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Comment to Ancient Chattan tied by Larry Leight

Hey Kevin thanks nice to hear from you hows everything up there in Chenango County.

That looks like a re

That looks like a renegade (double) pattern that I pulled out of archives to catch a whack of rainbow at one of our local lakes here in Digby Nova-Scotia. Taken alot of trout on the renegade. Looks good I'll tie some and try them in various sizes. Later Chuck.

I commend you on get

I commend you on getting the younger generation into fly fishing or any type of fishing period . this is a great site . the only worry i have in watching this video is i did not see any boating safety as in wearing life vests . in the one picture of a child wearing chest waders in a boat without a life vest really bothered me . waders filled up with water is extremely deathly . i hope you change your policy in safety first on you agenda . other then this i enjoyed your video very much .

bonne article, belle

bonne article, belle pèche, tu as vraiment un bo terrain de jeux

Comment to Ancient Chattan tied by Larry Leight

Very nice fly Larry.

We don't sell flies

Paul,

We don't sell it, but Pedro who tied it and wrote the article does. Look at his author page for contact info.

Martin

Do you sell flies ?

Do you sell flies ? I don't see any prices

Wow, totally blown a

Wow, totally blown away by the wet look, incredible realism, wheres the cocktail sauce? Definitely going to toss that at the searun browns, and salters ( searun brookies) this coming fall, in an olive or light olive it is a mirror image of the wee grass shrimp found on most New England flats, the striped bass will at times feed on them and nothing else for weeks it seems. Thank you for another incredible pattern. GFF rocks as always,sharp hooks,tight lines.

great idea. just st

great idea. just starting to tie flys and have been reading and trying different tips i read. it is amazing how hard you can make a project when if you just sit back and think about it you can see all kinds of options. thanks for the tips and hope to see more.

Comment to Gary Tanner

I loved the picture of the really relaxed guy in the photo. Would like to take him fishing. An old friend from Pa. Gary Magee

16 min of speech ov

16 min of speech over fishing large dry flies? Wohhh, please!!! Of philosophies about fly fishing all of us got tired!!!

Great post

Great post. I like the pattern; the best take away is the proportion information - short arms, long body. We have (cutthroat) trout eating squid here in the Puget Sound. I believe the squid (and the trout) are smaller than yours, but great fishing on light weight rods..

This fly bears a str

This fly bears a striking resemblance to a pattern in Tony Lolli's go to flies, named Clints emerger the differences are minimal, but the flies ability to absolutely slay LL salmon in early spring when lil BWO are coming off the water, or when midges are clustered up is undeniable.

My tying skills are

My tying skills are so mediocre my muddlers have and always will be shaggy Gapenesque type monstrosities, that although not a whole lot to look at, LL salmon and Brook trout dont seem to mind here in the streamer capitol of the world my beloved Maine.

Very nice, i am one

Very nice, i am one of the unfortunates that chose to purchase one of the more costly types (Orvis), not complainig or busting Orvis' chops the tub is absolutely top quality and very very durable, but that being said i will be letting my fellow brethren of the surf know about this article. Thanks again.

Cam and screw knob vises

Cam and screw knob vices can exert tremendous pressure on a hook, enough to cause it to fracture in use, maybe on that fish of a lifetime. Years ago Art Flick suggested cutting a tiny square of heavy "poster paper," folding it in half, and placing it over the hook bend before placing the hook in your vise and tightening it. It works great. You can use half as much jaw pressure but the hook will not move before it bends or breaks. I use the thin cardboard on cereal and cracker boxes: easy, cheap, and effective.

I've been using thi

I've been using this basket made by forsiktig basket and some 3,4mm cable ties set in a triangle shape. Just drill small holes through the bottom like in that Linekurv's basket they are fitted and add some glue to make sure that those cable ties stays. Biltema's tool belt costed about 4 USD so the whole setup was made less than 10 USD and works very well! Belt is assembled also similar as it is in the Linekurv's basket.

Thankyou for your response very helpfull.

Hello Nils,
Thankyou for your response very helpfull.
I think your wright about the weight of the longer rods and lines, I think The USA-company's want the best of bougth worlds I red on many blog's the same issue. but I think if you are on a boat it's a problem with the longer rod's because if the rod is longer you miss the Accuracy whit de fast and swift presentation and your handeling is slower.
But if you fish of the bankside of the river or lake's it would be an advantidge.
I think the Switchrods are advancing in a good way For people that fish of banks but for people who fish of a boat it would be a dissapointment. Altough the rods are very light.
My Question is , is it really that much of a difference a sligthly longer rod . because it's like a view ´centimeters.
can you compromise it with the flex of the rod forinstance if you have a top flex rod go to a mid flex or full flex rod.
What confuses me the most is why still talk about a 7 weigth rod rather than grainweight rods because all the lines go on grains why not the rods to and than select the rods by species for Stheelhead or Trout or Salmon.
I think true switch is becoming as rare as a splitcane-rod same go's for a true Salmon spey rod the all become costum order rods. I think!! If it's A good thing whoknows?
Tight Lines
Just a beginner talking!

Preserving a fading tying style

Sharon Wright is helping to preserve a fading tying style, beautiful in design and deadly on the local Brookies and Landlocked Salmon. Am I partial to any and all things Maine? Yes, I'm a Mainer and boisterously proud of that fact and all of the wonderful fishing to be had in my home state. Thanks again guys, and please if you truly want an unprecedented WILD brook trout fishing experience come to Maine, specifically Kennebago lake, which I believe is the largest fly fishing only water east of the Mississippi.

Beautiful.Simple and

Beautiful.Simple and awesome looks.

that will work on the Lower

Sure, it's just another way to tie a nymph. That ones a good generic baetis color. If it's small enough it will work. Mounting the leg fuzz underneath the thorax with two criss-cross wraps from the eye to underneath and then up and over right behind the thorax and then back again is quick and easy.

More important it's versatile. You can use almost anything from fuzz to fibers to midge flash or what ever. The criss cross (it's invisible with 14/0 thread of the right color) only loosely bastes the fuzz legs in place.

Add a micro dab of glue underneath the thorax to fix it permanently.

Nils This is a real

Nils This is a really helpful introduction to the merits of various switch rods. Many thanks for sharing

the jades river comb

the jades river comb would be nice, but i can't find one any where

Awesome baitfish imitation

Awesome baitfish imitation, i actually tie a few similar type flies for the striped bass that flood my Maine coast starting around mid May, and in regards to the action in the water it is an absolute slayer of any and all New England inshore ocean gamefish, tied with appropriate colors to imitate different baits, only prob sometimes the tails twist.