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I will be on Amelia Island and have some opportunity to fish on Dec3-5, 2000. Any information on the fishing there at that time will be appreciated. I could fish on my own or with a guide, if anyone has suggestions. Thanks for the help. Steve
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I will be on Amelia Island and have some opportunity to fish on Dec3-5, 2000. Any information on the fishing there at that time will be appreciated. I could fish on my own or with a guide, if anyone has suggestions. Thanks for the help. Steve
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have never fished before except once at a trout farm where you drop in a line and the fish attack it. I go canoeing alot on a local reservoir and I’d like to get started fishing it. The lake has bass, trout, walleye, crappie and some others. I just got a Shimano spinning combo but I dont know how to get line on the spool or exactly how the spinning reel works. Any help/advice about spinning rods and fishing in general will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
p[0] Have a look at the Feild and Stream Web site they have articles on filling your reel and properly setting the drag on you spinning reel as well as the proper way to use the rod to fight the fish. You can find them at http://www.fieldandstream.com/ You might also want to try having a look at the In-Fisherman Web site. They have several of the articles on line and the search engine will help you find techniques for any of the fish you are after. Their URL is http://www.in-fisherman.com Finally you can try the web site for many of the popular tackle companies. You can find a list of many of them at http://www.acc.umu.se/~widmark/lwmanufa.html Good luck hope this helps some Maurice. Regards, —
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I have never fished before except once at a trout farm where you drop in a line and the fish attack it. I go canoeing alot on a local reservoir and I’d like to get started fishing it. The lake has bass, trout, walleye, crappie and some others. I just got a Shimano spinning combo but I dont know how to get line on the spool or exactly how the spinning reel works. Any help/advice about spinning rods and fishing in general will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I just got a Shimano spinning combo but I dont know how to get line on the spool or exactly how the spinning reel works. Any help/advice about spinning rods and fishing in general will be greatly appreciated.
Advise you to take your reel to your local bait shop or sporting goods store. They will fill your reel usually for 2 or 3
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Just in the last few years my interest in fly fishing has changed from the occasional outing to my favorite pastime. I’ve traded in my wild whitewater kayak weekends to sit waist deep in the Ausable river and to think that I’ve never took advantage of the Miramichi while living in NB. Now, I’m ready to return only to find out I need a guide since I’m no longer a resident. Can this be this true???? DC
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Yes it is. Chris – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just in the last few years my interest in fly fishing has changed from the occasional outing to my favorite pastime. I’ve traded in my wild whitewater kayak weekends to sit waist deep in the Ausable river and to think that I’ve never took advantage of the Miramichi while living in NB. Now, I’m ready to return only to find out I need a guide since I’m no longer a resident. Can this be this true???? DC
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Look at the post about Miramichi guide requirements some weeks ago for further info. Yes you do need a guide. Count yourself as just another victim of the provincial system! David – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just in the last few years my interest in fly fishing has changed from the occasional outing to my favorite pastime. I’ve traded in my wild whitewater kayak weekends to sit waist deep in the Ausable river and to think that I’ve never took advantage of the Miramichi while living in NB. Now, I’m ready to return only to find out I need a guide since I’m no longer a resident. Can this be this true???? DC
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Sorry to say Dave, it is very true. Get in touch with Mr. Heroux from Dieppe. He is a guide and he can give you more info on the subjet. Send me a private e-mail and I’ll give you his address (e-mail) Take care Just in the last few years my interest in fly fishing has changed from the occasional outing to my favorite pastime. I’ve traded in my wild whitewater kayak weekends to sit waist deep in the Ausable river and to think that I’ve never took advantage of the Miramichi while living in NB. Now, I’m ready to return only to find out I need a guide since I’m no longer a resident. Can this be this true???? DC
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– Now booking inshore fly fishing wading trips for stripers for the 97 season. I supply all tackle and flies as well as casting instructions if needed. If you don’t score stripers, I don’t get paid. Fair enough? $125/single $200/two anglers for a full day wading trip. Email me at http://www.flyfishing-the-salt.com. Good fishing…Ted Bobetsky
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– Now booking inshore fly fishing wading trips for stripers for the 97 season. I supply all tackle and flies as well as casting instructions if needed. If you don’t score stripers, I don’t get paid. Fair enough? $125/single $200/two anglers for a full day wading trip. Email me at http:www.flyfishing-the-salt.com. Good fishing…Ted Bobetsky
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http://www.execpc.com./~glsfc/fish-wisc.
