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A REALLY COOL NYMPH

Fly tying - Tie Better

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CARLOS

That's why nymphs aren't the most popular patterns... We are forgotting the saxo!

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

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Early Season Bass Fishin\'

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revolution.kirk

I had a nice day of bass fishing when i came home (nothern wisconsin) this easter weekend.Went out fishing with my old man and we hooked into some nice bass. This time of year we weren't expecting to hook into anything.. Typically this time of year the bass are not verry active because the ice comes off the lakes about a week or two earlier, but I convinced a few bass to suck up my fly. I had to strip the fly verry slowly and let it sink for a while then strip again, as it sank is typically when i got a strike. Otherwise there were a few smaller active bass that hit my fly as soon as it hit the water.

I tied up some leech pattern that i kind of developed out of a few other flies i've seen, it's basically lead, gold rib, black chenile, and a long black rabit strip over a 1/0 streamer hook. I'll try and get a picture of it eventually.

here are some pictures of the bass though, biggest was about 19":

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my dad's bass

[img:13368fda8a]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/covert/ko3.jpg[/img:13368fda8a]

peace and tight lines,

kirk o.

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Nice fish!

Kirk,

Those are really nice fish! Always wanted to try bass fishing, but for some reason I never got the chance.

Some day...

Martin

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Thanks, yeah they are pretty

Thanks, yeah they are pretty fun and good fighters for sure. One more thing, those fish were released. (we don't usually keep bass anyway, but they are out of season). The bucket in the picture was for the crapies and bluegill we were planing on catching, we only hooked a few small crapies though, so no dice.

kirk

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Good lookin fishy's Kirk and

Good lookin fishy's Kirk and to get them on the fly is awesome. Congrats.

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Saltwaterblank

Rod Building

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kentP

I am from Sweden and wright english as i speak it ,sorry.
I am going to build 2 or 3 new rods for flyfishing in tropical water .Planing a trip to
Los Roques and need new rods.Visit Tobago 3 weeks febr-march 2006 and it was difficult to fish in the strong wind who always is there, hade to "press and pump" the line out in the wind.The rods i hade was DC FT wf 7 and 8 and SA Mastery Saltwater-Saltwater.Need rods who loads with shorter line,you cant have to mush line outside .Did oversize the rod with 1 size of the line. The leader i use was 8-10f , tied with Lefty Kreh formula .Allso need a new line , was thinking of SA Mastery Salwater
Redfish. My casting skills is a 6+
The blanks i am looking on now is Sage Xi2 , CTS Affinity S and S XF, TFO TiCrX . Size wf8 , wf10 , wf12 .
Nedd some input of ideas and tought.
Thanks in advance . kentP

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Salwater rod

Hi, one friend of mine is excellent rod builder and in his hands my favourite fly rod Sage Xi2 was built. It is four piece rod for line #8 in 9 feets and I am very satisfied with this rod. I have used it for pike saltwater fishing, for sea trout fishing in Sweden and Denmark with different flies and no problems have occured so far.
It is very fat rod with tip action so a lot of flyfishermen like it and a lot of flyfishermen hate it. So If I were you I would try this rod wtih line and fly.
According to Sage company and experienced flyfsihermen this rod has been made especially for saltwater fishing and especially in tropic waters such as Belize, Cuba, Florida etc.
Last thing I would like to mentioned - there are a lot of perfect rods on the planet. It depends only on you. Just choose your rod according to your preferences, wallet or feelings. Your hands are different from mine, your attitude to fishing can be different. So it depends on taste of each comrade:-)

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KentP

KentP
Here on the East Coast (South Jersey)USA, the TFO is a very popular fly rod. I really haven't hard anything bad about them. I have to assume the blanks are just as good as the finished rod. I use an 8 wgt rod for salt water, and I have fished it out in the Western Pacific during a couple of visits to Guam. The wind was a pain in the butt. I would think the 10 wgt would be a good choice fished with an intermediate sinking line. Unless you're going for really large fish the 12 wgt would be overkill. If I were building two rods, I'd go with the 8 wgt and 10 wgt.

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A pretty good first day on stillwaters this year.

Fly fishing - Fish Better

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Grant Banes

I've had a pretty good first day out on Dragon Lake. The ice came off on Thursday, but today was the first chance I've had to get out. Weather was bad and then that damn inconvenience called work got in the way. Today however I arrived at the lake about 6:30 am, it was cold, around -2 *C, but nothing warm cloths couldn't fix. So, I rowed out in my new pontoon boat and anchored up in one of my favorite spots. I had heard that red chronomids were working so that was my first offering.

After no takers for about a half an hour I switched to a black super floss chironomid ribbed with red wire. I was slow on the draw with the first strike, but about five minutes later my strike indicator went down and I set the hook on a nice 14" rainbow. I landed it, removed the hook and admired my first fish of the season for a moment before slipping it back into the water. I lost another fish about the same size about ten minutes later then nothing for at least a half an hour.

I switched to a black acetate chironomid and on the first cast my strike indicator disappeared. I set hook on a beautiful bow that put up a great fight. After landing and measuring the beautiful 21" rainbow, I again slipped it back into the water.

Another slow period caused me to try a black micro leach. After about ten minutes I set hook again. This time though the fish, that felt like it was a good weight, ran right at me and spit the hook when he got some slack line.

I switched back to the black super floss chironomid awhile later. After a good 20 minutes I was about to change patterns again when the strike indicator went down. A very strong rainbow busted the surface several times and gave me the best fight of the day. I was about to land the great fish when he made one last charge and broke my four pound tippet. He was in the same size range as the 21" fish, maybe a little bigger.(at least he fought like he was bigger)

After that the wind really started to pick up, the weather website had called for gusts up to 50 kph today, and the fishing pretty much was over after that.

All and all I couldn't have asked for a much better start to the season. I would have enjoyed staying longer, but the wind just didn't permit.

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Nice day

Grant,

Great to read about a good day out! I had e great day too today - not least because we had the first real spring day with mild weather and gentle winds. Too bad about the wind on your lake. But sure enough.. spring is here.

Martin

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Sounds like a great day to me

Sounds like a great day to me. I have caught maybe a half dozen twenty inch trout in my life. Good show.

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It was a good day, spring has

It was a good day, spring has sprung and I'm damn happy about
it, it was a long winter. Martin, did you get the bonus of catching any fish on that beautiful spring day?

I had today off work as well, so I just had to drag myself back to the lake again at 6:30 am. Today was equally as good as yesterday. I met up with another member of the Fish BC website and we both caught fish till about 2:00 PM when that dang wind came back up again.

Today was a little different as all my fish were taken on either black or purple micro leaches not chronomids. I landed 5 rainbows and lost 4. The fish I landed were between 18 and 25 inch. One of the fish I lost sure felt like he had some serious shoulders, but alas, he never showed himself so I can only imagine at his actual size. Dragon lake holds some damn big fish, I've caught them as large as 12 lbs. and they will top out over 20 lbs, although the average seems to be in the 3-4 lbs class. Almost glad I have to go back to work, I need time to replenish my stock of micro leaches at the tying bench at night.

Esox, for big trout, you must go west young man...... :wink:

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No 25-inchers, though

Grant,

Yes I did catch a few fish on that beautiful spring day. None as big as yours and not nearly the number. But I wouldn't expect that when fishing for sea runs. Fishing as well as catching was good. My best fish of the day was probably about the size of your smallest, and probably a lot lighter. Those lake rainbows are often pretty fat.

Martin

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I think that's why I tend to

I think that's why I tend to specialize on fishing still waters more than creeks and rivers Martin. I like the challenge of lakes more and the fish do tend to be larger in girth than their river cousins. I do think river fish are a prettier fish though with the more extreme colours and spots compared to lake fish than have the more chrome appearance. I like going to Dragon lake every spring to try and get one of the monster fish, but I have to say that my favorite lake doesn't have fish anywhere near the size of Dragon, but the entire fishing experience makes it for me. The remote location, no development on the lake, wildlife ( moose, bears, deer) always around and to top it off nice rainbows that top out in the 20" class.

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Podcasts

About the Global FlyFisher

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Tweedcast

Just to say I think the podcasts are just great. I listen to them on my way to and from work, and they form a welcome change to boring news programmes.

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Malc,

Thanks for your comment! Great that you like them. They're fun to do.

Another one on night fishing is coming as soon as I have edited it, and this weekend I will be fishing for brownies and grayling, and expect to do at least a couple more.

Martin

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The preparation is almost finished

Fly fishing - Fish Better

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Rodney

I thought that I would start a new thread here as I did not want to hijack the "long life to GFF" thread and turn it into "Where should Rodney fish?" thread. :) Anyways, I'm hopping on Lufthansa in two days from now and should be in Valby by Friday afternoon.

I just packed the rods, and the decision was tough. I laid my 4wt, 6wt and 8wt out, and tried to decide which ones to bring, or bring them all. At the end I chose the 6 and 8wt as I am most likely not doing too much grayling or brown trout fishing in streams due to time limitation. I am limited to two fly rods as I am also bringing some spinning rods for my girlfriend Nina.

Ripley and Michael, thank you for your kind [url=http://www.globalflyfisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9&start=15]suggest… and offers[/url], I really appreciate the feedbacks. My plan is uncertain, right now I have two definite trips planned out. We're spending four nights on Bornholm during the last week of May, and we'll do a road trip to Jutland in the second week of June. During our Jutland road trip, we'll be visiting and fishing with a friend as well as hopefully meeting up with Martin as it turns out we have a mutual friend. :)

During the rest of my stay, I will fish at various lakes around Zealand, hopefully explore some beaches for garfish and sea trout, as well as making some trips to TryggevÃÂ¦lde Ãâ¦.

So I was looking at the [url=http://www.globalflyfisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=44]"An Explosive Evening" thread[/url] and listening to Martin's latest podcast, that's rather exciting! It sounds like the sea trout fishing lately on the beach has been excellent? So which area around Zealand should I take a look if I want to do a bit of beach fishing for garfish and sea trout? My flyfishing skill is fairly elementary by the way, because most of my fishing done in British Columbia has been lure and float fishing. The casting distance is still being worked on, hopefully that isn't too much of a disadvantage on the beach. :?

Cheers all, expect updates. :)

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Arrived yesterday afternoon,

Arrived yesterday afternoon, did a short fishing trip this morning to TryggevÃÂ¦lde Ãâ¦. I managed to connect with a pike and a perch. :D

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Gz

Rodney,

Gz with the pike - always a fun fish to catch.
Enjoy your stay in Denmark.

/Peter :)

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Arrived yesterday afternoon,

[quote:85f3e33971="Rodney"]Arrived yesterday afternoon, did a short fishing trip this morning to TryggevÃÂ¦lde Ãâ¦. I managed to connect with a pike and a perch. :D [/quote:85f3e33971]

Good job Rod!

TryggevÃÂ¦lde is known for some excellent fishing for many different species. You can probably expect to see bream, ide and sea trout plus many other species as well as pike and trophy size perch.

Let's hear what your trip brings.

Martin

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May 14th: The unforgiving Danish wind

Thanks everyone. :) Yesterday we spent a morning down around KÃÂ¸ge as Martin had recommended but I found the Danish coastal wind to be very unforgiving. :? Most of my flycasting has always been done in streams and lakes, so I really had no clue what to do on a beach. :shock: Instead we turned to our spinning rods and fished with small spoons that I have made up. After several casts I brought in a rimte/ide, my first ever. I was somewhat surprised as I did not think they would strike like a predatory species. Anyways, interesting looking fish with some pretty red fins. No garfish sighted yesterday, but the locals have all talked about how good the fishing has been. :shock: Better luck next time I guess. A pretty spot down that way by the way! The drive through the narrow roads was adventurous by the way, it was like a maze while we were trying to figure out where the coast was.

[img:885c70d64e]http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/2006denmark/060514_1.jpg[/img:885c…]

I've been told about ide fishing in the TryggevÃÂ¦lde in the past. While we were there two days ago, I noticed the water was somewhat brown. Have people been successful with ide on the fly? I've tied up these brown/olive/black wooly buggers in size 4 to 8, I wonder if they would entice some ide and perch if slowly stripped near the bottom, or are they not even going to see it...

Exciting times ahead. :)

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Re: May 14th: The unforgiving Danish wind

[quote:dea44963c9="Rodney"]but I found the Danish coastal wind to be very unforgiving[/quote:dea44963c9]

Yup! That's coastal fishing for you... the wind is an ever important factor. It only takes about 10-20 years to learn all the tricks: casting backwards, going to the right places in any wind direction, finding spots with wind but no dirt etc.

[quote:dea44963c9="Rodney"]...with small spoons that I have made up. After several casts I brought in a rimte/ide, my first ever. I was somewhat surprised as I did not think they would strike like a predatory species.

I've been told about ide fishing in the TryggevÃÂ¦lde in the past. While we were there two days ago, I noticed the water was somewhat brown. Have people been successful with ide on the fly? I've tied up these brown/olive/black wooly buggers in size 4 to 8, I wonder if they would entice some ide and perch if slowly stripped near the bottom, or are they not even going to see it...[/quote:dea44963c9]

I have fished ide on the coast (right by TryggevÃÂ¦lde outside the protected zone) and other places. They seem quite content with almost anything, but prefer stuff on the bottom it seems. I'd go for some [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/flyfair2000/pic.php?id=1858&caller=a… nymphs[/url] or just bright, shiny, heavy nymphs or buggers on a sinking line.

Personally I would much rather sight fish for them in the clear ocean water, but your mileage may vary...

[img:dea44963c9]http://10stille.dk/pictures/10stille/20050806/medium_img_6673.jpg[/img:…]

Martin

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Re: May 14th: The unforgiving Danish wind

[quote:55013fcd2c="Rodney"] I found the Danish coastal wind to be very unforgiving. [/quote:55013fcd2c]
So did I. But surprisingly, even though I am not an experienced flyfisher, I have achieved easier and longer casts under the windy conditions. It was even difficult to cast with spinning gear the other day, but the flyline turned out to be the right choice. I reckon the right wind can enhance your flyfishing experience.

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Ide?

Ide in the salt water? or I just misunderstood something?
If we are talking the same fish, this is a very common fish in the streams and lakes in Slovakia, and a very frequent catch even for the beginners. It is a real predator as for its behaviour, though very timid. It can be caught on anything basically, small streamers as well as dry flies and nymphs (to say nothing about wobblers if spinning)

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Re: Ide?

[quote:41a5683f89="vanuz"]Ide in the salt water? or I just misunderstood something?[/quote:41a5683f89]

The ide (Leuciscus idus) do go into the salt, even though the salt isn't that salty alt all. We're talking the brackish water of the Baltic here, but anyway...

But the fish can also be caught in the streams and lakes.

Martin

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Re: May 14th: The unforgiving Danish wind

[quote:8f6c4afd4c="vanuz"][It was even difficult to cast with spinning gear the other day, but the flyline turned out to be the right choice. I reckon the right wind can enhance your flyfishing experience.[/quote:8f6c4afd4c]

I told you so... ;-)

I actually detest calm conditions on the coast. Casting with a good wind is much better and catching is soooo much better when there's some wave action and you'd be amazed how much wind can be overcome and produce fish.

[url=http://10stille.dk/video.php?id=22&guest=b2bfc0abb9]This little Windows video[/url] from one of our Bornholm trips proves my point. Kasper dragged four big sea trout of this inferno.

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WInd is a good thing on the coast as long as it is on your side.

