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scubasnyder
Apr 21, 2004, 5:03 AM
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I do both and most types of fishing to me its just fun, just wanna know if anyone has ne tips on tying flies or using certain flies?
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vulgarian
Apr 21, 2004, 5:37 AM
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Yeah baby, I fly-fish. I have tied some stuff, but I always try to buy mine (high quality and realism) because I don't have the leisure time to tie 'em myself. I have had a lot of luck with ants and mosquitos, but I always count on the local merchant for advice on what there hitting. I have a good assortment because... well you just never know what's going to get their attention.
There is nothing better than pulling hard all day on stone and then standing in a stream casting a fly as the sun drops. :D
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scubasnyder
Apr 21, 2004, 5:41 AM
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hmmm just take a net with small holes n take a snag at the hatch at your local stream or creek whichever you may call it, n quck tie one of them, i usually bring like size 26 or higher to get them knats and them small buggers but they work good, i love fly fishin
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sixter
Apr 21, 2004, 5:44 AM
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If you are doing catch and release, barbless hooks are the way to go. There are some areas her in California that are barbless/catch and release only. I too use flies from a good fishing shop that specialises in fly fishing, too much time and effort to tie my own. If I want to actually catch something then I go with a balsa float, bb size split shot and single salmon egg on a 2# leader. I have never failed to catch dinner with this setup when stream fishing.
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jackscoldsweat
Apr 21, 2004, 7:44 AM
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I gave fly fishing a try and later realized that I don't have the patience for it. It's kinda like playing golf.
Fly Fish and Release? Whats wrong with Fly Fish and Eat?
"Well, you'll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river, WHEN YOU'RE LIVIN IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!"
Know what I mean?
JCS
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for many years i went "catch and release" elk hunting. you know: stalk 'em, jump on and get 'em in a sleeper hold until they go down. then take a bunch of pictures and let 'em go.
that way, [i:a5d0f5d085]i[/i:a5d0f5d085] get my trophy pics and the elk gets to live. heck, for all [i:a5d0f5d085]he[/i:a5d0f5d085] knows he's just been the victim of another unexplained alien abduction (except, you know ... without all that embarrassing anal probing and messy removal of sex organs).
but, damn, i'm just getting too old for that sort of thing.
"catch and release" [i:a5d0f5d085]fly[/i:a5d0f5d085] fishin', huh? what will they think of next?
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charley
Apr 21, 2004, 12:07 PM
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I messed around with
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sim
Apr 21, 2004, 12:22 PM
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I have been fly fishing since I was a kid. I have also done some fly tying with some instruction from my father and one class. I still am not good at either.
I do find it to be very relaxing to spend the evening stream side. If I am not catching fish or I can't make a decent cast it is nice just to sit and take it all in.
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piton
Apr 21, 2004, 12:56 PM
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i stopped fly fishing when i moved back to NJ from Wyoming. fly fishing is great and was always relaxing.
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charley
Apr 21, 2004, 1:04 PM
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Don't the fish glow in thedark in nj. ? That should make them easy to spot.
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edge
Apr 21, 2004, 1:24 PM
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Since the best times in NH to fly fish are also the best times to climb, I don't get out much anymore.
I used to tie all my own flies, and would even bring a small kit with me on trips. More than once I was getting skunked, but once I landed one fish I would use a stomach pump (looks like a baster, doesn't harm the fish) to see what they were eating. If I didn't have a close match, I would sit down on a log and crank off a couple on the spot and the action would take off.
My favorite all around fly though was the Ausable Wulff. If there was no specific hatch, I would always start with one of these and it almost never failed. Besides, while wet flies are more subtle, there's nothing like seeing a big fish grab a dry fly.
The Ausable Wulff:
http://www.traflyfish.com/...g/images/2769/31.jpg
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raindog
Apr 21, 2004, 5:10 PM
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I don't fish much anymore since I moved to AZ, but I grew up on a trout stream in Upstate New York. I used to come home from school, grab my fly rod and fish till after dark.
The best way to do catch and release is to keep the fish under water while you take the hook out. Often times, you can just grab the hook and twist it out (use barbless) without even touching the fish.
The fish where I grew up were finicky so I like to use parachute patterns because they make for a much more natural sillohuette. My favorite flies to use are the parachute adams (size 12-16), light cahill(10-14), Hendrickson (12-14, emergers and dries), hares ear nymph (12-16, always a killer), elk hair caddis (12-16), and something I call a brown parachute which is just a brown hackle tail, brown fur body, white polypro wing, and brown hackle tied parachute style. This thing works great when nothing else will in size 14-18.
It is so satisfying to tie your own flies, walk out to the stream, and catch a fish on something you made.
-Jeff
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russmanswife
Apr 21, 2004, 8:57 PM
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i am ashamed to say as a member of a family that is obsessed with fly fishing i never did it myself, probably mostly because i didn't need my father or my grandfather yelling at me for letting out too much line or getting it all tangled and then told to sit in the back of the boat!
i spent many years watching my dad and grandpa fish. and when they would sit down to tie flies they would always have an audience.
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scubasnyder
Apr 22, 2004, 1:30 AM
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Yeah the barbless hooks are good, but i dont buy them i just file the barbs off, only with bigger hooks, you really have to keep the tip up with size 26 and smaller. I like to tie those knats lol, they work great, except when those damn sunfish attack it.
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sixter
Apr 22, 2004, 1:58 AM
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In reply to: Yeah the barbless hooks are good, but i dont buy them i just file the barbs off
When I went barbless, I just used a pair of pliers to bend the barb down, they worked just as effective as the ones I filed down. Now if I could just start catching some fish. Of course, if you meant to catch fish they would call it catching and not fishing. :twisted: I have found few ways of relaxing then casting out, trying to outsmart some old brown or book trout, or in some parts of the high sierras, the most beautiful of all trout, the golden.
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scubasnyder
Apr 22, 2004, 2:48 AM
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I agree that sometimes when you use a pliers to bend the barb it works but with a size 30 hook u will most likely weakend the hook, i lost a nice fish on a few hooks like this, it broke right about the barb, but i might have bent the hook in the process but you get the picture
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dookie
Apr 22, 2004, 1:51 PM
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Dad's a NH state fly fishing guide. Think a river runs through it - that was my youth which included fly fishing school every summer in my younger years... my dad only had daughters so at least one of them had to learn ;) funny thing is I can't stand fish, so I don't keep any of them, just take their pic and let em loose. It's the challenge and the feel of being on the water that I love ;)
As for tying your own flies, there's a number of kits and books available to get you started, it just takes practice to get it right - or if you can go to a local fly shop and see if anyone is tying flies and watch them do it.
The fly you use will depend entirely upon where you're fishing, what is hatching, the water temperature, and what the fish are eating on that day - again a local fly shop can give you the days info. on what fly is best for what rivers.
always had luck with elk hair caddis whenever I go, though. She's a good one. ;)
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