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I am planning a trip to Mayville WI. sometime in the spring or summer. I want to do a little flyfishing need a little help on where to go in the area. Mayville is due south of Fond du Lac maybe 20 miles and west of Hywy 41 by about 10 or so. I havent been there for 30 years but want to combine a trip to visit relatives with some fishing. I live in Seattle and do mostly lake fishing here and I want to do river or stream fishing back there… My fishing is for small fish. Hopefully trout but bass or blugill would be OK. I am going to use a 8 ft. 5 wt. fly rod. I would really like to do only streams as that is what I want to learn. I will have to rent a car there so a hours drive would be just perfect. 2 hours would be pushing it but possible if the reward was there.
Martin: Let me do a little thinking and map looking and I’ll get back to you. I’m not in that area but know of it and might be able to help. A couple of nice streams suggest themselves right off but I’d rather try to look first and advise later rather than mucking things up the other way around. You know one of the problems with doing what you are thinking of doing can be best realized by imagining a guy coming to your area and trying to have a good time of it without a scintilla of the hard-won experience you’ve got as to where to go, when, using what equipment, flies, etc., etc. I.e., it might make sense to think about getting a guide if you can swing the dough? Even if only for a 1/2 day (if they go along with same); sometimes they can turn you on to just enough that you can take it from there. But I’ll get back to you with what I can dig up about the area you’ll be visiting in any case. Tom Burczyk The workings of great institutions is mainly the result of a vast mass of routine, petty malice, self-interest, carelessness, and sheer mistake. Only a residual fraction is thought." Santayana
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Try this site: — http://www.execpc.com/~glsfc/fish_wi
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am planning a trip to Mayville WI. sometime in the spring or summer. I want to do a little flyfishing need a little help on where to go in the area. Mayville is due south of Fond du Lac maybe 20 miles and west of Hywy 41 by about 10 or so. I havent been there for 30 years but want to combine a trip to visit relatives with some fishing. I live in Seattle and do mostly lake fishing here and I want to do river or stream fishing back there. Any suggestions? Martin: You might want to indicate what kind of fishing you are interested in. For steelhead/salmon on Lake Michigan’s tribs, or inland? Warmwater or cold? How far you willing to travel? tgb
My fishing is for small fish. Hopefully trout but bass or blugill would be OK. I am going to use a 8 ft. 5 wt. fly rod. I would really like to do only streams as that is what I want to learn. I will have to rent a car there so a hours drive would be just perfect. 2 hours would be pushing it but possible if the reward was there. Thanks for the suggestion.
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I am planning a trip to Mayville WI. sometime in the spring or summer. I want to do a little flyfishing need a little help on where to go in the area. Mayville is due south of Fond du Lac maybe 20 miles and west of Hywy 41 by about 10 or so. I havent been there for 30 years but want to combine a trip to visit relatives with some fishing. I live in Seattle and do mostly lake fishing here and I want to do river or stream fishing back there. Any suggestions? Martin — Martin Jensen
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I am planning a trip to Mayville WI. sometime in the spring or summer. I want to do a little flyfishing need a little help on where to go in the area. Mayville is due south of Fond du Lac maybe 20 miles and west of Hywy 41 by about 10 or so. I havent been there for 30 years but want to combine a trip to visit relatives with some fishing. I live in Seattle and do mostly lake fishing here and I want to do river or stream fishing back there. Any suggestions?
