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Thank you for sharin

Thank you for sharing all these great stories and patterns!! Highly appreciated.
I live in Sweden, at the mörrum river in Blekinge, and find that the biggest seatrout take similar flies without a doubt!! Great fun indeed. At first I had a large trout that attacked my 15 cm pike baitfish and after that event my heart never recovered and my troutflybox is full of fish patterns :)

Yet again, thank you very much for this entertaining and learnful writings of yours.
Regards
//Robin F

Hi,

Hi,

undertood it was Varzina region . What was a cost per person, talking only about Russian side?

cheers

Roolis

Hi Thomas, Rod McGi

Hi Thomas, Rod McGill writes a page in the UK "Fly-Fishing and Fly-Tying" magazine mainly dedicated to the evils of the fish farms on the Scottish coast. Try to get some back issues or contact him direct via the website www.fly-fishing-and-flytying.co.uk or the editor at the email of MarkB.ffft@btinternet.com He has mentioned the problems in Chile in the past.

this is a great page

this is a great page just what i was looking for to learn the process w/o spending a lot of money but with very valuable info. as just to how it is done. will write back with my success or even if i can't get it right. super well written article. this whole site is new to me, and it is the best all around site i have been on and i have been on a lot searching for more info. Just on my third bamboo rod but loving it.
stephen

Stephen,

If you a

Stephen,

If you are directing your question to the author of the book, Art Lee, this is not the place to do it. I doubt whether Art Lee is following this page... I would like to think so, but I doubt it.

Regarding tying the "blue butterfly wing and throat" I cannot help you either. I have the book, but can't find it. I fear someone borrowed it and forgot, and I don't recall any Blue Butterfly fly pattern in it. All searches for anything with butterfly and Lee yields nothing.

Martin

very good photo...cu

very good photo...cut off on height..good work !

I enjoy your book. I

I enjoy your book. I do not understand how to tie the blue butterfly wing and throat. Can you please send me detailed instructions or direct me to a website...Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you. Steve Swartz, Orlando, Florida

Orion Aon, try the B

Orion Aon, try the B405 hook it might suit you better, or play around with different types that you think are right for you their are know rules thanks Jan

What a well-written

What a well-written article. Clear, concise explanations and great pictures! I appreciate very much your focus on a specific subject - "Hen Hackles and Wet Flies" - instead of talking about hen hackle in general. I've been perplexed by this subject for a while now, as most literature focuses on dry fly hackle.

Thank you Mr. Petti!

I don't fish,but I w

I don't fish,but I was just in Punta Allen for the day on Dec. 17. We went just to see miles and miles of nothing but beautiful deserted beaches and jungle.There were fish camps every so often along the way all the way to Punta Allen (57km) I would have to assume that if they put a fish camp in some of the out of the way areas that we saw there has to be fish. Remember, I don't fish, but if you found this site then you should find web sites for fish camps. I came across this one trying to find out why we could not find lobster for sale in Punta Allen. It was originally a lobster fishing village. I guess there is more money in being a fishing guide. Punta Allen -IS -a bare bones town. I could not imagine spending two weeks there, I don't care what your hobby is. They could be holding an Orgy and I wouldn't stay that long . Ok, one week tops!! It's worth the trip down that long road just to get a feel of what Florida beaches would have looked like a hundred years ago

Barry,

There was

Barry,

There was nothing wrong here, but I have now simplified the layout, and you should be able to see everything now.

Martin

I made my solution b

I made my solution by mistake from 13% water solution dissolved in alcohol. I asked my friend chemist to prepare for me 5% solut. in 70% alcohol and it works as well .I hope is not dangerous mix it wit alc.?And additionally I dye whole fly not material itself-it contacts with metal hook!!! Am I crazy?

Please note that Ins

Please note that Instruction H is blocked by figure 5 and 6. If you could let me know when this is fixed, I'd greatly appreciate it.

Hi Jan. Where do yo

Hi Jan. Where do you buy your rubber band straps that hold the guides in place?

Hi Francisco
I know

Hi Francisco
I know. It's the bitter truth. Western money doing an ugly imperialist job.
Thank you for your insightful comment. Can you direct me, and other readers to more material on the subject?
I sort of regret the phrasing in the article - "blessing", it should have been "blessing", because yes, we catch some fun fish, but when the patagonian natural resources are depleted because of the fish farms, the price is, of course, too high.
When we rode the Carratera Austral and looked out on all those fish farms, we were acutely aware that we may be the last generation to see unspoilt nature in that amazing country.
I hope you enjoyed the article nevertheless.
Tight lines

Thomas Weiergang

My best hobby is fre

My best hobby is fresh water fishing, specially for trout fish, I am always looking to new instruments and style for fishing, when I looke to pictures I feel there is my location.

I agree with Francis

I agree with Francisco. I lived on a small river in the south of Chile for 15 years, and saw the area and river trashed by fishfarms, I saw them dump their wastes from tank trucks into the rivers, without any regard to the envirorment. The fish farms are destroying everything they touch.

nice to read a story

nice to read a story, I had the pleasure to be a witness of in parts, and to see that you are still in action.
greetings and tight lines from

UdoRiechmannn,Gomaringen BRD

Infrared thermometer

Infrared thermometers measure surface temp only. If you aim it at a pane of glass it measures the glass temp. I am an HVAC tech and use thermometers a lot. I have a digital pocket therm. it is accurate and durable (tool box tough) and only cost $15-20 US
Infrared are expensive. Mine was around 250 $US and I wouldn't bring it on the water.

Thomas,
I must take

Thomas,
I must take issue with your statement that fish farming is "both a blessing and a curse." As someone who has fished for some years in Chile, I feel that it is well on the way to destroying sport fishing. More and more dead zones are being found along the coast. Lack of regulation and oversight allows them to introduce a quantity of antibiotics several fold greater than Canada or Scandinavia. The rivers are full of escapees. There is even a farm in (yes, in) Lago Yelcho, years ago a crown jewel of Patagonian fishing. Last year the virus that had been expected showed up in the area south of Puerto Montt. Now there´s a push on to move into the area of Seno de la Ultima Esperanza around Puerto Natales and Torres de Paine.
The big players down there are Norweigan. It´s the same old story. Profits are privatized and costs are socialized. It´s more and more mechanized with some dangerous, low paid jobs. Sport fishing, eco tourism and small commercial fisherman are being sacrificed and the Patagonian archipelago is being devastated for the enrichment of the few, mostly foreign, who will take the money and run. Truly, one of the last wild places is being destroyed as we speak.

Ruan,

Ruan,

Excellent tip! Love these little DIY-thingys.

Martin

Rolandas,
Met you g

Rolandas,
Met you guys in Piedra Buena. My only comment is why you didn't identify Loop and Las Buitreras Lodge as the arrogant folks that they are? Those that hassled you on the Rio Gallegos. I could go on about their doings in southern Patagonia but I'll refrain. I'm boycotting Loop products.

Great article! Thoug

Great article! Thought I would pass along a tip for carrying your strike indicators. A couple of years ago I tried some strike indicators that were small circles of foam with a hole in the middle (looked like a washer basically). They were yellow on one side and black on the other. They were OK but not great as indicators as it was hard to get them to consistently land with the visible (yellow) side up. But they did come on a ring clip that is very handy for holding an assortment of indicators. You could use a notebook ring from any office supply store. It holds a bunch of assorted indicators and I clip mine on my lanyard. Works great.

This IS a great book

This IS a great book, especially for the new, but it bears re-reading by the veteran too. It can be an inexpensive gift to a lucky recipient also.