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Right on the money,

Right on the money, Martin. Reel prices ridiculous. My most expensive reels are a Martin 72 multipler and a Kamikaze 9-12wt I use for steelheading and salt water respectively. I bought them new because, I used gift certificates I got from answering on-line surveys. If it weren't for that, I would have bought used.

Large, powerful, long running fish is the only reason you need an expensive reel , is for the drag system. The fact is, for fish under say 20-30 pounds, you really don't need more than a line storage device. You could get away with just a cleat to wrap the line around.

Fortunately, you can pick up reels for around ten dollars, including shipping, on ebay. Fly reels are like cars, never buy a new one. Let someone else take the depreciation hit.

Hi Mark,
Flies look

Hi Mark,
Flies look great ! I used to subscribe to a british Trout Magazine and everything was about fishing wet flies. I really had an interest in the wets that were displayed in the magazine - I wondered at the time why these types of flies were not used here in the USA. Years have gone by since I first read about the flies and my wife and I were going to the White River in Arkansas for vacation this year. I had read your article "Wet Flies - Rediscoved " before we went to Arkansas and new I wanted to try it there.I learned about a guide there that specialized in wet fly fishing. I went out with him for a day and absolutely loved this style of fishing ( 3 flies). When I got home I started tying my own wet flies and think I'm hooked forever !! Even started using them for panfish and bass !! By the way the guide was Davy Wotton !!!

Thanks for your support

Tom,

Thanks for your support! It's much appreciated.

I have a couple of copies, and I have to admit: I'm proud! They DO look great! I know it's not good style, but since I have the only copies yet, I am the only one to say it... ;-)

I hope your will enjoy your copy as much as I enjoy mine.

Martin

Great idea

Hi Martin,

Great Idea! It looks great. I have ordered one!

Keep up the good work!

Tight Lines,
Tom

Nat,

Yes it IS ni

Nat,

Yes it IS nice. Try contacting Derek himself through his web site.

Martin

Fabulous picture, ca

Fabulous picture, can you tell me when he painted this? I am doing a school project and really love the colours and style.
A date would be really helpful for my work.

Chedd,

I don't kn

Chedd,

I don't know who manufacturers the DT sinkers, but they are around. You may be right that they are more common in the UK (and perhaps Scandinavia) than elsewhere.I would check out a place such as Mullarky's in the UK, which has been a good source for cheap DT lines for my for years.

Martin

I may have missed it

I may have missed it in this article, but who sells DT sinking lines other than UK manufactures?

C & F flybox ? its

C & F flybox ? its looking great filled with one of the best flies of the world...

cornelis

Don,

I have been

Don,

I have been corresponding with his wife earlier this year. She sold everything possible through the website in January and February and I don't think there is any rod left. He sure made extraordinary stuff.

Kasper

I am very saddened b

I am very saddened by Dave Lewis's passing. He was a unique person and a master rod builder. I never met him, but bought a couple of his wonderful fly rods and emailed him several times. I've visited his site numerous times and read all his writings. From his writings, he painted a picture of a person who cared immensely about his family and childhood memories (with his brother), his wife Mary Lou, nature, the trout he fished for in Virginia and Montana, and of course, his coon cats! Though he appeared somewhat gruff in his photos, I have no doubt he was a kind soul.

Not knowing he had passed, I had recently contacted him by email to purchase another fly rod (Aug 2010). When I didn't get a response, I tried again, but again no answer. I started searching on-line for info and found out Dave had died of pancreas cancer (2009). He was 66 years old. This is the same monster disease that killed my own mother at an even younger age than Dave (55), so not only was I hurt by his passing, but it also brought back some very tough to think about memories of my dear mother's battle with the disease and her death at a too young age. May both their souls rest in peace.

It will be a long time until someone else like Dave comes along. His website is still there, and I would still like to purchase one of his rods, but not sure how.

