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Once in a blue moon

Hi Martin
one question how do we get the movie once in a blue moon to Denmark ??it looks like a must have fore the collection
Regards Anders

Thank you very much

Thank you very much Tom for your judgment

The SLD Surehold Dry hook Seems to be too flexible and might break or snap whitch it did in my vice.Looks to be great concept but wire is too thin.May loose a large fish.Would like to have standard wire hook.

I've used Chris Helm

I've used Chris Helms predator as my starter fly in all our classes and at conclaves over the past 9 years but after this article and reading Woolly Wisdom the woolly is going to be the starter fly once again when in Jan we begin teaching our art to the 6th--8th grades in our charter school here in the Villages of Florida.

The one very effecti

The one very effective variation of the hornburg use here in Quebec province for brook trout: the Galarneau. This version has a short red tail, flat gold tinsel body, yellow calf troat, blue deer tail underwing, mallard flank wings and badger hackle.

Hi Joe, I guess I'm

Hi Joe, I guess I'm another clb.
I got some white rubber for legs when I took apart the waistband of my expired underpants. Can be warm,dyed, and variegated by twisting in the vice and marking the ribbing effect with permanent marker. Original girdle bug came about the same way, before my time.
Also nylon plastic canvas chord, a tubing about 3mms, comes in a wide variety of colours silver and gold being an obvious choice. Realy tough and perfect for mickey finns, cost here(Canada) about $1.50 for 10 yards.
Foam,3mm, costs about $1.15 for quite a large sheet, in various colours.
Mainly from the craft section in Wal Mart and it certainly pays to browse in any craft type store.
Best regards, Peter.

Hi Paco!
Beautiful

Hi Paco!
Beautiful fish! This zander is my dream on fly !

I will try this on t

I will try this on the Farmington River in Connecticut (U.S.A.) The olives are size 28 and the browns are very selective. This looks like a winner

my six year old daug

my six year old daughter looked at my fly boxes with a multitude of different flies inside, including a few sunrays, and said, 'dad, they will take anything' i think she might be right

Very nice picture.

Fantastic. Seems cat

Fantastic. Seems catching sharks is catching on. Recent articles about catching lemons and blacktips in the seychells is just the first of the published sharking results. I have tried numerous times from a Kayak up in the Transkei but never manage to land anything and only manage a few hookups per day.
I think flyfishing has now finally been taken to its ultimate extreme.
Wish we had more wadeable shallow reefs and gullies here in the East Cape to target gulleys and hounds.

Hi TitanPalmer the Tongariro

Hi TitanPalmer the Tongariro is at the southern end of Lake Taupo in the central North Island and the no-name stream is a tributary of Lake Aniwhenua in the Bay of Plenty district of the North Island. The Tongariro is a big river with the fishing being for Rainbows that live most of the year in Lake Taupo and only run the rivers to spawn. Most other North Island streams are a mix of resident trout and lake trout. With a good mix of Browns and Rainbows.
All the best.
Mike.

Nice,thank you,Minda

Nice,thank you,Mindaugas

that would be bad fo

that would be bad for large mouth bass

Maybe

Jason,

I have long planned to continue my podcasts, but for different reasons I haven't been fishing much this year and even less recording.

I have had several people inquire about the podcasts recently, so I might just start them up again. Unfortunately the fishing season is coming to an end here, so there might not be much happening till spring, but I might do some indoors and fly tying shows. We'll see.

Martin

a wonderful fly!!

a wonderful fly!! i can tie a few and the way i do it they stay together well. --- thak you very much.

Interesting Angle...

Interesting Angle... It's actually a nice idea for a fishing picture...

More podcasts?

hi Martin

Please can you do some more podcasts?

jason

He's my band teacher

He's my band teacher!!!!!!

A truly engaging web

A truly engaging web site for the beginner - just like myself. With that in mind, I'd be very grateful for any information on where to purchase bamboo culms, specific tools, etc. in the UK. Also, any 'gatherings', classes offered in the UK or discussion groups that are UK-based. I've been looking at the US-based sites and groups and find them immensely useful and positive, but would like to know if there is something a little closer to home.

Many thanks again to all who have put something into this web site.

All best wishes.

Colin

John,

This fish i

John,

This fish is not big - about 2-3 kilos or some 4-6 lbs.
My own personal record is more like 10-11 kilos or past the 20 lbs mark.