some of the best in the world!  I just found this news group and was wondering if thereare any "fly-swaps" happening  and could someone please give me some more info on how they work!     thanks.

Ah Anthony, good to see we have another Aussie in our midst, welcome aboard. As to your fly swap question, you just missed the Great Fly Swap of 2001, which was kicked off in Jan. and finished the end of March.  I have hosted two of these thus far and plan to submit myself to more abuse of swapmeistering in the future.  This will probably turn out to be an annual event, so stay tuned.  Additionally, someone else is toying with the idea of hosting one this summer (our summer, not yours :-])  Put simply, the "swapmeister" sets the type of swap, ie: trout type fishing flies, warmwater flies, maybe all streamers, dries or whatever.  Folks sign-up, the number of participants determine the number of flies each will tie, all of same pattern of their choice, all tyers submit their flies to the swapmeister, who in turn re-distributes one of each pattern submitted, to all other participants. For example, say there are 30 people signed up for the swap, you submit 30 flies of the same pattern, you get back 30 different flies. Generally speaking, after signup is complete, you would have 30 days to get your flies sent in. This last swap had tyers from US, Canada, England, The Netherlands, and Australia, Steven Welsh being the sole contributor from there.  A great time was had by all, I grew a few more gray hairs ), and some gorgeous flies were sent round the world.  I hope you stick around to join us. Frank (bent and bowed, but not out) Church Elkhart, IN  USA

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G’day Anthony, Thredbo eh?  Not too busy on the the Easter break? Frank has pretty much covered the swap administrivia, I heartily recommend participating if you can get signed up … well worth it and not such a chore (tying lots of flies) as you might think.  In a bit of a quandary about next year myself, I  will be in Tassie when its called <FHG. From our perspective … postage about $6 AUD to Frank in Indiana, took a week to get there.  Customs are not a problem from the US foot and mouth wise (hopefully that won’t be an issue at all soon) so you will get your set of flies back.   You might like to have a look at rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying   A couple of local sites you may or may not have discovered: www.flyflickers.com www.fishnet.com.au Fishnet has swaps run through their Virtual FlyBox … though these seem to be in hiatus at present.  FlyFlickers content is mainly drawn from experience around Eildon and the Goulburn (in Vic. Where you from anyway?) Flylickers hope to host a swap this winter (our winter … which gives me a lead in actually.   How many of you would be interested in joining an Aus. trout fly swap hosted by me at flyflickers?  NOTE: this is not a call for participation just an expression (or not) of interest … Hooroo, Steve Stephen Welsh Telephone:(03) 9905 5183 International callers: +61 3 9905 5183 Fax: (03) 9905 5146 International callers: +61 3 9905 5146 Postal address:     School of Computer Science and Software Engineering             Monash University Wellington Road Clayton, Victoria 3800 AUSTRALIA

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anyone have any experience with swift canoes. am looking at the temegami wondering how initial stability is needed for two large people to fish off of

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I’m quite familiar with Swift Canoes (Mattawa, Kip, Winisk, all the solos, Mad, and Dumo).  The Temagami is a new boat (2000), that is similair to a Winisk in most dimensions, however is wider, deeper and has less bow rocker and more stern rocker.  That means that it will carry a bit more, be a bit slower and will have less stern drag.  The Winisk is a very nice boat.  It may not be my favorite tripping boat, but it is quick when properly trimmed and it has lots of flare for dryness, and soft chines to eliminate catching on waves.  Generally speaking the Winisk is a very nice canoe. As for balance the Winisk is easy to balance, however it exhibits the same old Swift wiggle you get in most of the Winters designed boats. It often puts first time paddler off.  What I’m speaking about is the wiggle in the initial stability that the boat develops with each stroke while paddling.  It’s hard to describe, but it is more of a feeling than anything else.  Once you paddle a mile or so you won’t feel it, but it is noticeable after paddling other boats that don’t wiggle.  The Winisk and all Swifts have impeccable secondary stability, a practiced paddler can put the one rail well below the water surface and not loose stability in a swift boat.  This is useful when executing sharp apex turns.  Swifts track well and compare well against similair canoes in all matters of performance. I recommend you take one for a paddle, try a Winisk too.  For that matter try a Bell Northwind, or a MRC Horizon, or several 17-18′ We-No- Nahs too (Sundower, Jensen, Minnesota II, Odyssey, and Champlain. Western Canoeing als makes a few comparable boats. PK Before you buy.

