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Jerry,

Yes, Rado's caddis is an excellent imitation, and certainly worth trying.

Regarding the reprinting of the article, you'd have to ask Radoslav himself, but the general rule here on GFF is that we don't reprint other people's stuff, and we prefer if they don't reprint our's. The web has enough unoriginal material floating round already, and repeating what others have already published once is not something, which we endorse. We would greatly prefer to see something new and yet unpublished on your site.

Martin

Submitted by jerry Maslar on

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That caddis larva was so realistic and so simple that even I could create it. I would love to put that article in my blog if you would grant me permission. I would be most happy to give you full credit for writing it. My site at Troutu.com has a link to GFF.

Howdy,
If sinking line is acceptable for you then try SA Wet Tip Express 😉
Its running line is not thin, but it casts like a rocket :idea: I have a red one (450grains) for my 10wt rod- perfect for long cast with huge flies :P

Christopher,

Going for sea run browns in the ocean is something very Danish, which mainly takes place in the Baltic sea and the local Danish belts and sounds. It's my impression that a lot of this fishing has to do with the shallow, brackish waters we have, and my impression is that other places that have sea running browns - like the UK and Ireland - have very little fishing for these fish in the ocean.

This might have to do with the salinity, the way the fish feed, the depth or whatnot. I don't know. My guess would be that going for the sea runs in the estuaries or in fjords and bays with fresh water outlets would be the way to attack it. We're not allowed to fish in the estuaries, but fish do concentrate where there are spawning streams nearby.

Hope this helps you - and let us know how you do.

Martin

Tobias,

You might consider the type of saddle hackle used for saltwater flies. These are generally large and long enough for tubes and soft in the fibers.
Hen hackle is rarely long enough to really do any good on a tube other than for front hackles.

You can also work your way though a bunch of rooster saddles in a shop. Some are very stiff, shiny and brittle while others are webby and soft. So called Chinese necks and saddles are usually quite stiff. I have rooster feathers from my own backyard birds, which are very soft and perfect for large flies.

Martin

Submitted by Christopher Ba… on

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Martin,

I live in Newfoundland, Canada, and I pursue the elusive sea trout on a regular basis. I have been lucky enough to catch some beautiful fish up river during the late summer months but so far the fish have eluded me when they are at sea. The locals here catch them on all sorts of things when they come in with the tides into estuaries and tidal pools.

That's great, but I am far more interested in the Danish way of doing things. Catching sea-run browns in the salt water just seems so appealing to me. Do you always fish just outside of where fresh-water deposits into the ocean or woud you perhaps walk down miles and miles of isolated shorelines?

Our water may be a little deeper than denmark, this may be an issue...

Submitted by Patrick 1737246376 on

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great Job it's the first time I've understood setting up a line for fishing.

A first time fly fisherer,
Pat

Cortney,

Two things:

1) You get what you see. There's no extra service, sending out further instructions. Unfortunately. We are a few guys doing this for free in our spare time, and such premium service is beyond our resources. Look at the flies and tie them in the color you want. You might lean up against the FMJNM, which is an almost similar fly.

2) You cannot buy flies from us. We're a magazine, not a shop. We don't sell anything. Luckily.

Martin

Submitted by Cortney Christian on

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Please send me a more indepth method of tying these different color zuddlers. . . Or as we like to call them in these South western Idaho waters- the neutralizer. We are running out and I'm not that good at tying yet, and i'm not really that interested in broadcasting it's efficacy. Yellow and Olive are most deadly, however these other colors that I've seen on this page have me somewhat fiending. We are also willing to buy directly from you. THanks C

Submitted by Captain Terry … on

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Submitted by Clyde Waltenbaugh on

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This demon pattern works great up here in northern Wisconsin for smallmouth bass in the spring as they chase schooling minnows. Thanks for the pattern!

Submitted by JoeM on

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Wow! That's all I can say. I don't even want to think about how much a collection of flies of that quality would cost you.

Submitted by FreeBird on

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The small trebles are used by scandinavian fishemen when the fish in the holes in ice during the winter. Try some email shops in Sweden, the have trebles down to #16.

Arthur,

They come there by themselves... coastal cod will willingly take flies fished in the surface. Cod is known by most people as a deep water fish but it does go close to the shore and feed in the shallow water too.

Martin

Submitted by Phil on

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This is not simply dubbing was, although it can be used for that. It is cobblers wax. There are so many more reasons to use this sort of wax. It is not applied like newer waxes, rather you apply it to the thread prior to attaching the thread to the hook. Excellent article, I will make some up this week. Cheers!!

Submitted by ignacio on

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I am a Chilean beginner. I fished with a muddler-like fly and I did wonderful. Now, I am trying to tie it myself... I appreciate the tips. I will let you know how I have done!!!

Well,

We had a great meeting - Ole Willers and I! ;-)

Yes, the show was nice. I expect to do a blog post with a few pics.

In two years we will have another chance.

Martin

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