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Cornelis,

Cornelis,

While I certainly appreciate your DVD recommendations on Spey and two hand casting, I cannot say that I'm overly enthused by your advice to download these videos from the web.

First of all it's illegal and secondly it's cheating the people who put time and money into making the productions in the first place.

What you do yourself is your own business (even though I don't condone it), but I don't want you to recommend breaking the law on The Global FlyFisher.

There are plenty videos and trailers out there, which can be had for free. We have just launched our own online fly fishing video channel here on GFF. There are endless hours of fishing video to be picked up there.

But when it comes to commercial products, please buy your copies and support those who make the videos. They are not getting fat or rich as it is, and pirating their stuff certainly won't help!

Martin

Fred,

This is a r

Fred,

This is a really old jacket, and probably discontinued from Nomad. I bought mine close to 20 years ago, and actually threw it in the garbage just weeks ago. I have moved from my house recently and the Nomad-jacket was one of the things I had to let go. I liked it very much, but it had served its time, and completely lost its breathability and main purpose, namely keeping me dry when I'm fishing.

You can see the current Nomad web site here - not beautiful, but anyway...

Martin

Where can this jacke

Where can this jacket be purchased?
The design looks like it will fit my needs if they make my size

Great fly have tied

Great fly have tied them in size 10 to 16 also used pale yellow antron and grey

This is a fabulous s

This is a fabulous section of GFF. Most of the videos are amazing. Congradulations to GFF team and producers, you had assembled a "grand cru" here. Cheers!

Hello Radoslav, I li

Hello Radoslav, I like to come over to Bulgaria to fish the brown or rainbow on a river in your country not to far from Sofia. I have my personal raisons to come over there but it has to be on a river and fly-fish only. If it exist I like to fish catch and release. Can you give me some info about my questions. Thank you.

Henrik,

The Aquat

Henrik,

The Aquatex jacket is discontinued and finding an old jacket in some store is most likely your only chance. One Google search and I found it here (in Danish).

But there must be more places where they have some lying around.

Martin

Hi there!
Where can

Hi there!
Where can I get the improved Scierra Aquatex short wading jacket you talk about in your article?
Any online shop?
This jacket is impossible to get here in Spain where I live.
Thanks
Henrik

I Danish Coast is th

I Danish Coast is the one I liked best because of time of year, salt water and life in those salmon even the small one all the video's were good. Brown trout is my specialty, never caught a sea run brown. Could Say more but I like your web site even copy tying your flies.

A great pattern, Its

A great pattern, Its going to be a great clear low water pattern for steelhead in the great lakes. Thanks and good fishing Jim

Martin

Martin

Thanks for the kind word I realy appreciate the offer

Jocelin

Your pattern is grea

Your pattern is great, I tied them on sizes 12 - 16 using them for steelhead an is one of my best patterns in low clear water. thanks and good fishing. jim

Jocelin,

Jocelin,

Nice fly and nice fish! And excellent pictures.
You might want to consider submitting material like this to me. Then I can promote it to an article. We need stuff for articles as it is, and your stuff will get much more attention on the front page.

Martin

I thought

Kai,

I thought we'd let some of the great video out there trickle onto the GFF pages. I have long been following different services and searched for fly fishing videos and found some really nice ones. Now I have a way of conveying them to the GFF audience.

Martin

What a perfect idea!

Hi Martin,
what a perfect idea!
Great to look at other one's catches when the wheater is bad and little time to fish,
like it is today.
See forward to see you next time in Denmark.

Kai

Hi Martin

Hi Martin
Well, i am late..thanks,no its not a peacock,thanks to the resolution it seemt so,its an freshwater Dorado,Salminus maxillosus ! Its fun to stalk them, and certainly to fight 😄
Greetings Heiko

Thanks!

Pike,

Thanks! I thought it would be fun with some video.

Martin

Tied the fly On Satu

Tied the fly On Saturday to try on Sunday, two nice rainbows, not bad considering the time of year, cant wait to use them in spring thanks Jan Johansen

Well done, Martin

Well done, Martin, well done. Excellent new section.

