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Aren't the Pfluegers

Aren't the Pfluegers still great reels for the money?

Not to be confused w

Not to be confused with the British Pheasant Tail Nymph that has an orange thorax.

Western Australia

I Live in Western Australia and i would like to build a bamboo fly rod do you know of anyone who builds them in perth.

Videos on teaching

videos on teaching fly fishing would be helpfull are learning to fly fish i like to see more of these type of videos

Learned a lot

learned alot from this site

Better Living Thru Technology...

G'day Donald...
Being able to see what you are doin' makes a HUMONGOUS difference...
Congratulations on your NEW EYEZ !!!

"T" either your tryi

"T" either your trying to be funny, or you are the most arrogant A-hole there is! If you treat your fishing gear like crap, then you treat everything you own like crap, which means you don't respect the gear, or even the fish, or the people you fish around. Which explains your second comment. You were not born a "professianal' fly fisherman, I'm sure the skills you have you learned from an experienced fly fisherman, which you owe it to the fly fishing "brotherhood" to pass along to us beginners. Guys like you just don't get it!!

Cheers
Cheap Gear Beginner

Very nice job

Very nice job, as usual, by the way. You have a nice mixture of classic and lesser known patterns here and thanks so much for the complete material recipes. I'll certainly be adding a few of these into my fly box.

I am a bit late with this

I am a bit late with this info, having just got back to GFF.
This recipe for the Cardinal is in Bergman's 'Trout'.

It is a typical North American wet fly and very simple to dress.
Bigger hook for salmon,
smaller for trout.

I live in the us and

I live in the us and cannot find some of the materials to tie the fly. Can you give me the name of a shop(s) where you are located so i can purchase the materials required to build the fly.

Thank you

If you are interested

If you are interested, I found someone online who has the brass cheeks seen in the Edson tigers above.

I placed and order, will update if there are any issues.

Well done

Well done.
The Edson Light Tiger is a favorite.

Inspiring article Bo

Inspiring article Bob, as always! This article makes me want to head straight to my vice, and then to the off to the stream. This looks like a beautiful pattern when the water is off colored (or clear for that matter).

Fantastic article

Bob - Fantastic article! If you were to look in my fishing fly box you will see fifteen of the different bucktail patterns you show above. I have had terrific luck fishing these classic over the past few years. I got a big smile when I read your comment about the proportions of the Black Nose Dace (Art Flick) pattern. I remember getting into the same discussion with Chris Del Plato on another forum. I have since tyed and fished the fly with proportions closer to Mr. Flick's originals.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your article and the gorgeous fly. Kudos!

Nice flies!

Nice flies! I have used bucktail for years now, without regrets, however, I find myself substituting coloured polar bear hair in place of the like coloured bucktail. Still legal in Canada, and seems to work better. Just a thought.

The Podcast was very

The Podcast was very interesting and I enjoyed it. The subject was well covered in an easy listening format. I enjoyed your dog and his antics. One of my friends has the same kind of dog and he herds the waves on the beach.
Thanks for a pleasant informative hour.

Herb Honn

What a fish! Amazing

What a fish! Amazing propotions, tail and colour. Can't wait for the easter and may! Congratulation!

I have been trying t

I have been trying to find an email address for Bob Skehan but have had no luck. Can anyone help?

Another nice fly Dav

Another nice fly Dave

tongue-in-cheek (it is isn't it?)

I'm so glad this article is tongue-in-cheek (it is isn't it?) because no one who I know who has fished the local streams and lakes here in Northern Ont for the past decades. would be caught dead with these metrosexual angler trappings. Local fishing culture holds that gear and tackle whores are generally pampered newbies who release a good catch because they have a poached salmon dinner (provided by some real fisherman) waiting at some 5 star lodge dining room. Live to fish, fish to live - look like you mean it or be laughed off the stream by the locals..

Great video, thanks

Great video, thanks again for making it and posting it, love it when clients have such a great time they want to share their experience.

Spot on. Nothing ve

Spot on. Nothing ventured, nothing gained Johan!

Ditto to your method

Ditto to your method Martin. 20 years ago in a junk store I found a large box full of mink, fox, kangaroo and squirrel offcuts. Trial and error led me to cutting 200mm long zonker strips down to 1mm in width with new razor blades. I have been doing it exactly as you say, stretching the pelt in the air, hairside down, and leaving an uncut border at each side for support. No mess and no wastage at all. I still have enough zonker strips to stock a tackle store. Looking forward to the article.

Cheers, Dave Cook

I wrote you a while

I wrote you a while back and commented ow I liked your set up. I have since taken your idea and personalised it for myself. I hope I can post pictures here for you to see. I bought a used office chair with tall sturdy arm rests for $20 and modified it to suit my use. These pics of the desk I built should explain it all. I used some wood I already had on hand. It is about 24 x 12 inches work space. I see I cannot post pictures here. Please advise how I can send you 4 pics I have to share.