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Pretty darn good thread I would say. I have been tying with this for 2 years now. It certainly has improved my tying in many ways and there are many little tricks that have been developed because of the threads strength and ability to cut material where needed.

This is also the thread I use on just about all the flies I tie including Salmon, Steelhead and Predator flies for Pike, Tarpon, etc...That is why you never see thread behind any of the bead patterns I tie. Nano Silk 12/0 and 18/0 for nymphs wets and dries and 6/0 for the larger stuff, but I do tie Intruders with the 12/0. Fish Tales carries the thread in Calgary and Nile Creek in Comox.

The Buzzers are coated with Bug Bond. Sorry for the late reply. It has been a busy summer and fall.

Thank you all for the comments.

UTC Wire for added weight.

Ask Geoff Peiroway.

This Straggle stuff seems to give me the giddies. Man does it make a nice Caddis Pupae pattern Hook: Czech style your choice Gold Bead 3.2 or 4mm 15 wraps .015 mm lead wire Body: Semper Fi UV Straggle 3300 Legs: Back Hen Head: Black Hares Mask

Some size 12 Green Caddis Emergers to replace those lost last year.

I know that I wouldn't put as much stock into computer modelling. Maybe in a best case scenerio some thing like this ***might** happen. There are to many unaccountable variables in this situation to find very much truth to this type of conclusion. Remember this is only a computer model.

Those should work very well. Walleye and Sauger in the rivers will gobble those up. Consider tying a few in orange as well.

I suffer the same thing got speared in the back while playing football in college. I go monthly to a chiropractor and use an inversion table(Costco sells them) a couple of times a month. I will not take any medication for the pain. It is constant, but at times the sciatica nerve just get so bad it puts me to my knees. There is a new back pain clinic out in Edmonton there maybe one in your city as well. Supposedly they do miracles with no surgery. The wife is always after me to go there, and one day I will.

Over the last couple of decades we have been running 2-downriggers and a topwater line in June on Cold Lake with 3 of use in the boat. The top water line is a dry line or a slow sink. June on Cold Lake has the lakers feeding in the top 30 feet or less on many occasions. The lakers are loaded with Cisco or Tulibee. It works well. The leader on the dry line is usually a 0X with about 5 feet of 0X or 1X tippet attached. Flies are tied to resemble Cisco, so lots of white, blue, small amount of pink and silver flashabou.

Oh those, I seen them at the LFS but didnt really look. On a different mission at the time. Looks good though, might have to try some out as well. I will hold off on the goop as well. Still have a fair bit of the Tuffleye still around, need to use that up first. Not to many Pike can resist a leech at any time of year, I would think.

EP Fibre, SF Blends and/or Polar Bear Hair. Thank you.

Wolfie , thank you for your comments. I really like that fly and there is no doubt it will work very well on Northern Pike. I havnt used the Clear Cure Goo yet. There was an article I was reading on it and t sounds great. The Tuffeleye we have been using does discolour after a few weeks. Doesnt make it a bad product, it just discolours. Thats not as important here in the freshwater world to me, but would likely be more adverse in the flies for some salt water species. Being prepared to use a stingers is better than not having the ability when needed. Dont you think. It does take much to get it ready.

Yeah I know and fogging the plane was an experience as well. India certainly has its mysteries, its people are so resilient, the coal dust is bad, same with Delhi, but the food is great and I liked the yards of ale at the Leopold cafe. Yeah I would go back to work there any day. Where you there during the rainy season?

Yeah India is quiet the place. Those photos are from Mumbai.

No secrets here. You ask and I will answer the question the best way I can. Wolfie, thank you for the response. I almost don't want to say to much, because it seems to offend some people here. But these question are directed to me and not to them, so here goes.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/u...-ppt-powerpoint I have been in the patch over 30 years now. But there are still some realities that are hard to swallow. In some parts of the world I have worked in, plastic bags hang like leaves on the trees. The amount of plastic around the world is not a good thing. Oil patch or not. Here is some recycling of plastics in another part of the world.

Stiffer rod maybe?

Hi Dennis, There are several philosophies to this. First note that all these flies the stinger can be removed. I switch to a stinger or lack of a stinger based on the fishes general aggressiveness for the period, day or hours, etc.. Fish when feeding are different in behavioural patterns based on biological demands, Pre-Spwan, Spawn, Post Spawn, Pre Summer, Summer Peak, Summer, Post Summer, Fall turnover, Winter, etc.... These periods are based on environmental changes, or condition of a body of water. These periods vary in length and are not subject to a calendar period. i.e May, or September, and can be 10 days long to 90 days long or longer..Some ppl assume that the best time to fish is when the water temperature is at an optimum for a trouts metabolism, causing it to feed the most. We can assume most large trout are predator's based on requirement of larger solid foods to meet there daily nutrient intake (yes they will still eat smaller insect, etc..). When predator fish are usually eating the most is when the food is also the most plentiful. It doesnt always work that way. And a species preferred water temperature does not always indicate a time when the fish is easiest to catch. On the other hand adverse temperature does not always mean fish are hardest to catch. In fact, this is particularly true with late fall trout, which is often the best fishing on a body of water for the year (Backswimmer season). The available food supply, the timing of the feeding movements, overall population levels and competition, seasonal density of cover all play a role in angling success. The difference between the truly successful and unsuccessful flyfisherman often boils down to two things. Successful anglers notice the seasonal movements and probable response pattern of a trout to a fly. Fish are usually rated in there feeding behaviour or General Fish Mood as neutral, positive or negative. When I determine this general mood on a body of water or section of water. It will indicate to me when I should run a stinger. Trout when in a negative state often (especially Bullies) will hit a fly and just hold it. Often you do not even feel a tug. They will hold the fly for awhile at the mid section of the fly. If you don't notice this then you loose the the fish. This is where I use the stingers. If they are on a positive feeding behaviour then the stinger usually isn't necessary as they more often hit the fly in the head area. As for the stinger being pointed up or down I would call that personal choice. There is a lot more to this as well. We can discuss further if you like.