Recent comments

I'm in the Navy and

I'm in the Navy and will be going there soon. Did you have to have a passport to get a fishing
license and do they have one, two and three day permits? I can't wait to fish there, I am so glad they enjoy fly fishing like we do.

This is the best DVD

This is the best DVD on fly fishing ever. I fish all the time most of the places these guys fished so it wasn't sure about a DVD on my place, but these guys kept my adrenaline pumping right from the start. I happened to meet them at a show in Washington and they are great people as well as film makers. Way to go Trout Bums!

Very well composed,

Very well composed, but be careful shooting against the light. 4.

Ahh so that's what w

Ahh so that's what www stands for; weed, wind and waves.

Why not add some F's next time; fisherman, fish and fun

3 for the phot and 1 for the teaching! 4.

Some really good asp

Some really good aspects are found here, technically as well as creatively. However, the zebra-panties look ackward in the situation or maybe that was your intention. I'm not too fond either of the concept of an almost nude angler, well had it been Cathy Beck I might actually have added a couple of scores to my 4.

The only thing that

The only thing that keeps this photo from topscoring, is that the fish is hidden under too much water splash. 5.

Nice sharp colors w/

Nice sharp colors w/ a matching background.

Be careful with the horisont (it's supposed to be well, horisontal)

The line sticking out of the mouth suggests a deep swallowed fly.

You get a 3, kid!

This sounds great. T

This sounds great. Thanks for a really interesting article.

You guys are so lucky to have such a fish. In a book of freshwater fishes I found the fish listed as 'Rapfen' (latin name Aspius aspius) it looks like a flyfisher's dream-fish. Hey! and no teeth to bite you with either! I'd like to try pike, but those teeth scare me!

Thanks again.
Regards,
Les

Please just one cast

Please just one cast into that work-up....!

Hello everyone, W

Hello everyone,

We are so lucky to have asps in our rivers too. Like Vilmos Varage writes in his article, it is an wonderful fish to catch.
Strikes are amazing, runs are breathtaking and it is a beautiful fish

Asps are caught here in Belgium and Holland in our rivers de Maas and De Waal and they are also caught in our canals.

What's the chance th

What's the chance that this fish took a shrimp pattern?

HOPPY,

HOPPY,

Thanks for the Link... I'll just substitute the double Iron for a Saltwater hook and it will work perfectly... I'll post a picture or two of the end result.... It oughta kick some Bu-tay in the Local surf... 😉

DEAN ~~~ 8) 8)

Roosters can be pretty aggressive

Warren,

Roosters can be pretty aggressive and fierce, and some rather intimidating. But... it's just a fairly dumb, small animal (slthough some are bigger than you think), and you ought to be able to grab it. Get its wings collected by the "elbows" over the bird's back and grab the legs with the other hand and you should be in control. Alternatively a large landing net or a sack can be used to catch and calm the bird a bit.

Regarding the killing I would still use my proven whack!/chop! method. being two persons makes this much easier. Poisonous gas, CO2 from dry ice in a barrel may be an alternative in your case. But it's quite an arrangement to set up for one bird. The club and the axe is much easier - albeit also messier.

You may also consider getting a hand from someone more "brutal" than yourself.

Hope this helps...

Martin

Kasper, fantastic fl

Kasper, fantastic fly. I've never responded to anyone before, but here I felt I had to. This fly is so easy to tie. Mind you I had to go out and buy a new pair of reading glasses to see what I'm doing. Ha, Ha. Can't wait to get out on the water.

Anthony, Acton Ontario Canada

Very nice, Cándid

Very nice, Cándido!
This flies ara good also to tropical fishes as piau (Leporinus sp.), tilápias (Tilapia rendalli), Acarás (Geophagus sp.), Apaiaris (Astronotus Ocellaris).
The strike of piau is superb. Piau is a fish strong, ultra-fast and nice to fishing.
Good fishings to you! And lines up!
João Nicácio

I really like all the

I really like all the adjustments on this tool. Hope you don't mind but I linked to your page on a local forum from Maine. You have a great picture on your site of a trout that looks to be swimming in air.

http://www.maineflyfish.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7822
http://www.maineflyfish.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7819

Good article folks.

Good article folks. Can you tell me the easiest way to despatch a rooster you cannot catch (and is too aggressive...or maybe I am too chicken myself...) and you want the most humane way (short of shooting him!)

That is, no need to eat him. Just to despatch him...anywhere! Thanks

Blue background = Ye

Blue background = Yes!
Buggy but not too buggy for a mayfly = Yes!
The CDC wing is torn with the fingernails and not cut with scissors = Yes!
It's a female with two tail barbs = Yes!
Hook barb is bend down = Yes!

That is = 5!

Wonderfull Place , a

Wonderfull Place , and Trout!!!!
Is good the and of April?
HAPPY CHRISTMASS

Shady book

Hello Martin. I have yet to see a review done about this "shady book" You told me at the end of Oct. that you'd get to it. I've seen reviews on other media that have been out for less time. I'd like the public to get a reputable report about this

Re: Vice-cops

Hi Ripley;
they promised me BOTH!!! 😉

vise

I did not yet tie hundreds of flies with it, but it feels SOOOOO good!

A photo with the mot

A photo with the motiv in the center rarely scores well, but this one gets;

Scenery = Yes!
Action = Yes!
Depth = Yes!
Sharpness =Yes!

Total = 4

Reminds me of a 1980

Reminds me of a 1980s ad from a swedish reel manufacturer. You get a 4 for bringing some action to our memories.