Good afternoon. I ha

Good afternoon. I have tried many rod bonds from Gudebrod, FlexCoat, and others, but U 40 is the only one I use now. great hold on rods from Catfish rods to fly rods. Cant get any better.

Thanks, Martin
I'm

Thanks, Martin
I'm embarking upon my 4th bonefishing trip soon, and found your advice spot on! It's a good refresher especially for those of us who only go every year or two.

I like your last option, too, to "chill" a bit if someone is getting frustrated. One time, we were trying very hard but with limited results, so our guide (who should be canonized) took a breather and showed us gals some local flora and fauna- some underwater caves, a starfish colony, etc. When we returned to the task at hand, all were merrier and ended up successfully landing a bonefish. Afterall, we ARE supposed to be having fun, like you mentioned!
Thanks for the tips,
Sue
Colorado

I have heard this story

I will say that I have heard this story about he Copper Bob and it certainly was a buzz in and around the Rocky Moutnain Front Range for years, nice to see Bob's take on it as well. As far as egostism by naming your flies, I am in the business to make money and get as many anglers fishing and tying my flies as possible which is why I write for several magazines like Fly Tyer and Fly Fisherman so that I can "spread" the word. I'm aware of the fact that many flies are built on age long concepts but I also strive to create truly "new" patterns and believe I have introduced concepts and techniques that can help others to do the same. I tend to be more forthcoming with info than most Signature Tiers and am always willing to share my thoughts on the subject and how I go about it. My new book will be an attempt at sharing many of those in one place. I know Bob Mead and he is a great guy so I mean no disrespect but there is no egotism involved with trying to make a living at what you do full time. I have no retirement fund and no guaranteed wages. I write, run my on-line store and fly shop and guide. That is my living and that has been my life so using a name on fly is just a way to further the word and get more royalties coming in. So to all of those tiers with names on flies, hey if you are trying to make a living, most are not then I don't think it is about ego, at least not for this tier with all do respect......Most importantly to me is to ensure the flies are durable and produce, unlike many one hit wonders....I am a fisherman who ties flies, so i can catch more fish and just try to pass on what I know.....
Vince Wilcox
God bless
www.wileysflies.com

Great Topic

Great Topic

My playground is the Québec North Shore Region one of the jewels in North America's outdoor crown, half a million square miles of nature, bigger than even Alaska. And the irony? Most Québécois lives in urban belt along the border with the New England States. Three quarters of this vast area is empty.

http://www.nsfa-adventures.com/NORWAY_CANOE_above_gorge_2_NSFA_2.jpg

Empty is a relative term, though. Where some see nothing, others find a wilderness world of serenity and beauty that's remarkable. In its lakes, streams and rivers, its great mountains and deep forests, Qébec North Shore holds the promise of a hundred adventures to be lived.

http://www.nsfa-adventures.com/HEADER_PHOTO_NSFA.jpg

To be more specific the Upper Aux Outardes Watershed is my favorite North Shore system, it has approximately 60 miles of fishable water, the Outardes 4 reservoir below is about 120 miles long and 10 miles wide With about 120 islands, many secluded bays and beautiful shorelines, there is no end of great new fishing spots. The cold clear water offers fantastic trophy fly fishing. This tremendous body of water offers lots of diversity of various underwater habitat ranging form rocky points, steep rock drop of to sandy beaches and countless calm bays. Water depth on the river system is from 4 to 25 feet and for the reservoir 35 to 250 feet. With all of its various structures and large population of whitefish and other baitfish will produce trophy lake trout & Pike not easily matched elsewhere in Quebec.

http://www.nsfa-adventures.com/DSC_6419sm.jpg

My personal choice when it come to equipment is a long Gatti FR 3PA 11 foot 8 weights and for a shorter rod the powerful FR 3PA 10 foot 7 weight. My personal choice of reels are Gatti #3 ANTI REVERSE large arbor fly reel & STH Turbine Disc LA.

http://www.nsfa-adventures.com/LAKE_TROUT_NSFA_2005_AUX_OUTARDES_RIVER_…

Jocelin

Never have liked lon

Never have liked long hooks like these. Gives a fish too much leverage and losses are higher than with hooks like the TMC 200R for ex.