Martin

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Though windy during the day,

Though windy during the day, the weather picked up and ended like this. I could not resist to share this photo with you (it looks much better when enlarged). My colleague was holding a spinning rod, sorry for this faux pas, I was the one flyfishing.
P.S. I do not know if I am just unlucky, however, since the garfish appeared, I have not hooked any seatrouts ever since. Is anyone else also hopeless this way? :shock:

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Martin, last Sunday did not

Martin, last Sunday did not seem so windy after I watched that video. :roll:

Thanks for the information on ide. I am always very interested in finding new species and techniques, I will definitely want to try it out.

The protective zone just outside TryggevÃÂ¦lde, how big is it and is it marked? I can't remember the distance from the river mouth where you are not allowed to fish...

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The protective zone just

[quote:9424e097fe="Rodney"]The protective zone just outside TryggevÃÂ¦lde, how big is it and is it marked? I can't remember the distance from the river mouth where you are not allowed to fish...[/quote:9424e097fe]

Large rivers are protected all year in a 500 meters half circle outside the estuary, meaning that you have to go half a kilometer along the beach before you can fish legally. Most zones are NOT marked.

Smaller streams have the same protection, but only in the winter during the spawning run. I think the dates are November 15th to January 15th.

Martin

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Wind

Hi,

I, like Martin, hate calm mirror like water in the salt. I prefer and tend more and more towards windy / fresh days.
Looking back, I have caught more larger - basically - more fish on windy / slight coloured water days. I guess the sea trout prefer more noise, water movement and of course more food in the water.

It's not an over night success casting in the wind. You just have to adapt and forget what you have seen at casting demonstrations in sports halls (no wind there) and try to find a way to get that fly out.

Don't be saddened by onshore winds. You'll be surprised just how many fish lurk close to shore in the hubbub of weed, dirt and food!

Enuff said...
Ripley

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Video

Martin,
That's almost pornographic for me! :?

It's a pity it isn't "scratch and sniff" the salty air must be blind'in!

Hardcore...
Ripley

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Less can do!

Ripley,

That was just on the rough side, even for a wind lover. I think we had a wind from the back at up towards 20 meters per second in the peaks and probably some 15-17 meters per second in average. Not that the fish cared, but it was actually difficult to stand still because of wind and waves.

I prefer something a little less dramatic. Like [url=http://10stille.dk/video.php?id=63&guest=3a6a8cc93f]this little clip from a recent trip[/url] where the wind was rough, but conditions were close to perfect anyway. It may seem quite calm, but the sound tells another story. It was pretty windy.

This was the fish as photographed by Kasper (seen on the video):

[img:11d79518d1]http://10stille.dk/pictures/10stille/20060507/medium_img_4843.jpg[/img:…]

Martin

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Tornado's

Hey Martin,

Obviously, you have seen the latest pictures of the the Sea Tornado's.
WOW... :shock:
Imagine...Do you think there's enough wind there?

Hardcore picture.
:wink:
Would love to get a copy of it and made into a framed picture...

Owner?...Contact me. Please......

RD

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Thanks for more useful

Thanks for more useful information folks, some really good read indeed.

Tomorrow we plan to take a trip to Amager Strandpark and fish on the beach. Is there anything that I should be aware of, ie. restrictions, etc.

Sunday we plan to head down to KÃÂ¸ge and give it another go. :)

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Our morning outing at Amager

Our morning outing at Amager Strandpark started out slow but ended somewhat satisfying. :)

We were able to connect with a few garfish on these orange wooly buggers that I had tied up before I left Canada.

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We didn't see "millions" like what you have witnessed :lol: but I did see a school swimming by towards the end of our outing.

I think we're going back out again tonight. :)

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We didn't see "millions" like

[quote:c72c830b35="Rodney"]We didn't see "millions" like what you have witnessed :lol: but I did see a school swimming by towards the end of our outing.

I think we're going back out again tonight. :)[/quote:c72c830b35]

Millions might be something that has escaped my mouth, but I never saw millions either - particularly not this late in May. The great run is over and it's sea trout time again. The weather the coming days call out for some sea trout fishing.

The garfish run is usually short, about a month or less.

And congrats with the fish BTW!

Martin

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Thanks Martin. :) We went out

Thanks Martin. :) We went out again this evening but this weather is driving me nuts. One minute it was sunny, next minute rain was coming down sideways.

Anyways, we did not connect with any fish tonight but I did have a few taps and saw one followed to shore. One gentleman landed two in a row while we were there on a spoon.

I realize the peak garfish run is now over, but one can still expect to catch some until June right? I still need to get lots of video footages as originally planned. :cry:

Next Wednesday to Saturday Nina and I are off to Bornholm. :) Any recommendations? We are staying at the northern tip of the island.

Have a good weekend all. Sunday we'll be fishing around KÃÂ¸ge, I'll post an update if I find any fish. :)

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Bornholm

Rodney,

Sent you a private mail with further information, but for the benefit of the forum crowd:

Unfortunately you are also a bit on the late side there. Bornholm is very much a winter and spring place, but anyhow.

Contact my good friend Carsten, who is a part time guide on the island. He has a home page here with his co-guide Otto: [url]http://angelguide.dk/[/url]
He knows what's happening on the island right now. And if not, he knows someone who does. Since we have had a slow spring you might be in luck.

There is also the local fly club [url]http://www.fluefiskerne.dk/[/url] (in Danish). Carsten is a memeber and there are many other very nice people to be met through there.

The pike fishing is opening right now, and Martin - the bike smith - will know where to go. He has a combined bike, sewing maching and fishing shop (sic!) in RÃÂ¸nne. You should definitely pay him a visit. Also the shop Sport Dres is worth a visit. Both are on the outskirts of RÃÂ¸nne towards north quite close to each other.

And of course the [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/bornholm_2006/]article from our annual Bornholm trip[/url] has just come online.

Martin

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Coastal flyfishing in western Sweden

Fly fishing - Fish Better

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jawz

Hi!

I'm currently planning my summer-holiday trip to Sweden and I find myself lacking some information on coastal seatroutfishing in western Sweden, the east-coast is pretty well written about, but not so the west coast.
From my former summer trips to Sweden, I know the places that I want to try, hold BIG seatrout. But since the Swedish west coast differs a lot from the Danish, I would like some hints on which fly types to use, and if possible: som good locations around the Ljungskile and Stenungssund areas.

Best regards.

Jari Wiklund

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Fly with seal

Patterns

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Martin Joergensen

I tied this nice fly the other day. Still need to catch a fish on it...

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Nice fly, but is that fly box

Nice fly, but is that fly box from the new C&F style fly box range from Scierra?

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Neat pattern, what fish did

Neat pattern, what fish did you design it for?

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Neat pattern, what fish did

[quote:d521884dbb="Grant Banes"]Neat pattern, what fish did you design it for?[/quote:d521884dbb]
Sea trout, I guess! 8) In general you'll catch every predator on this fly. It reminds me of the "juletrÃÂ¦" - which I even use to catch pike.

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For sea trout

The fly was designed for sea trout and actually caught its first two trout this weekend. It is in essence a JuletrÃÂ¦ (Christmas Tree) with a wing made from a zonker strip from seal. Looks great in the water.

And yes, the box is a Scierra box, which indeed is very similar to the C&F Design ones. Nice boxes, actually.

Martin

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Fly Box

Thank you for the information Martin. I\'m a big fan of C&F Design fly boxes and looking forward to see Scierra\'s models as well.

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Hi Martin,

That is one nice looking fly, anything with seals fur in it is pretty well a sure thing. It looks like it would be a good fly for brookies over here on my side of the pond.

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It looks like it would be a

[quote:16ff8ac399="J. R. Caddick"]It looks like it would be a good fly for brookies over here on my side of the pond.[/quote:16ff8ac399]

Jamie,

It's pretty fishy in the water, and was used this weekend because the first fish I caught (and took and hence gutted) contained lots of little sand eels. See attached picture.

The fly is actually a pretty good imitation of these small fish, and since the water was relatively choppy, I thought that a visible fly couldn't hurt.

Martin

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Martin, it looks like that

Martin, it looks like that fly would be a perfect imitation for those sand eels. I am going to have to try that fly for sure now, some of the local lakes have "minnows" here that look quite similar.

I am going to have to check with my step-father and see what part of Denmark his family was from. His mothers maiden name was Larsen and she married a Krauch, they emigrated here about 45 yrs ago.

Come to think of it is there a place called Feju ( pronounced Fayu ) or something very similar. It might even be an island i can't remember for sure.

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Nice fly. Guess it would be

Nice fly. Guess it would be somewhat transulant in the water. Should attract the seatrout.

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FejÃ¸

Here is FejÃÂ¸

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That is a nice fly. When I

That is a nice fly. When I saw the sand eels in your hand I thought of a pattern that I use for tiny sand eels in late May-early June when they are between an inch and an inch and a half. It is a hairwing on a #6-10 salmon hook using black thread gold body with a wing made up of just a few hairs each of orange, yellow, white bucktail and few pieces of black crystal flash and a piece of blue flash and jungle cock eyes. With striped bass one will miss a few because the hook is so small but if the hook set is not a strip set but done slowly with consistant pressure, then the hook ups occur. It's a touchy-feely thing.

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Breaking off snags.

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revolution.kirk

Tonight as I was fishing for walleye on the wisconsin river I got snagged on the bottom and after a few roll casts and whipsnaps I realized that i had to do the enevitable and break off my fly. So I pulled strait back on my line and as I did I noticed that my flyline streched a bit before my tippet finally broke. I was wondering if there is a better way to break off hooks then just pulling strait back?

I can't see any other way to do it but maybe there is. It doesn't seem like it would be verry good to be putting so much tension on it. I don't want to accidently ruin my $60(U.S.)flyline or is flyline more durable then I think?

kirk

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Hi Kirk,

Hi Kirk,
When I know that I'm fishing on a bottom where I am going to hook a stick or two, I do a couple of things. And with the early season Largemouths feeding on my hellgramite immitations like crazy these days and the Hickory Shad run starting to get going here on the Potomac, I am fishing deep right now. OK. Two things. I tie my flies on a slightly finer hook. Just a lighter guage or two than I usually tie on. The other thing is to use a heavier tippet. I usually fish for bass with a six. Now I use and eight or a ten. This lets me pull straight back on the line and the lighter hook will straighten a tiny bit and release. It doesn't pull it completely straight. Just enough to free it. I have done this about twenty timres already this Spring and I just bend the hook into a curve with needle nose and it is fine. On the river I keep a small stone in my vest because the fly often hooks on rocks, so touching up the tip is a good idea. The only fly I have broken off this year was on an old dock post. I burried it deep and there was just no way. Another thing this lets me do is rid the pond I am fishing in of sticks. With the heavier leader you reel a lot of them in.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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Hi Kirk,

If your fishing a river you might let the current take the flyline and leader down past the snagged hook. Then, a sharp tug on the flyline against the weight of the current will sometimes release the hook.

Taff

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I also use a barbless hook.

Bob

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Seatroutfishing in Norway

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FlyBandit

The season for seatrout in saltwater should have started some weeks ago on the south cost of Norway, but we have had a white and cold winter. Hopefully the temperature will rise the comeing days. The seatrout should be eating sandworms, shrimps and small fishes like "kuttling". :)
PS! I've made a movie teaser from our latest guided fishing trip and you can watch it on my web-site. :wink:

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Nice video

FlyBandit,

Nice footage! I particularly like seeing the fish in the water.

Martin

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New movie - Seatrouthunters

Thanks Martin!

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Dropper fly in seatrout fishing

Has anybody tried to use dropper fly for sea trout fishing? I always use only one point fly but I am interested if it is possible to use second fly. thanks a lot

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oh boy. You Czech and the

oh boy. You Czech and the nymph idea. . . . think my way: big fish.. dropper..snag on the bottom... lost fish.. anger. really I do not think that seatrout/salmon fishing is the place for usin' droppers. if U know polish word "zbÃÂ³j" what means guy like Rumcajs, we in poland usually use one fly and we call
this techiqe "na zbÃÂ³ja". hej

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Re: Dropper fly in seatrout fishing

[quote:979919d05e="Pike"]Has anybody tried to use dropper fly for sea trout fishing? I always use only one point fly but I am interested if it is possible to use second fly. thanks a lot[/quote:979919d05e]

Hi Pike!

I don't know what you mean by dropper fly. Do you mean 2 flies on the leader? :roll:

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FlyBandit: Yes, you are true.

FlyBandit: Yes, you are true. 2 flies on leader. But I will prefer only one. We are going to Denmark today, so we will see. I hope some good sea trout will be caught

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FlyBandit: Yes, you are true.

[quote:0da38e0aeb="Pike"]FlyBandit: Yes, you are true. 2 flies on leader. But I will prefer only one. We are going to Denmark today, so we will see. I hope some good sea trout will be caught[/quote:0da38e0aeb]

Pike,

Spring is here, and you may be lucky to run into some good weather! Post some pictures when you get back.

Martin

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I only use 1 fly, but I know

I only use 1 fly, but I know that others also use 2 flies. From norwegian flyfishing magazines I've read positive articles about using 2 flies. It's called "Opphenger".

My favorite fly for the night fishing is "SeaDuctive". It's very important that the fly is floating. Strip it gently home. Stop and wait for the take. It will make a perfect silluete against the sky.

My favorite fly for the daytime fishing is "Superflua". It's an illusion of a small fish. Very simple to tie. Consist of 6-7 cm of superhair bound on a tube and fished with a treble hook.

When the fish is sip-riseing you should try "Pink Shrimp". Small hooks. # 16-10. My experience is that the seatrout could turn selective during daytime and Pink Shrimp will solve the task.

I don't know if this is the recipe in Denmark, but it surely function on the south coast of Norway. Put some olive and brown wolly buggers into your fly box as well and off you go.

You'll find pictures of the flies on my web-page. Superflua is shown on my last video. :wink:

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Visiting Denmark

Hi Martin,
I came back this morning and we spent beautiful time on Fyn. We took part in Open Sea trout competition and one of my team mate was 9th with fish 62 cm long and 2,30 kg in weight. I caught only two fish (better one was 50 cm) but I am very satisfied and I like Denmark at all. We lived in Healnas camp a visited Odense Fjord, Toro, Kolding etc. We also met Steffen Henchely and had a talk with him. The book he wrote about Fyn and best spots for sea trouts is excellent and helped us a lot. Good job is done in his organization.
To summarize it, approx. 40 - 45 fish were caught by our group of 8 flyfishermen in 3 days.

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Good trip it seems

Pike,

It seems like you had an excellent trip to Denmark. I have been at Helnaes a couple of times and fished on Fun a dozen times. It's a really nice island with lots of good opportunities for sea trout fishing.

Glad you enjoyed your stay here.

Martin

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Sea trout in Denmark

Martin, thanks.Yes, it was perfect. Beautiful countryside, nice people, interesting architecture, wonderful fishing. The fish we saw in Go fishing in Odense was unbeliaveble. Silver fish in perfect condition. Last year I spent a week on west coast of Sweden and I would say, that chance to catch a big fish is bigger in Denmark. So I would like to come back again in September. See also attached file with one of our most successful fly

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Fishing Opener

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revolution.kirk

Wisconsin fishing opener was this weekend, so I continued the tradition and went out with my parents fishing . It was too windy to cast on the lake that day with my flyrod, and it wasn't to practical so I was using the spinning rod that day. Unfortunatly most of the fish we caught were small and it was damn cold. Still had a good time spending time w/ my dad and our dog. Unfortunatly my mom, ,who usualy fishes opener, didn' t make it (partly my fault, long story). Anyway I got out to the troutstream that night and hooked into a few decent bookies one about a foot long, relative to the typical brookie caught in these smaller streams, about 5-8". The next day I got out fishing for bass and panfish, hooked into some nice fish. A few bass over 18", and a crapie that was 14.5". Anyway, here are some pictures.. I'm to damn tired to write anything else, maybe later.

