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I am wondering what type of experiences people have had fishing smallmouth in the Quetico in early September.  We have a group who has gone on several spring trips thinking about a fall trip.  Several of us are fly fishermen, so in particular, I’m wondering if the fish use shallow areas this time of year or if they begin to go deep. Thanks Peter Jonas Iron Mountain, MI

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I am wondering what type of experiences people have had fishing smallmouth in the Quetico in early September.  We have a group who has gone on several spring trips thinking about a fall trip.  Several of us are fly fishermen, so in particular, I’m wondering if the fish use shallow areas this time of year or if they begin to go deep.

        They are still deep in early Sept. Don’t forget they don’t care about the air temp., they care about the water temp. And by the end of Aug. the water is as warm there as it gets. Mornings and evenings might still be okay though. But otherwise think late Sept., early Oct. tgb

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I’m wondering if the fish use shallow areas this time of year or if they begin to go deep.

We went in last September (early) into the northern part of the park and did fairly well on smallmouth catching quite a few in the 17-19" class.  Most of them were shallow to about 8′

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WELL DONE I LAUGHED ALL WAY THROUGH IT

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Have I’ve got a good one for you! I traveled to British Columbia the last week of August to visit family up in Mackenzie. My new brother-in-law (affectionately known as Phlem) is a real die-hard fly fisherman. Me – a die hard bass fisherman (picture a bass boat, 150hp, 10 rods, 400 crankbaits, 500 jigs, 4000 pieces of rubber, and 5 more tackle boxes; all hurtling insanely down the lake at 60+ mph). Anyway, he convinced me that I should try my hand at fly fishing for the first time. So I borrowed my brother

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Get a jump on the Tarpon season in the Sportfishing Capital of The World.  Tarpon are moving in.  Fishing Charter Packages Available. Plan your next destination to Islamorada,  Flyfishing for Tarpon is going to be at it’s best.  Don’t miss out on the fun and adventure with the Silver King. Hope to see you on the flats!

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Get a jump on the Tarpon season in the Sportfishing Capital of The World.  Tarpon are moving in.  Fishing Charter Packages Available. Plan your next destination to Islamorada,  Flyfishing for Tarpon is going to be at it’s best.  Don’t miss out on the fun and adventure with the Silver King. Hope to see you on the flats!

And make sure you tie all those Tarpon Busting Knots with Gehrke’s KNOT-PERFECT if you want to be knot perfect.  There is no other way. Will allow you to tie the most perfect knots in your life.  No fisherman should be without this new invention. Trust me. Mr. G.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie. …but give me the strength to lie anyway. TimW Yeah, ’cause if you don’t someone else will do it for you.  A few year back I landed a beautiful "27 inch" rainbow.  I felt like it was 25 in. but my fishing partner was convinced it was 27.  So everone in town heard about my "27 in." fish.  There’s even a plack on the wall of the Sisters Fly Shop with my name and the data on the fish.  Arrgh!  Oh well….

Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway.   TimW

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Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway.

Reminds me of one: "Fishing is a delusion completely surrounded by liars in old clothes"–Don Marquis

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Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway. Reminds me of one: "Fishing is a delusion completely surrounded by liars in old clothes"–Don Marquis

Howabout, "All fishermen are liars, except you and me….. And, I’m not too sure about you." Charley

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie. …but give me the strength to lie anyway. TimW Yeah, ’cause if you don’t someone else will do it for you.  A few year back I landed a beautiful "27 inch" rainbow.  I felt like it was 25 in. but my fishing partner was convinced it was 27.  So everone in town heard Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway.   TimW

Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us. Burton

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Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway. Reminds me of one: "Fishing is a delusion completely surrounded by liars in old clothes"–Don Marquis

That’s pretty good!  I like my "state of delusion"! -Burton

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie. …but give me the strength to lie anyway. TimW Yeah, ’cause if you don’t someone else will do it for you.  A few year back I landed a beautiful "27 inch" rainbow.  I felt like it was 25 in. but my fishing partner was convinced it was 27.  So everone in town heard Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway. TimW Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us.