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I’ll second everything that PK said.  I own the Winter-designed, 18-foot Swift Cirrus, 54 pounds in an expedition kevlar layup. The initial stability is poor.  The boat freely rocks through about 5 degrees with each stroke and scares beginners but it can be heeled until the gunwales are wet and just gets tighter and tighter as the angle increases.  I fly fish standing up in it. The quality of construction is superb with beautiful contrasting wood work for thwarts, seats and yoke.  Outfitting is thoughtful, with a sliding bow seat, molded-in flotation chambers with valves that can open to allow compensation for temperature expansion of the air inside and a nicely contoured carrying yoke. Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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Michael A. Barbalic writes: anyone have any experience with swift canoes. am

looking at the temegami wondering how initial stability is needed for two large people to fish off of

There are several Swift Canoe models listed among the reader’s gear reiviews at http://www.paddling.net/ , but not the model you mention in your post. You may find them useful anyway. Good luck! " If clean air and water and a healthy environment have not harmed you, please reciprocate."

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Good point on the yoke, Tommy,  But I gotta tell you opt for the optional Shadow Yoke.  It’s worth it’s weight in Ash.  Your shoulders will thank you.  You will be thankful for years that you didn’t cheese on that one!! PK Before you buy.

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PK, I think fitting a yoke is like fitting shoes.  When I bought my Cirrus at Collinsville Canoe and Kayak in Connecticut, they had three different contoured and one padded yoke models (not all Swift) in the store.  I carried a boat with each of them and then selected the Swift "Teal".  I liked it so well that I bought two more "Teals" to retrofit into other canoes. Got questions?  Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com

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Michael: I’m not familiar with the Temagami but I have owned 2 Swift Kipawa’s.  My current boat is one of the two. I think that they are fantastic boats.  Very well designed.  Great secondary stablility – as pointed out by other posters. Swift’s construction is impeccable IMHO and so is their customer service. I would suggest going out to one of their outdoor events if you can and paddling their boats.  Alternatively if you can make it to the Dwight store, Oxtounge lake is right in their backyard. One thing I would suggest is that if they don’t have the exact boat in stock that you are looking for (Trim, colour ect.), wait for it.  I’m sure that they will gladly set you up with a loaner if it takes a few weeks to build your dream boat. BTW:  I highly recommend their cherry trim.  It’s a wonderful wood.. quite pleasing to the eye . Good luck, -Aamer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – anyone have any experience with swift canoes. am looking at the temegami wondering how initial stability is needed for two large people to fish off of

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Yep the Cherry is nice, but I can tell you for a fact that if you plan to run whitewater in your boat, buy the ash.  It’s much stronger for the same weight. I had a friend that outfit his Dumo with cherry thwarts and yoke.  He went through the yoke, and two thwarts of cherry with only a good buise.  Sure it was lucky for him that he didn’t break his legs, buttttttttt…..  Thwarts shouldn’t break that easily PK Before you buy.

