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Got an Inside Passage cruise booked for the week of June 15th with my wife and kids, my parents and my brothers.  The boys are looking for some fly fishing opportunities when we are in any and all ports.  Does anyone have any recommendations for locations, guides, or do-it-yourself tips for Seward, Skagway, Ketchikan, orJuneau?  Thanks.  ~  The other "Bob A"

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Bob A. (the other one) writes: Got an Inside Passage cruise booked for the week of June 15th with my wife and kids, my parents and my brothers.  The boys are looking for some fly fishing opportunities when we are in any and all ports.  Does anyone have any recommendations for locations, guides, or do-it-yourself tips for Seward, Skagway, Ketchikan, orJuneau?  Thanks.  ~  The other "Bob A"

Go to:  http://www.google.com/ Type in the above towns, one at a time, within quotes, and + "fly fishing" i.e. "seward" + "fly fishing" You’ll get thousands of hits; you will have to go through them and see what is important/interesting to you.  Good luck. Dave

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I currently have for sale a nice copy of "Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis" by Howell Raines. A very clean softcover copy, published in 1994 by Anchor Books. The 352 page book is fresh and clean inside and out, except for a gift inscription inside the front cover. Available for $4 plus $2 postage. If regards. Dave

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I currently have for sale a nice copy of "Fly Fishing Through the Midlife Crisis" by Howell Raines. A very clean softcover copy, published in 1994 by Anchor Books. The 352 page book is fresh and clean inside and out, except for a gift inscription inside the front cover. Available for $4 plus $2 postage. If regards. Dave

Interesting… Just when is "Middle Age". I’d like to be prepared… — Michael Era

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I ran across some sinking tips which you attach to the end of your fly line with a loop connection.  They had 3 different sink rates (3"/second, 6"/second, 9"/second) in 12 foot lengths.  I purchased the slower two sink rates.  When I got home and unpacked these sink tips I was surprised to find that they are not tapered.  With the addition of a hinge in the line and the fact that they are not tapered, won’t this make casting them difficult.  I am going to try them tomorrow but would like to hear if anyone has some advice on how to properly use these add on sink tips.  After a day of messing with them I would like to read some advice from someone who has used these things. Thanks in advance David

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I make them myself by chopping up a fast sinking flyline and threading the sinking line into a short piece of braided mono line.  I use them for salmon fishing with a 9wt rod.  You need a rod with a bit of punch and cast with a more open loop than you would normally.  I put a coat of flexament on my braids and that stiffens the hinge somewhat.  I do use a WF line with my setup and the rod will load up with alot less line out.  Just make a couple of practise casts and you will find the sweet spot.  I mark my floating line with a sharpie pen.  Check the loop connections regularly, I did have one fail on me while fighting a big fish.  Sounded like a firecracker.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I ran across some sinking tips which you attach to the end of your fly line with a loop connection.  They had 3 different sink rates (3"/second, 6"/second, 9"/second) in 12 foot lengths.  I purchased the slower two sink rates. When I got home and unpacked these sink tips I was surprised to find that they are not tapered.  With the addition of a hinge in the line and the fact that they are not tapered, won’t this make casting them difficult.  I am going to try them tomorrow but would like to hear if anyone has some advice on how to properly use these add on sink tips.  After a day of messing with them I would like to read some advice from someone who has used these things. Thanks in advance David

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You can get tapered sink tips (not exactly tips per se) from Airflo.  They are called Polyleaders and come in 5′ and 10′ length in all sink rates from floating to type 4(?) sinking and in two weight ranges ("trout" for line weights up to 5 and "salmon/bass" for 6-9 weights). In spite of some other people’s complaints about Airflo products I have found these to be very good (as well as a 4 wt Hi Sense long belly fly line I use).  I made some level sink tips from a discarded full sinking line and defineitely found the Polyleaders to be superior. You can get these from ezflyfish.com.  I haven’t found another place that sells these (except Feathercraft in St. Louis, but they don’t have as broad a selection as Mr. Winter does). Mu

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says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I ran across some sinking tips which you attach to the end of your fly line with a loop connection.  They had 3 different sink rates (3"/second, 6"/second, 9"/second) in 12 foot lengths.  I purchased the slower two sink rates.  When I got home and unpacked these sink tips I was surprised to find that they are not tapered.  With the addition of a hinge in the line and the fact that they are not tapered, won’t this make casting them difficult.  I am going to try them tomorrow but would like to hear if anyone has some advice on how to properly use these add on sink tips.  After a day of messing with them I would like to read some advice from someone who has used these things. Thanks in advance David