Well then post ‘em in alt.binaries.pictures.fishin !!!!! Course, you coulda used that ’stretch’ tool in PhotoShop !!! Hell, I have a picture of a fur-bearing trout on the wall.   Therefore they must exist, right… TimW

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  Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the fish was 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway.   TimW Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us. Burton

The voyuer in me wants to see it on alt.binaries.pictures.fishning but my ISP is slow on the switch so I’ll have to use my imagination! Mike

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Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us. Well then post ‘em in alt.binaries.pictures.fishin !!!!! Course, you coulda used that ’stretch’ tool in PhotoShop !!! Hell, I have a picture of a fur-bearing trout on the wall.   Therefore they must exist, right… TimW

Sure, sure!  Sort of like a jackalope, huh! Burton

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Burton, go ahead and lie man.  You’re an angler.  If you told me the 27, I’d (being an angler) adjust it down anyway, I’d probably assume that by "27 inch rainbow" you really mean "12 inch whitefish", anyway.   TimW Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us. Burton The voyuer in me wants to see it on alt.binaries.pictures.fishning but my ISP is slow on the switch so I’ll have to use my imagination! Mike

Hi Mike, Just to help your imagination, she had more dark spots on her olive back than I have ever seen on a fish before.  And the bright band of scarlet running down her side must have been an inch and half wide.  Her gill plates bright scarlet all over and even the pectoral and anal fins were red.  A great example of spawning colors.  The fish took a #14 tan-olive scud.  When I saw that yaw as she took the fly, I thought I was going to faint. -Burton

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You know, the apron-ruler on my JW tube begins with a ‘1′ on the very first mark.  I don’t even need to lie, usually. Dave

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – The voyuer in me wants to see it on alt.binaries.pictures.fishning but my ISP is slow on the switch so I’ll have to use my imagination! Mike Hi Mike, Just to help your imagination, she had more dark spots on her olive back than I have ever seen on a fish before.  And the bright band of scarlet running down her side must have been an inch and half wide.  Her gill plates bright scarlet all over and even the pectoral and anal fins were red.  A great example of spawning colors.  The fish took a #14 tan-olive scud.  When I saw that yaw as she took the fly, I thought I was going to faint. -Burton

Hell, I almost fainted when you got to the pectoral and anal fins.  WHEW, gotta get out more.   Thanks for the cheap thrill!  : Mike

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Fortunately I have a couple of nice photos of the two of us. Well then post ‘em in alt.binaries.pictures.fishin !!!!! Course, you coulda used that ’stretch’ tool in PhotoShop !!! Hell, I have a picture of a fur-bearing trout on the wall. Therefore they must exist, right… TimW Sure, sure!  Sort of like a jackalope, huh!

I’ve got one of those on the wall too.   Nice 6 point buck. TimW

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You know, the apron-ruler on my JW tube begins with a ‘1′ on the very first mark.  I don’t even need to lie, usually.

Oh…, that’s really good!  An automatic liar built in.  I had better go check my Buck’s Bag.  ;-) -Burton

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====== Sure, sure!  Sort of like a jackalope, huh! I’ve got one of those on the wall too.   TimW

Whoa, you are too cool dude!! -Burton

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Howabout, "All fishermen are liars, except you and me….. And, I’m not too sure about you."

Or one of my recent favorites (paraphrasing at this point), "The only doubt cast upon the miracles of Jesus is that they were all witnessed by fishermen." I don’t know why, but that really cracks me up… "I swear to you, it was wine, man. I was there!!!" Ross Wilson (no email at the moment)

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Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie.

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Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie.

Hi Great though! — Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT (97 catalog) http://www.flyshop.com/Expo/Specialty/BTsPdcts/index.html

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Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie.

I’ve long supported catch & release management of our fisheries. Most of the fish I catch are simply too heavy to carry anyway.                                                        __ john quill taylor                                     / / writer at large                                      / /   Hewlett-Packard, Storage Systems Division    __     /_/ / Boise, Idaho U.S.A.                         /_/  __ _ Telephone: (208) 396-2328 (MST = GMT – 7)     /  \  / Snail Mail: Hewlett-Packard                    / \             11413 Chinden Blvd                 \             Boise, Idaho 83714                   _/             Mailstop 852                            _/                                                   _/       "When in doubt, do as doubters do." – jqt –                   china, haiti, rwanda, cuba, bosnia, … we have a list,              where is our schindler?

