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I agree that the art

I agree that the article is well written and informative.
However I am disapointed that there is only positive feedback. Let´s give the flyfishing philosophy some consideration. How about the old adage that "fly fishing is not (only) about catching fish". There is more to it. The method has nothing to do with flyfishing. To quote Howell Raines from his famous book "Flyfishing through the Midlifee crisis", fishing e.g a gold beaded nymph with a strike indicator with a flyrod has nothing to do with flyfishing. Flyfishing is not defined by the fact that you use a flyrod.
It is too bad that there are flyfishing "contests" that lead to excesses of this kind.
I know my comments will not draw sympathy here. I hope that at least a small minority of true flyfishermen will start thinking.

Very nice. Thanks fo

Very nice. Thanks for writing about your trip. Looks like you had some good times. Fish on my friends.

I think your fly tyi

I think your fly tying is absolutely outstanding and extra comments would be uncalled for

Hi Eelke. I'm sure,

Hi Eelke. I'm sure, you can buy STF, when you come to Denmark - or in a Danish webshop, that can send the material to you in the Netherlands. The best Fluff is made of a blend of colors tan, gray olive, light olive and a little olive + a little flash (green/gold). You can mail me for further information. Per

Great article - can

Great article - can you tell me what make of Stand out snake guides you use for saltwater rods? I assume they are stainless steel.

Cheers

I also have been usi

I also have been using dryer lint for a while. Now the waterproofing is new. I also have a friend who raises boer goats. In the spring when they start to shed i go over and pull the shedding off. Great for dubbing as it is angora. Seems to shed water fairly well.

I can't buy the Synt

I can't buy the Synthetic Translucent Fibre in the Netherlands. Is normal dubbing also possible?

TL,

Eelke

Thanks for the instr

Thanks for the instructions on Per's fly. I am going to Fyn the first week of May and hope to catch some seatrout.

Eelke,

Depending

Eelke,

Depending on which fly - my pink monster or the one that caught Per's fish?

Mine is still in the experimental phase, and not online anywhere - that might come.
Per's fly is the Fluff, which is described here.

Martin

Tying instructions f

Tying instructions for the fly 😄

I gave a link to my

I gave a link to my forum
Very great video

The addition of the

The addition of the hackle as described by Jerome Malloy allows the tying thread to reinforce the hackle as well as the body hair, making this fly very durable. The tying thread sinks into the deer hair body and vanishes.when wound under tension. Tying the hackle on after you trim the body means that you didn't cut it off WHILE trimming the body hair, or maybe not.

Also, this fly has also been made with Phentex yarn ( a polypropylene yarn used to knit bedroom slippers) and UNI-Yarn.

Very nice fish, we w

Very nice fish, we were not lucky that much, nevertheless, we kicked it off on the Danish coast successfuly too.

Hey, Folks, it seems

Hey, Folks, it seems that this was a nice trip. Congrats & Cheers, Frank

It was really a grea

It was really a great trip, and I enjoyed every minute of it. May there be many more days like this in the future... :-)

NICE FISH!
nice fly

NICE FISH!
nice fly
great way to start the season!

Nice Phlatwing

Nice Phlatwing

I have just tried th

I have just tried the newest toilet wax ring and the new petroleum wax works very well as dubbing wax.

excellent pattern! I

excellent pattern! I was dreaming only of doing something similar, but did'nt knew were to start. it is a great lesson for me. as soon as I can I will start tying the wasp. wonderful job!

Excellent collage!

Excellent collage!
Would love to see the last one in full size...
nice work.
cheers

The analogy with the

The analogy with the trains in the video clip is very fitting.

Hooking into a fit carp, is similar to hooking in a train.

Catching carp on fly can be very frustrating, as they are very spooking, but extremely satisfying.

This is what it's al

This is what it's all about......beautyful planet !!!

About the Needle Knot

About the Needle Knot -- Suggest you try the following method to solve problems of small fly line diameter and needle eyes too small for leader butts. Easier than it sounds, and makes a nice finished knot. Cut fly line off square. Use point of unthreaded needle to start hole up fly line core. Then reverse the needle and work the eye end up into the fly line core about 10 mm. Against the rigidity of the needle inside the line, use a razor blade to make a careful small cut in the outside of the fly line at about 8 mm. Grip point of needle and carefully pull the needle back out of the end of the fly line just past your cut in the side of the line, and then push just the eye of the needle out through the cut. Thread the small end of the leader through the needle, then grip point of needle and pull it out of end of fly line. Pull the entire leader out end of fly line, except for leaving several inches of the leader butt sticking out the side of the fly line. Tie the knot as shown in picture. Many leader butts are too stiff to wrap well in the knot. Cut the butt off at a diameter that will wrap the knot, but not so small that the leader makes a flimsy hinge where it emerges from tip of fly line. Coat uneven spots with flex glue. And there it is !

Very cool! Thanks v

Very cool! Thanks very much. Gotta tie some. I found a stillwater research project that checked the contents of trout's stomachs, over a 10 year period. "Midges" constituted more that half the contents, followed by "Scuds"....thus constituting about 3/4ths the trout's diet. Maybe we should think about that when we tie flys and go fishing! Keep your lines wet and tight! Thanks.