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Hi Farns, No I haven’t worked for a software company although I do derive my livelihood in a tougher hi-tech industry that survives (or not) when a company provides second class service or a product that just doesn’t work right first time.   I don’t possess a copy of Fly! so my comments are/were generic and aimed at no Publisher in particular.  There is one well known major publishing house that consistently thinks ‘close enough is near enough’ and their Ops Normal is to release today and patch tomorrow to get the cash. Such attitides pressure the developers into wrapping a product at a deadline regardless of build standard.  These guys usually respond to bug problems only after they get caught out and if people scream loud enough.  In some cases publishers stonewall, and keep their heads firmly embedded in their asses and pretend products are without fault. By any appraisal of the complaints, and some responses from the Publishers, some propblems were known at pressing and others are so obvious  it’s hard to figure out why they were let slip by.  Says a lot about the Beta Testers for different Publishers who – from my personal knowledge – are typically ‘yes men’ afraid to open their mouths and delay production.  Some Publishers just don’t like bad news and some Beta Testers just like the freebies.  Both do consumers a disservice. If you have continual ready access to on-line updates that takes much of the annoyance out of buying an untested product.  From what I read here Fly! has not made a lot of friends because of that philosophy.   The purpose of my posting was to say that a lot do not have what you and I take for granted.  It would be nice to believe that publishers would listen to these daily wake-up calls and show the consumers – who put food on their tables when it’s all said and done – a little more consideration.  Nobody is perfect – least of all moi but – but some just never learn from past mistakes. Let’s not forget that this is all about having fun.  When the crass commercialism makes it less fun and more stress, folks are more likely to go back to playing golf or fishing rgds, — Steve Small Canberra, Australia

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regarding Re: Fly! Give’em a break: We understand, they work hard for a software in version 1.0 And first patch is already out.  They post announcements on www.avsim.com free site compared to their competitor (flightsim) –  wich is great since is open to everybody.

<SNIP The limited membership registration for www.flightsim.com is free, I’m using it and it works fine. So it is open to everybody , you just have to register. — Tomas Wil

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Will be going to Boulder in May and June for some training.  Any suggestions for fly fishing in the area.  (Hopefully, I will be able to get away from the class room long enough to go fishing) Thanks, T. Bell

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Lots of fishing around Boulder, however, May and June are generally runoff months and the local streams could be running mud. There are numerous small alpine lakes within a fairly short drive. Some you can drive to, the better ones require a hike. E-mail me before you arrive and I can get you some current info. Willi – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be going to Boulder in May and June for some training.  Any suggestions for fly fishing in the area.  (Hopefully, I will be able to get away from the class room long enough to go fishing) Thanks, T. Bell

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Depending on runoff conditions, you could just walk over to Boulder Creek right in town. For famous tailwaters the South Platte, Blue and Frying Pan are only 2-3 hours driving from Boulder. If you are here at peak runoff (which will be short this year unless we get some more snow) try higher streams in and around Rocky Mountain National Park, about an hour away if you don’t drive the canyon roads like I do.  ;-) Feel free to drop me a note when you get closer to fishing time for more current conditions. In May and June spring runoff is perhaps the greatest factor in choosing a place to fish, and conditions can change from day to day. Ken Clark Ft. Lupton, CO – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Will be going to Boulder in May and June for some training.  Any suggestions for fly fishing in the area.  (Hopefully, I will be able to get away from the class room long enough to go fishing) Thanks, T. Bell

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Will be going to Boulder in May and June for some training.  Any suggestions for fly fishing in the area.  (Hopefully, I will be able to get away from the class room long enough to go fishing)

    South Boulder Creek, below Gross Reservoir.  Get a map – hike down the hill. You’ll be glad you did,  it’s worth finding. JE

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I am going to be in Fargo or Bismark on business in May.   Does anyone know of fly fishing opportunities in North Dakota? JK

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See the Tony Dean web site http://www.tonydean.com.  He has a "brochure" covering information on fly fishing for trout in some of the small reserviors in that state which you could ask for by e-mail or phone. If you don’t have any luck repost here and I will scan in the copy my dad has and e-mail it to you. Mikeh

