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    Its Boatman Season So Heres A Little Beauty!

    in Fly Tying Bench

    Posted

    Ok guys, here is a step by step that I had written the other day for Troutlover.

    I used a sinking line but a floating line should work just as well. Give it a try, what the heck, if it doesn't work for you you're just out a little bit of peacock herl.

     

     

     

     

    Ok, let's try this.

    Size 12 or 14 or 16 nymph hook

    Black or orange glass bead

    Two strands of pearl crystal flash or similar for the tail extending rearward about the hook gape width

    Next, tie on 1/8 inch midge flex, Summer Duck colour works best. This is the shell back to be stretched forward over the body material later.

    Tie in four strands of peacock herl at the shell back tie in point, wrap the herl around the tieing thread and wrap the herl forward to the bead head. Tie off the herl and remove the excess.

    Tie in black biot legs on each side, extending back to the end of the tail.

    Pull the midge flex forward and tie off and trim.

    The last step is to apply a small bead of Clear Cure Goo. Over the shell back and thread wraps. Activate the clear cure goo with a UV light.

     

     

    Murray

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    Its Boatman Season So Heres A Little Beauty!

    in Fly Tying Bench

    Posted

    Sorry guys, just got in from a day of playing with snow, trees and Grand Daughters. The fly is really simple to tie. Yes, there is a bead on it. The first ones I tied had a tungsten bead, they are expensive and they stop the fly from moving naturally in the currents so I changed to a glass bead and sinking line. I'd be happy to post a step by step but I only type with one finger, so maybe tomorrow. In my opinion, two things make this fly so effective. The midge flex shell back in Summer Duck colour, and the poxy over top of the midge flex.

    I tie them in size 12, 14 and 16. All three sizes work well.

    Go Stamps Go

    in General Chat - Not Fishing Related (NFR)

    Posted

    Yeah, the Stamps certainly showed who should be in first place. The defence kept Edmonton off the board. I was at the game and enjoyed it. I didn't even know Fred Stamps was out, as you can tell by my post. If Mike Reilly and Fred Stamps play next game, it should be a better game, closer anyway.

    This game made me think the Eskimos are a better team than last few years but not quite there yet.

     

    Murray

     

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    Fly Tying Tips

    in Fly Tying Bench

    Posted

    There is no getting around it, fly tieing can create a lot of mess. To make cleanup easier, I take a strip of 2" wide masking tape, invert it so that the sticky side is face up. Bend the ends over and stick it to your desk. As you trim various bits of feather, thread etc. just stick it to the tape. At the end of your tieing session, just discard the tape.

     

    Murray

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    Bow Habitat Station

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    They have rental rods, I forget if they were spin cast or spinning rods but they were a complete set up with one lure on each rod. I think it was $5.00 for the rod rental. Adults can also fish there but need a fishing licence. Kids under 16 do not need a licence but if they are too young to hold the rod, the adult with them needs a licence.

     

    Murray

     

    Bow Habitat Station

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

    Posted

    Abe, I took my 3 year old grand daughter there on Friday. There is plentY of room to cast depending on how many people are walking behind you. The pond is quite small and not too deep. The shore line area has a 10 ft. Crushed gravel around half the pond. According to the girls inside the fish hatchery, the rules are that you need a valid licence between the ages of 16 and 65. According to the girls inside the building, they stocked it with 17 to 20 trout in the 8 inch range. While I was there, we saw 3 trout rise but the attention span of a 3 year old required us to move on after only a few minutes. Oh well next time I guess.

     

    Murray

    Anchor Weight And Type For 9' Pontoon?

    in General Chat - Fishing Related

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    I also use a 12 pound mushroom shaped anchor. The 20 and 30 pound anchors are for drift boats as you said. The air pump I use has a built in regulator and a two stage compressor in it, it runs on 12 volts and you just set the pressure you want, turn it on and forget it. It will turn off when the desired pressure is reached. The length of rope will be determined by the depth of water you are in. I find on the river 15 ft is plenty. You don't want to anchor in the fast moving water anyway but the anchor will hold better if you let out a little bit of rope. Managing all that rope is another story. I generally just stuff it in one of the storage pouches on the pontoon, carefully though so as not to create knots. Although I do use the anchor occasionally on the river, it's not often. Most often, I will simply pull the boat up on to the shore.

    When I fish lakes out of the pontoon, I seldom fish in deep water. An anchor is beneficial so I have used one but I think if you had 30 ft. of rope that would cover most situations. Lots of guys will anchor the boat with two anchors. One off the bow and one off the stern.

     

    Murray

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