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Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie.

…but give me the strength to lie anyway. TimW

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God, don’t let me fuck up. (yours truly, when playing a 20" brown in the Firehole last July.) -AR

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Lord, suffer me to catch a fish so big that even I, in the telling of it, will not be able to lie. …but give me the strength to lie anyway. TimW

Yeah, ’cause if you don’t someone else will do it for you.  A few year back I landed a beautiful "27 inch" rainbow.  I felt like it was 25 in. but my fishing partner was convinced it was 27.  So everone in town heard about my "27 in." fish.  There’s even a plack on the wall of the Sisters Fly Shop with my name and the data on the fish.  Arrgh!  Oh well…. -Burton

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Has anyone had any experience using horse hair, (mane in particular), in fly tying.  Any input would be appreciated. Tight line!

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writes: Has anyone had any experience using horse hair, (mane in particular), in fly tying.  Any input would be appreciated. Tight line!

Yes, both horse mane and horse tail.  Back in the 70’s took a one day class at a local JC in Oregon.  Older fellow who taught the 3 hour session had a collection of various materials in coffee cans and tin cracker boxes.  Part of his selection was horesehair dyed in various colors.  We tied up some caddis using some dyed green horse hair tied on and then wrapped like floss for one of the flies and then twisted to give a segmented body on another one.  It was actually pretty easy to handle. Need to be a little careful when twisting the horsehair as it goes from "twisted nicely" to "broken by twisting too much" very quickly.  Evidently it used to be easily available.  I haven’t seen any since that one time.                                  Good Luck,                                      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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Has anyone had any experience using horse hair, (mane in particular), in fly tying.  Any input would be appreciated.

tying some Mr. Ed Beadheads ? TimW

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Has anyone had any experience using horse hair, (mane in particular), in fly tying.  Any input would be appreciated.

Horsehair bodies (over painted hook shanks) were the basis of J.W. Dunne’s theory of imitation (approx. 1920) and remained in use in Britain for some time (cf. Robert Hartman, About Fishing, 1935) — |  Donald Phillipson, 4180 Boundary Road, Carlsbad Springs,  | |        Ontario, Canada, K0A 1K0, tel. 613 822 0734         |

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if someone could provide me with information on LL Bean’s LL Saltwater Rods.  For instance: 1.      Who makes the blanks. 2.      To which models made by their competitors is the action most comparable. 3.      How well do they hold up (i.e., do they tend to break when fighting fish). 4.      Would they be suitable for steelhead fishing? I am considering getting a 9 wt.  Any advice would be much appreciated.

I don’t know anything about the LLBean rod but I suspect they are not making it themselves. I can however give a glowing recommendation to G Loomis IM6 9wght 9′.   Its great!  Has good feel and balance.  I do alot of steelhead fishing in the northshore of Lake Superior and the lakes south shore along wisconsin.  I have never lost a fish because of that rod and have had a lot of fun with it.   Good luck! Lee Clore "I once caught a brook trout smaller than the mosquitoe that was chewing the shit out of my arm"                 Quote from unnamed flyfisherman in Whitewater St Park, MN

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I was wondering if someone could provide me with information on LL Bean’s LL Saltwater Rods.  For instance: 1.      Who makes the blanks. 2.      To which models made by their competitors is the action most comparable. 3.      How well do they hold up (i.e., do they tend to break when fighting fish). 4.      Would they be suitable for steelhead fishing? I am considering getting a 9 wt.  Any advice would be much appreciated.

A few issues back one of the saltwater flyfishing mags did an article called "9 Weight Shootout" or something to that effect. Virtually all the better known manufacturers submitted rods to be evaluated. The rods were tested with several different lines. It was similar to tests in ski magazines, and I thought it was well done. Anyway, the L.L.Bean rod was rated as one of the top 1 or 2 rods. I don’t remember if it was in "Fly Fishing In Salt Waters" or in "Saltwater Fly Fishing", but I’d recommend you check it out. I’ll see if I can locate it tonite.                                                         jc

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I can however give a glowing recommendation to G Loomis IM6 9wght 9′.   Its great!  Has good feel and balance.  I do alot of steelhead fishing in the northshore of Lake Superior and the lakes south shore along wisconsin.  I have never lost a fish because of that rod and have had a lot of fun with it.   Good luck! Lee Clore

