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Like the Gaspé in Canada

Like the Gaspé in Canada (Quebec)? I dont know much about canada but my uncle always says (he's living in the US near the canadian border) that when i go to Canada i need a couple of big streamers due to the BIG northern pike that live there. So you're sure of at least one specie!

Have a nice vacation!

edit: I found another very interesting link, i quess you searched google yourself already but in case you didn't: http://www.gogaspe.com/salmon/
It's not only pike who live there!

Peter,

Thanks for the information, it's a pity i don't speak any norwegian so the forumlink you gave is a little abracadabra for me :) From a ducthman living in the Hedmark region i got a list of good flies they use on the rivers Glomma and Rena, maybe it can help you too:

Super Puppan
Hook: Dry 10 Ã¢â¬â 18
Body: 2/3 Yellow
and 1/3 Dark olive
or 2/3 Olive and 1/3
Brown
Hackle: Brown,
trimmed over and
under.

Hook: Dry 12 - 18
Wingpost: Antron, deer or
calf hair
Tail: Mixed brown and
grizzly hackle fibers
Body: Gray dubbing
Hackle: Brown and grizzly mixed

Ant
Hook: Dry 10 Ã¢â¬â 12
Body: Black dryfly
dubbing
Hackle: Brown

Griffith Gnat
Hook: 14 Ã¢â¬â 18
Body: Peacock Herl
Rib: Fine Goldwire
(opt)
Hackle: Grizzly or
black (variant)

Madame X
Hook: 10 Ã¢â¬â 14
Tail: Deer Hair
Body: Dryfly
dubbing
Legs: Rubberlegs
black or white

CdC Caddis
Hook: 10-20
Body: CdC dubbing, olive,
brown or yellow.
Wing: CdC

Paraloop Adams
Emerger
Hook: 12 Ã¢â¬â 18
Tail: White SLF
Hanks or antron

GoldHead
Hook: 10 Ã¢â¬â 16
Head: Gold Bead
Body: Hare mask
Rib: Gold

Cheers and have a nice vacation!

Ruza

Hi hello there i'm a

Hi hello there i'm a native from U.S.A. i just have a question what if i native wants tail feathers from these cockatoo for ceremonial purpose can it be send to or not .......?

God, is that to be

God, is that to be called the tigerfish in africa ? too ferocious

Hi,

IÃ¢â¬â¢m going to Trysil, Norway this summer to fish in the Trysil river, asked for advise on this forum, and was given this link: http://www.fluefiskesiden.no/. Hope it will give you some help. Seems we are going to fish mostly dry flies, after advise from a guide I have made arrangements with in Trysil. Elkhair caddis and Europa 12 should be some fine flies.. Size 10-16.

Safe journey
Peter

Really a brown monst

Really a brown monster! I know this river, is a wonderfull river, I went to alumine the last 3 years, I'm from Bariloche, greetings!

Very nice trout ! I

Very nice trout ! I m from Bariloche, where did you caught this brook ?

Hello Tobias
going

Hello Tobias
going to visit my wife's brother in Regensburg first two weeks in August.
can u suggest any flyfishing.
got 2 be reasonably priced & family friendly!
also, do I need a permit - I'm visiting from Scotland?
yours aye,

Bill

Dear Henk

Dear Henk: Is it possible to build the furled leader with different thread weights such as 3/0 for the butt of the leader, 6/0 for the mid sections, and 8/0 for the tippets. And, how would I go about doing that. Thank you..

Allright then, in 2 weeks i'm

Allright then, in 2 weeks i'm off with 2 friends to norway, not to the area mentioned above but the [url=www.plahte.no]Plahte Estate[/url]. Since I've never been this far up north in Norway i don't know what to expect. I was hoping if anyone can give me some advice on flies, especially the right sizes. Here in Holland i fish mostly with small sizes (16-20) but this seems a little small to me for Norway. Any other tips are highly appreciated, i haven't got much experience with fishing in moving water.

Thanks in advance and best regards,

Koos Verhoeven
The Netherlands

roast,carrots and po

roast,carrots and potatoes are my favorite dinner of all! YUM!!!

just yank it out and

just yank it out and keep fishing....

In a hurry, I omitte

In a hurry, I omitted the hackle and found no difference in effectiveness on wise Deschutes River trout. I still stuck Redsides up to 20 inches.

Heather,

I have s

Heather,

I have skinned birds almost all ages. Young ones have some really nice marabou-like feathers (often referred to as chickabou) often in subtle colors, and older ones have the full, dense and colored plumage.

One thing which in my eyes is more important than age is the stage of the feathers. When the birds molt (or moult, shed their feather and grow new ones) some of them will look horrible, while others will just loose a few feathers at the time. This will most often happen in the spring, but may last several months - even though it's mostly over when the birds start to lay eggs again after the winter.

The easiest way to decide the proper time is to get a hold of the bird and check whether there's a lot of newly grown feathers under the body plumage and whether the wing feathers are uneven and not fully grown. The new body feathers will appear as lightly colored "spikes" sticking out of the skin, and are in reality whole feathers emerging in some kind of sheath. If you find many such spikes, give the birds a couple of weeks or more to finish the growing. The spikes all become new, good feathers. The best time to kill the bird for feathers is right after the molting process has stopped but before the feathers become worn or dirty.

Hope this helps

Martin

Pete,

Great fly and a really nice fish. I wish I had something like that, which went bump in the night in these parts. The only thing bumping here right now is the garbage containers scooting around due to the heavy wind... :-(

Martin

At what age is optim

At what age is optimum for feather harvest?

I've just recently s

I've just recently started tying tube flies on Frodin and Eumer components. I enjoy all the help this thred gives. Thanks............

It's sure nice to se

It's sure nice to see people still using the traditional eguipment. I too, like cane rods and fish them when i can. The flies are beautiful.

Hi my name is Alvaro

Hi my name is Alvaro I'm from Puebla, Mexico, I wish share a fly very effective here in all terrain, weather and circunstances but I can't paste the picture, Can you help me?

This fly is my creation and I named "Alvaro's fly strip nymph" or in spanish "mosca de agujeta de Alvaro".

Thanks.

WhiteDingo...

WhiteDingo...
aka JohnnyWinter...
Same old tye, different day...
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and...
Herring Impaired...
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and...
the running of the "Schnauzer"
Fine young striped cannibles gotta' eat too!
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tank tested in the Orvus 5000 Hydrostatic Fly Drowning Pool Motion Simulator...
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ive always wanted to

ive always wanted to tie tube flies but never knew how to get started and all these articles really helped. thanks so much and keep up the great work

I am a rookie at fly

I am a rookie at fly tying but I must say that I am having a hard time seeing the difference between bwo and pmd. The bodies are both green. what am I missing?

BlackLucy step-by-step...

Make my day! Last ni

Make my day! Last night was my first real attempt at tying a Muddler and only had some natural bucktail. After a few false starts I ended up with a "2 clumper" that actually resembled a muddler with room for improvement but it was for sure a keeper.
I fish small creeks in Middle Tn for smallmouth (and Bass in general) and have been tying a lot of Closure Minnows. I went to a favorite Greenie creek this afternoon just to get out. It gives up some of both Large and Smallies. With not much happening with my Closures I tied on my Muddler. Within 30 minutes I had released 6 Largemouth 13"-15". They took it off the top with great vigor.
I didn't know what to expect and really thought that it would sink like a rock (not sure why) but it floated better than I ever imagined. (Are they suppose to float?)
Im sure I'll be tying a bunch of these and thanks for the great tying instructions. Once I saw it spin it comes together pretty quick. I can imagine lots of variation coming. Had a blast.
Tom