Don Zerbst
Avondale AZ

Hi,
Today I went fi

Hi,
Today I went fishing at a pond, and I found what seems to be an old brass lure, the writing on it says skiff wardie wobbler. Any ideas on what this lure is? Is it vintage? Please help me out.

Wow!! In the us aver

Wow!! In the us average bridge crossing one way is from 1$U.S. to 8 dollars!! Petroleum is around 2.70 U$ per gallon not litre. I wonder how much are danes paying for per litre of petrol ? When I go to DK someday public transportation is not a problem to get where I need to go to fish. In the USA everyone MUST have a car due to lack of public transportation and also a very, very, big country. Where I live the public transportation is nothing just a simple bus that goes around the town not out of town also a long wait for the bus to arrive!!

I bought two boxed R

I bought two boxed RoKo fly rods in on the Ginza in Japan in 1950. One is a four piece wrapped rod the other is a eight piece. I have never used them and mailed them to USA in 1950. Are they classics? I can't find any info on them maybe someone can give me some information. Thanks

Matt

Matt,

There are campgrounds all around the country and many near good water. You can find the Fyn ones on VisitFyn, which also has lots of other good information.

Martin

Matt,

Flies vary

Matt,

Flies vary in price. Sea trout flies are not that expensive, but expect 3-5 US$ a piece.

Korsholm IS the shop. The flyshop is inside and is just a part of the main shop. It's located in Jutland near Skjern on the address Jægervej 5, 6900 Skjern, Denmark. But if you are on Fyn, consider Go-Fishing in Odense, which is much nearer.

Martin

Whenever I go fishin

Whenever I go fishing lots of times I see discarded monofiliment by the bank or wherever I am. I carry a small trash bag to pick up all the trash around the river banks also beaches too. Lots of people are so disrespectful of discarding fishing lines that can tangle up birds and other wildlife too. Plastic Bottles are a big thing on the beaches wherever I go always find one!! People should bring their own BPA free aluminum bottles no more plastics!!

Martin,

Martin,
In the us flies varies from .85 to 5.50 for fresh to saltwater. How much does it cost in Dk for average sea run trout flies and where is Korsholm located and what is the name of the flyshop there?

Hello, Martin

Hello, Martin
Where is the best tent sites or campgrounds nearby beaches for searun seatrout in fyn and what time of the year will be the best for big searuns there? Can I take the train from Copenhagen Airport to Odense then a bus to the campgrounds near the beaches?
Thanks, Matt

Deon,

Shellback i

Deon,

Shellback is the common name for a tranlucent, rubbery material, which is used for shells and similar parts of nymphs and shrimps. It comes in sheets as well as in narrow strips and is often adhesive on the backside. You wind it as shown on this fly or tie it in as a shell on the back of other patterns, typically securing it with the rib. It normally stretches quite a bit.

It is usually widely available in fly shops, but in a pinch you can replace it with strips cut from heavy duty plastic bags.

Martin

Could you tell me wh

Could you tell me what "shellback", is please.
Deon

Hey I just caught my

Hey I just caught my first 8.8lb rainbow trout from jericho loch in dumfries I caught it using floating ling with 6lb leader and a small red and white fritz I'm just a beginner and I'm certainly hooked there was a few fishers on the water that came to see the fish and congratulated me I went on and caught 3 more that were considerably smaller but I got my big fish so I was over the moon the other fishers were saying the fishing was very slow and I just had beginners luck I just hope I can go back a land a 10lber plus lol my names going to appear in the Sept/oct edition of trout fisherman so as you can imagine I'm extremely happy if anyone has any tips or know what flies catch big fish cld u pls let me know thaks from Charlie gallagher in dumfries.

Hi Martin,

I agre

Hi Martin,

I agree, it wouldn't be too hard to tie the fly from the photos, but I've been tying for a while now and can sort of work it out. I was thinking more of new tyers who may not have a ready supply of hooks materials etc and need to go and purchase.

I think you do a great job and I've been visiting your site for years now. Keep up the good work.

Mike

The name of the rive

The name of the river is: Gave d'Oloron