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Submitted by Ian on

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I think I need to invest in a belly boat...Wading is limiting and if you can't cover the fish, you can't catch them.

Submitted by Steve Buckley on

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Lee Wulff said it years ago. Good fishing for trophy fish can only be sustained on private waters. The lodges on the Rio Grande and Rio Gallegos enforce catch & release fishing. Water open to all comers is subject to something called "the tragedy of the commons." When no one owns the water, no one takes care of it.

Submitted by Scott Barnden on

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Not sure if you have looked into it or could get it but you could look at a drug called Modafinil/Provigil.

I've heard it work well for other MS sufferers to deal with the fatigue at least.

Submitted by Ian on

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Fantastic film. The end credits song is beautiful. I haven't found where to buy it but you can listen to it on SoundCloud on the singers own page - Bjarke Stenbaek - Old Sun. :o)

"I'm not a riverside, you're not a river bed, still time keeps floating by like water..."

Bob, I don't comment on many tyers work, but when ever I see yours, I have to chip in my 2 cents worth. Superb tying job! You get better with every fly you tie. I have pics of your earlier ties, and you have evolved into a first class tyer! I say this out of respect for your work. It deserves respect!
Cheers, Joel

Submitted by Rick Fiedler on

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Hello Sir, Nice work!! I too am a wood carver. I am looking for a pattern of a 36 inch pike but am having no luck. Any suggestions?????

I use a Norvise Tube conversion on my Norvise and I have found that the mandrels that come with the conversion kit fit most applications, however I tie on very small tubes for fresh water flies and the mandrels just didn't make it for me. The right size mandrel I needed was a size 28mm. I went on line and found a "Spring Metal" manufacturer by the name of Brownell. They had a special on a kit which had just about every size mandrel you could want for $26.00. I bought the kit and cut the stock to size. Bent over one end added a bead and then applied hot wax to cover the bead and enlarge the end so that it would be easier for me to handle it. Now I have every conceivable mandrel size needed to fit any application. On the Norvise, you have to have enough plastic tube to fit inside the vise conversion so that the tightening turn nob holds the material. This stops the tube from spinning. You can also "pinch" tube material as well but that is better suited for metal tubes.

Submitted by Ole Noe christiansen on

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It's all a mafia. I have fished all over the World .... Patagonia, north America, new Zealand, russia ... And it's all the same ... Countries have open access along rivers ... But estancias and land owners dó everything to steal that right ... So to fill their lodges with wealthy clients ... In need of a guide to tie their knot and Tell Them Where to cast... And preferably fast ....since clients are Rich in cash but short of time... Maybe the lodges should keep a dozen trophy searuns in a tank at the Rio grande airport ... So clients Can have their Photo taken with a trophy searun Brown ... Everybodys happy and they Can make a 180 degree turn and get the same plane back home ... And the bragging with mates are assured.... Let me Tell you .... The estancias don't give a damn shit about the trout and the environment.... But what they Care about is protecting their investment ... If that means Stealing access Rights to the river.... Well so be it... I remember the glory days Fishing the area around seccion Rio grande in Chile .... Those Where the days... The 90's ... Well Then came a lodge around.... Same shit in Rio gallegos... With the bellavista and loop lodges... This guy Christer has a tendency of monopolising in Rio gallegos, jurassic Lake, kola etc.... All under the pretext of conservation .... TO PRESERVE only i christer and mates are allowed to Fish .... Maybe flyfishers Don't buy loop products anymore for the same reason... I don't ....

Well argentines..... Love your beateful country... Keep fighting for open access for everybody ... Including foreign trout bums... I promise you if you visit my country you Can have access to World class Fishing for searun browns ... And we welcome foreigners on same terms as locals .... Even Rich foreigners....

Kindly,

Ole Noe christiansen
Denmark

Submitted by Kate Pike 1737246317 on

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Hammer Creek Stimulator is a beautiful fly; it is a bit more complex than many flies, but the tier made it look easy in his
methodical and neat manner of construction. It was a well done video.

Submitted by Robert Miller on

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I really like the use of lead foil. The only problem I have with lead foil is I don't know ehere to get it. I live in Grand Junction Colorado. Nobody knows anything about it. Any ideas?

Submitted by Dale on

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I have been tying for more years then I care to remember. I have to say, I have learned many many new patterns, and a lot of tricks of tying on this site. Thanks.

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