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Submitted by Ray on

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Its a wonderfull fly,i've caught many fish since i live next the the restigouche river and also fish the miramichi,my best one i tie with and orange hackle and rarelly go over a number 6 hook,thanks for sharing i enjoy this place for reading and getting new fly paterns.

Submitted by Mel Simpson on

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The Shrimpton is a really nice fly and very well tied, but damn I almost got seasick watching the vise rock back and forth, WUWT?

Submitted by rick haydn on

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I caught a 3.92kg yellowfish on the vaal river this weekend could you tell me what i the weightrecord for theyellowfish regards photo taken

Submitted by 1737246323 on

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Thanks GFF staff for another great year of flyfishing articles, video's, pictures and other related stuff.
All the best for 2013!

Best regards,

Tom Biesot.

Hi Joel;
Gee, your compliment is really kind and very, shall I say, glowing. Thank you so much for your endorsement! I do love tying and also teaching. It's rewarding to have students learn and tell me their tying has improved as a result of my efforts. Thanks again!

Submitted by David 1737246323 on

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A fantastic experience the young one. He'll never forget about landing his first fish. He'll now be pestering his father to go fishing more and more.

This is what its all about - teaching our 'next generation' on how to fish.

[b:11ac8d17cc]'not so much "[i:11ac8d17cc]angry[/i:11ac8d17cc]" as "[i:11ac8d17cc]misunderstood[/i:11ac8d17cc]"...
'still, best to use caution regarding any prolonged direct eye contact...
you don't want to get them "[i:11ac8d17cc]annoyed[/i:11ac8d17cc]"...!!![/b:11ac8d17cc]

[b:11ac8d17cc]'Imagine the [i:11ac8d17cc]POSSIBILITIES[/i:11ac8d17cc]... and then [i:11ac8d17cc]make them happen...[/i:11ac8d17cc] !!!

'[i:11ac8d17cc]Goggle Eyed Cicada Beetle... phrom Mars[/i:11ac8d17cc]...[/b:11ac8d17cc]
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[b:11ac8d17cc]die Fledermaus...[/b:11ac8d17cc]
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[b:11ac8d17cc][i:11ac8d17cc][u:11ac8d17cc]BUG-BOND[/u:11ac8d17cc]...[/i:11ac8d17cc][/b:11ac8d17cc]

If you like to tie flies, are a more than just a beginner, then you should take this class. Don is one of the best tyers in the world and has probably forgotten more than most of us will ever know about tying. This kind of class, and this level of teacher, comes along only once in a lifetime. I highly recommend the class & Don.
Cheers, Joel
P.S. Don is also a really nice guy.

Submitted by john lindeman on

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I've one of tom's reels for sale it's one of the first series Tom made
by interest drop me a mail

[b:8fbf3f7fa9]'another phlight of phancy... 'tubular adaptation...
'Pheatherz Phur Phlash n' Bug-Bond... [/b:8fbf3f7fa9]
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[b:8fbf3f7fa9]'Raptor Rodent Shredder... 'with a hint of GoldenEagle insinuendo... [/b:8fbf3f7fa9]
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Pete,

Love that "owly" look of the flies when seen from the front.

Very nice as always.

Martin

Kate,

Actually I haven't been that busy. This is stuff that I do in my spare time and really enjoy doing, so it's all leisurely and "slow cooking". This particular article has been a month or so underway, shooting pictures, ordering needles from here and there, visiting the local flyshop and so on.

And the pipeline isn't there to create deadlines. Everything in the pipeline is ready to get published. I just stretch the publishing dates so that you don't get all the goodies at once, but have something to look forward to in the coming time.

Martin

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