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Mr June

The thousands of fishing experiences and photographs I have hold distant vivid memories but rarely can you reflect and look back and see the time in detail as if it were happening right there and then.

This night will be one of the memories I will take to my grave. I laughed so hard it hurt and it's been many years since I laughed as I did.

That was fishing. It may not of held great quantity (size of fish) but the quality was defiantely there.

I also feel naked without my hat on!!!!

Rip Mr June

Hi Martin,
may I as

Hi Martin,
may I ask you for some help? I am very excited about this filter (and the gff-page in general). I downloaded the zip.file and opened it....my photoshop starts but nothing happend. The filter is not listet...What is wrong ?
Thanks a lot !

This pattern is real

This pattern is really well compared to some of the stoneflies I've seen in Canadian waters.
Thank you.
Thomas

Good to have you back

Ripley,

Good to have you posting again, and really nice to see some fish and hear that you and Steve had some good fishing. Amazing how the salt keeps on fishing well in spite of the heat and bright sunny days.

Martin

F...... hell. Usuall

F...... hell. Usually I do not tend to being jealous - things seem to change... Congratulations to this real first class seatrout!

Rgds,
Ole

I NEED TO KNOW THE B

I NEED TO KNOW THE BASICS ABOUT SETING UP A ROD. FROM THE LINE TO THE WEIGHTS, ETC. PLEASE HELP ME!
THANKS
JD

wow, what a monster

wow, what a monster ! well done !

I'm making Bamboo ro

I'm making Bamboo rods now and the signature on the rods is always a moment of stress. My compliments - an excellent job!

I am looking for an

I am looking for an original Carrie Steven's tied Grey Ghost. Any idea where to find ?

O_live,

No, unfor

O_live,

No, unfortunately not. I know the guy who tied it and may be able to track down a pattern. It looks pretty simple: wool head with eyes and some flash for a tail, but I will see what I can do.

Martin

Hi,
have you got a

Hi,
have you got a fly patern of this fly ?
thannks
o_live

Peter,

I don't kn

Peter,

I don't know whether any Danish shops have it, but Springforelle in Germany provided the DVD for review, and you can easily order it there.

Martin

I think the CDC&Elk

I think the CDC&Elk as described above is a very efficient and innovative solution.The beauty of this tying techniqe is that you avoid a dubbing rope all together and you don't need to invest in any special tools for dealing with the CDC feather. There is a nice description on the classification and selection of CDC feathers that I believe H. Weilenmann authored. This has helped me immensely. There is even a very straight-forward video of the technique available on the internet.

This is a relatively simple fly to tie. I have tied the fly with a light yellow CDC feather and elk hair dyed a soft green. It has worked extremely well for me and I have incorporated the pattern into my Top 10 of "must-have" flies.

Pretty fly but I wou

Pretty fly but I wouldn't recommend using a fly with a bend point! :)

Martin. Nice review.

Martin. Nice review.
Where in Denmark can i buy this dvd ? Or is it only available over the internet ?

Bob, nice brown you

Bob, nice brown you have there, beautiful pics of the small stream. Was he taken on a dry?

Hi Martin, my name i

Hi Martin, my name is Martin and I just read your comments. I agree on your comments and being from Patagonia, I found it very well done, but a little slow. It lacks (on my humble opinion, and maybe I am wrong) that sense of adventure that moved Mel and other great fishermen to Patagonia in the first place. The guys who did the DVD are excellent people and did a huge effort with it. I hope their next DVD put a lot more excitement.
Anyways, I think Global Fly Fisher is excellent, great interaction with mere mortals like me and lots, LOTS of useful information. Tight lines and continue doing a great job. Martin Carranza

Martin,

Martin,
You've been here several times and never had a close encounter with yogi? Well, the next time you head this way we'll have to show ya a few of those toothy critters, both Blacks and Grizzle.

Here's a pic of one I took a couple of weeks ago about 3 kms from my house. He was hiding, pretending he was a tree..... 😄

Hi, Jonathan,

Hi, Jonathan,

my personal opinion-

If you are beginer then 15 foot 10 weight will best if you planing to fish ina rivers with width of 50-100 m.

again my personal opinion - be carefull with spey lines which will be offered to you by salesmen. I would chosse shooting head system. Why- easy undercast and overhead cast+you can play with a depth by choosing different sinking rate of you head.

as i said this is my personal opinion after 14 years of salmon fishing

roolis

Jeff,

There is no

Jeff,

There is no set rule for the length of leader, but 1-1.5 rod lengths is a good starting point. In your case a 9' leader will probably be a good choice. But you may need to vary this depending on your casting skills (bad=short leader) and how spooky the fish are (very spooky=longer leader). But if you start with a 9' tapered leader I think you're good.

And the tippet is the piece of line that you tie to the terminal end of your leader. Rather than tying the fly directly on the leader and cutting off a piece of that every time you change, you tie on a piece of straight monofilament in the pound test you want to fish. When you change your fly, this is the line you cut, and when you have shortened this tippet down too much, you change it and leave the leader (almost) intact.

Hope this helps. Enjoy your trip.

Martin

would you diagram th

would you diagram this out please for the novice. i have an opportunity to go to a really good location very shortly. i specifically need help with leader to fly line, how long is the leader, and where and what the heck is a tippet anyway and do i definately need one or can i just use a 4 to 6 lb leader. also, how long should the leader be. fly rod is a #4
7 1/2 ft.
thanks

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I have a length of b

I have a length of bead-chain that I was thinking of using on my freshwater Clouser's in place of the barbell eyes. I think that these will be more effective whenever you dont need the weight centered at the head.
If I were to put the weight on the shank, instead of just the head, I would have a more even action to the streamer. The barbell eyes make me feel as though I am Jig fishing. I don't know what I am doing to provoke a take with them. Thanks for reminding me that chain beads are a great option.

Martin,
Thanks fo

Martin,
Thanks for the well thought out article, it has my mind whirling. I have made a connection between this bare tube fly and the simple tube and hook we use in the northeast to catch Snapper Bluefish. I'm wondering if there isn't a similarity between them. I know that the tube(in Snapper fishing) acts as a flashy 'bubbler'. Perhaps this open tube creates the same aggressive response. I'll try it on other trout streamers to see.
By the by...if you are a flea market hound, you will occasionally come across a short jacket from the 40's which is made of Monkey fur. I have passed them by before, but now will grab one if I see it.
Thanks again, tim