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wow , this makes you want to run to your vice....very nice article. ( and yes what fish does not like a wooly bugger.)

Submitted by Tomas on

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Nearly true. Brilliant Article! Thanks From flyfishingbookreview.com

Submitted by Raminta on

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I enjoyed your article so much! I used to live in Lithuania until I moved to US. But every summer we go back and kayak those beautiful rivers. Thank you for reminding me of home :)

Submitted by Joseph Ross on

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Bob, great site and great pic's and this is coming from someone who was there when this book was put together. I do have some questions on the names of some of the flies and how they are tied. Ref: this book,
First of all you do not have the famous Frost's Blue Smelt for which Dick was known for. there are some changes made in this book.I have the changes written in pencil by the authors in the margins of my copy which is signed by both. No it is NOT for Sale. I live in Rangeley. Maine, have fished most of these flies and knew both of these gentlemen personally. We tied flies together on many occasions. They were good friends. I have fished the Kennebago River and both the little and big lakes with them many times. I will share these changes without charge to anyone who wishes. I am a registered Maine guide also and will take fisher-people to the same spots these two fished, mentioned in their book and got their inspirations.

Thomas,
That sounds like a great idea, sharing a day of fishing together. Me and my fishing buddy will be there from 4 June till 12 June, we're planning to fish for pike in the area around Oslo the first days before heading to Koppang. We'll keep in touch!

Cheers.
Ruza

edit: I have set my email shown in my userprofile, drop me a line if you want to get in touch during the week I'm in Norway

Submitted by Greg Potter on

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Well done, thanks a bunch. My wife has been diagnosed with a nasty lung disease that is caused by bird dust. Her lungs are clearing with medication but our pet parrot and all my fly tying feathers are off to new homes. This will keep me in the game without worries. Don't toss out your favorite hackles chances of them causing a problem on a healthy individual are about zero.

no problem ...

regards patterns - the desticnt special / different pattern I have seen - which is a bit of a local secret, sshhhhhh 8) - is a variation of the swedish superpuppa. They put a bunch of deer hair as underbody and tier them very slim.

Let me know when you come over so we can get together for a fish.

Thanks for all the effort Thomas, didn't know google translate works that well. It's very close to real english and indeed, sometimes very funny :D
I will contact Tore, thanks for all the info. If anyone has any idea's regarding my original question (patterns) please feel free to share :)

Greetings,
Ruza

Great work! I very much enjoy tying these patterns, and am using your pictures as an instructional guide. Thank you!

Submitted by Prada on

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A very nice article. A would agree with almost every word.
I think that a big problem is that the term "Catch and release" or "C&R fishing" and "C&R" phillosopy" is CONTAMINATED. It has meanings that an angler that is really concerned (with the ethics of dealing with live animals on one hand and conservation of species on the other hand) doesn't really want to imply. A concerned angler has nothing to do with all the commercialization and consumerism (in angling) that the term "catch and release" has become inseparably connected to in last 30 or so years. I simply don´t use this term anymore and I think that it's better that way.
So I release a lot, sometimes almost all the fish I catch but I never "catch and release" them.
(It is not just a word game...)

[quote:a090365667="Ruza"]Thomas,
Thanks for your quick reply, the url you mentioned looks very good, the only problem is that it's in complete norwegian (wich i cant read nor speak :(). I recon that the man you mentioned (Tore) is a fishing guide, can you tell me the pricerange for hiring a guide for a day (or 2)?

Thanks in advance!
Ruza[/quote:a090365667]

Hi,

please get a quote from Tore directly.

http://www.fishfinders.no/tore.html
tore@fishfinders.no
+4795298732

I got to know Tore as a very down to earth person and true fisherman. To read the page you could try google translate. It works ok, and sometimes is very very funny on top. ;-)

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&layou…

Tore speaks english, so communication is no issue.

Submitted by The Tuna on

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I have a bunch of slinkies prepared to use up in the Lake Erie tribs in PA and Ohio. They appear to be the same size shot that appears in the photos above. I made some up with just 2pc of shot, some with 3pc and some with 4pc. Any recommendations on the number of shot/slinky that would work best in the Erie tribs? Elk Creek, Walnut Creek, etc. More than 4? Is it best to rig them "in line" or "in series" .....that is to attach a swivel at both ends, or as some guys choose to do, just hang them from one end with a swivel such they bottom out on another swivel and can't reach the hook or the lure?

Michael,

I mount the junction tube before I tie, and simply join the tubes using the force of the thread. This pinches part of the junction tube between the two tubes, and gives a very durable fly, where you can still slip a hook inside the soft tube, which extends the lower tube. I have never needed epoxy. The thread and materials alone seem to hold the tubes together very well.

Martin

Submitted by michael 1737246366 on

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Martin,in using the junction tube isn't that for the hook? and you diagam other than tying the fly on that last length of both tubes how else are you joining them? I use a double tube system where I see 5 min epox to join, then finish the fly. I fish or Bass and they always hit the head of the fly

what are your thoughts

Thomas,
Thanks for your quick reply, the url you mentioned looks very good, the only problem is that it's in complete norwegian (wich i cant read nor speak :(). I recon that the man you mentioned (Tore) is a fishing guide, can you tell me the pricerange for hiring a guide for a day (or 2)?

Thanks in advance!
Ruza

Hi,

the patterns you mention are all in the ballpark. It is about finding the right spots too. The trout can be quite difficult.

Maybe you want to contact Tore @ http://www.fishfinders.no/

Cheers,
Thomas

Scott,

Let me reply for Steve here.
Chick-a-bou is widely available in shops as well as online. Whiting Farms who produces the feathers has a page about the material as well as a list with dealers. You can find chick-a-bou in a very large variation of natural and dyed colors, but the basic material is the same, and the same types of feathers are found on all these skins.

A very versatile material indeed! I personally have a lot of them, and use them heavily for my coastal flies.

Martin

Submitted by Christophe Lec… on

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Yes,very nice fish!
I took a lot of pleasure to take it out of water.
Thanks for your comment.

Submitted by Scott 1737246366 on

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Steve, This looks like a fantastic pattern! I am very interested in it. I have tied several other crayfish patterns, but this one has peaked my interest. I am not well versed in hackle, especially chick-a-bou. Would you be so kind as to provide me with some resources for finding the chick-a-bou that you use for the Tabou Daddy - product name preferably. It seems different from the product that you use on emerger that you tie with chick-a-bou. Thanks in advance for your help and time!

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