Lee, I saw your post about fishing Superior along the Wisconsin border.  I’ve been invited to fish the Bruel the 2nd week of Oct.  Any info you can give me regarding the conditions I could expect would be appreciated. Also, what kind of rig do you use.  I’ve had the "chuck & Duck" system described to me (i.e.. little or no fly line), but would be interested in your opinions on the matter. Thanks Rick Padgett

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i have a 11 weight rod, action is a little stiff, casts well in windy conditions, ive caught stripped bass in the 30-35 inch range without any difficultly

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(MaineTrip) writes: ive caught stripped bass in the 30-35 inch range without any difficultly

Bummer, if I’m catching fish that large I’d be disappointed if they didn’t give me some difficulty.        Jim

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I was wondering if someone could provide me with information on LL Bean’s LL Saltwater Rods.  For instance: 1.      Who makes the blanks. 2.      To which models made by their competitors is the action most comparable. 3.      How well do they hold up (i.e., do they tend to break when fighting fish). 4.      Would they be suitable for steelhead fishing? I am considering getting a 9 wt.  Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Limited to 12 students, we’ll have six guides, you’ll work with three. Covering everything from equipment (both spin and fly) to fly tying, reading water, proper presentation etc. Evening seminars after fishing, all equipment, meals, deluxe accommodations right on the river’s edge. $350./person Nov. 18, 19, and 20 E-mail for specifics — Bill Fling                     Tel. (315) 298-3044 SALMON RIVER ANGLERS LODGE     FAX  (315) 298-2619 P.O. Box 353                   Rt. 13, Rome Road Pulaski, NY 13142-0353   ‘SALMON RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO SPORTFISHING REPORTS’             ‘http://www.salmon-river.com’

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We’re putting together a Steelhead school to be held November 18-20 here on the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY Price includes upscale lodging, all meals, guides, equipment and related materials. Limited to 12 students. Will cover all aspects of steelhead fishing using both fly and spin tackle techniques. e-mail for details. Bill Fling Reg. ME Master Guide Lic. NYS Guide — Bill Fling                     Tel. (315) 298-3044 SALMON RIVER ANGLERS LODGE     FAX  (315) 298-2619 P.O. Box 353                   Rt. 13, Rome Road Pulaski, NY 13142-0353   ‘SALMON RIVER/LAKE ONTARIO SPORTFISHING REPORTS’             ‘http://www.salmon-river.com’

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Will be in Hilton Head, SC next week to give a couple of talks.  Have some free time.  Any saltwater or brackish water FF to be had in the area?  Guides or tackle shops?  Thanks. J. Rice

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david murray in beaufort, south carolina is the best guide i have ever fished with his # is 803-525-6820 tell him monty in nashville sent you, he’s a great guy and will put you on redfish. Monty Powell

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david murray in beaufort, south carolina is the best guide i have ever fished with his # is 803-525-6820 tell him monty in nashville sent you, he’s a great guy and will put you on redfish. Monty Powell

I agree!! Steve Rosenblum Ann Arbor

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Has anyone ever tried this? It occurred to me while watching Charlie West’s fly fishing show on the Outdoor Life Channel. They had such good photos of aquatic insects or their aquatic forms, I wondered how they were obtained. It occurred to me that it might be possible to collect a few nymphs from a local stream and "grow" them in a home aquarium. I could even design an aquarium in a devil’s food, cake-pan shape to allow some sort of stream flow imitation in case they need moving water. Any ideas? In a regular aquarium, the normal inhabitants wouldn’t even have to be evicted if I were to use caddis nymphs. No tetra in it’s right mind would attack something that size that is also covered in gravel Maybe I could thin out the fish population in the tank with dragonfly larvae. Fun to watch and I would have a biological model for fly tying! This could become an interesting thread! Thanks, David Buschhorn

Hi David-    We’ve been raising aquatic insects for over 15 years. Let me know exactly what kind of bugs you want to grow and hatch and I’m sure we can help you out.    -Ralph —

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Has anyone ever tried this?

