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Fished this pattern

Fished this pattern many times simple but deadly, fish very slow or leave to drift

Very nice pattern! S

Very nice pattern! Simple but effective.

Thx for the brilliant and detailed tying instruction.

Bye from Bavaria / Germany
Stefan

I'd like to get in touch with John; I met him on the Grand one day last week and appreciated his recommendation of the Zuddler Minnow very much. I've fished that fly from Yellowstone to the Amazon so it really cracked me up to have it recommended to me again for steelhead. When he said it I was like, "Of course! That fly catches everything." Thanks again.

A lot of fun reading

A lot of fun reading the above article and the other two (how to look and act right).
I have laughed a lot, like to see some more.

I am fortunate to li

I am fortunate to live in the far Northern Cape, near Prieska and the Orange river and enjoy catching Yellows on fly. If any one is passing this way maybe I can arrange a day or so on the river. Hereabouts it is virtually unfished for many, many kilometres and where I fish there are rapids, and long deep pools. Yellows run to over 3kg. I can also provide basic guest house accommodation. All much cheaper than anywhere else. At the moment the river is really pumping and fishing is difficult to say the least. However. it should clear by May/June.

Us Americans don't l

Us Americans don't like to walk too far from the truck so this article is good news and will be well received here. Dont forget the hot dogs and sodas people.

'Same idea, different day... and maybe some marabou...

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'annoy the phocus group without disturbing them...
'stimulate their predatory nature and lure them into a false sense of security...
while providing high protein, minimal effort, and a convenient victim...
[i:4ef75a12e1]low light muggings[/i:4ef75a12e1] work best here as they do in any inner-city...
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Aren't the Pfluegers

Aren't the Pfluegers still great reels for the money?

Not to be confused w

Not to be confused with the British Pheasant Tail Nymph that has an orange thorax.

Western Australia

I Live in Western Australia and i would like to build a bamboo fly rod do you know of anyone who builds them in perth.

videos on teaching

videos on teaching fly fishing would be helpfull are learning to fly fish i like to see more of these type of videos

learned alot from th

learned alot from this site

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"T" either your tryi

"T" either your trying to be funny, or you are the most arrogant A-hole there is! If you treat your fishing gear like crap, then you treat everything you own like crap, which means you don't respect the gear, or even the fish, or the people you fish around. Which explains your second comment. You were not born a "professianal' fly fisherman, I'm sure the skills you have you learned from an experienced fly fisherman, which you owe it to the fly fishing "brotherhood" to pass along to us beginners. Guys like you just don't get it!!

Cheers
Cheap Gear Beginner

Very nice job

Very nice job, as usual, by the way. You have a nice mixture of classic and lesser known patterns here and thanks so much for the complete material recipes. I'll certainly be adding a few of these into my fly box.

I am a bit late with this

[b:7b4b48f62d]I am a bit late with this info, having just got back to GFF.
This recipe for the Cardinal is in Bergman's 'Trout'.

Body: White chenille.
Hackle: White.
Wing: Cardinal red.

It is a typical North American wet fly and very simple to dress.
Bigger hook for salmon,
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I live in the us and

I live in the us and cannot find some of the materials to tie the fly. Can you give me the name of a shop(s) where you are located so i can purchase the materials required to build the fly.

Thank you

If you are interested

If you are interested, I found someone online who has the brass cheeks seen in the Edson tigers above.

I placed and order, will update if there are any issues.

Well done

Well done.
The Edson Light Tiger is a favorite.

Inspiring article Bo

Inspiring article Bob, as always! This article makes me want to head straight to my vice, and then to the off to the stream. This looks like a beautiful pattern when the water is off colored (or clear for that matter).

Fantastic article

Bob - Fantastic article! If you were to look in my fishing fly box you will see fifteen of the different bucktail patterns you show above. I have had terrific luck fishing these classic over the past few years. I got a big smile when I read your comment about the proportions of the Black Nose Dace (Art Flick) pattern. I remember getting into the same discussion with Chris Del Plato on another forum. I have since tyed and fished the fly with proportions closer to Mr. Flick's originals.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your article and the gorgeous fly. Kudos!

Nice flies!

Nice flies! I have used bucktail for years now, without regrets, however, I find myself substituting coloured polar bear hair in place of the like coloured bucktail. Still legal in Canada, and seems to work better. Just a thought.

The Podcast was very

The Podcast was very interesting and I enjoyed it. The subject was well covered in an easy listening format. I enjoyed your dog and his antics. One of my friends has the same kind of dog and he herds the waves on the beach.
Thanks for a pleasant informative hour.

Herb Honn

What a fish! Amazing

What a fish! Amazing propotions, tail and colour. Can't wait for the easter and may! Congratulation!