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This may be a little off topic but there is a similar technique for salmon. You use a long rod and a single action reel. The reeling in a salmon with such a rig is awesome.  I was thinking of trying the same technique for bass.

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Color makes no difference here as long as the jig (Fly part) is gray with a red head.  :)  We catch a lot of bass on them in the clear lakes here, but we don’t put a bobber on them…. just cast out, let it fall, watch for a line twitch and then set the hook.  If you don’t see a twitch in a few seconds, start reeling it in very slowly twitching the rod tip and pausing to let it fall from time to time. Bassman

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Looks too easy, doesn’t it.(?) I guess the hard part would be finding the fish, and determining the depth. Wonder how much difference color would make? — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org From what I saw, I’ve been set up for the F-N-F for years, I just was doin’ it to catch crappie.  I was sure shocked to see what you guys had been talking about when I saw it in Bassmasters.  I guess I’ll have to give it a try this year and see if anything comes of it.  I know it works for crappie! Bassman Thanks Joe! I think the boat will be just fine… I’ll just have to get some different cool weather apparel, unless the weather hold out like this week has been! I should be set up for the f-n-f after Christmas! — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

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Looks too easy, doesn’t it.(?) I guess the hard part would be finding the fish, and determining the depth. Wonder how much difference color would make? — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – From what I saw, I’ve been set up for the F-N-F for years, I just was doin’ it to catch crappie.  I was sure shocked to see what you guys had been talking about when I saw it in Bassmasters.  I guess I’ll have to give it a try this year and see if anything comes of it.  I know it works for crappie! Bassman Thanks Joe! I think the boat will be just fine… I’ll just have to get some different cool weather apparel, unless the weather hold out like this week has been! I should be set up for the f-n-f after Christmas! — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

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Thats good Jerry,because the local guys in the article say the biggest fish are caught in January.Pack your bags! Maybe we need to schedule a mini classic,I know the BassPro is chompin at the bit! Son! here is the link TennesseeSportsmanMag.com

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Thanks Joe! I think the boat will be just fine… I’ll just have to get some different cool weather apparel, unless the weather hold out like this week has been! I should be set up for the f-n-f after Christmas! — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org

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Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

I was curious about the float n fly setup.  I asked a while back about a rig that simulates fishing a live minnow, and somebody suggested this one. Well, I did an internet search and found this article. http://www.nesportsman.com/articles/article217.shtml I’m sure many of you have already read it, but I found it interesting.  My cousin Jeff is flying in for the holidays for a few days, and he mentioned that he would like to do some fishing while he is here.  I think I’ll do a canoe drift down the colorado, and have set up a rig like this to try. I’ll let you all know if we catch anything.  Probably the weekend after christmas. — Bob La Londe The Security Consultant http://www.diycomponents.com 849 S Ave C Yuma, Az 85364 (928)782-9765 ofc (928)782-7873 fax ROC 103044, C-12 ROC 103047, L-67

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From what I saw, I’ve been set up for the F-N-F for years, I just was doin’ it to catch crappie.  I was sure shocked to see what you guys had been talking about when I saw it in Bassmasters.  I guess I’ll have to give it a try this year and see if anything comes of it.  I know it works for crappie! Bassman

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks Joe! I think the boat will be just fine… I’ll just have to get some different cool weather apparel, unless the weather hold out like this week has been! I should be set up for the f-n-f after Christmas! — Visit Charles at: www.thebasspro.net My new Motto: "Too invested to quit" www.outdoorfrontiers.com www.midtennclassic.org Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

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Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

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Yeah, I just heard that I might be coming that way again in January. — Jerry Barton Be Kind To Your Children, They Get To Pick Your Nursing Home. www.jerrys-world.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey Charles,the January issue of Tennessee Sportsman has a great article on Dale Hollow and the float n fly technique.(dont put that boat away yet) Son!

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I mean to fish the Delaware, and maybe Esopus and Beaverkill if I can find time and space. There are supposed to be decent fly fishing waters in Dutchess Cty., NY and eastern CT. If so, what type of rod, line wgt, and so forth would be a good starting point. In the early season should I stay with smaller flies or bugs? -Ray

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The West Branch is fairly big water.  To cover your bases here I think a good multi-piece 5 wt. in 9 ft. length would cover you.  For flys, match the size of the bugs on the water.  SIZE MATTERS! — Wayne To Fish is Human…To Release Divine!

