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J-Jawz...

Great shrimp! How do

Great shrimp! How do you secure the plastic shell to the tube?

Hi.
Nice waters,nic

Hi.
Nice waters,nice fish,another place I would like to fish.

G'day Dave,
I'm new to rod building and was just verifying that you stack and glue your cork rings straight onto you'r blank? i have read a few other people's forums and they say to shape and then stack the rings on a piece of dowel where they are glued, removed and then fittted. what do you reccomend i do?
cheers, Luke

hello steve, your fl

hello steve, your flies are absolutely amazing

So OB! Cool bodkin.

So OB! Cool bodkin. I want one! Not sure bird fur is available this year. Some snafu with the birds, they dropped feathers. Folks might try bird fur chickabou as there are patches of that. Feathers are similar a bit shorter.

Thank you for puttin

Thank you for putting the description and video up on the web. It took me a little more than five minutes and 7 tries and now they coming out like the video. Thank you again

very,very beatiful.

very,very beatiful. I want to now what city, or hotel or telefone number to contat this place?
I want very much to go to fish there. What month is better to take much dourados?

Bennett,

The rods

Bennett,

The rods are made by a Danish company called Scierra, but should be internationally available. The company sells over the most of the world. They still have some models with the cutouts - both fresh and saltwater rods - although there used to be a lot more in their lineup.

Martin

STROBEL LAKE!!!!!!!!

STROBEL LAKE!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you not change a name of oficial natural resource!!!!!!!!
Ernesto Guevara

cool vid. Being from

cool vid. Being from R.I. I googled and found that spot, do you live there, cause it looks like it's a private dock. Been fishing all my life but this year I'm gonna try flyfishing for strpiers. What kind of fly were you using?

Martin,
I feel lik

Martin,
I feel like a total dunce saying this, but what rod builder/manufacturer makes these rods with the suggested species of fish for the series/weight/action in the reel seat?

And can I purchase these reel seats anywhere (if at all)
Thanks, Bennett

I live in the U.S.

I live in the U.S. Midwest and have fished these inland rivers well over 40 years now and Gar fishing {was} my best kept secret I have spent many happy hours fishing for these so called trash fish we have short and long nose Gar in the Northern states with some Alligator Gar and they fight as well as any bass,trout or northern Pike I've ever landed. I still fish bass and trout and the like - however when the fishings slow and Gar are rolling [ feeding ] along the banks of my home waters you can bet it's only - Me - my fly [with that # 8 or 10 hook] and that magnificent Gar "Pike" - hopefully on the end of my line. I would agree foam body flies are the way to go for Gar they are quick easy ties for only pennies.

Hi Benji
It's G

Hi Benji
It's Grand ma watching your video fly tying at my neighbors house it;s very interesting your a very good
instructor I am proud of you. I love You. Good Luck on your show.

Hello!
Nice streame

Hello!
Nice streamer!
When I am tying that kind of bodies- I always use varnish. Very thin coat of as liquid as possible veniard varnish :)
Unfortunately then I need to wait some hours but it's worth that. Body will be as new for a long time!
Maybe that trick will be useful for someone :)

It's more a question

It's more a question than a comment. On picture # 12 of the tying sequence. Ken used a very funny tool to secure his hackle before spinning his deer hair. It's the first time I saw such a tool and I would be very happy if Ken or someone else can give me the name and where we can get such a tool!!! Looks very handy. Thanks

I have just come across this

I have just come across your item on the Black Funnel midge pattern. I have been using essentially the same pattern for many years here in the UK chalkstreams, New Zealand and, in particular, in Montana on early spring fish. It's nice to see that other people have also discovered this 'little gem' for themselves. In my opinion it is unquestionably the most effective midge emerger pattern for stream fishing. And it takes seconds to tie! I have also used it to extremely good effect on stillwaters, but I don't do quite enough of this type of fishing to speak with authority.

My variant (I rather boringly call it my 'Suspender'!) is very slightly different to the featured Black Funnel in that I take the deer hair right round the hook and arrange the resulting 'shuttlecock' so that the eye sits under the surface of the water even when the fly is vertical. This makes it slightly more awkward to tie on, but helps to overcome the visible leader problem that Paul Slaney pointed out (I use fluorocarbon tippet which also helps).

As for hooks, I personally use Mustad 3399s in a #16 or #18. The #16 is way larger than the flies that I'm matching, but seems to gives slightly better surface penetration, just from being a little chunkier. The #18 can be more effective on picky fish, but usually the #16 suffices. As a matter of taste I only dub the base of the deer hair and use the dubbed thread to bring the deer hair together into the desired cone shape. I finish by wrapping a few turns of bare thread toward the bend of the hook, and then back up using the matarelli. I don't even use varnish! You might be interested to know that the best day I ever had on this fly was on the Big Hole when my fly was reduced by countless fish to just the deer hair and a tiny bit of dubbing. The rest was a bare hook - it was absolutely deadly until it was finally gorged by a large whitefish! Inspired by that experience, I go sparse and tie down short of the bend. It may be the smaller profile that's presented, or the extra penetration from a bare hook, or it maybe the added sparkle from the hook itself. Whatever it is, I find that the 'less is more' approach works well.

The only problem I have, and you may also, is visbility: it's very hard to spot the fly against some backdrops. I'm working on that! You might have some ideas.

Good luck with those midge hatches.

Tony Field
London, U.K.

I don't want to soun

I don't want to sound like a smart*beep*, but did any of you notice the link to the publisher as well as address and phone number to Mike himself in the beginning of the article?

Maybe contacting either was an a way to get more information? Just an idea...
We just reviewed the video.

Martin

I too am a big fan o

I too am a big fan of Bergmans, Trout.and also like to tie and fish those old traditional wet fly ties. Some of those flies are such fish catchers, especially the version of the hares ear wet with the slate wings. early in the year you can tie it on and just leave it there until you need another. My compliments to your tying skill, I very much enjoyed the pictures. Just got done tying myh firs tomah joes. Im glad I finally found a use for the feathers I dont use on the wood duck as I dont tie salmpn flies.Keep up the good work Stan fron Ct.

where can i order mi

where can i order mike martineks streamer fly patterns for trolling and casting ?

Linda,

Unfortunat

Linda,

Unfortunately we don't keep a record of the authors of the books be review. We actually very rarely talk to them or exchange emails with them... so we can't help you.

Contact the publisher. That's a much better idea.

Martin

February 2011
Simpl

February 2011
Simplicity is the second most appealing thing about this fly. The first is obvious: it should appeal to virtually any species. It's thrifty, too, a great use for hackle feathers that don't match each other as wings and tails.

What a great site fo

What a great site for fly tying. Congratulations to all involved.Great communication & exchange to be had on this sight.

Keep it up !

Cheers,
Pat.

I'd very much like t

I'd very much like to get in touch with Donald A. Wilson. Could I please have an e-mail address and/or phone number? Thank you.

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J-Jawz...

Great shrimp! How do

Hi.
Nice waters,nic

G'day Dave,
I'm ne

hello steve, your fl

So OB! Cool bodkin.

Thank you for puttin

very,very beatiful.

Bennett,

The rods

STROBEL LAKE!!!!!!!!

cool vid. Being from

Martin,
I feel lik

I live in the U.S.

Hi Benji
It's G

Hello!
Nice streame

It's more a question

I have just come across this

I don't want to soun

I too am a big fan o

where can i order mi

Linda,

Unfortunat

February 2011
Simpl

What a great site fo

I'd very much like t

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