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nice info will go to

nice info will go to my tying bench and do this streamer. thank you and nicely explained.

Jacob,
The entire N

Jacob,
The entire North coast of Sjælland is available by bus, train or train/bike. It is a very good area in spring and fall. I used to fish it 'by train' when I lived in Copenhagen. Good starting points and easy to reach by train would be Gilleleje og Tisvildeleje. Use Google Earth to find the hotspots around those two towns - look for darker areas close to the shore. Another option is contact Copenhagen Fly Casting Club at CFCC.dk. I am quite sure that one of the members would love to take you out.
Claus

What vice

Hi i was wondering what kind of vice the tyer is using. From the pictures its seems to be a quite practical one..

After two years of F

After two years of Fly fishing on the Musgeon River in Michigan for Steelhead I just came to the conclusion last weekend that the reason the fish keep snapping off my tippet is two fold. One is that the "Improved Clinch" that I have been using for over 40 years does suck and that the new Flourocarbon leaders are far superior to the standard nylon tippet. I ran a dozen tests using a new fishing scale and came to the exact conclusion that the "Improved Clinch" may better that an "Unimproved" Clinch but it really does suck and will lose you fish. Thanks for posting this site to give some validation to my personal testing and options for better performing knots. P.S. I am going to try the Orvis out, but will be testing it myself after what I have gone through....Knot that I don't believe you.... Hahaha

Dear Tobias,
Than

Dear Tobias,
Thank you for your answer.
It feels not to have expressed me with fluency, I made the translation of the text with an on-line program.

Thank you
Cándido Pérez

Greetings,
I will b

Greetings,
I will be in Denmark in May and I am looking for a good fly shop. Any suggestions?

Martin,

thanks fo

Martin,

thanks for your time on me. You see i did THAT despite your warnings :) . For sure i look forward to meet you In Patagonia some day.

Eric,

write to my privat all Q and i will try to answer.

cheers

Rolandas

Thanks Martin. In th

Thanks Martin. In this year i will try FF for garfish in Baltic Sea :)

Love the Stooges, Bu

Love the Stooges, Buzzcocks, et al, but This is Fly is truly unreadable.

Thanks for the credi

Thanks for the credits Rolandas and I am glad you survived the Rio Gallegos challenge. Hope to see you next time around in Patagonia.

Way to go!

Martin

Paul,

Trying <a h

Paul,

Trying a quick Google search might help you.

Martin

HI Could You send me

HI Could You send me some picture with this fly ? pfkatoja(at)gmail.com Thanks in advance ! :)

You are getting bett

You are getting better and better, Rado the Shark! Great job!

Great imitatiom by R

Great imitatiom by Rado, a.k.a. Akulata (the Shark!)!

l have been tying fl

l have been tying flies on and off for the past 25 years and have never saw one so realistic, but l would be inclined to agree with Ripley that so much detail is not necessary to catch fish.
wish l could tie that good.

Opps - now that I'm

Opps - now that I'm on the home page I see where the Blue Charm fly came from.
I think the flies and names are correct, just not properly labeled.
Clockwise from then top left.
Jock Scott/Blue Charm/Silver Doctor/ Thunder & Lightning
All the best
Rich

Just had to comment

Just had to comment - I don't think this is a Blue Charm.
If I had to guess (without being able to see much of the body), I'd say that this is a reduced hairwing version of a Jock Scott on a small double hook. (It's not uncommon for patterns to be reduced for use on small hook used for actual fishing as opposed to display.)
A Blue Charm would have a black body with silver rib and a gray squirrel wing.

Casette reels

I bought Hardy Demon a couple of months before and I am very satisfied. I have tested the reel 3x in Denmark in saltwater. The reel works well and looks well too :-)
The extra spool costs only 10 GBP.
The changing of spool is very sophisticated.
The only disadvantage is the price. The reel with two extra spools cost over 200 GBP and it is more than for other casatte reels.

BTW: On www.garryevans.co.uk you can buy Scierra EDP with extra spool only for 40 GBP.

Hey Jacques, check t

Hey Jacques, check this site..... members would love to chat to you!!

www.bloopfish.ning.com

Decent video.. just

Decent video.. just watching it without sound may even make more sense.
I've been tying a little over 2 years ago, and graduated from a whip-finish tool to my fingers. I DO use one method or the other depending on what I'm tying(ie those #18 drys where my material was just a wee bit closer to the hook eye than intended.

In the united states

In the united states we call this fly a wooly worm,one of the first flies I learned to tye " holds a warm spot in my heart",caught a lot of different species of fish on every color you can think of,My first stellie was caught on a # 10 pink wooly worm with a red tail over 20 years ago, good to see the simple flies still catch fish,I use everything from flash chenille,cotton chenille,dubbing,and yarn for the body to yarn or hackle fibers for the tail weighted or not you can't go wrong with a wooly worm,add a marabou tail a "wala" wooly bugger how simple is that.

But,i'd like to know

But,i'd like to know the hole measurements,anybody has idea of them?Jan-Ole?

Atte,

There are n

Atte,

There are no set measurements for the holes. Take the stuff you want to have handy - bobbin holders, scissors, needles, stackers, bottles and whatnot - and a ruler and measure them, and drill holes slightly bigger than the diameters of your tools and containers. Generally bobbin holders and needles fit in small holes - maybe 5 millimeters or 1/5th of en inch - and scissors and the like fit in medium holes - maybe 10 millimeters or about 2/5th of an inch, but it's not really critical.

Martin

Fly-tying has never

Fly-tying has never been my cup of tea.
While I admire and give full credit to anyone that can tie life like patterns, I am sure the pattern would still work if you finished at step 4.
Great pattern though.
R