Martin: You might want to indicate what kind of fishing you are interested in. For steelhead/salmon on Lake Michigan’s tribs, or inland? Warmwater or cold? How far you willing to travel? tgb
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<< So if anyone is willing to share a little expertise, I’d appreciate it – as in, any advantages of an open U boat syle vs. a closed tube, any features that are really useful to look for, is one fin as good as another, etc? Cabela’s carries several types of Caddis tubes including the Stalker series, a Creek Company U Boat, and their own Yellowstone tube. Spending other peoples’ money is fun… Sam Sam, here is what I like to look for in a float tube. It must be at least triple stitched (I fish 40+ days a year in my tube so durability is a big issue for me.), able to support my weight and have a several safety chambers incorporated into the tube for safety. U-boats are much easier to get in and out of and many feel that they are more stable in rough water. The Caddis Stalker series is more of a triangle shape and appear to be a decent tube if you are not a large person. I weigh 240 pounds so am not as comfortable with them as others may be. The Creek Company offers some great buys on tubes and their quality is good. Their 97 models included a U-boat that was triple and quad stitched, held up to 300 pounds and was priced under $130. Definetly a good buy. Not sure about their 98/99 catalog. Hope this helps. Mike Wilson Fishing!! What else is there?
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For my fishing, the Caddis Premier, a U style has been perfect. I fish mostly lakes. I had two other donut tubes and a pontoon boat. The pontoon might be ok if you are going to concentrate your fishing on rivers, but for hands free sneaking around ponds and lakes, with some relaxed trolling in between the rises, the U shaped tube has done it all for me. I tried several different fins and I end up usng the Caddis as they are the easiest and most comfortale for water entry and for all day fishing. Bigger fins place more strain, not less on my calves. If you choose a float tube, get the bladder style…not the inner tube. inner tubes are under pressure and if holed, leak rapidly. The bladder which is low pressure slowly gets softer and lets you keep on fishing. I put a salmon fly into mine (a long story) and after twenty minutes noticed that the tube was soft, I grabbed the inflation tube and with a few breaths restored the bladder. Fished nearly all night and only had to inflate the bladder every 20 minutes with a few breaths. Any other style and I would have been through for the day. I called he factory the next day and immediately I had a new bladder on my doorstep. I’m going to grow old with this Caddis tube as it deflates easily and inflates in just a few minutes (5-6) even without the little 12 volt that operates off the car battery. I back pack with it regularly. The Pontoon advantage was greater height above the water, oars for long distance and a dry seat. What it gave up was you had to stay further away from the fish. Wth a tube you can get within 15-20 feet. The oars always seem to make it easy to abandone one place to try another. Now that I float tube only..I catch more fish in more parts of the lakes. More big fish also. I often wondered how many fish I missed as I rowed from one stop to another. With a float tube, the rod is always in your hand and not in the holder. Little strikes from big fish are not longer missed. With todays quality waders, my seat is always dry now anyway. Dollar for dollar, fish fo fish, for my lowland lakes, alpine lakes and everything from beaver ponds to plunge pools, from resevoirs to pot holes, the U shape tube has been the better choice for this fisherman. Only when I am fishing salt water would the extra height seem an advantage, but even there the fish are only 30 feet of the beach and a float tube can fish the same weather as a pontoon boat..under 12 knots of winds. Actually I can stay in the rips better than the higher more windage pontoons. they do stay a little dryer.. ccb – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi again all – after the good advice I got about 3 weight rods last week (my rod is on the way), here’s another question: I just recieved a birthday gift certificate from Cabela’s, and want to buy a float tube. The problem is, I know nothing about tubes and don’t really know what to look for. So if anyone is willing to share a little expertise, I’d appreciate it – as in, any advantages of an open U boat syle vs. a closed tube, any features that are really useful to look for, is one fin as good as another, etc? Cabela’s carries several types of Caddis tubes including the Stalker series, a Creek Company U Boat, and their own Yellowstone tube. Spending other peoples’ money is fun… Sam
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Mike and Charlie, thanks for the replies. After your advice and that of a friend, I’ve ordered the Creek Company’s U Boat – it seems to fit the specs everyone recommended. –Sam
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Hi again all – after the good advice I got about 3 weight rods last week (my rod is on the way), here’s another question: I just recieved a birthday gift certificate from Cabela’s, and want to buy a float tube. The problem is, I know nothing about tubes and don’t really know what to look for. So if anyone is willing to share a little expertise, I’d appreciate it – as in, any advantages of an open U boat syle vs. a closed tube, any features that are really useful to look for, is one fin as good as another, etc? Cabela’s carries several types of Caddis tubes including the Stalker series, a Creek Company U Boat, and their own Yellowstone tube. Spending other peoples’ money is fun… Sam
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I looking for a float tube! I’d would like to have anyone’s oppinion on which is the best out there in the 100-250 $ range. Round as opposed to Open (v) float tubes..etc..