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Try http://www.four11.com. — Walter K. Prescott  100% Disabled/Retired U.S. Army Veteran "Always treat everyone the same way you wish to be treated." http://www.atlcon.net & http://www.mirabilis.com/950276 – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anyone have the phone number / address for Tom Mann’s lures? I can’t find it anywhere, even http://www.tommann.com. Darren King — BreakPoint Outdoors Web Site: http://www.netaccess.on.ca/~breakpt Hello Darren, Here’s the info you requested. Mann’s Bait Company 604 State Docks Road Eufaula, AL  36027 334-687-5716 Incidentally, there is no connection between Tom Mann and Mann’s Bait Company.  That’s why you couldn’t find any info at Tom’s site. Athough he was the founder of Mann’s Bait Company back in the 60’s, he sold his interest in the company many years ago.   Hope the info helps. Best Regards,          Trent Roberson            Rx F Fish  For Your Good Health, Fly Fish URL=http://www.xnet.com/~rxffish

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Anyone have the phone number / address for Tom Mann’s lures? I can’t find it anywhere, even http://www.tommann.com. Darren King — BreakPoint Outdoors Web Site: http://www.netaccess.on.ca/~breakpt

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Anyone have the phone number / address for Tom Mann’s lures? I can’t find it anywhere, even http://www.tommann.com. Darren King — BreakPoint Outdoors Web Site: http://www.netaccess.on.ca/~breakpt

Hello Darren, Here’s the info you requested. Mann’s Bait Company 604 State Docks Road Eufaula, AL  36027 334-687-5716 Incidentally, there is no connection between Tom Mann and Mann’s Bait Company.  That’s why you couldn’t find any info at Tom’s site. Athough he was the founder of Mann’s Bait Company back in the 60’s, he sold his interest in the company many years ago.   Hope the info helps. Best Regards,          Trent Roberson            Rx F Fish  For Your Good Health, Fly Fish URL=http://www.xnet.com/~rxffish

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of course it does, it fits the rest of the profile. TimW

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I’ve been trying straighten out my subscription for months. Those people just seem clueless. Needless to say, I’ll not renew. AL – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In the hope that someone connected with that magazine reads this….. Every year our flyfishing club has a banquet. Every year, after spending umpteen bucks on raffle tickets, I wind up with a free subscription to Fly Fishing Magazine. Every year I send in the letter, and every year I don’t get squat! Well after 3 years of this I sent a letter to the magazine’s subscription dept. Guess what I got? A subscription to Horse and Rider! I know you’re laughing…..hey cut it out, I’m pissed off. I guess I’m saying, think twice before you subscribe to this magazine. Who knows if they’ll ever get it right.

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In the hope that someone connected with that magazine reads this….. Every year our flyfishing club has a banquet. Every year, after spending umpteen bucks on raffle tickets, I wind up with a free subscription to Fly Fishing Magazine. Every year I send in the letter, and every year I don’t get squat! Well after 3 years of this I sent a letter to the magazine’s subscription dept. Guess what I got? A subscription to Horse and Rider! I know you’re laughing…..hey cut it out, I’m pissed off. I guess I’m saying, think twice before you subscribe to this magazine. Who knows if they’ll ever get it right.

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I will be up in Sacramento California the first weekend of October and was wondering what the fishing possibilities are for that area.  I will only have like an afternoon available so I need a location close to city of Sacramento. Thanks for the information Jerome Fong 501 East Middlefield Road                       fax:    415 – 528-4159 Mountain View, CA 94043                         voice:  415 – 528-2847                                                 http://home.netscape.com/                              *_              /           O/    o       <xxxXxxxxxXxxx       ~    ~  ~     ~   ~   ( ((0)) )         ~        ~   ~               0       ~     ~      ~     ~    ~

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Jerome, try the Sacramento River or the American river.  Right in town….Dean Fairfield, CA….Good luck

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Suggest you contact Kiene’s Fly Shop in Sacramento for best bet info. They may suggest you try for half-pounder steelhead on the American right in Sacramento.  Puhta Creek above Winters toward Lake Berryessa is another possibility.  Go with Kiene’s suggestions!

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I concur, there is always Putah Creek.  They were doing some work earlier this year so check with a fly shop on conditions.   — SGanz

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