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Sunrise, opening day.

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Small trout, but a gem.

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Large trout for these waters...

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Windy day on the lake, dad and dog.

[img:2920cd85c2]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/covert/n185003352_30428559_7808…]

The Laregest bass I caught, 20"+ (released)
caught on yellow and white deciever

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14 and a half incher on fly!
caught on yellow and white deciever

peace,
kirk o.

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Kirk,

Great pictures! Thanks for posting. Too bad about the wind and the cold weather. Don't we all just hate that?

Here the spring has really come. Actually it's more like summer. We went directly from late winter to early summer. But fishing sure has become a lot better. No more skunked trips right now it seems.

Martin

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Thanks, pretty crazy weather

Thanks, pretty crazy weather eh? fortunately for me that Sunday it warmed up and calmed down quite a bit (well as you can see in the pictures). Spring here has been unseasonably warm as well, spare that weekend. Now it's already back into the 70's (°F). Pretty crazy...

I'll have to check out that podcast. I can only dream of hooking into a 30" trout!

Oh yeah, one more thing I was wondering, has anyone else out here gotten tennis elbow from casting? I've got it pretty bad a week ago. I woke up in the middle of the night in stifling pain and had to make a trip to the hospital, they diagnosed it as "tennis elbow" (yeah.. really manly) gave me some pain killers and sent me on my way. The doc figured it could be casting and possibly Frisbee since I don't play tennis. I'm just wondering so if no one has I can just blame Frisbee. Either way It's a bummer, but I don't think it will stop me from fishing, Maybe I'll just take that vicadin before I go next time. lol

Well I'm out.. Tight lines,

Kirk o

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Nice bass today

I fished a pond in Sperryville, Virginia today and picked up about a seven pound Largemouth on a hair bug. The guy is sending me some pics that I will post (if I figure out how). I also caught about ten Bluegills, all just under ten inches.

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nice!

Just under 10", very nice bluegills! Can't wait to get back on the water after finals.. 3 more days.. and just 2 more finals... :shock:

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Here is a 24 inch Largemouth

Here is a 24 inch Largemouth I caught on a hair bug. Oh, yes. I'm 6 foot two inches tall just for comparison.

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Here is a liittle bit better

Here is a liittle bit better picture of the Largemouth. If my hands weren't so damn huge the fish would look even bigger.She was also released.

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nice!

Beautiful bass, what a beast! Nice green folliage as well..

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Organized fishing trip or meeting

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vanuz

...just been wondering if you (Martin) have ever considered organizing a GFF fishing trip for a small group of the GFF members. Or maybe just a meeting or so...
It obviously applies to those from Denmark in this case. Speaking for myself, I would like to meet and know some of you and learn anything that can be learnt. :roll:

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Fishing together

Vanuz,

I have never considered organiszing anything in the name of GFF, but I have certianly been fishing with many of the GFF visitors and friends during the past years -- both in Denmark and abroad.

Sure, it would be a great idea to go ishing together, and since partner Steve has mentioned the possibility that he might come over to Denmark this spring, that might give us a perfect occasion to arrange something.

I'll see what plans I can make and keep you all posted through the site.

Anybody else who could be interested in a joint ishing trip in Denmark? Preferably on the coast of Sjaelland, but not excluding a Jutland or Funen coast or stream.

Martin

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great

That will definitely be worth a try, I am sure the others would appreciate that as well...
I understand you're rather busy person, nevertheless I hope you'll manage to arrange it.
Should you need a hand, just let me know (I can hardly imagine how to help, but anyway... :lol: )

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I think it's a genious idea!

I think it's a genious idea!
I know there would be a bunch of people from Sweden that's interested in this.

AND it would give Gff a big bunch of article/photo material.
I guess Seatrout fishing would be preferable, after all it think that many with me are interested in the fishing that Martin writes so much about!
best regards

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Count me in

Hi Vanuz,
great idea.
On the ROFF (rec.outdoors.fishing.fly) newsgroup often so called 'Claves' are organised. I joined 2 of them organized by Roger Ohlund. Bet some of you know him (it's a small ff world). They were held in the very Northern part of Sweden. It took me 4000 km to drive there from Holland! But what a big fun to spent a week with people from Finland, Sweden, France, USA, Australia, sharing the same interest. Only to look at all those different flies in the flyboxes.
Of course the 'meeting' should not necessarily be for a whole week. A weekend would be fine too. I'll leave that up to Martin.
Anyway: if I could, I would certainly join the club.
If any help is needed (I too would not know how, but anyway) let me know.
What I do not ubderstand: over 300 people looked at this post, but not 5 reacted.....??!! :roll:

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Well you can count me in! It

Well you can count me in! It would be indeed a great happening and excellent platform to share experiences (for those you can share, of course :) .

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I would like to come too and

I would like to come too and join the "happening"!
7 and counting... :wink:

See you soon, Michael

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...happy to get it moving..

:D Finally it has been kicked off... GFF Partners, have you got anything to say? :D

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GFF Summit: Call for votes

[quote:da9ef67128="vanuz"]:D Finally it has been kicked off... GFF Partners, have you got anything to say? :D[/quote:da9ef67128]

Vanus, Guys,

Sure we have!

I will see what I can do regarding a GFF Clave here in Denmark. As far as I remember a clave has to have people from several countries and preferably some from far away (thousands of miles/kilometres), but we will be willing to let anybody in... even locals. Let's dub it the GFF Summit 2006.

Let us start with a small informal vote (I actually think this board has a voting system, but it's not activated)

Let's hear it for three alternatives. All go to the Danish coast somewhere - either Fun or Sjaelland I think. We can decide that later:

1) May - daytime fishing, garfish, sea trout. Probably the best fishing, but also shortest preparation time
2) June - morning and evening plus night. Some daytime fishing. Primarily sea trout. Time to prepare.
3) August/September - fishing possible 24h (almost), sea trout, mullet. More difficult fishing. Even more time to prepare.

I imagine a weekend-long gathering based in a place where we can camp and/or maybe rent a cabin. A fairly low-budget self-catering type of arrangement.

What say yer?

Martin

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Re: GFF Summit: Call for votes

[quote:e76c3141a2="Martin Joergensen"]
What say yer?[/quote:e76c3141a2]
Option 3.

On the other hand I'm arranging a competition on the 20. of May. It is a schoolprojekt and you can read more about it her: http://www.oddesund-open.dk.
You can catch seatrout and garfish and win prices for about 7.000 DKr. And I'm quite sure, Martin has never fished in this area of Danmark before. :wink: There's a youth hostel and camping not far away.
Not that far away you can fish pike on the fly, if you are interested in that.
See more about the area on this [url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=copenhagen&daddr=berlin&t=k… map[/url]

Anybody interested? Depending on how many people are coming, 3 or 4 could live at our place. At the school I could ask for the facilties to watch "fishingmovies" or listen to Martins stories.

Otherwise: option 3.

See you soon, Michael

PS: Regarding the "different countries criteria": I'm one of this "fÃÂ¸rstegenerationsindvandrer" / immigrants, pÃÂ¸lsetysker/"sausagegerman". :wink:

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Yeah baby!

O yes, this is right up my alley, count me in for this winning ticket.
Immigrants? I must be rated somewhere under this title somewhere in mid-section!

GFF conclave sounds an excellent idea and I am to interested in Martins special "dits" and "epic stories".

So as for time of year? Any suits me.
Fyn is a good option. Centrally located.

So, here's my ticket. Count me in Martin.

Phew...was it hot today or was it just me? Can't figure out which!

Ripley "of the yard".

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Guys,

This sounds like a fun idea. Would love the opportunity to fish in Denmark again and meet up with a few like minded fisher folk.

June or August would suit me best, May- Bonefish, July- Salmon, September- Getting Married. Hmnnn! Cant wait!

Low budget option sounds great. Future Missus busy getting rid of my spare cash!

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For me June or September are

For me June or September are good
Low budget / camping perfect
Pike fishing can be fun
I'll be coming from Belgium so 2000 km back & forth and might bring a friend along from Paris and I'll bring some belgian beer! :D

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I say option two beacuse im

I say option two beacuse im going doing my 10months long military service starting 31of july. I also think we should take the good thing with july in mind, sitting on a beach, resting, lying about fishes we never caught and drinking beer during the hot summerdays. (ofcourse it will rain)

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> June - September sounds

> June - September sounds good to me.
> camping - no objection :lol:

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GFF Summit 2006

Hi Guys,
option 3 would be best for me.
It does not matter where.
I will bring some Dutch Beer!!

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June!

GFF'ers,

From the feedback I read here I think that June is our best bet. Sufficiently far into the future to enable planning, a fair chance of stable weather, fairly good fishing options and anough people having been positive to ensure me that something could be worked out.

I will propose a set of dates - a weekend mid to late June - and try to line up something practical regarding camp, cabin and other things.

I will return with more details.

Martin

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Meeting in Denmark

It sounds good. If I have a time I will come too. But it is difficult to say nowdays.

PS: To be honest, czech beer is the best :D

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Sweden has a military?

Bob Abrams

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Swedish Military

I think you'll find it's more of a flower arranging club with visits to the forest now and then to select wild mushrooms.
:lol:

Ripley

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Swedish military

Where do I sign up.

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Sweden has a military?

[quote:ddb94e8166="Esox"]Sweden has a military?

Bob Abrams[/quote:ddb94e8166]

yepp! They are small and totaly meningless but the swedish army do exist. And apparently im going to, against my will, be a part of it.

anyways, im on if the meeting goes of in june

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Fishing trip, any news?

Hi guys!

Besides talking about army stuff :wink: , is there anything going for our CLAVE in Funnen? Is there something I can do to help?

Looking forward to hearing from anyone!!!

Tight lines
Eddy

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Great!

I am glad my intentions will soon come true.
Looking forward to meeting you there! :lol:

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GFF Conclave

Hi Martin,

Count me in and add my name to the list for the GFF get-together.

If anyone needs help with anything they can contact me.

Regards

Ripley

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Count Me In GFF Meet Up

Hi Martin,

Count me in... Be great to meet up with all of you again.

Steve

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It\'s happening!

OK,

Just in case anybody has an email alert set up for this thread:

The GFF Summit is happening!

Check out [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/about/summit2006/]the announcement and sign in in this GFF article[/url].

Martin

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Count me in !!!

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Transportation to the GFF get-together

Okay, I will be driving from HelsingÃÂ¸r (Elsinore) to the GFF get-together in my car. I will be happy to pick anybody up on the way to Fyn. A possible pick-up spot could be TÃÂ¥strup and Ringsted train stations. 3 persons is maximum.

Let me know if anybody is interested.

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Gents,

[i:821c90a18f]I obviously did this wrong the first time - I'm not used to BBS, so please forgive me if you have already read this on the other subject board. Anyhow, here's my post, what do you think to my question??[/i:821c90a18f]

I am very much looking forward to meeting up for the Summit in September.

Is it allowed to bring my wife?? Are there trips, shopping etc for the ladies?

The trip is a 60th birthday treat (for me!) as it fulfills a long-held ambition. Here in Devon I fish saltwater for bass, but seatrout in the salt will be a real treat. I am tying Woolly Buggers by the ton (or is that by the tonne?).

The trout round here are all out of sorts with the heat at the moment - lake water temp 23 C!

We will expect to come by car via ferry to Esbjerg.

Regards,
Les

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I am very much looking

[quote:b4c6aac037="Les"]I am very much looking forward to meeting up for the Summit in September.

Is it allowed to bring my wife?? Are there trips, shopping etc for the ladies?

The trip is a 60th birthday treat (for me!) as it fulfills a long-held ambition. Here in Devon I fish saltwater for bass, but seatrout in the salt will be a real treat. I am tying Woolly Buggers by the ton (or is that by the tonne?). [/quote:b4c6aac037]

Les,

A lot of us are looking forward to this trip!

And sure you can bring your wife! The shooping options are probably not going to be fantastic just nearby (wherever we will stay), but many of the cities on Fyn have nice centers and Odense - the main city - is well worth a visit or two, and probably no more than about 30 minutes away almost no matter where we wind up.

We're trying to set up the trip in a large house so that we can all sleet indoors. Lots of organisations have large houses with room and facilities for many. We're trying to get our hands on such a house.

Regarding the flies, I will make a list with gear and fly suggestions, but many of your wet flies for lake fishing will do fine - and Woolly Buggers always work!

I will return as soon as possible with further details.

Martin

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House

I am efforting the house as we speak.
I will inform you all of more details as I get them. At present my skovfoged (forest ranger), friend who owns the house and land is on his holidays.
I have spoken with him and all seems hunky dory and will no doubt be available for us "responsible" individuals.

In the worse case we can all crash on a camp site, again...which, I am efforting to arrange as plan "C" as a last resort.
Either way, we are sure of a great time, good fishing, company, drink and food.
We can sort something out with regard to the ladies. My wife loves the passtime of shopping and maybe she could arrange a few trips if the lady count doesn't exceed 5.

Again...Details follow.

Rip Van Tuesday

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Entering the water

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Carlisleny

I was recently reminded why I made my first few casts as I prepared to enter the river I normally fish. I was greeted on my second drift by a rather vigorous strike, and suddenly I had the first fish of the day... Kind of seems silly, but remember to our wet friends there is no "good" side of the river to live on. So before you charge into your favorite hole on your next trip try a few casts on the way out, since some of the residents may have changed their address to the dark side of the river.
:shock:

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Fish before you wade!

Carlisleny,

It has always been a good rule to follow: fish before you wade.

I have spooked many a fish by trotting into the water in a stream or even in the ocean. I have also made a habit of casting along the bank once in a while, and more than once that has give the fish of the day.

Martin

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I've seen this many times

I've seen this many times where people will just charge right into the water. Making casts to just inside the water is a good technique for most waters I've seen, from pike lakes to steelhead streams. I've hooked enough big fish to give it a try each time I go out.

If it's early in the morning and you are the first person in the water, it's an even more productive technique. Fish go shallower at night because they don't have to push the current as much and they are safe from predators who can't see them when it's dark.

Cheers
--Mike

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Fly fishing Southern Norway

Patterns

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flyaddict

I wasn't sure where to put this.

I am heading to Southern Norway Junbe 24th for 2 weeks. I will be right on the Otra River which is said to be one of the best in Southern Norway for Atlantic Salmon. Any suggestions on Weight rod to bring and flies would be great.

I will probably also be fishing some lakes also. How big are the trout there? I'm trying to decide what rod to bring for this also. I have a 5wt and a 3 wt. Flies to bring also.

Thx!

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Light rods does it

Flyaddict,

I have been fishing smaller rivers a couple of times, and dearly prefer a light rod for the purpose. My favorite is a 12'6" for an 8-9 weight line. That is easy to cast all day and usually sufficient for the flies you need (often small doubles and low water flies) and will usually be adequate for figthing the fish you may typically catch in these smaller waters.

You may want to check out the article [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/mandal2002/]about Mandal, which is also in the southern Norway[/url]

Martin

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Subject

My Favorite Dad

Fly fishing - Fish Better

Authored by

rybolov

Well, since it's Father's Day, I figured I would introduce the world to my favorite dad. His name is "Skip's Dad" and he hails from the mind of Skip Morris. I was introduced to him via Joe Cornwall's [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/reviews/books/bookbase/show_single.php?id=100]"Fly Fishing Warm Water Rivers"[/url].

