I enjoyed the article but I'll never get used to seeing photos of dead S. Salar. The Atlantic salmon is becoming a scarce resource and should be considered an endangered species. Buy farm raised fish in the store and release your catch to ensure that your grandchildren will be able to experience it too. I fish for salmon twice a year in Canada and will go to Gaspe in the summer (York, St. Jean and Dartmouth Rivers) and the Miramichi in the fall. The Town of Gaspe Rivers in Quebec allows a kill season and it is no surprise that the runs are relatively small (under 1,500 fish), while the Miramichi in New Brunswick has annual returns of over 50,000 because the salmon are protected and it is illegal to kill one. They do allow you to tag and keep a grilse (salmon under 26" in length) for consumption but most of the camps frown upon it. As a fly tyer and fisherman, the thrill of the sport is in the chase and catch...not the kill. Additionally, the salmon in Iceland are very small because most of them are killed before they come back the next year larger.
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Great article.
I used to use twisted butts before tapered braids came out and I can't wait to make my own. By the way rope is twisted on a "Rope Walk".
Best Regards,
Ian
First fish of 2008 came a bit earlier than expected for me after all. 😄
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lovely pattern, although being scottish,i feel the "Bibio" should have a hint of red somewhere , although the pheasant tail will add a touch of side colour,so,,,,,,,i added a bit , a little flo red hot spot between foam and hackle, also did couple with one turn red hackle same spot , keeps me happy and works well here when there is a good ripple on water,had too try without red too.......worked just as well,so take the red or leave it,lol
Martin,
Thanks very much for removing the unfair votes. Indeed I think that the votes are very important because I can improve my pictures thanks to them. I must say as well that the pictures submitted by the others are a very good inspiration to me.
Congratulations for your very interesting web site.
Christophe
I have worked with Derek's father & have had the pleasure of viewing some originals close up. They are all very unique and something any father would be proud to own. Keep up the good work Derek.
Glenn
He also has a relatively new DVD out called Sylvester Nemes: The life, times, and flies of a remarkable man. Its pretty good and has some tips and tricks, some of his personal history and about 10-12 patterns.
Hello, read your review of the Perigee blanks with great interest. I am an avid fan of the OLD Powell Legacy Light series. Your description of this blanks does remind me of the Legacy Light series. If you are familiar with the OLD Powell's, would you compare this blank favoreably to the Legacy Light series. Thanks for your reply.
Amazing fish Hans, I bet it was just the first in a long row in 08 :)
Cabinfever has struck me big time, tying flies and listening to podcasts 24/7, the waters around here are murky almost dark brown from all the meltwater although there is barely any ice on my homelake.
Best wishes for all gff people.
ps. why don't we arrange a spring summit somewhere?
tight lines
Dear Les Austin,
I read about you in the danish magazine Sportsfiskeren, an spend quite a long time to find you in England. As you already know it is free to fish the shores of Denmark and it is, compared to UK or other countries cheep to get a day permit for rivers here.
I`we sure be pleased to help you if you want a danish contact for planning your next trip to Denmark.
I live in the middle of Jutland but like to go to the rivers nearby and the coasts as well.
Through my sixty years of lving I`we been fishing many places in Denmark and Europe and flyfishing and flytying had been quite a passion.
I read UK magazines from time to time. My interest for England come from tracing my relatives in London. (Grandfather).
Look foreward to hear from you.
Sincerely yours,
Martin Seest
awesome looking tube
what size is the conehead and tubing as im just staring to tye these
Nice one Hanzie, bigger than i ever caught on the Oostvoornse. Maybe i should try the colder months too instead of waiting for spring to arrive.....
I have come at fly fishing from a long history of spinning and baitcasting for large freshwater fish. I have always used a Palomar knot, and I carried this into fly fishing. Every once in a while, I carefully tie a clinch knot to see if I should switch to this much easier knot. But, each time it breaks in my hands much easier (I don't even need a scale!). You are only using 60% of your tippet with a clinch knot. Switch from 4x to 6x, use a Palomar, (or other high strength knot) and get more bites!
Hi Martin. This is a great Web site that contains a tremendous amount of information. Thanks very much for your efforts :-) GC
Hi. No, I used the Loop Opti Creek #2 for the char :)
And a Opti Stream #4 and 7 for the trout.
Christophe,
Unfortunately we sometimes get someone who tries to mess up things by casting a lot of similar votes - typically all "stinks" or all "global class". I try to keep an eye out for these voters, and ban them completely from the system. Some clown had given your image 6 times "stinks", and these votes are now removed and the person is banned from voting. Any irregularities like these, please let me know, and I will act.
Martin
hello again martin.just wondering if you can help here i fish for salmon in scotland the colours for the start of the season normally are yellow and black could you recommend any other ones for springers as i normally fish tube flys 1"half or 2"flys. kind regars frank
