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sick fish dude! good on ya for making it back out there!

ah shiett ol taco aka wtf if u dont like the board y do u kep coming back?

i fish more brown olive and black combos when tying intruders on teh bow.. mix in some red,purple,yellow and white and u can have some tasty trout flies!! didnt fish any of these shown above tho! but im sure they would move a few fish!

and one with crazy motion when stripped! tie in some spey hackle and a body wrap of some sort... tinsel! tie in long sparse polar bear collar tie in finn racoon collar.. marabou works too! tie in a few hackle feathers and some amherst... emu feathers work great too! dumbell eyes and a spey hackle collar! fin! and there yall go 5 different style of intruders ready too rock!!!! check out whistlerflyfishing.com for a bunch of other cool varients!

this one is a plain jane or simple version! tie in krystal flash and spey hackle then wrap up add some ostrich herl for the wing then tie in you collar maybe some dumbell eyes and your done!

this one is on a waddington shank tie in bump of dubbing and wrap in a turkey flat add some lady amherst tie in polar bear then arctic fox collar tie in ostrich herl little more lady amherst! guinnie collar then your done!

tie in wire loop then tie in schlappen and dubb the body tie in polarbear collar.. sparse tie in arctic fox collar tie in a few colors or lady amherst then tie in collar of your choice.. mallard flank? done!

here are a few step by steps for 5 intruder varients ive bin fishing.. mostly in trout colors! but all fish seem too like em! the thing i like about this fly (like the wooly bugger and clouser) is u can use a variety of materials too tye these.. u can search te net and find a bunch of other varients ... fun too tie too! hope yall enjoy! tie in some berkley coated wire too a streamer hook wrap in schlappen tie in lady amherst tie in chenille and schlappen feather and wrap em up for the body tie in polar bear collar.. deer hair, elk and other stiff fibers work great too! tie in ostrich collar tie in lady amherst collar and hackle tie in guinnie feather for finishing collar break off the hook add a gammy too your stinner and your done!

roflmao!! that is a bizarre day brndwg.. hope no 1 has too go through that kinda day again!

i doubt it.. the dubbing holds well if u use fine wire for th dubbing loop(bin doing it on my intruders) and if u wrap it tight enough on the pin it should almost have no gap inbetwen! worth a shot i suppose!

sweet dude that isnt the fly i imagined while talking too you on the phone! i gotta show u the string leech i have ! totally different.. another way too tye that would be too use the pin in a tubefly kit! then slide th sucker off!!! will shoot u a text tomorow.. see if we can hook up for a **** chat!!!! i think i got that pattern licked! in my brain anyway!

like other mentioned get out and fish !!!

go cast em all dude and see what works best for you! check out the opti series aswell if your looking for a higher end rod but i love my multis for guiding! the rest of the rods youve listed are excellent aswell! like other have mentioned find one u like the best!!!! casting wise!

i here ya jack but u dont need too tire a fish too exhaustion too tail a fish without a glove .. i find its easiest too tail a fish with just your thumb and index finger.. using your full hand makes it harder for you and easier for a fish too slip away!

that was a fun day on the water!!!!!! gotta love calgary! snow rain wind sunshine and calmness all in the same day!!!!!!! should be a great second half of the month! will have a bow reports tommorow for yall! thanks for posting bhurt!!!!! and good on ya gimpy for coming along for the ride!!!!! get that ankle nice n strong for the winter!!!!

i like the split ring idea aswell! converting all my stuff too tubes tho this winter, i like using bite wire or the berkley coated wire for my shanks! i figure! all streamer patterns are good bets! keep in mind with larger stremers u close the window on what size of fish u wil catch (bigones) but if u want more action smaller 1inch flies iwll work too and u will get more grabs from little pickles!

8wt atleast like others mentioned a 9wt is even better for longer flies and distanc.e. i fisnd shorter rods better for more hook setting power!

u betcha dude! intruderish style buly flies!..and thanks all for the comments!!!!!

that is it dude! higher air temps means higher water temps.. higher metabolism.. oxygen level could also effect there habits but for the most part it goes hand in hand with air and water temps.. higher water temps lowerdisolved oxygen so fish move into faster water(also easier for em too feed with higher metabolism) same with colder water higher dissolved oxygen but they have lower metabolism.... baroetric pressure might affect feeding habits btu im not sure if it affects metabolism...

dude i had too work! sorry..... i woulda brought the good mojo but i had too keep it all too myself today! jj...... holy hell windy eh! most technical boat rowing day ive had this year!

amen brian! for al fish for that matter.. i dont thing tailing gloves are needed for nay fish! it does damage and as c&r anglers we should take the precaution and care too handle all fish as minimal as possible! we all learn by our mistakes! me included!

catch mag has bin amazing! bin digin al 7 issues so far!!!!!!!! unreal photos!

drew nailed it! best and simplest way too have a streamer rig on your rod! the rio tips i find are the best! get one too match your line weights.. eg.. 6wt line 6wt tip! type 6 if prettymuch perfect for what you want!

i use shrink tube and a lighter.. make sure not too overheat.. best too flicker the lighter through the place you intend too splice rather than apply direct heat.. take your time.. heat slowly so you dont burn the inner core! dip in cold water too cool quicker if you wish too unpeal the shrink and check for any missed spots.. if so add some mo shrink tube n touch it up! some people use a heat gun dealio!only way ive tride too plce is too make 2 welded loops then loop em together n weld them together.. if i figured it was a little too thin i used some line shaving from a scrap piece...

check out the taper dude! pretty cool! i will be checking em out forsure!!!