Here in Virginia, the rivers are lousy with crayfish. I went last week to the South Fork of the Shenandoah, and in a meter-square area along the shoreline, there had to be at least 30 crayfish in it. :roll:

I fish this fly with either a floating line and 10-foot leader or a clear sink-tip. I cast quartering downstream on a tight line like a steelhead swing. Either use 5-inch quick strips or 30-inch slow strips, I've had success with either.

Sometime when I get around to it, I'll start dead-drifting Skip's Dads under an indicator.

[b:ab5ae2ee59]Recipe,[/b:ab5ae2ee59] partially stolen from Joe's book:
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Hook: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Size 6 to 14, 2xl or 3xl
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Thread: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Tan, Brown, or Rusty Brown 8/0
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Weight: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Barbel Eyes
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Tag: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Dub a "nose" of dubbing from 1/3 of the way around the bend of the hook to the flat of the shank
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Tail: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Natural reddish/brown pheasant tail fibers tied in two bunches and split with dubbing to resemble small claws. (Dads with small claws are easier prey for fish)
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Body: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Light olive or brown haretron dubbing
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Shellback: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Pheasand tail fibers pulled over the dubbed body
[b:ab5ae2ee59]Ribbing: [/b:ab5ae2ee59]Fine copper wire

[i:ab5ae2ee59]Photos taken by Melanie Smith[/i:ab5ae2ee59]

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More Dads

More Dad pictures:

[i:b8dfb5e822]Photo by Melanie Smith[/i:b8dfb5e822]

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Taking Dad Out to the Ball Game

One of my local waters is the Potomac River, it's about a 20-minute drive. I go to a little park area known as "Turkey Run".

View it in google maps:
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If you go, be careful because they will lock you in after dark.

[i:805887121f]Photos by Rybolov[/i:805887121f]

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More Turkey Run...

More photos

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Still More Turkey Run

More Photos

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In the Course of Fishing

A bankside photo and a fish on.

[i:2f6d5ffbe5]Photo by Rybolov[/i:2f6d5ffbe5]

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Another Bass Likes my Dad

Reaction to Skip's Dad can be varied.

I've felt smallmouth nibble at it gently as they suck it up off the riverbottom. When I get gentle takes, I start fishing with a slow, long strip.

When I find that the fish are slamming the Dad hard, I start using quick 5-inch strips, just enough of a pop so that I see the end of my line jerk.

Sometimes I've cast and had large smallmouth take the fly on the very first strip. It's happened enough that I get the slack out of the line as fast as I can.

Don't forget to let the Dad hang below you in the current. Yuou'll catch bass when you let the fly hang and then give it a couple quick strips.

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Photos by Melanie Smith[/i:5422245e64]

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Yet Another Bass Photo (YABP)

This one liked my Dad also.

[i:638f9128bf]Photo by Rybolov[/i:638f9128bf]

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Paul Z and a Small Bass

This is Paul's first day ever with a flyrod, and once he can cast 10 feet and strip line, Skip's Dad gives him a good day on the river.

He'll be back.

[i:045099b6da]Photo by Rybolov[/i:045099b6da]

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Great post!

Rybolov,

Thanks for posting that extensive piece about the Dad. How about turning that into a regular article? Everything is there, and I would be pleased to do the job.

Martin

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Article?

Sure, article away.

Sometime when I can remember, I'll get some crayfish pictures. I was going to go today, but we just got a big dump of rain on my way home from work.

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Podcast also

Hey you two schemers. Be sure to get another "podcast video" of tying this tidy morsel. I very much enjoyed the other video podcast and have been productive with the pattern recently... (approximately 50% of my fish taken off this pattern)

It would be a Great article, go for it.

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Video Podcast

You'll pay me for my time, right? :lol: At least double what I get now, so 200% of 0 is um... 0.

I *could* do a video podcast, but would you be happy with some instructions and pictures of each step?

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Re: Video Podcast

[quote:adf353dd08="rybolov"]You'll pay me for my time, right? :lol: At least double what I get now, so 200% of 0 is um... 0.

I *could* do a video podcast, but would you be happy with some instructions and pictures of each step?[/quote:adf353dd08]

Rybolov,

I'll pay you ten times what we pay everybody else, of course! No problem.
Mailed you a preview link of the article with the latest images too.
It looks good and will go online in a week or so.

Martin

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Dads

I tie a similar one. I thought that I invented it. That has happened with about all of my fly inventions.

About Turkey Run. They say that you can't wade there. Any truth to that? I drive by the spot almost every day. I have good luck upstream from Riverbend Park. All the way up to the pipeline. There are lots of nice holes to fall into. My best fish there has been an 18 incher.

I also heard that the Carp are great at Turkey Run. Any truth to that rumor?

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The Secrets of Turkey Run

They just added a "No wading or swimming" sign earlier this year. I think it's mostly for CYA purposes on the part of the government. I'm not the only one hopping across the islands, and I have yet to have any problem with somebody telling me to get out of the water.

I don't think the park police make it past the parking lot, which is a pretty good setup. But there is a liability issue if you decide to drown yourself in a national park.

I've seen some pretty large carp in the slow deep area right below Langley Island. Haven't hooked one yet. Not quite sure why, but I think it's only a matter of time before I do.

Cheers
--Mike

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Re: Dads

[quote:c210fd05e0="Esox"]My best fish there has been an 18 incher. [/quote:c210fd05e0]

I landed a similar fish last year at Turkey Run. It was a total surprise because I was letting my line hang below me while I was moving, and the bass hit it while I was busy looking for a better place to step.

I've lost 2 that size in just the past 2 weeks at Turkey Run--using Skip's Dad, of course. One was while I was fishing with Paul, and I thought he was going to pass out seeing that fish jump out of the water. :roll:

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Doesn't tha Potomac look good

Doesn't tha Potomac look good today? Nestle's Quick with lumps.

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Doesn't tha Potomac look good

[quote:a20766f9fa="Esox"]Doesn't tha Potomac look good today? Nestle's Quick with lumps.[/quote:a20766f9fa]

I think I saw a house floating by the other day. :lol:

However, it will kick the food sources out of the edges and into the prime fish habitat. It's a good time to use crayfish patterns until the fish are all full, at which point they stop eating.

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Nice story, fish and crawfish

Nice story, fish and crawfish pattern rybolov! I'll have to give it a shot up here in wisconsin. Sorry to hear about the flooding out east, looks pretty bad. Out here the rivers are way below normal water level, figures eh?

Most of the warm water rivers around here are packed with crawfish and smallmouth as well. However most of the water is stained pretty dark (from tanic acid) so I might have to subsitute some brighter colors.

Here are a few I've picked up recently despite the extreamly hot weather recently.

[img:f25c0c0ff8]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/covert/2-1.jpg[/img:f25c0c0ff8]

[img:f25c0c0ff8]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/covert/fishy2.jpg[/img:f25c0c0ff8]

smallies!

[img:f25c0c0ff8]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/covert/ko2-1.jpg[/img:f25c0c0ff8]

The bright colors and synthetics might make some cringe, but they work!

kirk o.

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Hey Rybolov

I walked up to the pipeline above Riverbend Park yesterday. I spent about five hours making a huge clockwise circle starting at the lower rapids and ending up in the same spot. I caught about two dozen Smallmouths on poppers, muddlers, clousers, and my own Dad immitation in black. Saw lots of Smallmouth Bass in the still waters and caught most of mine in or just below moving water. Slow retrieve. Fast retrieve. No retrieve. Even with the air temp in the mid 90's the fish were active right through the afternoon. And those big strange Bluegills (What are they? Red-eared Sunfish or Warmouth? Never saw them in Massachusetts) fight like dogs and keep your attention when there are no bass on the line. But the bass are small. The biggest one I caught was about ten inches and the biggest one I saw was maybe two pounds. Are they averaging any bigger than that down at Turkey Run?

What a great way to spend a hot afternoon. Up to my waist in clear, flowing, relatively cool water catching fish.

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Re: Hey Rybolov

[quote:16c8598eac="Esox"]Are they averaging any bigger than that down at Turkey Run?[/quote:16c8598eac]

That's about average for what I'm catching, with the occassional 18-inch or so big bass to make things interesting. About the time that you start to feel guilty about how many 12-inch smallmouth you are catching, a nice one will tie you on. I've only landed one big slab of bass, the others have managed to elude me thus far. :roll:

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Fished Turkey Run this Weekend

... and there were people fishing there. I told them to do a web search for Turkey Run and flyfish and they could find my article. :wink:

For those of us who are curious about the fishing, I caught a ton of redbreasted sunfish and some of the smaller smallmouth. I lost one big fish that I think was a catfish.

The water is the lowest I have seen it and very wadeable, which is a good change after the floods earlier this year.

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Turkey Run

I fished Riverbend Saturday and did much as you did. Lots of those scrappy sunfish with the big mouths and a bunch of small Smallmouth bass. I did have a two pounder on for one jump and a much bigger fish rolled at a popper but didn't care to eat it. I have never seen the river this low. I went out to the Shenandoah near Berryville on Sunday to take a look and there are sand and gravel bars where they have never been before. Lots of big carp as well.

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Fly fishing waters in south France - Provence

Fly fishing - Fish Better

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Guttormsen

Hi GFF forum,

I’m heading to France soon for my summer holiday. Since I’ve recently taken up fly fishing again after more than 20 years, I’d love to give it a try while I’m there.

I was wondering if anyone could recommend good fishing spots in the area, as well as advice on suitable gear to bring.

I’ll be staying within the triangle between Aix-en-Provence, Draguignan, and Toulon.

Thanks in advance for any tips!

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Hello Guttormsen

I was in the south of France with my family two years ago and I spent a few days on the Verdon River and also on La Sourge in the Vauclause area.

The Verdon is an impressive river which runs through the largest Canyon in Europe. It is good for fly fishing although you must be very careful of the water levels which tend to rise suddenly due to water release from the Hydroelectric dam upstream. It is one of the most beautiful places in France and I saw some really large trout. The Verdon river runs into a beautiful dam which is full of Pike although I think you need a boat. I think you can purchase licences locally at fishing shops.

La Sourge is a beautiful chalk stream which originates at the Fontain de Vauclause. You should be quite close! The river is inhabited by beautiful brownies, tiger trout and grayling. It is excellent for sight fishing with a nymph and when the sun goes down the river boils with rising fish. During the day it is difficult to fish because of all the canoes and rafts but as soon as I said when the sun goes down the fun starts!

You can purchase a licence at the local fishing shop at Isle la Sourge. An excellent little shop. The owner is very friendly and he can help with flies and also fishing advice.

Hope this helps!

Tight lines!

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Tiger trout?

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The French Tiger trout or

The French Tiger trout or "Truite Tigre" is a hybrid between a female brown trout and a male brook trout. Looks much like a marble trout but I don't know much about this phenomenon.

http://www.pescare.com/Torrente/trote/Ibridi.htm

Cheers

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Thanx for the link and info

Thanx for the link and info Moreno.

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It's a pleasure! :D

Tight lines!

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Hi,

I have also tried fishing the La Sorgue - it's a beauty - probably one of the best chalkstreams in Europe.

Unfortunately I had just started flyfishing, when we visited that part of France some years ago, also it was in the end of August, beginning of September, why it was too hot and it hadn't been raining for months, so the fishing was very difficult even for the pro's.

The water was clear as Gin and it was no problem spotting the trouts, I saw some big ones, and the Graylings also big ones.

I had a great experience one evening, it felt like something touched my leg, I quickly looked down and saw a big Grayling swimming through my legs....

I have also visited Verdon, but not fished it, it looked very very beautifull and I would very much like to go back there with a flyrod.

Maybe next year where we plan to go back to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this time it will be earlier and the fishing will be much better planned.

Cheers

Bo

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Hello GFF.

Hello GFF,

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Unfortunately, shortly before my summer vacation I injured my lower back. Ouch… I still brought my fly-fishing gear with me, and my back improved a lot during the holiday, but I didn’t get the chance to go fly fishing. So, sadly, I can’t give any feedback on your suggestions this time—maybe next year!

Once again, thanks for all the tips.

Regards,
Peter

P.S. We did visit the Grand Canyon du Verdon. I was there about 15 years ago (back then I wasn’t aware of the possibility of fishing). The views were amazing and the nature was stunning. This time, we took the road north of the canyon—the small D23 loop from the town of La Palud-sur-Verdon over the mountain top. It was impressive, but unfortunately the road was closed about 8 km in, so we had to turn back before reaching the summit.

P.P.S. The Sorgue River looks like the perfect fishing spot—close to the beautiful city of Avignon, where you could easily drop off the family. The surrounding area is also gorgeous.

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Choise of blanks

Rod Building

Authored by

frank

C.f Burkheimerblanks? Not verry known in Scandinavia. What is to know about them?Seems to be well liked in the states. Please spill some info here.(I have tried to get in contact with them...)

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Re: Choise of blanks

C.f Burkheimerblanks? Not verry known in Scandinavia. What is to know about them?

Frank,

I have seen a few rods built on Burkheimer blanks - all excellent and good looking rods. People who use them seem to like them and recommend them.

One noticeable incident with a Burkheimer blank was a snapping sound when a 9' 10 weight broke in three pieces on a tarpon strike in Mexico! Could have happened with any rod. The guy striking did a very good job of stressing the rod to the extreme. I had the chance to fish it before it broke. A very nice rod indeed.

[url=http://globalflyfisher.com/reports/rio_piratos/pic.php?id=1331&caller=a… is the rod before it broke[/url]

Martin

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www.lamarfishing.com

Andy Dear runs this company...there is an article on this site about his work. He is a distributor for burkheimer...call him. His contact info is on his site. Andy is extremely knowledgeable regarding blanks...he will have more detail than you will care to hear I'm sure.

He is a class A guy

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lamp/lighting

Fly tying - Tie Better

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fuzzycadis

I've been reading up on different lamps for tying but can't decide which will be best.
Any sugestions wuld be appreciated. Thanks

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McKenzie vise light

Fuzzycaddis,

I have a McKenzie vise light, which attaches rto the stem of the vise and has a flexible arm. It uses a standard 12V halogen lamp so you can choose what strength you want.

I love it!

I can't find a MacKenzie site, but there are lots of dealers who sell it.

Martin

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I appreciate your reply !!

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I bought one of these with a

I bought one of these with a "Natural" light tube in it. I took a few flies around with me and tried them out under several lamps. I know you weren't asking about magnifying lenses, but I soon wished I had bought this 20 years ago....Kerry
[img:3695aa6a08]http://reelflyfishing.com/albums/album90/tying_desk_002.jpg[/img:3695aa…]

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I have a Mackenzie, and it is

I have a Mackenzie, and it is a convenient light to have attached to your vise. My only complaints would be that it can get a bit hot, and that the light source is a fine point, which can create some sharp glare when tying tinsel bodied streamers & the like.

I also have an Ott light, but not the regular folding model you see most use. While convenient to travel with, it doesn't have a good height IMO for illuminating over top of the fly. Some kind of platform to raise it might help. I ended up getting the model called a DeskPro at Staples, which is is about 6" taller. I like it.

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My only complaints would be

[quote:b235730bed="streamertyer"]My only complaints would be that it can get a bit hot[/quote:b235730bed]

Chris,

I actually have a very good friend who for a while had a burn mark on his forehead... yep, created by a MacKenzie lamp ;-)

The do get VERY hot!