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Sorry… accidentally copied the NG… Mark

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Sorry… accidentally copied the NG… Mark

That’s okay. It gave those of us who missed it the first time a chance to send a complaint to his ISP — which I did. Mine (AT&T) must have filtered it out, surprisingly enough. Thanks. GB in NC

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I thought I’d tell you all about an interesting but rather expensive vacation spot I found on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  My wife and kids loved it, and I did a lot of backcountry (saltwater estuary) fly fishing while they recreated in other ways. We stayed four days on Palm Island, just off the coast near Englewood, Florida.  There’s a ferry that shuttles you to the island from the mainland.  The Palm Island Resort is carefully controlled and maintained: you walk everywhere, or use golf-cart shuttles.  The island abounds in wildlife: waterfowl, tortoises, armadilloes, dolpins, and lotsa seashells that aren’t picked over, as they are along other Gulf Coast beaches.  Great beaches, swimming pools and grounds. Activities for little kids and teen-agers, especially during holiday/spring break periods.   There are other (less expensive?) condominiums and rental homes on the island, also known as Don Pedro.  You can probably find them on the Internet. I brought my little Water Otter one-man pontoon boat, launched it in the bay in back of the Island (Rum Bay), and had a great time fly-fishing for 16-to-24-inch snook. You can also rent canoes from the resort.  Rum Bay connects with Lemon Bay, which is usually good for redfish and seatrout, but the weather was cool and my results were not good. I guess it’s better in the spring, when temperatures are higher.  I finally nailed a 24-inch redfish my third day there. There’s even better backcountry fishing about 15 minutes south along the mainland, in the Cape Haze Wildlife Refuge.  You might need to hire a guide for you first trip into this maze of tidewater bays and islands. Just a thought for the fly-fishing fanatic who would like to take spouse and kids along.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I thought I’d tell you all about an interesting but rather expensive vacation spot I found on the Gulf Coast of Florida.  My wife and kids loved it, and I did a lot of backcountry (saltwater estuary) fly fishing while they recreated in other ways. We stayed four days on Palm Island, just off the coast near Englewood, Florida.  There’s a ferry that shuttles you to the island from the mainland.  The Palm Island Resort is carefully controlled and maintained: you walk everywhere, or use golf-cart shuttles.  The island abounds in wildlife: waterfowl, tortoises, armadilloes, dolpins, and lotsa seashells that aren’t picked over, as they are along other Gulf Coast beaches.  Great beaches, swimming pools and grounds. Activities for little kids and teen-agers, especially during holiday/spring break periods.

Jeez, another one. Don’t anyone read his full post! Fishing in Florida is none existent, there is nothing in the water but moccasin and gators, fleas flies and mosquitoes. The Goby has more fishable water that Florida. It is a waste of time to come here to fish it is either cold or raining all the time. All these fish stories are bought and paid for by guides.

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Okay, so I won’t post again.   I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post?

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Okay, so I won’t post again. I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post?

Popp was just kidding, Professor. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Yes RW I was kidding, I see by another post the prof saw no humor in my post thus rejecting the idea that I was kidding. I thought my post quite humorous to say the least. I’m really heart broken over that. By the way been gone a bit due to another crash. Guess I need to update this old girl. In the previous crash the shop I took it to just reformatted C drive and lost all my drivers and didn’t know how to reinstall them (had to rewrite the system file to allocate memory for the 7 additional serial ports which I don’t use any more) and didn’t know how to share irq’s. so that eliminated the 7 tray cd changer. This time I lost D and E drives so I guess it’s time to upgrade the MB and add new resources. The only thing I wasn’t able to stuff into the myself (cheaper and better) rather than take it back to the shop so it’ll take longer. If you all don’t hear from me for a while you’ll know. I’ll be back.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Okay, so I won’t post again. I never hired a guide.  Did you read anything about guides in my post? Popp was just kidding, Professor. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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Tyler You have a great rod for the money, I don’t know what happened to your rod but I can say for a fact that you will be well taken care of . BTW Sage makes good rods to but they break to and so do the rest of them and guess what so do cars. Just my .02 worth. Good Luck KW – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thank’s for the help guys.  I sent my rod in to get repaired/replaced the other day.  I hope they replace it.  I guess my real question is if there is a better made rod out there for around the same price.  I paid about $150 for it.  I know Sage makes good rods, but I’ve seen how much they cost. Can’t quite afford them.  Maybe someday. Thanks Again, Tyler FYI Diamondback has an unconditional lifetime warranty KW I think Diamondback has a replacement guarantee. Take it back to the dealer or call Diamondback yourself. Use the number on your warranty registration card. Fixing graphite rods doesn’t work well because of the brittleness of the material. There can be micro-cracks in the rod distant from the break. If diamondback doesn’t replace the rod with a new one, then buy a rod from a company that has a good guarantee next time. Slammed my 8 year old sage into the liftgate on my Explorer….replaced. The tip on my friends Sage was broken by the guide he hired….replaced. Another friend lent his custom Sage to a friend and the friend broke the tip off…Sage sent him a new blank. You spend too much money on these fragile things not to have a replacement guarantee. Steve Yes,  most common cause of that is the ferrule has worked loose.  I once caught 15 fish and had the rod explode on a cast when that happened. The good news,  there is a good chance Diamondback will work with you on replacing it. There is a chance that the ferrule is done incorrectly.  If that is the case Diamondback will probably give you a new rod.  Call them. Alright, I just bought a new setup a couple of weeks ago.  An Orvis 5/6 Rocky Mountain reel with a 9′ 6wt. Diamondback 3 piece rod.  The reel is great, but the middle section of the rod snapped right at the top ferrule while I was casting.  It was only my second time out with it.  Has anyone else had this problem with these rods, or is it just my bad luck? Tyler Share what you know. Learn what you don’t.

