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Brandon,
We have lots of room! There is no limit to the number of people attending (other than room at the hostel, which beds about a couple of hundre people...), so send me a mail, and I will add you to the list.
Martin
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I don't understand how the nail knot is so strong. It seems like the whole knot could "slip" off the fly line. I realize it's time tested, but it just don't seem intuitive.
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Hi Korrie , the recipe is on the forun of this site, and also on my site : flyfish-hungary.com
It is made of closed cell foam....easy to tie, and deadly ..Tight lines !
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Quite nice. Looks like it might be a bit more effective than some of the single strand guards. Thanks.
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thankyou for the info and on a deadly fly to say the beast a i mean least
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The killer caddis I know is a nymph, you have a Killer Caddis, which looks like it is made from closed cell foam and is a dry fly. Please supply me the recipe.
Korrie Broos
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I am studing the anatomy of a birds wing and to rember it, I needed to know the atamoy of the feather. This sight was very useful! I was calling the shaft the steam, and I had no ides what to call the barbs (I would have been really embarrest if I showed my little report to some one who know what was what). I collect feathers and I always try to look up what kind of bird it was from, but the books ues these sientific words and I had no idea what they were. Now I do! Thank you so much!
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Fantastic page, loved the instructions enjoyed the article very much indeed
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Martin, greetings from Arkansas.
My name is Brandon Simmons and in 3 weeks my wife and I are moving to Eslov, Sweden. We are currently enrolled in Lund University for a 2 years masters program.
Fly fishing is my obsession and I am incredibly eager to meet your sea trout, salmon, etc.
I would very much like to participate in your gathering in Denmark and get to know you and your fishing buddies. Please let me know if you have availablility for 2 more.
My personal email is simmons dot brandon at gmail dot com
Any further details will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Brandon Simmons
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Hot work, D. You are a fine artist (in a French accent).
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I would like to point out that for a number of years Mr Krieger has been lobbying here alongside those who, thinking themselves above the law, keep illegally closing public accesses to our rivers (remember: basically, there's no such a thing as "private waters" here in Argentina, despite what outfitters like Mr Krieger would like you to believe). The same rivers he tells us he love so dearly, are the rivers he contributes to keep illegally unaccesible for its true owners (that is all argentinians) as well as 'not worthy' visiting fishermen, as any of you could experience by yourself if you ever come here and try to fish his beloved rivers in many places, where his partners would eagerly bully you out before you can tell them what the law says about water courses. I'm sure he love our rivers, yes, almost as much as he loves your dollars/euros.
By the way, many fishermen here wonder how come that loving Patagonia so dearly, and after four decades, he can't articulate a single sentence in Spanish?
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Marck,
No problem! Just join us wherever we wind up. Contact information will be posted later.
Martin
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Hi Martin,
What are the possibilities for only participating for 1 day - like sunday or so?
Marck, DK
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thanks for verifying the use of Rain-X for flylines. Do you know if it can be used with monofilament? Thank you.
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what a nice adventure!!!!....Rolandas I can tell that Patagonia offers the same type of fishing, with a lot of alternatives in rivers, spring creeks and lakes...and no bugs or mosquitoes....
You are going to enjoy Patagonia fly fishing...get back to you with plans..Cheers
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hi there. wondering if you can help iam trying to get a pattern for the natural shrimp fly i fish for salmon in scotland as thy have banned the shrimp in scotland. many thanks frank
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Yes, foam can be cutted to give more narrow profile but less you have the foam more easily fly will sink :( I have tried foam winged patterns and not been wery happy for those, but maybe i will try it again some day ;)
I use fly floatant with my Coddard variation, it floats quite well but of course you have to false casts it to get it dry some times.
By the way I know the problem with small fish that takes dry flies, there's a lot of small fish also in streams and rivers in Finland too ;)
Tight lines!
By the way, here's one 45cm grayling with that kind of Coddard caddis variation, hook size #14:
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Hi Masi ,
Thanks , The wing can be folded or trimmed to give a different profile.
I know, and like the Goddards caddis , but after a while the deer hair gets soaked which causes the fly to sink - something which does not happen to foam , plus the killer caddis is much easier to tie....... I am a bit challenged by deer hair.... especially on small hooks.
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Nice fly but I'm not sure that fish takes that as caddis but something else, or well you don't never know surely ;) But foam wing is too wide in my opinion to imitate caddis on the water surface. Check out for example some pictures from the web how the caddis looks like on the water surface, in my opinion narrow winged patterns imitate better caddis on the water suface on drift :)
One really good caddis imitation is made from deer hair like Coddard caddis but with parachute hackle and no other body than deer hair, that's great caddis pattern and floats well too.
I have noticed that using narrow wing pattern is better than wider.
Something like that on the image, body can still be however more narrow than in the image (hook size in the image is #14 and #16).
http://www.perhokalastajat.net/kuvagalleria/albums/userpics/caddiksia.j…
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http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis1.JPG
Debarb the hook, and lay a thread foundation
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis2.JPG
Make a thin body with antron dubbing
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis3.JPG
Now tie the hackle feather about 1/3 from the front of the shank
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis4.JPG
Spin the hackle, 2 turns should be enough , tie off and cut the remainder of the hackle
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis5.JPG
Now cut out a triangular piece of 1mm craft foam , the size will be dictated by the hook you are using , but the foam should never extend past the bend of the hook - this will lead to fewer hook ups
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis6.JPG
The foam needs to be secured in two places, once where the hackle finishes, and again behind the eye of the hook,this avoids the foam staying flat which makes the fly twist during casting.
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis7.JPG
You can now tie in the antennae , this is an optional extra - the fly works just as well without it...
http://www.freeweb.hu/flyfish-hungary/Killer%20Caddis8.JPG
Thats it.....easy or what ? this is the bottom view, looks like a caddis to me..give it a try and tight lines & screaming reels !
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Just wandering if you can help. I am looking for for a rod holder for the top of my car. I recently saw some magnetic and suction combined holders. I can't remember where I saw them and was wandering if you would know where I can find such things.
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