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It's all a mafia. I

It's all a mafia. I have fished all over the World .... Patagonia, north America, new Zealand, russia ... And it's all the same ... Countries have open access along rivers ... But estancias and land owners dó everything to steal that right ... So to fill their lodges with wealthy clients ... In need of a guide to tie their knot and Tell Them Where to cast... And preferably fast ....since clients are Rich in cash but short of time... Maybe the lodges should keep a dozen trophy searuns in a tank at the Rio grande airport ... So clients Can have their Photo taken with a trophy searun Brown ... Everybodys happy and they Can make a 180 degree turn and get the same plane back home ... And the bragging with mates are assured.... Let me Tell you .... The estancias don't give a damn shit about the trout and the environment.... But what they Care about is protecting their investment ... If that means Stealing access Rights to the river.... Well so be it... I remember the glory days Fishing the area around seccion Rio grande in Chile .... Those Where the days... The 90's ... Well Then came a lodge around.... Same shit in Rio gallegos... With the bellavista and loop lodges... This guy Christer has a tendency of monopolising in Rio gallegos, jurassic Lake, kola etc.... All under the pretext of conservation .... TO PRESERVE only i christer and mates are allowed to Fish .... Maybe flyfishers Don't buy loop products anymore for the same reason... I don't ....

Well argentines..... Love your beateful country... Keep fighting for open access for everybody ... Including foreign trout bums... I promise you if you visit my country you Can have access to World class Fishing for searun browns ... And we welcome foreigners on same terms as locals .... Even Rich foreigners....

Kindly,

Ole Noe christiansen
Denmark

I am trying to reach

I am trying to reach John nebel and Lynn Ann

Hammer Creek Stimula

Hammer Creek Stimulator is a beautiful fly; it is a bit more complex than many flies, but the tier made it look easy in his
methodical and neat manner of construction. It was a well done video.

I really like the us

I really like the use of lead foil. The only problem I have with lead foil is I don't know ehere to get it. I live in Grand Junction Colorado. Nobody knows anything about it. Any ideas?

I have been tying fo

I have been tying for more years then I care to remember. I have to say, I have learned many many new patterns, and a lot of tricks of tying on this site. Thanks.

as always the best

as always the best

Comment to #37-2013 - Miss Sharon tied by Steve La

Steve, I LOVE IT. This is a tremendous effort here. It is a real winner, if you ask me.

Comment to #37-2013 - Miss Sharon tied by Steve La

Nice fly,i like tandems,they don`t give the fish as much "leverage" as long shank hooks...

Nice web page you've

Nice web page you've here.

Hi

I came across

Hi

I came across Itu's Bones on You Tube and have since blogged about it on metiefly (itieflies.com). I have been in contact with Itu to congratulate him on his endeavours to date and he has very graciously helped me with some of his own input on my blog... Thanks for all your incredible effort in making this all come true. Please visit my blog to see how the Thames is making a massive comeback in terms of its biodiversity and all the conservation efforts.

Best regards and my utmost respect - Mark

Beautiful tying! I

Beautiful tying! I havnt really fished or tied wet flies yet, but im going to tie a few now thanks to your work

Thanks Martin:-)

Thanks Martin:-)

Excellent article wi

Excellent article with appropriate photos, many thanks!

Fantastic!

Fantastic!

Frank,

It should

Frank,

It should be very easy!
Click on the link under the videoand go to Wide Open Outdoor Film. There you can buy DVDs or view the video online.

Martin

how do I get a copy

how do I get a copy of the above..very hard

Tied this pattern fo

Tied this pattern for a western river, in central Oregon. Great success! Thank you for sharing this pattern with the inter-web. Although... I did have some trouble keeping some of the bulk down while tying this pattern. Found some Lead Tape that did work wonders. And oddly enough i did tie this pattern with no weight using a small strike indicator and let it dead drift while walking along the bank of the deeper slower moving water sections and i had caught more fish then trying nymph techniques. I had also substituted the Peacock herl for black ice dubbing, and used tan UV Ice Dub for the hare dubbed in with the antron. Real similar, but that extra flash did seem to help quite a bit especially in months when the caddis larva were actually not hatching.

I really love the sa

I really love the sanctimonious, holier than thou comments that Czech Nymphing is not truly fly fishing or that it's not pure. Or how about anyone who wants to catch more fish is missing the point of fly fishing. I was 13 when I started fishing and I used crawlers to catch bass. It wasn't until I was 38 that I started fly fishing for trout. I truly love it. However, I would never force my idea of fishing on another person. If it's legal, it's fishing.

As for the notion that if your counting how many fish you catch, then you're missing the point . . . the great thing about fly fishing is that you're always learning something new. How exactly do you measure your learning? The fish are the final judges. Certainly, the beauty of my surroundings NEVER goes unnoticed when I'm trying to perfect my dead drift. And on the days that I get skunked? I agree with my fishing buddy who says, "At least it was a nice day out of the house." However, I do get a slight sense of disappointment when I catch nothing. Besides, how many fly fisherman that are purists don't relish those days when they catch 10, 20, or even 30 fish in a short span of time. It merely confirms their dead drift, elk hair caddis was a perfect presentation. It confirms the proportions of the fly they tied were accurate. It confirms the slight variation of color they chose was more effective than the traditional. It confirms that their casting is accurate. All of this reinforcement to come back and do it all over again. Yes, we all need the fish to bite. The tug is the drug.

Your Trilene knot ne

Your Trilene knot needs adjusting. When pulled up correctly the loops in the eye of the hook do not cross, but lay side by side. Crossing the loops causes stress at the crossing point and failure at the knot. The trick to drawing the knot up correctly is tightening the knot using the hook shank and lead end to draw it up with minimal pressure on the tag end.
Other than this detail, an excellent article.

please explain your

please explain your name "Chocolate Bubunga" what does that MEAN?! i must know

This is for my old b

This is for my old buddy Les Johnson. He is one of the finest fly Tiers/Fly Fisherman I've ever known.. I first met Les in SF when he was with Eddie Bauer. We fished together several times on the coastal rivers North of SF and the North Umpqua. Great guy. Lost tract of him once he went back to WA to do the Canoe Magazine. If he's around I'd love to reconnect and tell him about my BC adventures and my Atlantic Salmon experiences. The success I've had as a Fly fisherman and as a Fly tier are largely do to him.

Many Thanks Les,

Barry Lynch
barry28@pacbell.net

Nice Article

It just doesn't get

It just doesn't get much better than this, and saying thank you just doesn't say enough

Hello Max,

That i

Hello Max,

That is a very nice line winder you have made with the inspiration of my article,
Nice wood and very stylish.
Thank you for sharing and using my article , that is the meaning of it all !

Best regards,

Tom.

Gerard,

I am look

Gerard,

I am looking forward to reading your reports from your mullet fishing.

TL
Kasper