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An Orvis 5/6 Rocky Mountain reel with a 9′ 6wt. Diamondback 3 piece rod.  The reel is great, but the middle section of the rod snapped right at the top ferrule while I was casting.  It was only my second time out with it.  Has anyone else had this problem with these rods, or is it just my bad luck?

Not your bad luck, I’ve had two Diamondbacks, both snapped at the ferrulles during normal casting. While they are guaranteed, it is a major PITA. Wayne Knight (remove nospam to respond via mail) Expert in the creation of  wind knots and tailing loops.

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An Orvis 5/6 Rocky Mountain reel with a 9′ 6wt. Diamondback 3 piece rod.  The reel is great, but the middle section of the rod snapped right at the top ferrule while I was casting.  It was only my second time out with it.  Has anyone else had this problem with these rods, or is it just my bad luck? Not your bad luck, I’ve had two Diamondbacks, both snapped at the ferrulles during normal casting. While they are guaranteed, it is a major PITA.

I don’t know so I will have to ask this question.  IF your Diamondback doesn’t have a guide RIGHT AT THE BASE of that ferrule station, the fulcrum point is missing which absorbs the shear forces, thus stopping ferrules from snapping off at the base.  Another thing that is important Wayne is properly placed guides at the base of ferrules (both sides) remove a tremendous amount of male/female ferrule wear.  Therefore, IF there are no GUIDES at the base of the butt section immediately below the ferrule, that may very well be the reason these Diamondbacks are breaking at the point. Just another bastardly comment and suggestion. — Mr. G.   http://www.gink.com/chat   "Flyfisherman’s Camp Fires Burning" Fly Fishing’s Talking Camp Site http://www.gink.com  

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HI, has anyone built a whitewater dory from plans.  I have found some Mckenzie Drift boat plans, and these seam very similat to what I want. Any help appreciated. Steve Gubser Johnson City, TN

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There are a number of suppliers for your project. Check out a fly fishing magazine in the classified.  Don Hill  in Springfield Oregon  puts out plan, partial kit, and full kit.  (www.driftboats.com)  or Driftboat plans from Montana, www.montana-riverboats.com/boats/index.html,  Tracy Obrian at www.calacess.com/tracy/boatpage.htm or Greg Tatman Wooden boats  at www.gregboats.com .  Also John’s  page if useful, www.cyber-dyne.com/jkohnen/nautical.html  Have fun.  I’m currently working on a highsided 18′  for GrandCanyon and Salmon/Snake waters.

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(Steve Westre) writes: I decided that I would start fresh this year and go with only Rio tippet. Bought Rio leaders and tippet and then discovered that I bought a bunch of Orvis leaders last year.  Does anyone know if the two are compatible? From past experience I know that there is no strength if you have certain mixes.  Seems one cuts the other.  Steve Steve, The problem is joining theco-polymers to older type softer monofilaments.  

The co-polymers (Orvis,Rio, Umpqua, Climax, etc.) are harder materials and can cut through thesofter regular mono such as Maxima, Ande, etc. (trim)… Dan: I’ve been using a combination of Maxima for butt section and Umpqua for tippet for several years now with no apparent problem.  The stiffness of Maxima is offset nicely by the Umpqua, and the combination makes for a great leader.  So far, I haven’t had one saw through the other. John

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I decided that I would start fresh this year and go with only Rio tippet. Bought Rio leaders and tippet and then discovered that I bought a bunch of Orvis leaders last year.  Does anyone know if the two are compatible? From past experience I know that there is no strength if you have certain mixes.  Seems one cuts the other.  Steve Steve Westre Denton, MD

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(Steve Westre) writes: I decided that I would start fresh this year and go with only Rio tippet. Bought Rio leaders and tippet and then discovered that I bought a bunch of Orvis leaders last year.  Does anyone know if the two are compatible? From past experience I know that there is no strength if you have certain mixes.  Seems one cuts the other.  Steve

