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Hi Martin,

Hi Martin,

Thanks, It is the same with all cassettes , have cleaned all parts over and over, but it makes no difference.

I will go to my dealer and watch him try to get the cassette off....

Thanks,

Ruan.

Ruan,

Ruan,

It should come off easily, and almost "drop" off as far as I understand. I have only handled the reel a couple of times, but looking at the image on Scierra's web page http://www.scierra.com/?product=20 it seems like you loosen the spool part from the housing and simply drop off the cassette.

Are the surfaces clean and free of scratches etc.? If there's something stuck between the spool part and the cassette and the fit is tight, you might have the problem there. Is it the same with all cassettes? You might have a flaw in a single one. If not the spool might be out of shape. It is plastic (or at least a compound) after all.

Apart from that it's back to the dealer and complain...

Martin

I am an amateur fly

I am an amateur fly tyer. I have used feathers but never of a Wood Duck. I recently found a Wood Duck killed by a predatory animal. Thank you for I hope to put your methods upon tying to use to make flies of higher standard to catch fish better. Very efficient site!!!

Hi folks: Let me

Hi folks:

Let me answer a few questions at once here...

Chenille Body: of course you can use chenille...nothing wrong with that. I prefer some sparkle to attract the fish's attention, hence why I use dubbing, but sparkly chenille would do the trick as well...good thinking.

Alligator clip holders: Search for "note clip holder" and plenty of links come up. An idea: contact one of the corporate promotional vendors and ask for any excess or mistake printed items.

Thanks for the questions!

steve.

Hi there,
Nice and

Hi there,
Nice and VERY simple tube! I like it!
I will try some colors for Lithuanian fish.
Tight lines,

Martin.
I really do

Martin.
I really dont know what i was thinking, offcourse its mUrky.
Sometimes its better to be quiet and let people think you are a wise man, instead of speaking and prove the opposite ;-)

Regards Allan

Ps. Just checked with the translator, looks like i have invented a brand new word... MERKY... go figure.
:-)

Eelke,

Eelke,

Welcome to GFF - I certainly hop you will catch some sea trout in April! I plan on fishing a lot in April, so they'd better be there!

Martin

Allan,

I was the

Allan,

I was the one who edited the text... it's been edited back to your original.
Can I ask: what is merky?
I was sure it was murky misspelled.

Martin

You can find the rec

You can find the recipe for Taylor's Fat Albert at the following address on the Orvis website. It's under the Fly Fishing home page at the bottom under Fly Fishing Tools and click on Hot Flies. It is then at the bottom of the page. It's a really easy fly to tie in any size!

Tight Lines!

Ed.: The direct link is here.

Are these the new cr

Are these the new cripples?

Hmm The text should

Hmm The text should have read, mErky water.

/Allan

Declan,

I think f

Declan,

I think fishing is open in April, and as you know, fish can potentially be caught all year round as long as there is open water.
But my guess is that it's a bit early in the season and very unstable. Austrian waters probably have a lot of runoff and would be likely to go high and milky from the glaciers and snow melting, On the other hand: if you can find clear water and the weather is agreeable, you might be lucky.
Most sources do quote late summer and autumn as the prime season in Austria.

Martin

Gabrial,

I have t

Gabrial,

I have to ask: does this look like a shop? If it does, we're doing something terribly wrong!
This is a non-commercial online magazine, and we're selling nothing.
If you want to buy tools for bamboo rod making, you will have to turn to shops, which sell such stuff. Follow the links in this article and the comments or use a search page on the web to find lots of other resources, amongst those most likely some shops.

Martin

What is the fishing

What is the fishing season in Austria.
Is there any fishing in April.

Les,

If you click

Les,

If you click on the picture you will be able to clearly see what's going on. So no, we're not going to use a white board. Maybe a background, which is slightly less confusing than this one, but not a plain, white board. That is simply too boring! ;-)

Martin

background doesnot h

background doesnot help try a white sight board

Please kindly send m

Please kindly send me a quotation for a machine used in producing slices or strips (1-2mm thick) from bamboo. If you have any kindly add a brochure and specifications.
Counting on your co-operation

I have been fishing

I have been fishing like this for over 30 yrs.I have never used an indicator.I believe that an indicator strike is not as feeling as fishing without one.I fish all nymphs like this not just these Czech nymphs.In central Pa. we call it high sticking.This type of fishing is very productive and prduces bigger fish.

Todd,

You usually

Todd,

You usually use either the same tippet size as the leader or slightly thinner. The 4X will probably refer to the thickness of your leader in the thin end, and by adding a 5X tippet, your taper it further down, while a 4X tippet will continue the same thickness as the tip of the leader.

Hope this helps.

Martin

Hi Rolandas,

I am

Hi Rolandas,

I am referring to your mission: I do want to receive major info about your trip, especially Lago Strobel

Many thanks in advance,

Very best regards,

Eric

I need to know what

I need to know what size tippet to use with a leader size of 4X ..

Okay, I'll put on my sneakers

Okay, I'll put on my sneakers and hit every dollar store in the area! If that doesn't work, I'll try Staples and Walmart.

Thank you for the info.

I live in Northern C

I live in Northern Calif. I tied several of the Tabou Caddis and have to admit they work great. Thankyou for sharing the pattern!

Dear Candido, I am n

Dear Candido, I am not entirely sure if I understood your question right, however I think you were asking for a selection of flies for your trip to Austria. Like in every alpine water you will certainly have to "match the hatch" and successful patterns change during the year. Generally speaking, I prefer good visible, high floatant dry fly patterns with some white or yellow polypropylen fibres tied in white waters. The patters that I particularly like because of their excellent floating quality under such conditions are Buck Caddis with a slightly larger muddler style head or dry flies with a mixed body of short cut CDC feathers and deer/elk hair. Have a look at my article "Carinthian Gold", you can find a picture of the mentioned flies there. During late summer, blue-winged olive emerger and CDC dun patterns are amongst my favorites in comparable waters in Austria. All the best and tight lines for your trip! Cheers, Tobias