. . . Thanks, David Buschhorn

David, I know of at least two reference books on hatches in which the authors report having raised mayflies, stoneflies, and caddis in an aquarium. In both "Hatches II" by Caucci & Nastasi and "Western Hatches" by Hafele & Hughes the authors make several references to raising and observing mayflies in their home aquariums. I think there may be some pointers included on how to actually raise aquatic insects in an aquarium yourself, so I’d highly recommend these two sources as a starting point. Regards, Fred

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David. Growing your own nymphs is a piece of cake. Clean water, a sandy or silt bottom to the tank, aeration, and some plant life from where you collected your nymphs are really all that is required. Your nymphs will feed off the plants or detritus, and you’ll even see the nymphs grazing from any algae that grows on the side of the tank. I’ve reared many species here in England. The principals would be the same where you are. Best of all is the ability to watch nymphs hatch just inches away from your face. So too is the feature of watching the sub imago change to imago. Caddisfly larvae and dragonfly larvae will eat anything else in your tank so be careful which species you stock with. If you are into photography you’ll also get great shots of the emerging nymphs and the various stages of adult fly life. You might find also that this side of your hobby will be as enjoyable as actually fishing. Good Luck. Dave. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Has anyone ever tried this? It occurred to me while watching Charlie West’s fly fishing show on the Outdoor Life Channel. They had such good photos of aquatic insects or their aquatic forms, I wondered how they were obtained. It occurred to me that it might be possible to collect a few nymphs from a local stream and "grow" them in a home aquarium. I could even design an aquarium in a devil’s food, cake-pan shape to allow some sort of stream flow imitation in case they need moving water. Any ideas? In a regular aquarium, the normal inhabitants wouldn’t even have to be evicted if I were to use caddis nymphs. No tetra in it’s right mind would attack something that size that is also covered in gravel Maybe I could thin out the fish population in the tank with dragonfly larvae. Fun to watch and I would have a biological model for fly tying! This could become an interesting thread! Thanks, David Buschhorn

– dave tait

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Has anyone ever tried this? It occurred to me while watching Charlie West’s fly fishing show on the Outdoor Life Channel. They had such good photos of aquatic insects or their aquatic forms, I wondered how they were obtained. It occurred to me that it might be possible to collect a few nymphs from a local stream and "grow" them in a home aquarium. I could even design an aquarium in a devil’s food, cake-pan shape to allow some sort of stream flow imitation in case they need moving water. Any ideas? In a regular aquarium, the normal inhabitants wouldn’t even have to be evicted if I were to use caddis nymphs. No tetra in it’s right mind would attack something that size that is also covered in gravel Maybe I could thin out the fish population in the tank with dragonfly larvae. Fun to watch and I would have a biological model for fly tying! This could become an interesting thread! Thanks, David Buschhorn

David, Grow enough of them and you can create your own hatches! Seriously, Swisher and Richard’s book:  "Selective Trout" goes into detail on this subject.  It’s a great book. Jack

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Has anyone ever tried this? It occurred to me while watching Charlie West’s fly fishing show on the Outdoor Life Channel.

<snip It occurred to me that it might be possible to collect a few nymphs from a local stream and "grow" them in a home aquarium. <snip Any ideas?

<snip  Fun to watch and I would have a biological model for This could become an interesting thread! Thanks, David Buschhorn

Greetings, David, yes, this might get interesting.  I can’t help you much, however, I would suggest you cross-post this to the news groups:                                    sci.bio.fisheries or possibly the group:             sci. aquaria                 Someone in these groups should have some valuable information for you in this regard.  _Good luck on your project, and keep us informed on its progress!_ Cheers, and tight lines -Mark

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Has anyone ever tried this? It occurred to me while watching Charlie West’s fly fishing show on the Outdoor Life Channel. They had such good photos of aquatic insects or their aquatic forms, I wondered how they were obtained. It occurred to me that it might be possible to collect a few nymphs from a local stream and "grow" them in a home aquarium. I could even design an aquarium in a devil’s food, cake-pan shape to allow some sort of stream flow imitation in case they need moving water. Any ideas? In a regular aquarium, the normal inhabitants wouldn’t even have to be evicted if I were to use caddis nymphs. No tetra in it’s right mind would attack something that size that is also covered in gravel Maybe I could thin out the fish population in the tank with dragonfly larvae. Fun to watch and I would have a biological model for fly tying! This could become an interesting thread! Thanks, David Buschhorn

