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We don't sell flies

Paul,

We don't sell it, but Pedro who tied it and wrote the article does. Look at his author page for contact info.

Martin

Do you sell flies ?

Do you sell flies ? I don't see any prices

Wow, totally blown a

Wow, totally blown away by the wet look, incredible realism, wheres the cocktail sauce? Definitely going to toss that at the searun browns, and salters ( searun brookies) this coming fall, in an olive or light olive it is a mirror image of the wee grass shrimp found on most New England flats, the striped bass will at times feed on them and nothing else for weeks it seems. Thank you for another incredible pattern. GFF rocks as always,sharp hooks,tight lines.

great idea. just st

great idea. just starting to tie flys and have been reading and trying different tips i read. it is amazing how hard you can make a project when if you just sit back and think about it you can see all kinds of options. thanks for the tips and hope to see more.

Comment to Gary Tanner

I loved the picture of the really relaxed guy in the photo. Would like to take him fishing. An old friend from Pa. Gary Magee

16 min of speech ov

16 min of speech over fishing large dry flies? Wohhh, please!!! Of philosophies about fly fishing all of us got tired!!!

Great post. I like t

Great post. I like the pattern; the best take away is the proportion information - short arms, long body. We have (cutthroat) trout eating squid here in the Puget Sound. I believe the squid (and the trout) are smaller than yours, but great fishing on light weight rods..

This fly bears a str

This fly bears a striking resemblance to a pattern in Tony Lolli's go to flies, named Clints emerger the differences are minimal, but the flies ability to absolutely slay LL salmon in early spring when lil BWO are coming off the water, or when midges are clustered up is undeniable.

My tying skills are

My tying skills are so mediocre my muddlers have and always will be shaggy Gapenesque type monstrosities, that although not a whole lot to look at, LL salmon and Brook trout dont seem to mind here in the streamer capitol of the world my beloved Maine.

Very nice, i am one

Very nice, i am one of the unfortunates that chose to purchase one of the more costly types (Orvis), not complainig or busting Orvis' chops the tub is absolutely top quality and very very durable, but that being said i will be letting my fellow brethren of the surf know about this article. Thanks again.

Cam and screw knob v

Cam and screw knob vices can exert tremendous pressure on a hook, enough to cause it to fracture in use, maybe on that fish of a lifetime. Years ago Art Flick suggested cutting a tiny square of heavy "poster paper," folding it in half, and placing it over the hook bend before placing the hook in your vise and tightening it. It works great. You can use half as much jaw pressure but the hook will not move before it bends or breaks. I use the thin cardboard on cereal and cracker boxes: easy, cheap, and effective.

I've been using thi

I've been using this basket made by forsiktig basket and some 3,4mm cable ties set in a triangle shape. Just drill small holes through the bottom like in that Linekurv's basket they are fitted and add some glue to make sure that those cable ties stays. Biltema's tool belt costed about 4 USD so the whole setup was made less than 10 USD and works very well! Belt is assembled also similar as it is in the Linekurv's basket.

Hello Nils,
Thankyo

Hello Nils,
Thankyou for your response very helpfull.
I think your wright about the weight of the longer rods and lines, I think The USA-company's want the best of bougth worlds I red on many blog's the same issue. but I think if you are on a boat it's a problem with the longer rod's because if the rod is longer you miss the Accuracy whit de fast and swift presentation and your handeling is slower.
But if you fish of the bankside of the river or lake's it would be an advantidge.
I think the Switchrods are advancing in a good way For people that fish of banks but for people who fish of a boat it would be a dissapointment. Altough the rods are very light.
My Question is , is it really that much of a difference a sligthly longer rod . because it's like a view ´centimeters.
can you compromise it with the flex of the rod forinstance if you have a top flex rod go to a mid flex or full flex rod.
What confuses me the most is why still talk about a 7 weigth rod rather than grainweight rods because all the lines go on grains why not the rods to and than select the rods by species for Stheelhead or Trout or Salmon.
I think true switch is becoming as rare as a splitcane-rod same go's for a true Salmon spey rod the all become costum order rods. I think!! If it's A good thing whoknows?
Tight Lines
Just a beginner talking!