I fished the Orvis Sink Tips with my WF line yesterday and they worked quite well. They DO load the rod MUCH more rapidly at shorter distances though! Forget about using these things with light patters though. I fought more tailing loops and windknots with an 18 BeadHead than I did fishing it! If found that heavier patterns work well. — Michael Era

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Hi there!  With flyfishing season coming up, I’m looking for a #4 weight rod no more than 9 feet long.  A good quality rod such as Fenwick,Sage, Scientific angler would do.  Willing to pay up to $200 cdn Let me know if you have one to sell thanks! Mike

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  Hi, I just bought a nice little 4wt loomis GL2, 7.5ft. Beautifull rod, well finished with a nice med action. The best part was it only set me back $140 cdn. Great rod at a great price!

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Well, fortunately, I found that 1%! Thanks to everyone who’s responded so far!

Some useful information and links can be found at Aviation in BC http://www.totavia.com/BCaviation/

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for places to fly, things to see, etc?

Campbell River is a nice town. They have a golf course near by and the salmon fishing is excellent…..although I am not sure about May. There are some very nice lodges. Joiner Cartwright, Jr. Houston, Texas

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Hello , I have done a lot of flying in that area including my multi and instrument rides it is a beautiful area. The thing I remember most about my flying there was (actually in may) one day between Vancouver and Victoria closer to Victoria I found myself over a large group of killer whales. I was in the process of trying to build time for my next rating so I continued watching them for a while it was very beautiful. Hope you get that lucky. There are a good number of float planes around but you will never find that to be 99% maybe 30% the farther north you go you will find lots. The sights there are great and the weather not too bad.  Good luck if you have any questions I’ll try to help Rob – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – From my 3 week holiday in BC, it seemed to me that 99% of light (and not-so-light) aircraft had floats. Aircraft with wheels were as rare as floatplanes are in UK. Well, fortunately, I found that 1%! Thanks to everyone who’s responded so far!  –G —  Gordon Dewis             |  WWW Virtual Library Geography Section is now at:  BA Hons Geography        |    http://www.icomos.org/WWW_VL_Geography.html

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all… I’m going to British Columbia at the beginning of May and I’m taking a day to do some flying out of Victoria (CYYJ).  I’ve already made arrangements for a plane from noon to dark with the obligatory check-ride in the morning.  Does anyone have any recommendations for places to fly, things to see, etc? Thanks!  –G —  Gordon Dewis             |  WWW Virtual Library Geography Section is now at:  BA Hons Geography        |    http://www.icomos.org/WWW_VL_Geography.html

From my 3 week holiday in BC, it seemed to me that 99% of light (and not-so-light) aircraft had floats. Aircraft with wheels were as rare as floatplanes are in UK. –Colin

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There is an airport at Naniano, Campbell R., Port Hardy, Tofino,(Long Beach) Nice in fair weather. Also Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Powell River, Sechelt, On the mainland. Also on the mainland side Sqaumish, 3/4 hr drive to Whistler, Pemberton, about the same to Whistler. If you have flaots you can go any place you like. Most BC air ports outside of Vancouver are not in towns but 10-15 min away, I guess due to lack of flat ground. Hoe you enjoy your visit!! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi all… I’m going to British Columbia at the beginning of May and I’m taking a day to do some flying out of Victoria (CYYJ).  I’ve already made arrangements for a plane from noon to dark with the obligatory check-ride in the morning.  Does anyone have any recommendations for places to fly, things to see, etc? Thanks!  –G —  Gordon Dewis             |  WWW Virtual Library Geography Section is now at:  BA Hons Geography        |    http://www.icomos.org/WWW_VL_Geography.html

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Hey, Sounds like you’ve found a niche.  I could recommend a couple of fly shops that I know quite well from my fishing experience.  I am not sure on the business details, but i’m a finance major and a quick learner.  I’ve grown up in Miami and fishing is my lifeline.   Write Back and tell me more maybe i can help TarponRoto

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 We are tying flies in Thailand ! And we are looking for a serious distributor of our flies : we have been tying flies since 1949(and are the first company to use CDC feathers for fly tying) We are using exclusivelly Daiichi Hooks… wich we can sell at arr. 30 $ per thousand. We have also CDC at 350 to 450 $ per lbs. We have experienced tiers who use to work for Umpqua before joining our company ( We do not intend to copy Umpqua flies) Our requirements : 500 to 1,000 dozens orders ! happy to find out good tyiers who can set up an exclusive American collection our fax : 66.53.260.546…or E mail