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DIA.CA (GHERI CELIN) writes:
: :I looking for a float tube! I’d would like to have anyone’s oppinion on :which is the best out there in the 100-250 $ range. Round as opposed to :Open (v) float tubes..etc.. : : Any of the Bucks float tubes are fine and fairly reasonable in price, your going to waste money if you spend over $150 and can get very good Bucks for around a $100. Only the ‘v’s and the pontoons run over $150 from a reasonable source. Sports Authority, Sport Mart or mail order from Cabellas for example. Jerry Shepherd
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I’m trying to buy a float tube (V tube?) from the wastes of Norway. Since it is a subject that I know nothing about I need some help. I can get a Fenwick V tube locally for ~$290 is this a reasonable tube? and just for fun what is the price in the states? any answers greatfully received thanks, Ian
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I’m trying to buy a float tube (V tube?) from the wastes of Norway. Since it is a subject that I know nothing about I need some help. I can get a Fenwick V tube locally for ~$290 is this a reasonable tube? and just for fun what is the price in the states? any answers greatfully received thanks, Ian
Ian, I don’t know about the Fenwick V tube but prices in the States range from about $50.00 for an inexpensive tube to around $400.00 for the so-called "U-boat" style. Generally, a good quality tube with features like an adjustable seat, rod holders, storage, etc. is around $100.00 to $150.00. Products from a company like Orvis are generally more expensive than local companies in America like Cabela’s or Bass Pro Shops.
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs
I’m driving a U shaped tube. I guess the V shaped might cut through the water a little faster, maybe say 0.05 knots. I’d look at the overall package, rather than just the U vs V. I’ve got a Buck’s Bag Mustang that I like a lot. Well made, and though you’ve got a few pounds on me (I would describe myself as "portly"), my elbows stay dry. John Nesselrode Shawnee, KS
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs
At 260#, I would use both.
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U-boats and V-boats are very safe and comfortable, but for large flyfishers like you and I a larger craft is desirable. There is a new tube by Outcast called the "Fat Cat" that should be considered. It is right between the U/V boats and the small pontoon boats in size,performance, and price ($239.00). I personally use a pontoon boat called the "Supercat 60" ($539.00). A more expensive boat but it is the most versatile craft on the market. If you desire more information check out http://www.flyfish.com
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I’m 6′4" and weigh 265 lbs. I’ve been a float tube fisherman for many years. In fact, my wife and I have six float tubes at the present time. My dad (who is as large as I am) and I began working with Pete Ross, owner of the WoodRiver Co. that makes, among other things, "U" boats and, more recently, "V" boats. We tried them all and found them to be a bit on the small side. So…we agreed to be testers for Pete and began working with him on a prototype tube for big anglers. The "Bull Rider" tube was born. It’s an oversized "V" tube that is made for guys that are bigger than the norm. It’s the absolute best float tube I have found…bar none!!! My dad and I have spent many hours fishing in them and have nothing but praise. I’d suggest contacting Pete Ross at Wood River (Chico CA) and talking to him. Tell him that you talked to Barry Brown from Eureka CA about his tubes and that you’d like to buy one for a "big guy". You can’t go wrong and Pete is a great guy to work with. Barry Brown – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs At 260#, I would use both.
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs Thanks for any info supplied !!!!
Barryb.
