SilverDoctor

Great stuff Wes thanks for posting, makes me homesick for eastern waters.

mind you it was a fun small trout fishery well before the golf course was built...

Wouldn't it be funny if the Goverment was using this to gather phone numbers for their own CALL list. Call me paranoid.

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Flies and hooks are sold throughout North America. Laws differ from place to place. Barb production is the way most machinery is geared. If you support a local tier you will get barbless, just ask.

I went through a lot of suffering a couple of years ago. Terrible pain from tennis elbow (tendinitis) that translated to bad days at work as I am on a keyboard all day. You really have to examine how you are hurting yourself and change your casting methods and style to allow less stress. You will also need a healing time. My Doctor put me straight and explained where the stresses where for me. Mine changed over a one month period to completely disappearing.

Come over to the dark side Luke!

Haven't had much luck with patterns along this line had more luck with the other streamer patterns. Might make a good one for bull trout if that's what you're thinking. Wool is easier to build a head with than deer hair.

Wow thanks for posting, great trip

Come on down to the hook and hackle club next session. I should be there, good group of people.

Looks like a great DVD.

Been having a lot of luck on dries the last couple of weeks. Surface hatches will run their course till the end of October then nymphs it is.

I think what it breaks down to is personal reference. No one rod or casting style is perfect for everyone. It would depend on what type of water you fish and what presentation for the time of year you want to achieve. I know a lot of us will carry several rods at times to cover vastly different presentations of fly fishing. Get out there and try different rods, see what suits you. Those Spey gatherings have been fun to try a variety of rods.

You basically have to find at what depth and how close to the shore the whities are hanging, it varies with time of year and food source. A fish finder is really handy for whitefishing to get the right dept. or it's trial and error with lots of indicator depth changes. Mind you one you key into em....

I've put grass leaders together and they do work. I found they don't give your the amount of drag you get on the water though, maybe the ones I built didnt have stiff enough "prongs". Nice for going down to the park and giving someone a feel for a Spey rod though.

Yes pike will always hit but..... fishing for BIG white fish is really great in the fall down there with indicators and Chironomid. Just a thought.

Very impressive, thanks for posting.

Are you filling the liquid lace with oil?. If so just knot the ends then tie in.

Just re-post some of my old ones. He He. Actually got a couple of Ideas.

Dai-riki are great I also love Partridge They have a barbless series that is awesome. Don't tie with many Mustad any more. My customers really loved the Dai-riki Salmon and Steelhead hooks I tied on for them last season. Zero shears.

Does this one count?

Doc's tip I spray all my dry flies and hoppers after I tie them with 3M Scotchguard. The stuff for waterproofing couches from spills. Water proofs the heck out of them. All flies do get water soaked after a few fish. Fish slime makes em sink. I like to wash all my dry flies in soapy water rinse then 3M again.

Good Idea, nobody likes to get flamed after spending hours writing and sharing.

Different species of insect hatches appear at vastly different times. Blue wing Olives for example like the cool spring and fall evenings. Drakes in summer mornings and evenings. I think it woud be hard to predict insect activity. I instead use my eyes, check out nearby bushes and shoreline to see what may be hatching. Turn over stones and check the local spider webs. I use my thermometer more to cue into trout activity. water temperatures from 50 to 60 degrees F ideal.

Whities can be a lot of fun this time of year. I've caught quite a few really large ones on dries.