Thankyou, thankyou and thankyou. Just started in fly fishing for trout in the UK., and the more you read the more confused you get! Lots of magazine articles mentioning (to me) improbable leader lengths/tippets etc. A web-site that gives me answers until I know enough to make my own mistakes.
Steve - I've enjoyed the write-ups on the caddis emerger and the midge. Keep up the good work. I live in Ft. Collins and fish the Poudre quite a bit. I'll tie some up and try them this season. Thanks.
great looking fly. i can't believe how real it looks when wet. can't wait to try it out.
Hey Guys,
Here are my replies:
Ryan: The BRB is one of my better fish catching patterns. It is one of my go-to patterns. Species caught are Rainbows, Browns, Cutties, Searun Cutties, Bulls, and Lakers. Species caught most often would be either Rainbows or Browns (probably due to water I fish most often). Other species caught include LM bass, SM bass, Bowfins, Perch, Walleye, and Pike.
Ed: Sculpin wool works great. My friend, Mike Dell likes sculpin wool. The lead eyes work well too. It is easier to use wool than deer hair if you decide to use lead eyes.
Brian: Hen works well too. I've always used saddle, because I tie lots of feather wing streamers and steelhead patterns. I also like saddle on my wooly buggers.
Cheers,
Alberta Al
And Chris Helm markets one under the name "FlyTyer's Hot Point" (or at last he used to). I've had one of his for 5 years I think and I replace one battery at a time to ensure that the tip doesn't burn too hot.
Great tool - I use it mostly for kinking rubberlegs on nymphs and shrimps for my saltwaterfishing. If you want to try that, Martin, make sure you burn some power from the batteries - a glowing tip will sever a rubberleg before kinking it!!!
Lars
I got one of Bedeschi's other books (Fly fishing Patagonia - The Lake Destrict). This is one of his earlier books in the nice landscape format.
Wonderful pictures (some were cropped from larger pictures so the sharpness is lost sometimes), the writing is mediocre at best. It's definately not the 'How & where to fish' book, but a nice coffee table book to show of to friends why fly fishing is more expensive than playing golf... ;)
This pattern would be better adapted to Great Lakes Steelhead fishing if the tyer used a nickel plated, brass barbell weight on top of the hook. Use a holographic eye on the end of the barbell (grind down the rounded profile if necessary) and tie the entire pattern, upside down.
The barbell will cause the fly to ride, hook point up similar to a Clouser minnow.
The trick is to use this technique (pausing for a sip of Glogg) and create a fly that rides with the hook in a position so that when their is a strike, the fly lodges firmly in the corner of the mouth of your prey.
Also, try holographic silver tinsel on the body for more flash and sparkle. It will make the fly seem more alive.
BTW, I really believe in using a Mustad, downturned eye on this pattern. Because if you tie it as I have described the downturned eye uses the weight of the barbell to cause the hook to ride hook side up and will use the down turn as the flat stationary position from which the hook can be leveraged (again think fulcrum and lever) using the barbell.
Thats my two pence worth.
Having worn the same pair of 5mm neoprene waders for nearly 15 yrs with only a few brush holes which i patched I was hesitant to give them up for breathables. I sent away to Cabelas for a pair, mostly for the guarantee but have been thinking about just spending $50 for a pair of 3 mm noprenes. The whole idea is how small they will or won't pack so my suitcase isn't just full of waders and boots. Any thoughts on light weight neoprene?
Dear Martin.
I know very well what you say on Preben Torp Jacobsen: he was a great man!
I felt very much when they communicated to me his death now two years ago. Preben was a scholar of many topics related to the fishing to fly, between them the " Manuscript of Astorga "
Do you know who can be the owner of the original " Manuscript of Astorga?
As this summer I have thought to travel to Europe, if it could have in my hands this manuscript although I understand that this: it is a sleep!
Certainly Martin: do you know if the noble school of Preben Torp keeps on teaching the manufacture of canes of bamboo refundico and of artificial flies?
