Flytyer

Chances are you have a materelli style tool, as for the size I personally can use a very small one and i have a fairly large hand myself. When I hold mine I only hold it with my thumb and index finger. How do you hold yours?

Which tool do you have?

Definately salt water hooks you got there, I'm guessing that you would need to set the hook much harder than normal has this is a fairly heavy hook. I would suggest trying Mustad 9671 or 9672, to start with based on the length of flies you say you are tying. The hooks you have would be ok for pike flies if you are into that sort of thing or salt water salmon, which I tie on occasion. Hope this helps

You are too vague in the description, how long is the wing/tail, what hooks are you tying on etc? This extra info will help in figuring out what the problem could be.

Interesting comment, if one has time one should look up who really started all this "green" movement. Some real eye opening stuff if you look far enough and it may surprise you. Look up a fellow named Maurice Strong and see where it leads you

When it comes to materials cheaper is not the best way to go in most circumstances

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Whip finishing shouldn't be much of a problem. Care must be taken not to cut the thread on the cone, going slower than you normally would should help. As for cement I would recommend not using it but waxing the thread before whip finishing should be ok for holding the thread locked. With practice you'll get it.

Thread has run it's course.

By law, national parks are protected for public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment while being maintained in an unimpaired state for our children. To that end, Parks Canada is mandated first to protect the ecological integrity and secondarily to allow the public to explore, learn about and enjoy our natural spaces. The parks are for people but not at the expense of other species. With that said the system is seriously flawed

Agree with you here on this. I think everyone should read a recently released book by Peter Dettling from Canmore "The Will of the Land" ; it makes a strong case for what is wrong with how human intervention is deterimental to the natural order of things. This book focuses on the wolf and bear populations of the Bow Valley, Banff and Jasper NP but the content is also relevant to issues being discussed here.

Looks to me that the first one is tied backwards, other than that they look pretty good

this should get you started http://flyfishcalgary.com/hatch_chart.php

You're too late Ryan draw was last night

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Those that did not specify which show they preferred were added to the matinee group for the draw in order to even out the odds for everyone that was entered. The winners are: Matinee: dino and Lorney Evening: ReelLife and Buck Congratulations to the winners.

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Today is the last day to enter, entries must be in by 10PM tonight Good Luck

A correction on the draw date entry closing: 10 PM Wed. Feb. 9 Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

To be fair mods are not eligible for the draw

Michelle at Bow River Shuttles has kindly donated 4 pairs of tickets for this weekend's Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival. Two pairs of tickets are for the matinee and two pairs for the evening shows. Enter on this thread and indicate which show you would prefer. Entries close at 10 pm MST Wed. Feb. 9 Guess what? We have free tickets to give away for the 2011 Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival in Calgary. If you would like a pair of tickets, just reply to this post with the screening (matinee or evening) that you can attend. Please post by 10PM (MST) on Feb 9 (Wednesday) as I will draw at that time. I'll randomly draw 4 winners (2 for Matinee and 2 for Evening) who will each get a pair of tickets. See below for the line-up. The Back Cast Film Festival is sponsored by Bow River Shuttles <http://bowrivershuttles.blogspot.com/> http://bowrivershuttles.blogspot.com/ with all the net proceeds being donated to Project Healing Waters Fly Fish Canada. Each screening features a different line-up of 4 films, featuring a total of 8 "Blue Ribbon" adventures. "Q the X", the Best Film Award winner, will screen in the evening. Matinee Screenings: "Memories of the Miramichi" "Slovenia on the Fly" "Heads or Tails" "The Good Life: Tall Tails from the East" Evening Screenings: "Q the X" "The Best of Catch Magazine" "Rivers of the Lost Coast" "Why Fly Fish" "Eastern Rises" Date: Saturday, Feb 12, 2010 Time: Matinee: Doors open @ 12:00 noon, Show @ 1:00 pm. Evening: Doors open @ 5:30 pm, Show @ 6:30 pm. Location: Cardel Theatre, 180 Quarry Park Blvd SE Tickets pricing: Adult: $15 ($25 for both shows) in Advance, $20 at the door Child: $10 ($15 for both shows) in Advance, $15 at the door Link to film information: http://flyfishcalgary.com/board/index.php?showtopic=14444 Link to purchase tickets: http://www.eventsonline.ca/events/bow_rs_film/ Good Luck for those who enter, and remember to put on which screening (matinee or evening) you can attend.

I don't tie them much any more but I used to use antron and Fine & Dry dubbing

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There's a couple of ways to get around it; I'm assuming you tried folding them between 2 pieces of foam already. One way is to run your scissors along one side of the stem (never got this to work for me but have seen it done many times by others) or you can strip one side of the feather completely.

Just use a black bead instead of gold, simple solution.