Martin

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:shock: Yikes! Have seen a

:shock: Yikes! Have seen a few hairs on my head curl and shrivel, but no skin damage....

CD

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My latest and last tying lamp...

I too have come close to being a recipient of the dreaded McKenzie forehead branding...HOT! :oops:

About a year ago I started using the DayLightCompany.com table to lamp and there's NO going back...
I am very pleased with the quality, colour rendition, cool temp, and swing away magnifying glass option.
The base is robust (as is the price)...I wish I had gone there straight away...NO REGRETS! :D

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long life to GFF

About the Global FlyFisher

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didiercm

hI everybody,

I'm a french flyfisherman and sincerely GFF is the world's best site

Long life to GFF

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An excellent web site indeed.

Recent threads are no longer visible in front page of the GFF site. IÃ¢â¬â¢m afraid that the new Forum can go more or less unnoticed thoughÃ¢â¬Â¦

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A high held thumbs up!

My sincere best wishes with the new forum.
It's also wonderful to be able to edit ones post especially when one maks luads of speging mistaks!

:wink:

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recently

Hi,
I've recently registered and begun reading all the interesting information, here. It\'s a great site, and hopefully, the new forum set-up will encourage a lot of use and exchange of ideas.

My best,
Mark

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8) I have been a fan of this

8) I have been a fan of this site for a number of years and it is evident it flows out of apassion for ff

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Great new forum. Keep up the

Great new forum. Keep up the good work :!: :!:

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new forum

Excellent and most usefull site and now I hope the Forum will be also

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THANKS!

Everybody.

Thanks from me, the partners and all the contributors for those heartwarming words!
We too hope that the new forum will make GFF even better.

Again: thanks!

Martin

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I've enjoyed the information

I've enjoyed the information on this site for a few years now and have had many of the wallpapers up on my desktop. I particularly like the international flavor of this site and with the new forum, the sharing of info from all around the world should be great.

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Re: A high held thumbs up!

[color=green:fa49ada707][size=18:fa49ada707]long life to GFF[/size:fa49ada707][/color:fa49ada707]

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YO!

Here here, I got through the woods too... :P
good work Martin!

Fish

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I know there once was GFF

I know there once was GFF hats made, but aparently it didn't work out.. Anyway, I know this is a pretty good site to get custom hats and shirts made through:[url]http://www.cafepress.com/[/url] . I don't know if it makes any sense, or if it is worth it, but i would definitly buy one.

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I know there once was GFF

[quote:2ba09b3efe="revolution.kirk"]I know there once was GFF hats made, but aparently it didn't work out.. Anyway, I know this is a pretty good site to get custom hats and shirts made through:[url]http://www.cafepress.com/[/url] . I don't know if it makes any sense, or if it is worth it, but i would definitly buy one.[/quote:2ba09b3efe]

I think I'd buy one or three myself...... :)

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I know there once was GFF

[quote:f77d091039="revolution.kirk"]I know there once was GFF hats made, but aparently it didn't work out.. I don't know if it makes any sense, or if it is worth it, but i would definitly buy one.[/quote:f77d091039]

Kirk,

We spent quite a lot of money on producing some really nice stritched caps once back when. But what was supposed to be a small source of income to pay for hosting and other expenses on the site turned out to be a very slow business. And the people who ordered were spread all over the world and it cost us a fortune in postage.

We could consider doing another batch, but we'd probably have to take in orders before having them produced and have people pay the full postage for them. But we certainly have a lot more people visiting the site today, and might actually make some money to cover expenses.

I'll discuss it with the guys

Martin

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GFF Hat

Hi Martin,

You can add my name to the list for a GFF hat. Mine is about to fall to pieces... :?

Enuff said
RD

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I'm the next candidate,

I'm the next candidate, Martin
and I'm sure there's more than enough others too to cover your costs...
Tom

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I've been "reading" for a few

I've been "reading" for a few years and GFF has never been anything less than impressive. Rich content and plenty of it. Cheers!

Craig White

* Oh, and if hats (or any other GFF materials) come to light, count me in.

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The Forum is Dead, Long Live the Forum!

[quote:b2460e3578="opax"]Recent threads are no longer visible in front page of the GFF site. IÃ¢â¬â¢m afraid that the new Forum can go more or less unnoticed thoughÃ¢â¬Â¦[/quote:b2460e3578]

I agree with the opax. Knowing the GFF staff, I figure it's just a matter of time before they get that feature back online.

Cheers
--Mike

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yea id kill for one and i

yea id kill for one and i wouldnt mind paying the postage please have a re run im sure youd sell out

mcfluffchucker

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Slow?

I guess this is more for Martin, but I can load everything on the site with a very fast response except for the forum. It's sometimes 10 seconds before I get a response. I would blame the forum database, since the static pages and even the gallery pages load amazingly fast. It seems like there is a DNS timeout trying to resolve the database server before it checks the host file, something like that.

Of course, you probably already know this. :roll:

Cheers
--Mike

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YEAH!

I agree with some thoughts:

1. GFF is the best Flyfishing site worldwide

2. Everlasting success for GFF!

3. I want a cap too!

4. Forum Meister: Please do something to avoid this forum to fall in the underworld! This is the greatest chance Flyfishers around the world have to "Globalize"!! I don't know, a highly visible link on the frontpage, some kind of advertiising...

Thanks again Martin, Bob & Co.!!!

You rule!!

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Re: Slow?

[quote:f2e319f4bc="rybolov"]I guess this is more for Martin, but I can load everything on the site with a very fast response except for the forum. [/quote:f2e319f4bc]

Cool, you fixed it *and* put the last posts on the home page. That rocks.

Thanks, Martin. :wink:

Cheers
--Mike

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Re: Slow?

[quote:dcdfe5d30a="rybolov"][quote:dcdfe5d30a="rybolov"]I guess this is more for Martin, but I can load everything on the site with a very fast response except for the forum. [/quote:dcdfe5d30a]

Cool, you fixed it *and* put the last posts on the home page. That rocks.[/quote:dcdfe5d30a]

Mike,

Yup. Fooled around with a module for the forum yesterday, and even though it was not as simple as in the old one, I got it to work in the end.

Regarding the forum and database response time you may be right. The system has to shift between two databases (but on the same server) when going from GFF in general to the forum and back and this can take time... but several seconds seems to be way too much. I'll see what I can do. Haven't seen the problem myself. Can you see in your status line in the browser what it's trying to read when it sticks?

Martin

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Re: Slow?

[quote:43c5d5421f="Martin Joergensen"]
Regarding the forum and database response time you may be right. The system has to shift between two databases (but on the same server) when going from GFF in general to the forum and back and this can take time... but several seconds seems to be way too much. I'll see what I can do. Haven't seen the problem myself.[/quote:43c5d5421f]

It seems much faster since this weekend. I think you fixed it while you were messing around elsewhere. If it slows down again, I'll let you know where.

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Being a website owner as well

Being a website owner as well, I am fully aware of the amount of work required to keep a website current and popular. Martin and his colleague have certainly employed their dedication, effort and time to keep both the content and the layout of Global Flyfisher appealing. Congratulations on what you have accomplished and I look forward to see what GFF brings to the readers in the future. :)

I'm back in Copenhagen again in May and June, looking forward to connecting with some garfish, pike, brown trout and grayling. :D

Best regards,

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The latter of the species...

The latter of the above species you'll have to visit Jylland.
Unfortuantely no [i:079406b4c8]thymallus thymallus[/i:079406b4c8] exist near to Copenhagen or the surrounding area. But I guess you already knew that?
Did you already know that?
Of course you did...
Good hunting never-the-less and keep us posted.
[i:079406b4c8]O yeah[/i:079406b4c8] Martin...Awaiting the Bornholm article, pictures and latest skunked figures as if life depended on it.

Ripley

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I'm back in Copenhagen again

[quote:326b358053="Rodney"]I'm back in Copenhagen again in May and June, looking forward to connecting with some garfish, pike, brown trout and grayling. :D[/quote:326b358053]
As Ripley told you, you rather should take to Jylland instead. You're welcome to visit me in Holstebro. Except the garfish, you can catch the three other species 1,5 kilometers from my place in the same river and at nearly the same place in a river called StorÃÂ¥. For the garfish you have to drive 20 kilometers to Struer and the area around the Oddesund bridge.
If you are interested in a guide and a place to stay, just drop me a line.

Kind regards, Michael

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Greetings from Finland!

I would like first of all thank you for the Great site, absolutely best fly fishing site I know. I have visited here since '97 I think when it was Fishing Denmark. I remember that I printed out some fly recipes in work because I didint have internet connection home :) Since then I have been visiting here often and check out if there something interesting to read, and yes many times there is.

So long life to the Global Fly Fisher, hope that you will keep up the good work!

I'm also upkeeping fly fishing site in Finnish, you dont understand a word, but maybe you would like to check out some pictures from [url=http://www.perhokalastajat.net/kuvagalleria/thumbnails.php?album=lastup… gallery[/url], there is 4791 pics at the moment from Finland and some from other coutries too.

Have a nice summer and tight lines! :)

- Masi Hast

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Hi, would just like to say, a

Hi, would just like to say, a great site GFF. lots of good info to be read in all types of fly fishing, please keep up the good work.

And if there is a list for the GFF peak cap, PLEASE put me on it.

Martin & co great job

Dave :wink: from Wales

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Trout through the ice!

Fly fishing - Fish Better

Authored by

revolution.kirk

Went out to my local stream here in wisconsin to give the early season, artficials and barbless only, a shot. Unfortunatly most of the river was frozen over, but in the few open spots i did hook into some decent brook trout, made for some interesting pictures..

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don't worry, that one was rescued and released.

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Hi Kirk,

Nice pictures and nice brookies. The season opens here on April 01, how appropriate that the first day of fishing season is on April fools day.

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Nice!

Kirk,

Great to see a fish, and nice to see that others go fishng in the cold weather... and even catch fish!

Martin

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Here are some pictures of

Here are some pictures of hatching February Red stonefly. It hatches in may/april while there is still lot of snow in the ground.

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Fish in ICE

That is a most fascinating report. Thanks for sharing!
Bernard
So. Cal.

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The Hickory Shad are in

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Esox

Hi all,
I went down to Fletcher's Boathouse on the Potomac River in Washington, DC today. It was warm and breezy. I have been tying a lot of old traditional flies and I had a half dozen Mickey Finns with me that I tied last night. I was using a 250 grain Scientific Anglers sink tip with a three foot straight 15 pound mono leader. I landed eight shad and had another five or six on. The first two were both big for Hickorys. About twenty inches. They fought like badgers. They felt about two pounds or so. Really nice fish. I had caught several small ones before but now I understand the quest a bit better. I caught another one in the upper teens and I can see that there is a big difference in the fight. They didn't jump as much but dug down and ran hard and into the current. The American Shad wil soon be mixed in with the Hickorys and I can't wait to connect with one. I have caught many in New England but not for several decades. An eight pound American took a half an hour to land on spinning tackle when I was about fifteen. My arm is sore.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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Re: The Hickory Shad are in

[quote:c938d5da9b="Esox"] I was using a 250 grain Scientific Anglers sink tip with a three foot straight 15 pound mono leader. I landed eight shad and had another five or six on. [/quote:c938d5da9b]

That's nice, Bob. You like the sink-tip line now? :lol:

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Most definitely love the

Most definitely love the sinking tip. I was using it at a local farm pond soon after I bought it to test it out for casting and such. I put on a big hellgramite immitation and caught many Largemouths. They were pounding it and I had fished the same pond a couple of days before with the same fly and got semi-skunked. It is too heavy for the five weight. I am going again this week with a nine weight. Grizz at Angler's Lie thought a 150 grain would be good for my five weight. What a great new way to fish.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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Bob:

Bob:
Try fishing a floating fly, like a Crease Fly, with the sink tip. I've found it to be effective on bass in fresh water. A 3 to 6 foot straight fluorocarbon leader should do the trick.

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Another day, another 30-40

Another day, another 30-40 Shad. I guess I hit it right yesterday. I got to my favorite rock at around three oclock and it was occupied. I went another 100 yards upstream to a slightly more precarious rock and started catching Shad immediatley. I stopped counting around two dozen and I continued to catch fish for another two hours. I was using the same 250 grain sinker but this time on a nine foot Loomis nine-weight. Much nicer but after a few hours, between casting and fighting fish,my forearm was pretty done. I packed it between two bags of frozen peas when I got home. Every fish I caught was on a Mickey Finn. The Loomis was not too much rod for the Shad. I hooked most of them in deep water and near the bottom. Between their hard fighting style and the current they were fine fare for the nine-weight. My only regret was that I lost what was probably an American Shad that I never got to see. It could have been a small Striped Bass, too. The water was quite clear for the Potomac and my perch was about six feet above the water surface so on the retrieve I could, for the first time, watch the fish flashing around the fly. It is amazing how many fish there were out there and how many pass at the fly on every retrieve. Since these fish do not eat on this breeding trek (so I have been told) I would love to know what motivates them to strike so gallantly at the fly. There were times when I either caught a fish or was hit hard and lost the fish on fifteen casts in a row.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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And yes, more Hickory Shad

And yes, more Hickory Shad today and an American Shad as well. I am embarrased to tell you how many Hickorys I caught today. Lets just say that it was more than all of the others that I have caught in my life. I caught one that measured a full 22" long and weighed three pounds. I had to think it was an American, but no. Just a big roe Hickory. Several 15-25 pound Striped bass were caught before dawn on bait. Amazing fishery right in Washington, DC.

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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And yes, more Hickory Shad

[quote:f0510f7dfe="Esox"]And yes, more Hickory Shad today and an American Shad as well. I am embarrased to tell you how many Hickorys I caught today. Lets just say that it was more than all of the others that I have caught in my life.[/quote:f0510f7dfe]

Bob,

Great to hear that fishing is good! Any pictures to post? I'd love to see the places, the fish and your happy face when you hold up those large shad!

Martin

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The American Shad will be in

The American Shad will be in soon. When I go next (that is, when my arm recovers) I'll bring a camera. I will be working in DC today, right across the street from the famous Watergate Hotel, and I will probably stop in at the boathouse on my way home. I give you all a report.

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New personal best for seatrout

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Hi all,
last eastern I drove from Holland again to the Fyn area. I fished a copple of days in the Odense Fjord, using a sea kayak. What a great way to experience nature, the Fjord and the surrounding! And being mobile has its advantages! As you can see I caught this beauty of 74 cm. weighing 3,63 kilogram. I am very thankful to Keld Skytte Peterson from Bardeso, because he introduced me into the kayak stuff!
One sad thing to say: I hate al those floating walls of multifilament standing in the water.
I mean: those hundreds of meters with illegal nets. I felt so angry, that I would cut them with my knife (the nets :wink: ). But people from the bank looking at you with binoculars...... not a good idea. It's a big shame. :evil:
Anyway: enjoy the picture. I will write an article about this way of fishing, that will be published in the Dutch magazine, called 'Beet' (meaning: Strike).

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Huge Fish

That is one huge fish. Sounds like I need to go fish for seatrout before I die. :lol:

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That's a great fish, very

That's a great fish, very nice!

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Congrats!

Hanzie,

Some fish! Fish in that size are few and far apart. The kayak is indeed a great way to get around and gives you some new opportunities.

I used to own one, but I sold it because I used it too rarely. I found that the "gear load" and the preparations were a bit too much and that I had to go to certain places where I could easily haul it to the water. And fishing alone meant that I had to lift it off and onto the car by myself. Even though it was a fairly light kayak, I found that cumbersome. But I really enjoyed the trips I had in it.