I have sent several e-mail to: flyleaves@mail.tele.dk and I have not obtained response. who is the new director of the school? do they have new e-mail?
Good Martin, I hope for your response, meintras receives an affectionate greeting.
Adriano
A clear and sharp photograph...but as Bob Capa always said, "the best lens is your feet", and also, if it doesn't look too good, your'e not close enough.
Next time, get the subject to kneel down, move in closer, switch to a 28mm, and get some info in the picture. Alternatively, stay where you are, and stick an 85mm or 105/135/180mm on at shoot with a wide aperture, and blow out the background, and really focus on the subject and fish.
Just a quick note from an avid Hawaii bonefisher... their are other guides in town besides Nervous Water now. Dave Hill of www.bonefishinghawaii.com guides in Hawaii in the winter. He is a USCG guide who has a flats boat... so he wades and poles around for fish. Ollie Owens and Louie the Fish are two local guides also who fish from shore.
Another note- don't expect good advice from Nervous Water. They will be happy to sell you generic flies, but not the patterns they use. They will also be happy to tell you about flats they never fish... but won't direct you to their spots. If you want to fish here, GET A GUIDE. Nervous Water or one of the above... otherwise you will have a very tough time.
Response to John Y- I think you are out of luck for guides on Maui. Maui has no guides and very few flats. Fly to Oahu for the day... you'll be happy you did!
Good luck and Hana Pa'a!!!
Martin,
I agree that the forum content isn't always golden and I have my doubts about a forum being anything than a suplement to an actual community. But, the forum does have its place, but only when there is enough interaction between users to really share/interact with each other. The changes that you've displayed are ok but I am afraid you'd lose some of the real "meaty" content by only showing the most recent posts? Your website is "huge" on quality and layout, I would focus on creating a forum thats practical for both user and owner, that offers really well thought out but basic functions that really mean something to the user and avoid all the bells and whistles. Do what works to create some traffic with really user friendly options.
I forgot to add - the fish was released. He's was covered with water when taking the picture and not exposed to air in the process.
But be careful with it. A friend, who shall remain nameless, tossed his into his tying bag, not noticing that the cap was knocked off. When something in the bag shifted, the cautery was activated. He could smell something burning, and when he opened his bag, the oxygen influx caused the bag and its superheated contents to burst into flame. He managed to get it outside and then under a hose, but he lost a lot of accumulated gear.
You can get this same tool called the Power-Zap that allows you to replace batteries from Sporstsman's Warehouse for $16.00 or Feather-craft for slightly more. This tool works wonders for bending Mono legs and creating mono eyes as well.
Very interesting and well done. I am heading to Maui and hope to chase bones for a day. Am experienced with Bahamian bones. Please advise as to guide services.
I downloaded leader calc about 4 years ago- is it the latest version?
Also, I have a formula for leader calc that is not on your list and would like to put it in but the program is a write only and I don't have the password, please help
Steve,
Thank you for your suggestions for indicators. I enjoy making my own indicators and do indeed like your added technique of the latex. I'm always on the lookout for more effective materials to use.
Any updates to add? Have you found any material that is better than the Orvis' Marabou Hair (which I'm not sure they still make) or McFlylon?
Also, as for the twilight yarn element, what is the "best" material to use for that? I see you've used a twisted yarn in the photos.
Thank you.
Alan,
I know we have podcasts coming out frequently now... and you can expect more. I actually did one more today. But comfort yourself with the fact that they are stuffed inbetween the ordinary articles, which come with four days intervals right now and will keep coming in that rate in the next month or two.
Just skip the podcasts and enjoy the rest. We have plenty content for low bandwidth visitors.
Martin
Please, not *too* much content in ipod format. Some of us are still in the computer dark ages, without broadband, and files such as Wading at 19.69Mb are a bit hard going. Quite a lot of your current front page is in ipod and I am starting to miss out.
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