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Like Jack I'm going

Like Jack I'm going to be on Oahu in August (on my way to Christmas Island) - is the bonefishing any good at this time of year?

1st fly i ever tyed.

1st fly i ever tyed. brown in color. looked ugly, BUT i used this very fly in california, in the western foot hills and limited out in 30 minutes.(5 fish) Yes i am a believer.

Great article. I've

Great article. I've always used a whip finishing tool. I tried the above method, and after a couple of tries I made perfect knots! Thank you!

If you still have problems:
1. Make sure there is no twist in the thread. If there is, the loop will knot up.
2. Make sure you have a finger on the turns, when you pull the thread.
3. Make sure you keep some tension on the loop, when you pull the thread.

Who's "professional" enough

[quote:b9b2af1b97="t.z."]Who's "professional" enough to bring a camera should be able to bring a net as well and handle such a fish with respect. Sorry, I find this clip and the shown behaviour more than disgusting. Just plain embarrassment towards such a fine creature. Were they drunk?

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i completely agree...

http://translate.google.com/

http://translate.google.com/ serves well...at least for me:)

I fish the rivers Co

I fish the rivers Coquet and Tyne in England and caught numberous Brown Trout, and that looks like a Brownie trying to get over shallows or feeding on a hatched insect

Johan and others,

Johan and others,

The book was published more than 10 years ago, and as you can see for yourself by visiting the publisher's web site, the book is no longer listed.

But did you do a simple search for the title on Google or on Amazon? Because such searches work wonders! We can warmly recommend trying them...

Lo and behold, there it is! Right there on Amazon, used and at a horrendous price - but there.

Martin

Where can I get hold

Where can I get hold of this book?

Jann's Netcraft

Jann's Netcraft has a pdf for download that settles the issue of real world hook sizes. Anybody that wants to argue can take it up with an ages old supplier of all things fishing.

Radoslav, The patter

Radoslav, The pattern looks good. I will tie this fly soon and i'll try it in Dutch waters (rivers, brooks
and "weteringen" -dutch little canals- ) Besides i was fooled by the picture, i thought it were 3 caddis larva's but it were only two.... Great pattern Thanks!!

I don't see how you

I don't see how you could be disappointed at anything about this DVD!
I can't see how this DVD could be better, well ok, maybe more fish and some girls in Bikinis.
Of the over 50 DVD's on my shelves, this is the best, the most beautiful and the most watchable.
I give it 9/10 (no bikinis)

Wow! nothing shy of

Wow! nothing shy of Awesome. Thanks for the great pattern photos and information.

while I do fish with

while I do fish with my own flies my eyesight isn’t good enough for the very small ones. I did purchase a selection of flies for a group trip to Slovenia last year from a supplier in Kenya . While the range of body dubbings were limited on patterns the quality of tying was superb - right down to size 24s and an unbelievable €1.90 per dozen!!!

Kasper,

I wasn't

Kasper,

I wasn't let down at all by the amount of mouse fly fishing, but on the other hand I never expected a "how-to" on mouse fly fishing with documentation. I think the scientists telling about the phenomenon more than supported the mouse theory, but it wasn't my impression that the film set out to do mouse fishing alone.

But of course tying and fishing the mouse fly does support the mouse theme, and to be fair: it seems to me that quite a few fish are caught on these flies.

Still it's one *beep* of a DVD!

Martin

I've seen it too.
S

I've seen it too.
Simply breathtaking and pretty much sets the standard for fly fishing DVDs.

Like you, after havi

Like you, after having seen the trailer, I was really looking forward to this. However I felt a little let down.

The intro was really exciting with an almost fictional story telling narrative, but they didn't carry that style further than the first scene.

I was also disappointed about the climax, they build it up around catching big trout at night on mouse imitations. I only saw something like ten seconds footage of a trout at night taking, what looked like, a mousefly but wasn't able to confirm that.

Apart from the editorial hiccups I think this is a beautiful fishing movie. It was pretty cheap, but then again it's only about 36 minutes long. I think if you were to watch this without any preconception you might have from the trailer, you wouldn't be disappointed.

I don't regret buying it, it was a good price and certainly provides value for money.

hi,
I am looking

hi,
I am looking to by a few of these flies because it is far to hard for me to tie. I am 15 yrs old and not skilled enough (YET) to tie this. please e-mail me at elk_hunter009@yahoo.com if you could help.

Thanks, Tyler

As an old steelh

As an old steelhead fly fisher and every-decade bonefish angler, I found this a most instructive page, and inspiring. Though I understand this page was written a few years ago, I'm sure the information--especially that about the flats and coral--will help me muchly if in August 2009 when I visit Hawaii I get a chance to fish.

Great pattern! thank

Great pattern! thanks Radoslav! Fished it two days ago and trout loved it... the takes were wild!!! Joe I also tried to tie it just like a czech nymph with superfine pale yellow dubbing for dry flies. You may think its crazy but that dubbing turns a bit translucent once in water and try something spiky brown for the thorax, the rest... just catch a lot of fish on it!!!
Cheers!

Wow thanks for this.

Wow thanks for this. I'm from BC and I just happened upon this pattern, it looked buggy so I tied a couple up. Sure glad that I did as the trout around here seem to really like it.

I remember reading

I remember reading a technique for adding weight in one of the sportsman magazines where a dropper of monofilament was attached. On this dropper several split shots were attached. The reason for this was that if you snagged the weight , you could pull off the split shot and free the line. This technique requires less investment in materials, ie, parachute cord, snap swivel and the bead.

bought a B neck from

bought a B neck from an antique tackle dealer[name?] at a FF show a few months ago.He told me about the nail polish trick,and also said to try and find a product called electrostatic correctype.Supposedly it really brings out the lustre of the feather and makes it look just like a fisheye.But after looking in type shops and the web ,haven't been able to find it, or someone that's even heard of it.Starting to think he was pulling my chain.Just wondering if you or your readers might have and where i might find it.Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks

Deep tropical fishing

We use the SA Striped Bass fast sinking IV line in Florida to fish down 20-30 feet in a lot of current (The Gulfstream). The line is preferred because it is 120 feet long. Airflo has an integrated shooting head that is 150 feet long but I haven't tried it yet. You could add a long piece of Rio T-17 in front of those to make a 60+m long setup. Since I'm guessing there is not much current in a fjord, you can hopefully get the line straight down. Otherwise some 50lb braid that you very carefully strip into an excellent stripping basket would probably work too but nothing tangles as easily as braid.

You could also buy the 500 foot spool of T-17 to make a $250 dollar flyline, but it would be long enough for you. :)

Do you heavily weight the flies? I would think if the fly is very heavy, it would pull down on the line and help to keep it from doubling up.

Ahh, more enlightenm

Ahh, more enlightenment. Until I read this fine article and its comments I didn't know there was a Copper Bob, nor its creator Bob White, who from his letter seems like a pretty nice fellow and like somebody I'd like to fish with. It was refreshing to hear that Copper 'Bob' was so named by others and not its creator. Somehow though, Copper 'John' sounds less egotistical than Daves, Mikes, Jims, Jacks, Eds, Petes, or Billy Bobs "Hopper".. I would imagine that 'before the internet' many methods, materials, and techniques were used and/or developed by many independently... there is only so much you can do to a hook to make it look like a bug or a minnow. I don't know about you fellows, but I still find this manipulation of thread (wire) feathers and fur as fascinating today as I did sixty years ago.