But I never caught a fish like yours from it. That might have convinced me to keep it! ;-)

Martin

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Indeed

That is indeed a nice fish.
I took one in February 2003 measuring a 82cm, at Stenderup Hage near to Kolding, which is my all time best. The good thing about it, I wasn't alone so the experience was a shared one! I needed the moral support to get it in - and on a class #5.
I have been told that it would be difficult to beat and I know it is a shot in a million billion (if thats a number).
And I say it to you Hans...Try, just try and beat that!!!
Remember...The memory will live on! :wink:

The largest one of my clients has taken is pictured below. Ron from the USA took 6 that day over 55cm! That was the largest. It was one of those days. Never repeated.

As for the illegal nets...I know. :cry:
I know Denmark does a great deal to stop it, but not enough. They will always be around as sure as death and taxes and so will pigs and the crap they produce and spray on the fields stinking up the country and polluting the waterways...But that's another story. One that is told now and then but no one gets to finish.

GREAT FISH HANS. Sorry I couldn't fish with you this time due to guiding. See ya soon eh?

"We'll make fly rods. Thousands of them. Twice as long as a man.
Some men are longer than others?
Yes, you heard the stories about me then"!

Ripley

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How I enjoy fishing stillwaters

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Grant Banes

Had a pretty good day Monday on another local lake. My fishing partner and I hooked a pretty large number of Brookies and Rainbows all on size #10 and #12 halfbacks in various colours.

This is the largest Brookie I landed.
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WHAT THE ...!!!

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Dear Sirs at the GFF Staff,

I'm not a Hacker or any kind of computer genius, but I was thinking there was no way to get impressed with anything I could notice while "traveling" on the Web, since...

...Since I saw the technical data below the pictures sent by the visitors of GFF. How could you do that? How could you know if the picture was taken on a determinate camera, with an specific ASA, certain diaphragm aperture, and at a determinate speed?

Well, if you tell me there is a software capable of knowing that info of the digital photographs, I can understand it, but...

... How can you do that with analog pictures taken on conventional cameras, developed and transfered to paper, and then scanned, maybe fixed on Photoshop, converted to JPEG and transmitted (encrypted) by the Web?

I don't know what technical argument are you going to tell me, I'm sure I will be still beleiving it's magic!!

Bye sorcerers!!

Carlos

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Re: WHAT THE ...!!!

[quote:99ff3d7814="CARLOS"]...Since I saw the technical data below the pictures sent by the visitors of GFF. How could you do that? How could you know if the picture was taken on a determinate camera, with an specific ASA, certain diaphragm aperture, and at a determinate speed?

...

... How can you do that with analog pictures taken on conventional cameras, developed and transfered to paper, and then scanned, maybe fixed on Photoshop, converted to JPEG and transmitted (encrypted) by the Web? [/quote:99ff3d7814]

Carlos,

There isn't much magic in that.

The trick is called EXIF, which is short for [url=http://www.exif.org/]Exchangeable Image File Format[/url].

EXIF-information can be embedded in any image file - also ones taken with analog cameras on film and later scanned. You just type it in in your editing or scanning program. Modern digital cameras encode the images automatically and some programs transfer the data all the way to the end, to the web picture.

Our software does no magic at all. It just looks for that EXIF information, and if present, interprets it and prints it under the image. We don't create or construct anything, but just read what's in there.

So much for the magic...

Martin

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Martin,

I must admnit I have a wide concept of "Magic", Flyfishing is magic for me, a nice cast too, the landscapes or the "fish tails" of GFF galleries are also magic, a great website as yours is it too, so you are magicians!!

But in the meanwhile, this is black magic:

I made a picture in the middle of nowhere with a red analog camera. Then I sent the film to get developed. After all my family and my friends saw the pictures, I gave them to a guy who works with me (My job is in a Prepress and Printing service) who scanned the pictures (I can swear he doesn't know what camera I had, or when I took the photo... well, I didn't know too, for me was just a red Canon that I have for many years in my fishing bag waiting for the right moment). Then, the picture was compressed (I guess), and sent by the web to GFF, and that is the magic:

1. For me is enough to see the picture placed on a website (The fish is still fresh, the mud is still wet, there are no flies surrounding...)

2. But this is too much:
Below the picture appears:

Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon PowerShot A300
Exposure time 1/640 s
Lens focal length 5 mm
Lens aperture f 3.6
Date and time of original 2004-12-05 15:07

Aren't you sorcerers? (Or, aren't your software something like a witch pot?)

Great anyway!

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2. But this is too much:

[quote:b9b77f01a4="CARLOS"]2. But this is too much:
Below the picture appears:

Camera manufacturer Canon
Camera model Canon PowerShot A300
Exposure time 1/640 s
Lens focal length 5 mm
Lens aperture f 3.6
Date and time of original 2004-12-05 15:07

Aren't you sorcerers? (Or, aren't your software something like a witch pot?)

Great anyway![/quote:b9b77f01a4]

Carlos,

Whatever happened I don't know, but your image contains precisely the EXIF-information, which is shown on our page.

I gather that the picture is [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/pix/display.php?code=e9abae47d7878&submitter… one[/url], which has the information below it in the gallery.

Below is a screen dump of the same image from Photoshop, where the picture info is exactly the same and to underscore the fact, I have also tried an [url=http://regex.info/exif.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fglobalflyfisher.com%2Fpix%2… EXIF tool[/url].

I don't know how it got in there. I didn't put it in there and neither did our system. It probably is in your original scan. How this could be accomplished I don't know, but EXIF-information can be edited into the picture or inherited from another image by being pasted onto it. You can try a similar tool on your original file. [url=http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/index.html]Opanda Exif[/url] is available for free download.

As I said: I have no idea what happened.

Martin

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Thanks Martin!

Great EXIF course, now I can speak propperly about that.

Thanks!

Carlos.

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Garfish

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Yke

Has anyone seen/caught garfish so far ?

I'm making a trip to Denmark starting next wednesday. I hope the garfish will be there. If not it'll be seatrout/grayling. Which of course are superb alternatives.

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Yke,

You may want to check the thread called [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49]The preparation is almost finished[/url], which has quite a bit of information on Baltic garfish.

Martin

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Garfish

Tell us Yanks about these Garfish, please. They look small and skinny. Do they fight like rats and hit like lightning the way Chain Pickerel do? Also, do you eat them? I like fish with teeth in general but they look so frail. How big do they get? We have Gar in this country. Several species and a few get into the hundreds of pounds.

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[quote:f2fd7516e2="Esox"]Tell us Yanks about these Garfish, please. They look small and skinny. Do they fight like rats and hit like lightning the way Chain Pickerel do? Also, do you eat them? I like fish with teeth in general but they look so frail. How big do they get? We have Gar in this country. Several species and a few get into the hundreds of pounds.[/quote:f2fd7516e2]

Bob,

Garfish are small fish compared to your gar. They are usually a pound or so and a 2 lbs. specimen is a trophy. But they are feisty fighters and take a fly willingly - and come in great numbers. You may call them skinny, but they are just shaped like that. Very long and very slender. They are strong and fast, which makes them fun to catch.

They don't hit like lightning - rather the opposite. They pick up a fly slowly and several times and only rarely stick to the fly unless you fish very small flies.

And we eat them, and they taste great.

You can find a lot more info [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/keywords/?keyword=garfish]here on GFF[/url]

Martin

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Friday august 22 I'll be back

Friday august 22 I'll be back in Denmark. Trying to get some seatrout, garfish hopefully and try to get a Mullet on North Langeland. I bought the DVD "Fly Fishng for Mullet" and as usual it looks simple. Gonna give it a try but if anyone has any suggestions i'll be glad to ty them.

I'll inform you about the results.

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Garfish september

Sorry for my late report. I did catch some garfish in Denmark (near Haderslev). It took a few days for me to realize that all the takes i missed in the beginning of the evenings were in fact garfish. I switched to my garfish strings and that got me a few. I had all the takes on an orange shrimp (and nice also a 55 cm seatrout).

I had heard mullet are shy but when i got to North Langeland they were in the South. Thas what i call shy. However i caught some seatrout and saw some flat fish wonder around.

Now it's back to dreaming and hoping time passes quickly until april's back.

Tight lines.

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greenland/iceland/charr

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kreid

I am hoping to plan a trip to Greenland or Iceland to fish primarily for seagoing arctic charr next year. Any advice ? I am based in Scotland but i believe the best place to start from might be Denmark.
Maybe someone knows somewhere else in N.Europe that would be worth a visit.Thanks in advance, Keith.

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Re: greenland/iceland/charr

[quote:be88cab1dd="kreid"]I am hoping to plan a trip to Greenland or Iceland to fish primarily for seagoing arctic charr next year. Any advice ? I am based in Scotland but i believe the best place to start from might be Denmark.
Maybe someone knows somewhere else in N.Europe that would be worth a visit.Thanks in advance, Keith.[/quote:be88cab1dd]

Kieth,

I once fished for sea run char in Greenland (Disko Island). A great experience in some extremely beautiful landscapes for some very nice fish. They were fairly easy to catch fishing in a sea pool with new fish coming in with every tide, and the sizes were good, but not enormous. A 3 lbs. fish seemed to be a good catch.

I think going to Greenland is expensive no matter where you fly from, but should you pass through Denmark, your may want to sample some sea run browns too.

Martin

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trip to Greenland

Hi - Im planning a fishing trip to greenland these days. Its for a danish travel agency www.topas.dk - who has hiking trips to most of greenland. Ive pushed them to arrange fishing trips for year and finally succeded this year..... as Topas got their hands on som cheap air tickets.
Its going to be a testtrip - Those who join the group pays only costprice....

we leave on the 28th of july 06 and fish 3 days in Kangerlussuaq and 3 days in the Disko area.....

Pass me a line if you are interested?

Regards Kasper

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Testing attachments

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Test

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Dry Fly After Dark

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Nice fish, nice tatoos!

Paul,

Nice fish and great artwork! ;-)

Martin

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Not sure if my last message got through, I\'ll try once more. I am new to the forum but not to the web page, which I have been reading almost from when it started hope the Forum makes it.

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An explosive evening

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DistantStreams

This evening was one of those days. For those that have experienced it - will know what I am talking about - For those that haven't - will think I'm jibbering on a bit...

Sea trout everywhere. A kind of a feeding frenzy.
So many sea trout lost, I lost count. 8 sea trout taken with the largest topping a 52cm.
Wind in the face, cloudy water, easterly wind, small flies and casting a few metres from shore resulted in the best day this year.
Phew. Just what dreams are made off!

Ripley

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Re: An explosive evening

[quote:5052399002="DistantStreams"]This evening was one of those days. For those that have experienced it - will know what I am talking about - For those that haven't - will think I'm jibbering on a bit...
...
Phew. Just what dreams are made off![/quote:5052399002]

Ripley,

Great to hear that others are experiencing it too! We're having some very good fishing these days, and it seems that the fish have really started feeding. Water temperatures are slowly approaching 7-8-9 deg C, and that's probably what has sparked all the activity.

We're seeing catches of 6, 8 and 10 fish per angler in a day, which is FAR beyond what we usually expect from a Danish sea trout trip.

My last trip brought six to hand.Let's hope it keeps on like that for a while. I'm trying again tomorrow.

Martin

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Explosive?

I'm also out tomorrow. Days / moments / experiences like these are few and far between. Let's make the most of it.
Sea temperatures measured today was 8'c. Air was slightler cooler.
I spoke to one guy today fishing an area close to where I was gettin ghits every other cast and he landed 14 fish. 2 he kept over 50cm and the rest returned measuring between 30 and 45+cm.
He said he had so many knocks and takes...Is the garfish returning?

I had endless knocks and bumps today and saw the surface swirl...Could it be? Or just these silver torpedo's coming to life?

Can't wait for tomorrow.
See my hat Maritn? :shock: 5 years in all weathers, conditions, and countries...GFF hat needed before this hat walks away in protest! :lol:

Tight lines Martin. Winner takes it all...!!!! Meet back here tomorrow with the results...
Ripley

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Martin, Ripley,

We are also having huge runs of Sea Trout for the time of year, many more than I can ever remember, also the trout fishing has gotten off to a great start with magnifecent hatches on the Usk and Irfon

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Martin, Ripley,

We are also having huge runs of Sea Trout for the time of year, many more than I can ever remember, also the trout fishing has gotten off to a great start with magnifecent hatches on the Usk and Irfon

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[quote:f8d7492907="DistantStreams"]Tight lines Martin. Winner takes it all...!!!! Meet back here tomorrow with the results...
Ripley[/quote:f8d7492907]

Thanks Ripley,

Not that it helped unfortunately. The closest I got to fish today was when a guy about 200 meters away caught a nice 2-3 kilos fish. We were three friends who fished the most perfect water in three different locations. Nothing!

That's sea trout fishing for you...

Martin

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Explosive part 2

Hi Martin,

Sorry to hear your poor day in the quest for 'ole silver'.

Two of us had a pretty productive day - Some might say a great day - Others might say a slow day but it in our books - Any day in the water is a great day...

In total we had 5 fish taken to hand with the largest a good 50cm of solid silver. The smallest a 40cm. We had plenty of followers and hits keeping us on our toes but sea trout being what they are, were unpredictable.
The wind kicked up a bit of a fuss at one point being straight in the face but that's my favourite wind direction. The stronger the better. The largest fish were taken that way.

A wonderful sunrise and spectacular day...

Ripley

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oh boy.....we had a "long

oh boy.....we had a "long weekend" in Poland. so my best friend, our families and me went to coast. NOTHING !!!. 2 OR 3 splashes, one lost during fight and muddy water. lots of nets and f... east wind that coused' that dirrt in the sea.best flies,spinners, best place time and anglers( hi hi).please help.. if the place is known to have silver trout and the time is right should we think that catching is only a matter of time??we still think than we make some mistakes ... what flies were you using?what means close to bank? the pray fish are really close to shore c.a. 2-3 meters so sholuld we fish that close??.. by the way ... U are lucky guys. congratylations..maciek drosd

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frustrated Polish dentist

Don't be so down-in-the-mouth. It won't always be like pulling teeth. I have spent days making 1000 casts without a bite. Chew on that for a while. I know that you must be chomping at the bit but just listen to the pros and I'm sure that you will be all smiles soon.

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Down in the dumps

Look at it like this..
The quiet before the storm. Gives you time to prepare!

I have had (along with "Skunked Martin"), been days even weeks without a hit. That's fishing especially for sea trout.

Key words...Determination, persistence, smile.

There's no wrong or right way. Luck and right place at the right time.
:wink:

Ripley

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It has really been an

It has really been an explosive day - garfish would not stop eating for a minute. The water was "boiling", garfish all around the place...just could not believed it.

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Garfish

Do you eat those Garfish or do you just kill them? I didn't know if they were a trash fish or a bad fish of some kind. You Europeans seem to take home a lot more fish than us in The States. Of course most of our fish are poisonous to eat from the mercury.

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Garfish

Garfish are actually a fine tasting fish. :wink:
Although killing so many is questionable. But who am I to comment?

Ripley

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[quote:4bbdb71957="DistantStreams"]Garfish are actually a fine tasting fish. :wink:
Although killing so many is questionable. But who am I to comment?

Ripley[/quote:4bbdb71957]

I barely took 3 garfish home to eat. Those are my friends' garfish. The garfish slaughter I have seen in Helsingor was just unbelievable. :evil: About 60 fishermen lined-up along the coast, each taking more that 10 garfish home...Nothing could have escaped. I gave up after 10 minutes and moved to more quiet waters.