Steve, Both are co-polymers and should be compatible, but for the surest connection, use all of one or the other.  The problem is joining the co-polymers to older type softer monofilaments.  The co-polymers (Orvis, Rio, Umpqua, Climax, etc.) are harder materials and can cut through the softer regular mono such as Maxima, Ande, etc. You should be able to use up your current supply with no trouble, but would probably be a good idea to replace it as you use it up with either entirely one or the other.                                                                 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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I will be taking a two week trip to the yukon canoeing down the Yukon river this summer and would like to know if anyone has done this before. I would like to fish for grayling, artic char etc and would appreciate hearing from anyone what flies & methods i should use. If anyone has done this trip fishing or not, please drop me a line

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My Name: My, this reminds me of an incident that I wittnessed while I was stationed at Galena Air Force Station in 1963/64.  Galena is located on the banks of the Yukon river in central Alaska. I and some friends were drinking beer and cooking hamburgers/hotdogs one afternoon when we spied a canoe pulling up to shore where we were. As soon as the canoe was pulled up on shore the two occupants split at a trot in different directions without saying a word to us or each other. We got a good laugh out of this and continued eating and drinking. The next day I talked with one of the canoeists and he said that they had seen so much of each other and hardly no one else that they were ready to pitch in and fight each other and had been at each other’s throat for a while.  I guess they finally settled their differences as they left a day or two later in the canoe and together. The feude undoubtly arose out of the ever present bowman/sternman dispute. The bowman can’t pick a route and the sternman can’t steer. So don’t ( as they say in the Eastern Shore of Delaware ) "fall into a fight" with your partner. Richard Warren Raleigh, NC

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I was in Indonesia and Thailand two years ago but didn’t bring my rod. Going back for my honeymoon…any advice?   I did lots of snorkeling but looking for recommendations…flies, places. Will trade for good fishing stories and east coast goodies. Dan Foster Dan Foster

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I was in Indonesia and Thailand two years ago but didn’t bring my rod. Going back for my honeymoon…any advice?  

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If your going to fish Crowley in a tube, it would be criminal not to fish the Green Banks area.  Although at times it seems that you could walk bank to bank on the ‘tubers without getting you feet wet, this is a hot area of the lake.  Since the access roads are all unmaked dirt roads, you need to get directions from one of the local sproting goods stores.  I can get there but I can’t tell you how to get there. I have fished this area effectively using a sink tip line with an olive damsel fly nymph and olive woolybuggers in late June and July.  A word of warning, when the wind kicks up get off the lake.  It can be brutal. Good Luck, Dctr Trout

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Where is Crowley Lake?

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Where is Crowley Lake?

Crowley Lake is in Mono County, California. It is about a ten minute drive from the Mammoth Lakes Resort area. If you find Reno, Nevada on the map, follow Hwy 395 South-East approximately 180 miles.

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Have you tried Tim Alper’s lunker pond yet?  His designer Rainbow’s are big.

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I am looking for some advice on fishing Crowley Lake from a float tube.   I have fished the surrounding area (Hot Creek, Mammoth Lakes, Rush Creek, etc.), but I have always hesitated to fish Crowley because I hear you need a float tube to fish it right.  Well, now I have the tube and would love to get some tips on catching the Browns and Rainbows that everyone rants and raves about. I am planning trips in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.  I know the Olive Matuka is a famous Crowley fly, but maybe there are others???  Also, I will be looking the ‘tote the tube’ to any promising lakes within a day hike. Thanks in advance for any help, Matt Riley

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I am looking for some advice on fishing Crowley Lake from a float tube…

I have tried tubing Crowley near the marina and also off of Benton Crossing Road.  Haven’t hooked any of the big trout but was pretty amazed at the thick soup of hatching bugs – no wonder the trout grow. One trip we hit into a school of Sacramento Perch.  Locals said they were the best eating fish of all; we were camping so we kept quite a few (no limit) and filleted them and fried them up in a beer/bisquick batter and I wholeheartedly agree. Delicious! Before we cooked them a trout purist friend of a friend was pouting because we hadn’t caught trout, said he didn’t want any, then later, OK well lemme try a little bit, then another and he ended up eating about ten of them himself. There are lots of other lakes worth tubing, up any of the roads that go west from 395 in the Bishop area.  Last year a writer to this list caught 6 and 10 lb. brown trout on dry flies at North lake. I think especially with all the water, this year should be good for the east side sierra lakes. I like this area as much for the scenery, and when the mountains still have snow on the it is best. mark Vinsel Visit my gallery: http://www.lanminds.com/local/vinnie/gallery.HTML

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