These pages are filled with unbelievably beautiful flies - what great work! But I want to FISH them, not look at them. Unfortunately, with my tying skills, I'll be too old to pick up a rod by the time I learn to tie them. So, my question is: is anyone tying these to sell for fishing? or just displays? Given the labor and materials, maybe they're cost prohibitive, but I sure would like to try some of these patterns on Michigan trout. Thanks for your beautiful photos.
Harri,
Look for Drennan Pike Wire, which is available in many tackle shops. That is also a coated wire, which can be twisted and melted to bond.
Martin
Tiger Tail, never heard. Do you know if there is some other wire brand which is working with twist knot (with lighter)?
Serge,
The Honey Shrimp is in the pipeline already. I'm almost sure I have convinced Kasper Mühlbach to write it. I'll get it rolling ASAP.
Martin
HI MARTIN
it will be nice to see the tying step of the honey shrimp in an article.
Thank you to all you guys, you made it such a special week-end (well, we turned it into a week's holiday).
I am still talking about this event - and showing the pics and now the article - to friends, family,... anyone who will listen, really. We hope to be there next year for pike, seatrout, mullet, you name it.
Les and Nan
Excellent series of articles!!! My love of fly fishing and tying might become eclipsed by my new love for photography. I noticed on your website you now shoot with a Nikon D200, which is the same model I recently purchased, and I very much look forward to taking some crisp and beautiful fishing photos, hopefully sooner rather than later, with the help of your articles. I feel fortunate to have found the knowledgeable information you so generously share. Thank you!
I am thinking of having "GFF summit" tattooed on my casting arm!
Great article and pictures but most of all - a warm sincere thanks to all that attended.
See you next year. I have an appointment with many of the fish that I released!!!
Ripley
Nice article, nice people, nice event as a whole... Thanx for organizing it. Count me in for next year.
Hi Kasper.
I've used Malin's HardWire
http://www.malinco.com/fishing/hardwire.html
For my pike rigs, I usually tie( or rather twist) the wire on the hook in advance, and then connect the wire to the leader using an albright knot.
The hard-wire was developed and is used for barracuda fishing, so it should stand up to pikes too. Its fairly inexpensive but kinks easily.
I have so much of it that I'll be happy to supply some, for you to try out, just email me your address.
I haven't been lucky yet (nor tried that hard) to catch a pike on the fly, so in actual fishing circumstancens, I actually don't know how well they'll stand the test. But they cast the fly well.
-Jari
i dont know about any fishing lakes in the south becouse im not from the south but fishing in the sea could be VERY good
would be interested in a gff cap if offered again....byeilts@yahoo.com
The Arthur Libby Flies (Miss Julie, Lib's Cal, Robin) brought back some nice memories. Glad these somewhat forgotten patterns have chronicled. Beautifully done!
That's a good looking pattern Kevin. I may just have to give it a try.....thanx
I think there is a cottage industry making portable tying stations. I bought a similar setup for $40 or so in Oregon a number of years ago. This one has an edge on the underside so it will stay put on a table. It also has a rack on the back for bobbins, spools, etc.
I keep it mostly set up so that whenever I have a need to tie, I pull it out of the closet, set it on my lap or a table, and I'm off to the races. =)
I have been trying to assemble a portable fly tying station that would suit my needs for some time, and this article (plus the ones linked to it) have been very helpful. If you like tying on a pedestal based vise, one lighter weight option might be to cut a wooden base and fix it to the station with a couple of rare earth magnets - less heavy metal but good holding power. I have also found a number of useful light wooden boxes in various sizes at the local 'dollar stores.'
The Salmon season in Norway is over now, so I guess the 20+ salmon will have to wait.
But I am wandering what kind of fishing S-Norway has to offer in November, as I will be there around the 10th. Are there any lakes or rivers still open, or is the coast perhaps my best bet?
Cheers,
Atli
The shrimp's imitation's perfect. It's used for tucunaré, in Furnas lake, Brazil.
I've heard that Tiger Tail works pretty well. It's used for crafts, and is a wire line with a plastic coating. You can use a lighter to fuse the plastic on the knots together.
The gear guys use slinkies that are much too heavy--7 or 8 of the large split-shot are just too much to cast on fly tackle. But remember that the gear guys are casting the weight and bouncing their rig off the bottom. Out in Idaho, we have a bumper sticker: "Steelheaders feel bottom better". We have a different set of weight needs and line control ability than the gear guys.
Try using 1, 2, or 3 of the small split-shot for your flyfishing slinkies. They'll still be a pain to cast, but no worse than putting the same amount of shot on your leader. The added benefit that you get with flyfishing slinkies is that the weight is adjustable without a pair of pliers--simply detatch one slinky and put on a heavier or lighter one.
Kathi,
We don't sell anything here. Check a crafts shop or a framing shop.
Martin
I am looking to frame a picture of my husband fly fishing, I want a matte that has a 4 x 6 opening and then an opening below for the fly he used to catch the fish. Do you sell anything like that?
Malcolm,
I have had that book on my bedtable for a while, and have read most of it. A review is on the way. It is in many ways a fine book with lots of good advice, but at the same time both the book itself and the marketing of the book is really more like some manual for a pyramid scam than a fishing book. I will bump the review in the pile and get it published as soon as possible,
Martin
I am an avid nymph fisherman. I am kind of puzzled as to why I have not yet seen one review in any fly fishing publication or on any ff website of the book that has been advertised online for probably close to a year entitled "Why Some Guys Catch All The Fish". This book is advertised on a site called Nymph-Fishing.com. The advertising of this book just seems kind of shady to me and other anglers I've spoken to. I won't consider spending any money on this book until I read reviews of it in a major ff mag or one of the well known websites.
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