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[quote:5adb67b960="Esox"]Do you eat those Garfish or do you just kill them? I didn't know if they were a trash fish or a bad fish of some kind. You Europeans seem to take home a lot more fish than us in The States. Of course most of our fish are poisonous to eat from the mercury.[/quote:5adb67b960]

I do not know any "trash fish" at all. Anything that is in water is meant to be there, thus killing for fun makes no sense to me. BTW, when I was releasing my third garfish in a row, one of the locals came to me saying: are you nuts, why the hell are you releasing them? its food! ...I am not so hungry today...I replied :D
Tight lines.

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Garfish

Just to set things straight about garfish.

These guys come into the danish seas (and the rest of the Baltic) in millions every year in May, and it's tradition that everybody gets out their rods and go fishing. And its tradition to kill everything you catch [b:385175d9ec]and eat it[/b:385175d9ec]. Nobody (or at least only an extremely small fraction) of the Danish anglers kill for fun. Garfish are very delicate and are eaten i large numbers every May.

And let's get an other thing clear: no matter if 100 anglers were standing shoulder by shoulder and each killed 10 or 20 garfish would they be able to make as much as a miniscule dent in the population. The biggest problem in that regard is the mess they leave on the beach!

I have been out today and caught about 20-30 garfish while hooking at least another 50. I released them all, but certainly expect to bring home some another day. They taste great on the barbecue or filleted and deep fried or fried on a pan.

I don't like seeing people being mean to fish or killing for no reason, but I think it's great that people - old and young, families, couples - get out, catch some fish and bring home some for the pan and freezer. Particularly when it's a fish so common that you almost can't avoid catching one in each cast.

Just my two cents...

Martin

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Sounds like the beach fishing

Sounds like the beach fishing is really good now for garfish. We are looking into trying it out for the first time but not exactly sure where we should go for some beach flyfishing to C&R some gars. Any recommendations around Copenhagen would be fantastic. :)

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Rodney

The gars are all around the place Rodney... I also thought I need to go up north to Helsingor for a good fishing day, however, I went to Klampenborg (north of Copenhagen), Jyllinge (Roskille Fjord), North of Helsingor - they are everywhere.
To judge if the spot is a garfish-successful - just look at the beach - if you manage to spot hundreds of gars' heads, then you know you found the right place. Sad but true.
Re: Martin - I couldn't possibly write it better than you :D

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Any recommendations around

[quote:d8716b775e="Rodney"]Any recommendations around Copenhagen would be fantastic. :)[/quote:d8716b775e]

Rod (and others interested in garfish),

They are everywhere! Around Copenhagen I usually choose the island Amager as my goal. The beaches are easily accessible within short distance and you can find a spot in almost any wind. Look for Amager Strand, 10-ÃÂ¸ren and Kongelunden on a map and you will have some destinations that work in most wind directions. Bring waders and go fairly far out where you can. The water is very shallow in some of the places.

If you move further away from Copenhagen you of course get fewer people and more beutiful scenery.

Bring a 4 or 5 weight, small bright orange or chartreuse flies in 10, 12 and 14. Blind fish anywhere with varying retrieve, and you are very likely to hook a fish within 10 minutes.

Martin

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Hey, if there are a lot of

Hey, if there are a lot of fish around and the population isn't really effected by a large harvest like your talking about Martin, more power to ya. Fish are great eating and are so very good for you, why not take some home. I particularly like the fact that this is a family fishery, it's great when the whole family gets out and does things like this together.

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Garfish fishing

It sounds like a dream to catch over 100 garfish. One friend of mine spent last week in Sweden and he caught some garfish too. What flies do you use for garfish fishing? And when approximately season does start in autumn? I would like to visit Denmark again and it looks like very interesting. Thanks a lot

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Re: Garfish fishing

[quote:34b67a6118="Pike"]It sounds like a dream to catch over 100 garfish.[/quote:34b67a6118]

Some people consider them a plague, and hate the fact that they are so numerous.

[quote:34b67a6118="Pike"]What flies do you use for garfish fishing? And when approximately season does start in autumn?[/quote:34b67a6118]

The flies I use are my usual sea trout flies. But if your want real success with garfish on a fly, use very small (12-14-16) flies on wet fly hooks tied in bright colors. Bright red, orange and chartreuse seems to be their favorite.

The autumn season is very different from the spring. In the we see a lot fewer fish and they travel quickly through the Baltic and into the Atlantic. If you want to join the feast, come the first couple of months in May. That's when they're plenty and large. The smaller ones come later and slowly the numbers drop.

Martin

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To Martin

Thanks for your help. I visitited Denmark on April for the first time and I like this country very much. Baltic sea seems to be full of fish, countryside is beautiful, so I'll be back soon:-)
BTW: Congratulations. Your Ice hockey team stays in group A for next year

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Unusual Catch

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taff

Just returned from a Bonefish trip and thought Id share a suprise catch with you. This is a Ocean Trigger and took a Clouser. Put up a hell of a fight on an 8 weight.

I love catching these suprise species on the fly.

Do you guys have any unusual catches to share?

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I was recently crawling a

I was recently crawling a large nymph across the bottom in Bull Run fishing for Smallmouth Bass and caught a two pound Channel Catfish. Blew my mind.

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Nice fish :D

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Odd catch

While fishing for Largemouth Bass today I was experimenting with a new fly I call "Hellgramite-Crawdad-Goose Turd". That is what it looks like. I was dragging it slowly across the bottom and got nailed hard. I had already caught a few small bass with it and this would have been a personal best, the way it took off and got into my backing so quickly. I had heard that there were big catfish in the pond and when the fish didn't even come close to the surface after five minutes of fight I figured I had hooked a catfish. It was a cat and it kept me busy for fifteen minutes. It measured twenty-nine inches long and weighed twelve pounds.

I do not catch many catfish on flies. Does anyone else?

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Quest for eternally clear epoxy!!

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snoekbaars

Hello, fellow tyers!!

Personally, i like to tie my streamers using epoxy.
Nearly all the critters i tied in the last few years turned yellow in the epoxy-coating some day.
I tried a lot different brands ... some had this effect a bit earlier, some a time later. But all turned yellowish some time.
Some years ago i went to some flyfairs occasionally. Several times i was delighted to view Ruben Greonendijk, and mostly he was tying saltwater flies using epoxy.
Those flies which i purchase right from his tying desk remained clear until today ... and sadly i don't remeber the brand of epoxy he utilized.

So my question for help is, if anybody knows a brand of epoxy which doesn't turn yellow some day, i would be delighted if he could help me with a hint.

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Re: Quest for eternally clear epoxy!!

[quote:adfc6cbfef="snoekbaars"]So my question for help is, if anybody knows a brand of epoxy which doesn't turn yellow some day, i would be delighted if he could help me with a hint.[/quote:adfc6cbfef]

Snoekbaars,

I think your treatment of the epoxy is more important than the brand. My flies used to turn yellow too, and I think that was because I used to mix it on paper - typically post-it stickers - and even using a wooden toothpick to mix and apply.

At shows in the US I talked to several fly tyers using epoxy, and most of them said that paper and wood was absolutely no-no in connection with epoxy. It simply leaves residues of organic stuff in the epoxy and that supposedly turns the whole thing yellow over time.

In stead I now use aluminum foil or plastic scraps and plastic sticks, and that has helped. I still have some flies that turn yellow, but most stay nice and clear, although I'd still like to be able to tie some of those glass clear flies that many tyers produce.

Another advantage of the foil is that you can accellerate the hardening process by heating the epoxy over a hot lamp. This will at the same time help bubbles evade the mix, which also turns slightly more fluid for a moment, and result in clearer epoxy.

Martin

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Hello Martin!

Thank you for the quick reply!

I do process epoxy exactly the way you described ... using post-it notes, but not only the yellow ones, and mostly a wooden toothpick, sometimes a bodkin.
I learned it that way from a fellow flyfisher from holland who introduced me to flytying a few years ago.
A few days ago, i went in a store where they sell everything for hobby crafting stuff (radio controlled small cars and planes, etc.) and asked a guy there for clear epoxy. He told me, that nearly all epoxies come yellow some day and they know that. And on a related manufacturer site in the net this is stated this way too.

I'll try it in future the way you proposed ... but wasn't it on a video of Page Rogers about the Topic where she used post-it sheets and ... ok ... some plastic-toothpicks?

From somewhere i heard that epoxy contains chemical substance like sulfur or iron which is responsible for the yellowishing process.

I dunno! !

Probably it is "in" the material itself ... and SOME day all epoxied flies turn yellowish. :)

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Material for the job

Maybe I am lucky 'cause I've built about 250 flyrods so far...and...
I always mix more epoxy than I actually need ( just in case) and therefore at the end of finishing the wrappings I have lots of material that is unbeatable for fly heads if you ask me 8)
I am talking about "flex coat - regular"!! It turns out into a smoth as can be surface and it stays transparent. It needs some time to harden completely but it is what you need IMHO!

good luck

Tom

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Hello Tom!!

Thank you for your answer. I never tried something as near to flytying as some rod-building epoxy. Ok .. I'll try flexcoat. Could be THE solution.

... are you sure ... it'll never start to turn yellow?!?!?
OkOkOk ... I'll try ... and will report.

ThankYOU!!

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try tuffleye

www.wetahook.net

no financial interest etc etc

A
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Now I know why it turns

Now I know why it turns yellow... I've tying almost all my flies for many years with epoxy using toothpics and mixing over a pape sheets!!!!

There is no problem with small or dark heads. For poppers I use an epoxy resin made for finishing furniture surfaces. It is more liquid than ordinary epoxy and cures in 45 min., but turning the fly it is O.K. It lasts absolutely clear for many years, no one of my poppers tyed five or six years ago is yellowed.

I buy it from an Art Store. It is used for a glass finish on tables and for "country art".

Great link the wetahook.com, thanks Anselmo.

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Three months later...

Testing 5 min. epoxy mixed with a bodkin (steel needle) over an aluminum foil, it also turns yellow. Not too fast, but after one or two months, and a couple of times under the sun, it happens.

30 min. epoxy mixed the same way are almost clear after three months, just a little yellow.

Finishing epoxy for modelcraft (Working time 60 min. aprox.) is completely clear after three months. This is an epoxy made to cover painted surfaces. I use "Great Planes".

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Hi,

Hi,
Maybe anybody of you have an experience with softex? :roll:
http://www.iconproducts.net/softex.shtml
I want to know for what patterns it is good to use this material, or maybe epoxy is better?

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you guys'll love this strange, fun stuff

no financial interest here, just something i've come to love:

Clear Cure Goo: http://clearcuregoo.com/

it comes in several formulas -- i've tried them all and found them to be useful for different things. a little pricey to get into (i think the kit is around $US 40), but he ships pretty fast and so far i'm very happy with the results. this stuff really is quite fun, and no waiting around to dry either.

again, no financial interest, just something i've found that i love.

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Hello. I found this thread

Hello. I found this thread when I was doing a google search. I'm looking for an epoxy/resin that won't yellow when baked at 230F in the oven for half an hour (I'm adding pieces of polymer clay to my projects, and this requires the baking). I need something as close to clear as possible. What would you guys suggest? Thanks.

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try tuffleye

[quote:1138cdfc33="anselmo"]try tuffleye

www.wetahook.net

no financial interest etc etc

A
:twisted:[/quote:1138cdfc33]

Wow, that stuff looks awesome. No chance you currently have some and would be willing to stick a cured blop of it in your oven for me (230F for half an hour) and see if it yellows? I would just buy some, but I'm low on cash and would love to know if it can take the heat before spending. Thanks for the link.

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gentlemen..I'm new to Ur

[i:858a432783]gentlemen..I'm new to Ur forum, however, you should look at this ..it will solve all the problems concerning colour fade, the name of the product is .."Clear Cure Goo"..and because I live out west in Canada the place to get this is.

. [url]http://www.nilecreekflyshop.com/[/url]

..I make at lot flies using this product, it comes in several ways..thick or thin, and the thin absorbs into what ever material you put it on, then under a UV light for 3-10 seconds and it is done. You owe it to yourselves to check it out...........AW[/i:858a432783]

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LeaderCalc

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Havtafish

Ive been using LeaderCalc alot the last year. Im busy at it tonite.

[img:8a97cf889c]http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4387/taperedleaders002012dz.jpg[/img…]

This is my favorite Grayling Dry Fly leader. 11 foot slacline 6X. Any of you out there using this great tool?

I hope this is ok the way I posted this photo as I thought is would be space saving for you.

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Pod Casts

About the Global FlyFisher

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Brian Larson

Pod casts have been great except the one video. Like to see more if I could see them. Software I need just won't load on my old Windows 98. Doesn't say it won't unless you search and search. Actually it keeps saying it has loaded but it hasn't. :oops:

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Quicktime

Brian,

I'm afraid that Win98 is a bit dated when it comes to playing all the new formats found on the web, and the format Steve has used for the video podcast is one of Apple's latest.

Maybe their Quicktime Player can play it in the Win98-version. I don't know.

Martin

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congrats

About the Global FlyFisher

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t.z.

Hi Martin,

congrats to the new forum.

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THANKS!

Thomas,

Thanks for the kind words!

Martin

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PIKE FLIES

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mcfluffchucker

just a little something i whipped up for pike a killer pattern , anybody else have any fav pike patterns

[img:dcc8246889]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v675/michelenicol/orngyellowmarikille…]

tight lines all

mcfluffchucker

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I've noticed that Pike flies

I've noticed that Pike flies are quite similar to the flies we use here for Peacock Bass: Large, bright colors, etc.

This one is a kind o variation of a Wooly Bugger tyed on a heavy 3/0 saltwater hook.

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I've noticed that Pike flies

[quote:6047fa2418="CARLOS"]I've noticed that Pike flies are quite similar to the flies we use here for Peacock Bass: Large, bright colors, etc.

This one is a kind o variation of a Wooly Bugger tyed on a heavy 3/0 saltwater hook.[/quote:6047fa2418]

Peacock Bass, that's one fish I'd love to try for on a fly. That and Tarpon.

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Pike flies

Hi, my most favourite pike fly is certainly Red Head streamer from furabou and pearl hair.This fly caught a lot of pikes during my flyfishing trip to Sweden. Also successful in Czech republic. Used mostly with intermediate line. But when wet, the fly is quite heavy so proper rod should be used. The second possibility is to replace furabou by some syntetic material.
The best pike hook I have ever used is Kamasan B940

For other good pike streamers see website www.czechfly.com, especially section big game streamers

Tight lines

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This my pike streamer.

[img:4db83dd1f9]http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/4631/redpitbul5az.jpg[/img:4db83dd1f9]

This my pike streamer.

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to Szczure_x_fly

That is a great looking fly. I am going to tie a few tonight and throw them at some Largemouth Bass tomorrow. I will let you know the result.

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Next pike streamer

[b:45ed267472]Next pike streamer[/b:45ed267472]

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Big enricos yellow perch,

Big enricos yellow perch, matuka sculpin and diver flies dominate my box. I like natural baitfish colors most of the time because the pike i fish for can be pretty color selective(if you can believe that). i also always carry around a large supply of those salmon bunny leech flies, big pike and bass love em!

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Big enricos yellow perch,

Big enricos yellow perch, matuka sculpin and diver flies dominate my box. I like natural baitfish colors most of the time because the pike i fish for can be pretty color selective(if you can believe that). i also always carry around a large supply of those salmon bunny leech flies, big pike and bass love em!

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Hello!