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We are tying flies in Thailand !… there is a good reason to that… and even more than one !….. -We have got the Daiichi hooks at a very good price… we can sell them at 30 $ per thousand – We have experienced fly tiers… who worked with Umpqua before joining us ! -We do have all the CDC we want … and we sell it at 350 to 350 $ per lbs. We are looking for a serious distributor, we can work on a package price basis …arr. 6$ per doz. We also want to find out good fly tiers who could create with us an American Collection Christian  ION

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I remember an old Charlie Brown cartoon that suggested all babies be issued a banjo at birth. It’s close to impossible to play sad music on a banjo.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Lefty Kreh advocates attaching the tippet to the main body of leader via a loop

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Have spent many of my earlier years on the Little Lehigh….thru Hs and College and since then.It is a great stream to fish year around with some sort of surface activity(lots of Midges) just about year around. It is a limestoner with lots of trout to fish over in the c+r area near the hatchery. that part of the stream can be fished from the bank only…..about .5 of a mile long.Very picky fish who just about see everything…..be prepared to go small 8x……size24…….5 wt rod is  I wish the stream was closer….but our saltwater action makes up for it. Good Luck Peter Whelan

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Looking for any info on how the Little Lehigh fishes early/mid March. Patterns, places, local shops…..even better if someone familiar with the river wouldn’t mind me jumping in on an early season fish  (and not Thanks in advance. Tight Lines. JAPPLE

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Looking for any info on how the Little Lehigh fishes early/mid March. the river wouldn’t mind me jumping in on an early season fish   Post it here or

Hi JAPPLE know, Lee Iacocca went here).  I am most familiar with the Little Lehigh. I have been here for 5 months and have fished it almost exclusively.  It is 8 miles from my home.  There is a Fly Fishing Heritage section for FF only C&R water.  I atleast can get you to where you want to go.  Also, the Monocacy (in Bethlehem, 2 miles from my house) has Trophy Trout water open then.  The Bushkill (20 min. from my house) has a 1 mile  of C&R, but I’ve never been there.  There are all kinds of decent fly shops that give good advice.  They are very frendly and helpful: that’s how I found where to go!  I can be a good contact point.  I’m not a loon and I get along with people.  I at least can get you to the REAL people in the know.  Many stores (the ones I know) have a list of what flies are working on which streams.  You need line no heavier than #6 (what I use.  Shit, #4 would be perfect, but I’m not going to buy a whole new outfit for a few situations).  7X tipet and a hand-full of what ever flies are recommended.         Sincerely;         Jason Beary

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Looking for any info on how the Little Lehigh fishes early/mid March. the river wouldn’t mind me jumping in on an early season fish   Post it here or Hi JAPPLE know, Lee Iacocca went here).  I am most familiar with the Little Lehigh. I have been here for 5 months and have fished it almost exclusively.  It is 8 miles from my home.  There is a Fly Fishing Heritage section for FF only C&R water.  I atleast can get you to where you want to go.  Also, the Monocacy (in Bethlehem, 2 miles from my house) has Trophy Trout water open then.  The Bushkill (20 min. from my house) has a 1 mile  of C&R, but I’ve never been there.  There are all kinds of decent fly shops that give good advice.  They are very frendly and helpful: that’s how I found where to go!  I can be a good contact point.  I’m not a loon and I get along with people.  I at least can get you to the REAL people in the know.  Many stores (the ones I know) have a list of what flies are working on which streams.  You need line no heavier than #6 (what I use.  Shit, #4 would be perfect, but I’m not going to buy a whole new outfit for a few situations).  7X tipet and a hand-full of what ever flies are recommended.    Sincerely;    Jason Beary

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A couple of years ago, I heard Gary Borger give directions for dyeing fly line.I wrote the information down, and now I can’t find it. I got a deal on some Wulff lines, but there almost white. If anyone has any information on dyeing lines, or know of a reference book ,any information would be appreciated.If anyone has dyed lines, any tips, would be great. Thanks, in advance. Vince

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Hi Vincent,     I’m not familiar with the dying technique you are asking about but I remember reading in a fly fishing magazine a couple of years ago about using simple pantone? marking pens to do a camo dying job on a fly line. I liked the idea of breaking up the one color line and intended to try it on mine but never have. Maybe I will try it this year after reading your question and being reminded about it. Those pens work good for dying individual hackles too if you tie your own flys. Much cheaper than having to buy a neck for $50. I bought one creme color hackle for that purpose.                     Good Luck, Arlie Turman                     Scranton, Pa. USA

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