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Hi TitanPalmer the Tongariro

Hi TitanPalmer the Tongariro is at the southern end of Lake Taupo in the central North Island and the no-name stream is a tributary of Lake Aniwhenua in the Bay of Plenty district of the North Island. The Tongariro is a big river with the fishing being for Rainbows that live most of the year in Lake Taupo and only run the rivers to spawn. Most other North Island streams are a mix of resident trout and lake trout. With a good mix of Browns and Rainbows.
All the best.
Mike.

Nice,thank you,Minda

Nice,thank you,Mindaugas

that would be bad fo

that would be bad for large mouth bass

Maybe

Jason,

I have long planned to continue my podcasts, but for different reasons I haven't been fishing much this year and even less recording.

I have had several people inquire about the podcasts recently, so I might just start them up again. Unfortunately the fishing season is coming to an end here, so there might not be much happening till spring, but I might do some indoors and fly tying shows. We'll see.

Martin

a wonderful fly!!

a wonderful fly!! i can tie a few and the way i do it they stay together well. --- thak you very much.

Interesting Angle...

Interesting Angle... It's actually a nice idea for a fishing picture...

More podcasts?

hi Martin

Please can you do some more podcasts?

jason

He's my band teacher

He's my band teacher!!!!!!

A truly engaging web

A truly engaging web site for the beginner - just like myself. With that in mind, I'd be very grateful for any information on where to purchase bamboo culms, specific tools, etc. in the UK. Also, any 'gatherings', classes offered in the UK or discussion groups that are UK-based. I've been looking at the US-based sites and groups and find them immensely useful and positive, but would like to know if there is something a little closer to home.

Many thanks again to all who have put something into this web site.

All best wishes.

Colin

John,

This fish i

John,

This fish is not big - about 2-3 kilos or some 4-6 lbs.
My own personal record is more like 10-11 kilos or past the 20 lbs mark.

Martin

well i will ask what

well i will ask what lb is it the biggest i got was 10lb

this is a very goodl

this is a very goodlooking fly! wanna try it soon!

Nice shot!
What kin

Nice shot!
What kind of fish can you catch in Budapest? Any flyfishing shops there?

To Mike Foor

To Mike Foor · mfoor@embarqmail.com

You asked: “What does that coding mean? 4F, 5F, 6F, etc., up to and including 9F.”

Numbers 4 through 9 indicate the line weight.
The letter F stands for float.
You may also see:

S = sink

ST = sink tip

For example, WF8F means Weight Forward 8 Floating — an 8-weight, weight-forward line that floats.

Thank you for this

Thank you for this great informative article on seatrout. I recently moved from Amsterdam to Landskrona and started fishing. This autumn I caught most of my fish in the Rönneå in northern Skåne. All salmon except for one seatrout which I caught today. The season for the Rönneå closes tomorrrow. I've been fishing for salmon and seatrout with spinners this fall in rivers but in the future I want to start flyfishing in the saltwater coastal areas. Can you recommend some spots around Landskrona to fish for seatrout? And what sort of flyrod and line should I use?

Thank you,

Maarten

I'm located in North California

I'm located in Northern California and have a 7 year old son that I take to the local reservoir for Blue Gills. The Diawl Bach is simply the best fly for these little fish. Drop it in the water lift out a fish. I blew away a nearby family when I offered to have their 2 kids catch fish in under 5 minutes. They took turns and each caught 2 fish.
I was Mom's hero and the Dad's nightmare.
I had lost this page's bookmark - I was so happy to find it again last light - just a killer pattern.

salmon-ireland.com

Searching around on speypages.com - I came across a full featured site about fishing in Ireland. See at http://www.salmon-ireland.com/

Do you have a site simular in your country?

Thanks

TitanPalmer

Getting closer...to the ideal rod. reel, line combination

Thanks Roolis,

Thanks again for the spey line standards - I was hoping to gather a cross-section of rods, reels, and line combinations actually used in the field. My titanium reels might not weigh enough to be comfortable - I was hoping to hone in on a small group of the most used spey rods and lines and adjust my reels to match the ideal combination weight desired. From that starting point - I can adjust up and down.

Maybe there is an easier method - and maybe I am being obsessed about this weight detail - I find it fascinating to make a new fly reel - especially out of titanium - and have the option to make it any weight I want - but choosing the "best" weight in light of all the rod variables with available lines - might be an adventure for another day.

Maybe the top ten rod makers have figured out what reel weight (range) best suits their particular rod as an ideal combination – or maybe not. I just do not know.

How about a poll – asking each viewer to identify their “best” rod, reel, and line combination. And if a certain combination you are using needs a little tweaking to reach the “best” category – what would you change?

Thanks
TitanPalmer

Dear Sasha,

Pleas

Dear Sasha,

Please, take a close look in the pictures of step 5, 6 and 7.

Here on step 5.

I put small amount of hair in the loop.

After that on the next picture, on step 6, here.

I have already wound the thread over the fundament of the body and let it just behind the head.
Now I begin to twist the loop. When it is twisted enough it looks like a thick rope with hair on it.
When I get it that way I begin to wind the hook shank with it to behind the head and then I make some tight wraps with the thread, cut the excesss, make some more wraps and the segmented body is ready, which you see on the picture of step 7, here.

That is all for the body.

If you have any more questions, go ahead, I am here!

Best regards and good luck!

Rado

Hi,

Hi,

the best info you can get is in speypages.com

you will find everything threre about double hand rods and lines.

Roolis

Rado thank you so

Rado thank you so much.I now understand the process and how to create the body. I have also watched the video you recommend and that has helped enormously.

You see I like the segmentation on your fly as opposed to the segmentation on the fly on Youtube.

Can you explain again how to create the segmentation ?

On your fly, would you say that the segmentation is created by how the yarn and dubbing is tied or is the segmentation created by the thread you use there.

The reason I ask so many details is that I really believe that this fly is one of the most important one I have seen so far. This is the food no fish in the river or lake will refuse if tied and presented correctly. That is why I want to tie it with perfection. That is why I need just a little more of your help.

Many thanks again and all the best.

The PAL version can

The PAL version can be purchased on www.flyfishingpoint.net.

One thing I have to

One thing I have to say to martin. wrong place to chase tarpon, exelent place for snook, want tarpon? chetumal bay or isla del sabalo campeche, even more fun:ciudad del carmen. best place:celestun yucatan.

I was born in yucata

I was born in yucatan, I'm 49 years old, I do fly , spining, trolling, even hand line fishing, belive me, those guys know nothing about fishing in this area.I'm not a fishing gide becouse is not my buisnes. I work construction(civil engeenier) but I can get you in contact with serius guides, winners of turnaments all around the area.even national tournaments.