All streamers are very good fly for Pike and Asp. [img:3fcc639b57]http://img.tar.hu/flyfish/size2/10445404.jpg[/img:3fcc639b57]

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Nice Flies :!: :wink:

Nice Flies :!: :wink:
What kind of material do You use for these? Some synthetics or Icelandic sheep,or other :?: :roll:

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Sarunas_st!

Absolute synthetics materials all steamers. But very good streamer material: the bucktail.
Bucktai and magic head mix:
[img:6d0f2b7436]http://img.tar.hu/flyfish/size2/20082301.jpg[/img:6d0f2b7436]

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pike flies

sinthetics are best for toothy critters. just curious, are those cupped plastic or action disc heads difficult to cast in a stiff breeze?

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Louberrr!

I don't have problem with using of magic head in casting. Nothing. If strong water on fishing the head is back, beacuse very shake the tail.

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anybody else have any fav pike patterns

I know I sound like a minimalist from the Andy Warhol days but my most effective Esox fly, as well as my most effective Barracuda fly, has always been a silver tinsel covered medium to long shank streamer hook with the appropriate length yellow maribou wing tied on at the head. No tail or eyes or anything else. It is all a waste to me because after a few fish all you have left is a nicely shredded fly with a hook to recycle back to the vise. I will sometimes throw in a bit of red maribou. That is about as fancy as I need. Strip it fast or put the rod under your arm and do a hand over hand and make sure your hook is needle sharp.

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Bunny Bug?

I'm surprise nobody has mentioned the bunny bug yet. It's a pike classic, and I first heard about it in [i:bfa384d9fa]Pike on the Fly [/i:bfa384d9fa] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Pike-Fly-Flyfishermans-Northerns-Muskies/dp/15556…]. Tie it on a larger saltwater hook, it has bead-chain eyes, bunny strip tail, some flash in the tail to make it shiny, and the body is palmered bunny strip. It's durable (you can catch 20 pike on it and it's still very useable--the pike are chewing on leather!!!), easy to tie, and effective.

The only bad thing about it is that a wet bunny bug is a pain to cast because it weighs about as much as a small brookie. I would recommend a 9-weight line and maybe a shooting head system just to get it out there.

Cheers
--Mike

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Bunny Strips

I find Bunny Strips of all kinds lethal for Largemouth Bass as well. I use super glue on the hook shank and it helps keep the fly alive. They really do last along time. They are perfect for that s l o w retrieve that Bigmouth's love to eat.

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Pike flies....

Hey colleagues,
I just returned from Costa Rica, where I ve been for three months. And there I learned totally new type of streamers for tarpons and snooks.... I was very surprised, but I totatally felt in love with silicon flies........ :D They are not to easy to cast, but its not impossible....Just sipmle double houl and nothing else....... I came back 3 weeks ago and I tried them here, but wrong place and wrong time. I caught just 1 about 4 pounds....... But after that my friend told me that my pike in this part of river was first in last week....... And there is normally 5 to 10 spin fishers in a day. And I mean spining is still more efective than flyfishing, mostly!!!! Just tell me please, what you mean about it......??? Peace D.

Last one on picture is to much......... :roll:

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The Siliclone. A go to fly

The Siliclone. A go to fly along the New Jersey(USA) coast for at least the last ten years or so. Extremely effective when the mullet are migrating south along the coast in the fall.
I tie them in various sizes for fresh and salt water. Fresh water, mainly for Largemouth, Smallmouth Bass, Muskie and Pike. Saltwater for striped bass and bluefish.
I tie mine out of a material called Polar Plus, rather than wool. It's put out by the same company that does Polar Fiber. Makes for a lighter fly and one that will float like a cork if treated with a liquid floatant. Plus if you tie them in white, you can use permanent markers to color them before applying the silicone. I'll take a couple of pictures of the ones I've tied up and post them

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Here are a couple of

Here are a couple of Siliclone flies that Dada mentioned that I use for both pike and in salt water for Striped Bass and Bluefish.

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Sili.....

Hey Philly,
I think we ve same inspiration......Do you know Bob Popowich?His book was my inspiration, when I ve been in Costa Rica, trying to create good snook and tarpon flies...... But now Iam back in czech and I am not able to do it for a pike........ So your silicons are working for a pike?

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Dada:

Dada:
I've met BobPop several times. He's very knowledgeable and willing to share that knowledge. I was tying his flies, fleyes as he calls them, long before the book came out. I bought the book as soon as it came out. I find the pictures of the bait fish useful, when tying patterns, and it's a great reference when I need to refresh my mind on how to tie a particular pattern.
I've caught pike on the two middle flies in the picture. The top one is new, tied on an 8/0 Partridge pike hook, and I didn't get a chance to fish it when I was in Canada this summer, and so is the bottom one, that's tied on a 4/0 Partridge. I'm counting the day's till next year's Canadian trip. We do have pike here in Pennsylvania, but not within a reasonable drive for me. We also have muskie, tiger muskie(a cross between a muskie and a pike), and chain pickerel much closer to home, and they're in the same family as pike. So I'll be going after them when I have time.

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Pike Fly

Hello

here, sometimes a pike fly by me

Greetings and always Stramm Band

Jens

www.meerforellenfliege-and-mehr.de

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Allagash Lake

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streamertyer

[img:3a23048f9b]http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/streamertyer/allagashlakes2.jpg[…]

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Allagash Lake

I really like this pattern, it would be nice to see a step by step for it, or perhaps the recipe if you are up for it? Streamers are sort of new to me in that I have generally fished nymphs and dries, but recently I have been using streamers more and more often...Kerry

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TALKING JAPANESE

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CARLOS

Hi Tyers!

I can't find anywhere (On-line) something called "Japanese nymph legs". Do you know where can I buy it?

Or better, with what else can I substitute those japanese legs? I'm thinking on hair brush fibers, but I haven't seen any chartreuse or red brush at the supermarket...

Thanks,

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hi carlos,try this like to

hi carlos,try this like to mike houges site ,he sells them
http://www.mwflytying.com/
regards welshtyer

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Thanks Welshtyer!!

Nice site with many things hard to find in other on-line stores.

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Good Day,

One may substitute with the bristles from a brrom or brush. I use thenm to great effect.

Steelie

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Seatrout activity

Fly fishing - Fish Better

Authored by

vanuz

What is your experience with the seatrout activity at this time of the year? When do you get most fish? Mornings? Datime? Evenings?

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I dont know if you refer to

I dont know if you refer to coastal or river fishing. On the coast at this present time only a good increase in temperature would do good. I just caught a nice 55cm sea trout on Langeland this weekend when we've been blessed with a ray of sunshine for a few hours. This was the reward after days under rain, wind and very cold water temperature where I (and pretty every angler I met) didn't get any action.

I personally believe that it is more a cunjonction of several factors (water temp, luminosity, water depth, wind and current) that may play a more prominent role than just time of the day. This will off course, definitively change later when spring will(finally) hit the coastlines.

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Yes, I was talking coastal

Yes, I was talking coastal seatrouts. The water is still very cold around the Danish coast, however, once it is warmer a bit, seatrouts will be vigorous again I hope. But I am not sure about the time as I have mentioned earlier. I also got one a few days ago, right at midday.

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Seatrout activity

My experiences are from Norway, south coast:
April 2005: Ice has disappeared from brackish water systems. There were good conditions to fish the canals leading in to the brackish water. Especially during night time. We caught a lot of nice seatrout in the canals.

April 2006: Ice is still present on the brackish water systems. Water is cold in the canals. There are very little or no prey/food for seatrout here, since the ice is cooling down the brackish water. My experience is that it is better to fish for seatrout in the bays (not brackish water) witch are faced south. The water is warmer and the fish is feeding. Activity is, compared to 2005, on top in the evening and fading out after sunset. :wink:

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back?

...cannot remember when I last saw a seatrout... are they back yet?

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Little Lake, Little Fish, but an enjoyable time.

Fly fishing - Fish Better

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Grant Banes

I went into a little local lake this morning for the first time in about 5 years. Yardley Lake is a quiet little puddle with a small rough campsite and no other facilities. It used to be about a 40 KM drive to get into it via a maze of logging roads, but last year a new road was pushed in and now it's just a short 9 kms off the highway.

As I drove in exploring the new road I happened to notice a beautiful Mule Deer buck in velvet standing in a clear cut watching me as I drove by. Too bad my camera won't zoom in enough to take a decent pic of wildlife at that range. I arrived at the lake a few minutes later to find that no one was there and I had it to myself. I quickly got my waders on and the pontoon boat unloaded, got it done quick mainly because the mosquitoes were pretty bad.

I watched the lake for a bit and noticed quite a few fish rising so I rigged up my fly rod with my floating line and tied on a mayfly emerger pattern. I hit a few fish, then I changed up to a small soft hackle pattern and the fun really started. For about three hours I seem to at least got a hit on almost every cast. As you can see by the pics I've posted the fish weren't the largest, but it was still a fun having the lake to myself and catching so many fish. I actually think the lake needs more fishing pressure to lower the population son that maybe the fish would grow larger, too many fish not enough feed.

About noon I decided to head out. On the drive out I came across two decent sized Black Bears and two more Mule deer crossing the road. All and all, a pretty good morning.

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One more pic

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Grant,

Great little report! Thanks for sharing... and too bad about the zoom on that camera! ;-)

Martin

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Stonefly link

Patterns

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Carlisleny

Hi guys,

Awesome site. The link to the Gold Nugget Stonefly is not working. Not sure if it is me or not. Just wasn't sure how to report it to you.

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It doesn't work for me either

It doesn't work for me either. It's not you. My cousin use to date the police chief in Manchester.

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Small world. I was born in

Small world. I was born in Wellsville, NY and another member is from there. I'm going to get back there to fish soon, I have fished Oatka creek and Spring Creek in western NY. It is interesting how there are connections on a site Originating in Copenhagen. Tight Lines...

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Guys,

The Gold Nugget is back online and doing well...

[url]http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/gold_nugget/[/url]

Martin

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Thanks, Martin.

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Good lookin patern. Going to

Good lookin patern. Going to have to tie a few up before the rivers open here on July 1st.

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Thanks so much for getting it

Thanks so much for getting it up and going again, Where should we report bugs such as this in the future? This site is really a blessing to me as I am able to get on the rivers again and develop a few new techniques.

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Please report bugs!

Carlisleny,

We would love to know about bugs on the site. I have recently change some of the programs that runs the site, and I know that I have introduced some errors. Any help in finding them is greatly appreciated.

Martin

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Dr. Oatman

Patterns

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streamertyer

Dr. Oatman

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Good lookin streamer, might

Good lookin streamer, might have to try it for Bull Trout

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hi chris,another great

hi chris,another great looking fly
best regards john

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That is one very nice looking

That is one very nice looking streamer. I really like the way you tapered the body and the head is perfect in my opinion... whatever that is worth.

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Beautiful fly. Just perfect.

Beautiful fly. Just perfect. How many saddle hackles are in the wing?

Bob Abrams
McLean, Virginia

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Thanks all for the kind words

Thanks all for the kind words.

Bob, there are 4 saddle hackles.

Hail John of Wales! You get around my friend... :-) Your site is coming along nicely, even though I don't quite get ALL the terminology.... Straddle Bugs, eh? ;-)

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straddle bugs

hi chris,thanks for the comment about the site,its got alot of work needing to be done ,if only people stopped phoning me for flies then i could get a bit more done it [maybe a sreamer page ?]
straddle bugs are just the style of pattern,i think that they have some catskill patterns called straddlebugs,they are fiished wet ,just under the surface
i will hopefully be sending you some soon
best regards john

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Nandu Frede

Patterns

Authored by

kasper the dane

Getting ready for this spring at the danish coast.
Having great expectations to this pattern.
been trying Nandu for several of the original danish sea trout pattern. But not fishing them so fahr... but this week as temp is getting above 2 celcius....

regards Kasper

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no photo!

Sorry - I was not able to post my photo!
Maybe later...
Regards Kasper

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Re: no photo!

[quote:5d98464a01="kasper the dane"]Sorry - I was not able to post my photo!
Maybe later...[/quote:5d98464a01]

Was the problem on your side or our's?

Martin

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Nandu Frede

Here we are......Nandu frede!

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Hey! It looks like a killer

Hey! It looks like a killer bonefish fly to me?!* 8)
Not that I know, but I am just assuming...*
But just in case...will tie some ASAP!
T :wink:

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camping in Borholm

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Rulis

DA,

Is it possible/permited to build up own tend on a cost? In other words to camp for some 4-5 days in Borholm? what about making fire?

thanks for answer

rgds
Rulis

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Re: camping in Borholm

[quote:afb6ffbcae="Rulis"]DA,
Is it possible/permited to build up own tend on a cost? In other words to camp for some 4-5 days in Borholm? what about making fire?
[/quote:afb6ffbcae]

Rulis,

No, camping is not allowed outsite camping areas!

There are basically two types of camping areas:
- ordinary camping grounds for campers and tents
- naturecamps for tents only. Mainly for bicyclists and hikers.

You can find the nature camps on the [url=http://www.visitdenmark.com/CmsBasis/Framework/PageLayout/Presentation/… Denmark site[/url]

Martin

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Subject

Loop Evotec CLW 5eight

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Lino Catucci

Hello all,

I was wondering who of you guys have experience with the Loop Evotec CLW 5eight.
I want to use this reel in combination with a 7# and 8# rod and fishing for seabass, seatrout, bonefish, pike fishing. As you can see i want to use it for saltwater and freshwater fishing.

Any comments?

Cheers,
Lino

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My pals exploded every time

My pals exploded every time he caught a good fish - turned out it was a faulty batch - my advice is to avoid as they had no way of tracking them!

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Hi Lino.

I have been using the Loop CLW 5eight for three years now almost without problems. The only problem I have with it is that the handle has corroded a bit, which means that the handle doesn't run as smooth as it could when reeling in line. That however, is probably due to me not having rinsed it properly. I can only recommend the reel. Luckily I can say that it also handles large fish very well. :wink:

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Yup - I think it is only a

Yup - I think it is only a specific batch which is effected - looks a lovely reel :-)

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Subject

Help tying glo Yarn Eggs.

Patterns

Authored by

revolution.kirk

I have a general idea of how these glo yarn egg flies are tied (I guess take 4 strips .. yada yada), i know.. easy stuff, but i keep messing them up, or I have to spend an hour trimming them to shape. I know there is a easy way but I can't find detailed instructions anywhere. If anyone could help that would be great!

thanks,

kirk :?:

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nevermind, i figured er' out!

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egg

Check out chailiesflyboxinc once on the site look in the fly box (patern listing) he recently did a tutorial on eggs

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GFF article

Kirk,

You maight have solved your problem, but just in case: [url=http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/eggs/]Making the egg cluster, an article right here on GFF[/url]

Martin

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I was just tying one egg ,

I was just tying one egg , this pattern looks much more natural then the single. i'll have to give it a shot.

thanks,

kirk

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The single egg, or "Glow Hook

The single egg, or "Glow Hook" is a great pattern. We've used it here for Steelhead, Coho Salmon, sea run cutties and Bull trout in our rivers for years. Tied in colours anywhere from deep red to chartreuse and mixing colours is always a good bet. It's a very simple pattern to tie and if you asked the multitudes of fish we've caught with it, being totally realistic isn't really necessary. As long as it's trimmed properly and while fishing you trim off any loose yarn and keep it egg looking, it will catch lots of fish.

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Subject

Calling Italian Flyfishers

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Authored by

taff

Hi guys,

Im looking for contacts or information on the availability of some saltwater ffing in the Positano area of Italy in Septemeber.