Sharon Wright is hel

Sharon Wright is helping to preserve a fading tying style, beautiful in design and deadly on the local Brookies and Landlocked Salmon. Am I partial to any and all things Maine? Yes, I'm a Mainer and boisterously proud of that fact and all of the wonderful fishing to be had in my home state. Thanks again guys, and please if you truly want an unprecedented WILD brook trout fishing experience come to Maine, specifically Kennebago lake, which I believe is the largest fly fishing only water east of the Mississippi.

Beautiful.Simple and

Beautiful.Simple and awesome looks.

that will work on the Lower

[quote:64650c4957="Flyjunkie"]that will work on the Lower Owens this time of year for the Baetis... :wink:[/quote:64650c4957]

Sure, it's just another way to tie a nymph. That ones a good generic baetis color. If it's small enough it will work. Mounting the leg fuzz underneath the thorax with two criss-cross wraps from the eye to underneath and then up and over right behind the thorax and then back again is quick and easy.

More important it's versatile. You can use almost anything from fuzz to fibers to midge flash or what ever. The criss cross (it's invisible with 14/0 thread of the right color) only loosely bastes the fuzz legs in place.

Add a micro dab of glue underneath the thorax to fix it permanently.

Nils This is a real

Nils This is a really helpful introduction to the merits of various switch rods. Many thanks for sharing

the jades river comb

the jades river comb would be nice, but i can't find one any where

Awesome baitfish imi

Awesome baitfish imitation, i actually tie a few similar type flies for the striped bass that flood my Maine coast starting around mid May, and in regards to the action in the water it is an absolute slayer of any and all New England inshore ocean gamefish, tied with appropriate colors to imitate different baits, only prob sometimes the tails twist.

wow - this fly Looks

wow - this fly Looks great. I would like to know how it Looks and works in the water

Comment to Jim Malo

Mr. Malo. Just read an article in Eastern FF, Mar/Apr and thought you might help with some info..Recently acquired some Bert Quimby streamers and with these signed flies were many other streamers, eg. "Yorks Kennebago", "Bonbright"Ross McKenney", "Chief Needabeh" and others on cards which read "Genuine 'Irresistible' Lures". I'm certain that these flies are from the 1950's but am trying to determine the origin of the "Genuine Irresistible Lure" packaging. Any info you can provide appreciated. Thanks in advance.... Tim O'Grady

Comment to Jim Malo

Hi Tim

Congrats on getting some Bert Quimby streamers. They are getting harder and harder to come by all the time. I'm not sure of the origins of the “Genuine ‘Irresistible’ Lures”, but the patterns are popular Northestern ones. If you can get a couple pictures, I'd suggest posting them up on http://streamerlist.com as the site has lots of regulars who may know about that particular brand of streamers. Thanks for the post.

Andy,

The leader

Andy,

The leader is indeed the tapered line that attaches with the thick end to the fly line. But in order not to have to cut into the thin end of the leader every time you change your fly, you tie a bit of level mono to it - and that is your tippet and it's this bit you tie your fly to. This mono simply comes off spools and you cut it to length - typically a foot or two.

This bit gets changed more often than the leader itself. It's less expensive and if you make a small loop on your leader and tie the tippet onto that - or use a loop on the tippet too - you can change this bit endlessly without eating into the leader.

Martin

Good comments for us

Good comments for us beginners...I always feel that quality beats quantity every time. I would rather have 5 flies that work, than a box full of nice nice stuff. I have been tying flies for a year now and I still do a lousy job but I am damned if I will quit, I have some friends who never pull punches when I show my stuff, they all say I stink, but I have caught fish on mine and somehow I still love to tie...beats sitting around watching TV all of the time. So as I always say : " Fish, watch out, I am a comin' you don't stand a chance"
Don.