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GFF Summit 2007 will happen!

Kasper, Les, Kai and many others who have inquired about a GFF Summit 2007.

Sure there will be one! Sure!

But as you can see from the very slow publishing frequence on the site right now, the missing cap shop and my lack of replies to your questions I'm extremely busy. For some reason all my customers can feel the upcoming season getting closer and know that I will be off more than omce a week as soon as the spring really starts. So they have all asked me to finish their projects - right now!

So even though I did think about a spring GFF Summit sometime in May, I'm afraid I won't find the time to plan and coordinate it.

I think a safer bet will be autumn again unless my workload drops a bit and opens the possibility of a late spring or early summer gettogether.

Martin

FWIW, I use a 100% wool

FWIW, I use a 100% wool medium gray yarn and it works perfectly. Take a look at http://www.flyfishohio.com/Killer_Bug.htm for step by step and a video of this fly being tied. I also have a link to a gallery of images of Frank Sawyer himself tying his Pheasant Tail.

Joe C.

Rag worm

A couple of days before I bought very interesting DVD (unfortunately only in Danish) and in this DVD you can see step by step tying of several top danish sea trout flies. All flies are tied by Claus Eriksen and rag worm is one fly from the selection. He uses fire line to join first and second hook and this fly works really well. I try to add my copy of his fly, sorry, I had not proper materials:-)

Guys,

Guys,

two patterns are coming up on GFF within a few days. Step-by-step guides, background and convincing photos.

Kasper

rag worm

That pattern should work well on the east coast. We have regular worm "hatches", From Maine, on down the coast. Do "hatches" occur, from spring until fall, in Denmark? I will be making a trip, hopefully with my band, and to see my relatives inSjaelland, and I always take a rod on tour. 😄 Lars

Thanks Kasper. I hop

Thanks Kasper. I hope I'll be back in Denmark as soon as possible.During our last trip I prefered shrimps to epoxy miracle. It is time to give more time to epoxy miracle.

Very informative indeed!

Very informative indeed!
I've made my own wading boots by utilising a pair of leather army boots and glueing the soles with the carpeting used by upholsterers to do car flooring. This material lasts very well and can be glued with any good contact adhesive applied liberally.
The army boots are exceptionally hard wearing and provides good ankle support in any rocky river terrain.
The carpet soles adhere to slippery rocks like crazy!

Pike,

good to hea

Pike,

good to hear! Keep going.

Kasper

Hi Lino,

Hi Lino,
I have ordered some substitute from the UK because 40 pounds are breaking my budget (http://www.sportfish.co.uk/product/33767/Chadwick_Wool_Sub_Killer_Bug_Y…) at around 1.99 GBP. It works nicely. If you need a good tying instruction Oliver Edwards tying videos are great,
TL
Florian

A couple of days bef

A couple of days before I caught one sea trout on this fly. I was not able to catch fish for whole day so I tied this fly (blue type one) on my tippet and in ten minutes the fish around 45 cm was on.

Gozo or Malta

Kasper my friend,
You are a gem! Thanks for this, I was beginning to despair of the sense in taking a fly-rod. Now I'll see if I can squeeze in two!

Tight lines in the coming season my friend.
If you want to come to Devon, give us a shout.
Les

Les,

Les,

maybe you can find some info here:

http://www.medflyfish.com/index2.html?

http://www.maltabookers.com/fishesofmalta.html

http://www.midcurrent.com/news/2003/12/fly_fishing_the_mediterranean.ht…

Remember to bring your camera, so we can see some photos from your trip.
Kasper

Les,

Les,

you are not the only one looking for a GFF summit 2007. I am sure Martin is thinking of something...

Kasper

cheers,keep up the g

cheers,keep up the good work.

Mike,

Pike hook s

Mike,

Pike hook sizes can cause some controversy, but my own attitude is that you should choose whatever size suits you and works for you. Swedish pike master Soren Essebo uses hooks as small as 4's and 6's for his pike flies and catches a lot of pike, while others prefer large hooks like the ones you use. Personally I'm inbetween. The hook should be lightweight and castable but still durable and able to contain materials for a large fly. Depending on the style of hook I have landed on something between 2 and 2/0 for most my flies.

Martin

Im a kiwi living in

Im a kiwi living in Ireland.I started fly fishing for pike last year and am hooked.I tie my own chook sized flies on a No 6-0 hook,is this a bit big?Ive caught a lot of pike on em,do you think a 2-0 is better?

Chadwick's lost the dye

Chadwick's lost the dye recipe for 477 some 30years or so back in a fire, the nearest colour to follow it was their 454 but that was discontinued around 20years ago with all the other darning wools they made. 477 comands very high prices indeed - you do see it on ebay now and again, and it often reaches £40.+ per card. I have heard it go to £100+ in some cases.There are numerous substitutes on the market, its just a matter of trying different ones until you are happy with the results.
John

Hi there,

Hi there,
Welcome to the forum, I wil p.m. you a list of sites that I have compiled that include many of the best salmon related tying sites you should need to get started with.
Regards
John

Please P.M. me as the email link didn't seem to work, I am

Tom,
Can you tell u

Tom,
Can you tell us the name of the lodge or hotel where you stayed?

You are not the only

You are not the only one with this problem. I received the same sort of kit and no instructions. I assume that one has to tease the end of the braided loop and push the fly line into it and then pull the tube/sleeve supplied over the join?? Using glue would seem to be useless as the tube would stick to the join, I have experimented with a bit of tube and this is the case. There seems to be an assumption by the line suppliers that we are all experts?

This has become a co

This has become a constant producer and a major staple in my box. As a trailer, I tie it with a glass bead. Slays them on the White River System

Used some on picky t

Used some on picky trout pa stream. Worked very well.

Nice Fish. Good pic

Nice Fish. Good pick up.

Hi Bob, Your web pag

Hi Bob, Your web page is outstanding and it shows all the places I fish on the Beaverkill and area rivers and streams. I caught my first trout on the Beaverkill standing on Piano Rock at Hendrickson Pool .This area I was the person that developed the newer version of the Thorax Dry Fly that is the most popular tied these days and during this time I develope Overton's Wonder Wax .. I now live in Libby, Montana that is much like the Roscoe area .
So I thank you for what you have done here...Glenn Overton