Pete,
As always a very nice fly. And your images once again confirms that you must be the biggest tool addict on your continent. The vise, the bobbin holder - heck, even the hackle pliers - are space age, cutting edge, gizmodian designs. Love it!
And may pale Johnny rest in piece and get a lot of fishing done where he is now - if he likes fishing.
Martin
That was good information ..appreciated the time you have gone to explaining those items. Always in trouble for feathers floating around on the floor :)) It is interesting how a simple tip when tying such as applying head cement to your thread prior to a whip finish makes things so much neater and easier than trying to seal the finished head.
Hi Carlos. I am going to move to bogota the 5th of August and I plan to stay there for at least six month. I'd love to meet somebody crazy for Flyfishing there like you. Please write me back ! Cannot stay without fly fishing for such a long time :)
Giorgio
In my researches on the introduction of trout in Argentina have found no reference to the introduction of New Zealand or Tasmanian trout in the rivers of Argentina. But I believe that Argentinecommercial hatcheries have purchased fertilized Rainbow eggs from NZ
My experience applies only to Atlantic Salmon in Europe, and it is a fact for most anglers that salmon caught for the last twenty years weights between 2 and 7 kilos. Very few people got a 10 kg fish or more. So, it comes to be difficult to justify heavy lines (over 9#, for example), and fly's weight will not make a significant difference in the casting (between a 7# or a 10# line, for example). Too, longer casts which are not possible with an 8 feet rod can be envisaged with an 11 feet one, and for most of river sceneries, it will be perfect. Furthermore, I know more anglers looking rather for precision and fly presentation than for distance. All this comes to say that I consider pertinent to fish with an 11 feet double-handed rod (good mid-size average between a classical 8 feet and a 14 feet double-hand one), with an 8# line. We call this a "short-Spey" and it seems it joins your own experience and recommendations as well. What's next ? Well, my guess is that we will face two independent trends: 1/ rod suppliers (USA, EU being more traditional) will propose more "intermediate" rods around 11 feet, and they will focus on the action (towards fast/very fast actions from mid-actions), and 2/ more lines between WF and DT, with new dynamic properties, "pure" sinking lines will probably disappear in a decade and more progressive intermediate lines will be available in he market. But these are my thoughts, not omens. Tight lines.
Rick,
Tony's original tubeflies.com magazine is unfortunately dead, and I can't find any replacements anywhere.
Martin
Wanted to know if Tony still has his personal website. This page is done very well and has great information
Dear Sir
Were there ever any Tasmanian or New Zealand Trout released in Chile.
I heard somewhere there was.
Any ideas??
J Horak
Eunan, these are beautiful. I enjoyed viewing your work, thank you!
Eunan,
Nicely done collection of Ghosts. I am especially fond of the "Super Ghost".
Jack Devlin, WFF
You mean wary correct? Weary means tired. Wary is another term to describe alertness
Nice hoppers!
Funny, as different as they all are, each one
looks just right.
Best,
PoppyT
Chilimps is not a Danish fly as was suggested in a comment on this page, or fly for garfish. It's a Swedish fly which was created by the great fisherman Rolf Vilhelmsson, after a late night at the Walhalla Inn by the river Mörrum in Sweden. This happened in the beginning of the 1940's, witnessed by famous fishermen as Olle Törnblom and Sven Halman, of which the former improved the fly later.
The name refers to the colour of a shrimp, which also gave name to the fly. But, perhaps under the influence of some whisky, the name was altered to the pidginenglish version chillimpi. The day after this Vilhelmsson caught a 20 pounder in the river, noted it in the fishing journal, unfortunately with the last letter barely seen. That's why it's called Chilimps today.
Erik Erlandson-Hammargren
James,
I'm afraid I can't help you there. This is not a Veevus contact page but an article about the company. Check their web site and ask directly there.
Martin
could you please send me/e-mail me the pound strength of your threads.Also the spool numbers such as A11-------16/0 and B14----------14/0,what do they mean?........................thank you, Jim Kucera
all the flys on this site are really good,what I would like to know is if and were I can buy the materials to tye these patterns,i love to tye flys that look like they are supposed to be, realistically,can you give me any ideas on were to get these material,s thank you
Amber,
Please contact the photographer Pasi about this. Click on the image and find his contact information in the article.
Martin
hi, I'm interested in buying a high quality print of this photograph if possible. Could you send me details as to the size and cost of something say upwards of 8x10"? I am looking for a gift for a fly fishing enthusiast so if you have any other recommendations do let me know.
My family and i have been coming to yellow creek over 60 years and fishing here has always been a challenge unless you fly fish! Big fish are hard to find. If you camp in pg&e campground be aware it is very over priced for having no garbage service and no utilities.
We love the humbug valley so beautiful!!!
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