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs
If I weighed 260 lbs, I would stay away from the donuts 
Pete
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs
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Which is better donut shaped tube or U,V shaped tube also who makes the best tubes ??? and what tube would be good for a person that weighs 260LBs Thanks for any info supplied !!!! Barryb.
Funny how here in the Usenet you can get responses without info. Personally I prefer to be up out of the water and use a pontoon boat. One main benefit is easy in and out and directional speed stability, so a U boat or V boat are good too. Wood River makes a large UBoat that is big enough for that size. I do not know weight ratings on pontoon boats but the advantages with them are higher position for easier casting, warmer comfort up out of the water, and less water resistance and underwater profile for better trolling (offensive to some that people could flyfish without knowing how to cast but hell, it works). Mark Vinsel — http://www.lanminds.com/local/vinnie/gallery.html
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Piragis, the Boundary Waters Catalog people, offer a fishing rod holder that clamps to the gunwale. I’ve used it for spinning and baitcasting rigs and I think it’ll hold a flyrod. You can call them at 1-800-223-6565. They also have a web site: http://www.piragis.com/ – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anyone have any ideas on where to get or how to make fly rod holders for a canoe? — Paul Bunchuk Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
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Anyone have any ideas on where to get or how to make fly rod holders for a canoe? — Paul Bunchuk Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
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With the current thread on the exploding float tube (Float Tube Safety – Near Drowning) I was thinking about the recent thread about the guy who drowned. It appeared that he was stuck in an upside-down float tube. A few have said that they would try to flip their tubes and see if they can get out. Has anybody tried this yet? Jon Porter
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With the current thread on the exploding float tube (Float Tube Safety – Near Drowning) I was thinking about the recent thread about the guy who drowned. It appeared that he was stuck in an upside-down float tube. A few have said that they would try to flip their tubes and see if they can get out. Has anybody tried this yet? Jon Porter
Hi Jon, Several years ago I accidently flipped my tube. Thank god I had two friends right next to me and we were only about six feet from the bank. I don’t think I could have gotten out of the tube by myself. I promptly bought a pontoon boat with a rowing system (Water Otter) and have never been in a float tube since. After getting the Water Otter I purposely turned it over a couple of times to see how difficult it would be to get out of it (again with friends present to help). I was able to free myself rather quickly on both occasions. I’ve never had an unscheduled roll over as it seems to be quite stable. I suppose a roll over is possible if I was not paying attention and ran one of the pontoon up on a rock in faster water. Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (96 catalog)
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A friend of mine heard on NPR that an undergraduate physics student at Reed College has won a national physics prize for best undergraduate paper, and that his subject concerned the physics of flycasting. Does anyone know who the student is, an email address, or how to get a copy of the paper? I would be quite interested in seeing it and hearing from the student. — Jim Comly Dr. James B. Comly (Jim); Physicist, Artificial Intelligence GE Corporate R&D, 1 River Road, Schenectady, NY 12301
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A friend of mine heard on NPR that an undergraduate physics student at Reed College has won a national physics prize for best undergraduate paper, and that his subject concerned the physics of flycasting. Does anyone know who the student is, an email address, or how to get a copy of the paper? I would be quite interested in seeing it and hearing from the student. – Jim Comly Dr. James B. Comly (Jim); Physicist, Artificial Intelligence GE Corporate R&D, 1 River Road, Schenectady, NY 12301
A week or so ago I posted to the flyfishing group details of an article in the American J. Physics on the subject of the physics of flycasting. I think the author was R.J. Adams but I did not keep the details of the reference. If anyone reads both groups they may be able to give the details I posted. Gordon MacPherson Dunn School of Pathology Oxford University
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For those of you who are interested, there are two articles on the subject of flycasting in the American Journal of Physics. The references are: The mechanics of flycasting: The flyline Graig A. Spolek Am. J. Phys. vol. 54, September 1986, pp 832-836 The physics of fly casting John M. Robson Am. J. Phys. vol. 58, March 1990, pp 234-240 Hope you enjoy them ! Eric Allen
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