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Actually, if you were to buy the materials included in Van’s kit at usual small quantity prices such as a homebuilder is faced with, you would probably spend quite a bit MORE for the raw materials included in the kit than the kit price.  I do not personally know Van, but I know quite a few RV builders and have inspected their projects in my capacity a a Technical Counselor for EAA Chapter 277.  It is apparent from looking at the materials he provides that he is charging a fair and reasonable profit, based primarily on the discounts he obtains by making large quantity purchases.  His kit is well done, very complete, and very professional.  There are some funny items that are not included, but they are minor, if necessary. John – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am a military, airline-pilot.-wannabe and looking for something to spend my money on However, the need for speed tells me to look for something that goes fast and high, holds  2 people and a little luggage (fishing eqp. and camping gear) I’d prefer to go from scratch, since it would enable me to shop locally in Denmark,  but a cheap kit (sub kits) might do. Any suggestions? RV-6? Eze’s? Please E-mail……. OK- I’m biased but you can’t beat the RV’s for value for money or all-around performance! – I’m biased since i’m building one. Aluminum doesn’t need respirators or temperature control !! Re- "from scratch" How much is your time worth? – Van’s kits are not much more than materials costs anyway – O.K. I understand you have some additional shipping expenses to Denmark but……. For info – there are a few RV’s being built in Denmark – 1 RV4 flying I believe and 2 under construction,  + 5 or 6 RV6’s.. Try Luis Madsen in Copenhagen, He is nearly done building an RV and he is on the net at Regards and good luck

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I am a military, airline-pilot.-wannabe and looking for something to spend my money on However, the need for speed tells me to look for something that goes fast and high, holds  2 people and a little luggage (fishing eqp. and camping gear) I’d prefer to go from scratch, since it would enable me to shop locally in Denmark,  but a cheap kit (sub kits) might do. Any suggestions? RV-6? Eze’s? Please E-mail…….

OK- I’m biased but you can’t beat the RV’s for value for money or all-around performance! – I’m biased since i’m building one. Aluminum doesn’t need respirators or temperature control !! Re- "from scratch" How much is your time worth? – Van’s kits are not much more than materials costs anyway – O.K. I understand you have some additional shipping expenses to Denmark but……. For info – there are a few RV’s being built in Denmark – 1 RV4 flying I believe and 2 under construction,  + 5 or 6 RV6’s.. Try Luis Madsen in Copenhagen, He is nearly done building an RV and he is on the net at Regards and good luck

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I am a military, airline-pilot.-wannabe and looking for something to spend my money on I have always dreamt of building and owning my own aircraft (my first project was as a 6 year old with a cardboard box and sticks for wings –rats…..it didn’t fly) However, the need for speed tells me to look for something that goes fast and high, holds  2 people and a little luggage (fishing eqp. and camping gear) I’d prefer to go from scratch, since it would enable me to shop locally in Denmark,  but a cheap kit (sub kits) might do. Any suggestions? RV-6? Eze’s? Please E-mail…….

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I am a military, airline-pilot.-wannabe and looking for something to spend my money on I have always dreamt of building and owning my own aircraft (my first project was as a 6 year old with a cardboard box and sticks for wings –rats…..it didn’t fly) However, the need for speed tells me to look for something that goes fast and high, holds  2 people and a little luggage (fishing eqp. and camping gear) I’d prefer to go from scratch, since it would enable me to shop locally in Denmark,  but a cheap kit (sub kits) might do. Any suggestions? RV-6? Eze’s? Please E-mail…….

You might want to take a look at the E-Racer.  It is an Ez type airplane for which plans and builder support is available.  You can build it from scratch or buy pre-fabbed components. A group of E-Racer builders and wannabes can be found on "The E-Racer Hangar" web page.  The URL is: http://www.he.net/~eracer Take a look and let me know what you think.  Be sure and sign the guest book while you are there. Rick Pellicciotti | Building E-Racer Mk. I, Chevy V6 N128ER              | | Visit "The E-Racer Hangar" http://www.he.net/~eracer |

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