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Sep 2018 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Sep 2018 - Editorial - Articles, blog posts
Reviving a flyline
Bringing life back into a flyline is tricky and all dependant upon how 'cracked' or dry the line is. If you see micro spidering cracks or can peel away the flyline with mild pressure from you fingernail, you've got a flyline most useful for tying up grapevines or stringing onions and popcorn to dry... However, if the line has been stored in a dark, cool place for 2 years, you have a chance of restoring it. Here's my 4-part method:
Get an elevated view
Try and get an aerial or elevated view of the water you are going to fish.
If there is weed under the water, from your wading position it might look like a solid carpet of weeds, but there are always...
Find holes in your neoprenes
If you get a small leak in your neoprenes, the hole can be very difficult to locate. Take the radical road and fill the neoprenes with water! The water pressure will force out drops of water at almost any leak. Should no water seep out, try inverting the waders 'filling the outside' with water, pressing through to the inside.
Fish a streamer
Never under estimate the power of a well fished streamer pattern to pull fish out of their lays.
A streamer that is fished downstream or down and across or retrieved from upstream down can pull fish ...
Dropper variations
There are numerous ways to tie droppers, each in it's own right have a place.
1. Standard tag with a point fly.
2. New Zealand rig, where you tie the mono on the bend of the hook. Knots to use, Clin...
No tsundoku here!
I slowly stopped buying fishing books because I realized that I was in danger of turning into a victim of tsundoku.
Tsundoku is a Japanese word that means piling up books and never reading them. Ki...
ACA's Beginner's Guide to Fly Casting
A true beginner's guide to casting, providing basic knowledge of gear and casting, advice on how to get better, and help in troubleshooting.
When real life takes over
The publishing pace on GFF has almost come to a standstill. Real life has stuck its ugly head in the door and brought paid work
Wooly buggers
The first Wooly Buggers had "shortish" tails.
If you want to improve the effectiveness of your Wooly Buggers, extend the tail.
Make your tail 60% of the overall length of the fly, the body the remai...
Easy line change
A lot of flyfishers only fish one line, i.e. because that is all what they need as they fish shallower still waters or changing of a line is too much effort. An easy, fast way to change the lines is as follows:
Magnetic hook holder
Tying on small hooks is often made harder by the fact that the hooks tend to disappear. Keeping control over the small scraps of metal can be quite a chore. Make yourself a magnetic hook holder. Many office supply stores have magnetic cards the size of business cards with an adhesive on one or both sides. Stick a piece of white paper or plastic to one side and attach the magnet to your tying backplate, vise pedistal or another convenient place. Now you can stick both the bare hooks and the finished flies to this plate, where they will sit tightly until you need them.
Taper your thread loop material
When tying flies and you are using the Petitjean Magic tool or a paperclip or closed cell foam with slits cut into it (they all do the same thing) and you are planning to split threads to create a dubbing loop setup, or when you are doing a dubbing loop to form bodies, make sure you material is already tapered. You can taper material like CDC, fur, dubbing etc. by simply cutting it shorter on the one end/side whilst in the tool/clip/foam. The material at the section that will be wrapped first towards the abdomen is shorter than the material that is towards the front section of the body.
Casting accuracy with nymphs
Have you ever wondered why some fly fishers are so much more effective when fishing with nymphs? When fishing with nymphs, the number ONE factor to consider is casting accuracy. As some fish hold in little pockets, other fish slightly beneath a rock, others in a micro current and others again will be in a little back eddy. The difference between success and nothing will sometimes be a couple of centimeters. A lot of fish will have such a perfect spot they almost do not have to move to get food. The food washes into their mouths.
Wear your jacket right
If you wear a wading jacket, it might feel tempting to tuck it inside the waders to keep it under control, keep it dry or whatever. But don't. A wading jacket is supposed to be worn over the waders. Put on a shirt, a fleece or what you prefer, don your waders and click the suspenders in, and then pull on your jacket. Most wading jackets are deliberately made short, so that you can avoid dipping the lower part if you wade deep. Many also have a string in the waist, which you can tighten for a snug fit.
Waders do not make you sink!
I have heard so many times "I do not wear waders because it will make me sink!" It's a myth! Trust me, I have fallen into big lakes, washed down big rivers, small rivers in flood (in the middle of the winter). Waders do not make you sink. If you throw a pair of waders in the water, look what happens. They float for a long time, because of trapped air. The same happens when you fall in with waders. The trapped air will provide extra buoyancy. The water from the lake or river presses against your body and water cannot rush or flow into your waders.
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