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Yup, I seem to also recall seeing an old (circa 16th or 17th century) drawing of a monk fly fishing with something like a dozen flies on one line. If you want to get really traditional, the Treatyse of Fishing with an Angle describes using rods made of ash, hazel, and willow and lines made of horse hair and no reels. Haven't run across anyone fishing that way around here lately...

If I'm nymphing I start with three and if they're only going after the one fly then I switch to only that one fly. Dries - one fly (except for hopper-dropper). Streamers - one fly. That's nice. Not all of us can make it out during a hatch so we use streamers and nymphs as well. Just because you choose to limit yourself to a single dry fly there's no need to belittle those of us who don't. I agree that it's exciting to see the take on a dry, but it's also great to feel a savage take on the dangle or first strip of a streamer. To each his own.

Oh, well here you go then... http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/06/cha...m_the_fl_1.html

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Sage released their two shorter bass rods specifically to meet tournament regs. http://www.sageflyfish.com/dyn_prodlist.php?k=83540

Heh, now people are going to be asking how to resize their pictures

You need to upload the image to a site like Photobucket first. Copy the address of the image on the Photobucket website then when you're creating a post here click the button that looks like a landscape to the left of the smiley button. Paste the address of the image in the box that pops up, click ok and you're done.

http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/lands/usingpublic...boundaries.aspx I think the key statement is "It is the responsibility of a landowner to know where their property boundaries are." Since river banks are subject to change because of erosion I don't think you can have a precise definition of where the property boundary is. As a rule of thumb if there are fences or no trespassing signs up, I stay as close to the water as I can to reduce the risk of a confrontation.

Ok, I completely retract what I said about the Rio AFS head. I gave it another try today and it works incredibly well. Since I don't have a skagit head for this rod yet I used it to throw some big streamers. It was a little tougher than using a skagit, but still got the job done.

Keep in mind that it's still (like all things Google) beta software. There are still going to be bugs and various other things that break it for the first while. I installed it on a Windows virtual machine and thought it was ok. The interface matches Windows, but unless they make the interface as nice as Safari and Firefox on OS X I won't be using it.

Found a link to this article on another forum: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/661899.html

Wow. Fantastic photography.

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I know Fish Tales carries Cloudveil, but I don't know for sure if they carry the boots. I've also seen Cloudveil stuff at Wholesale, but again can't say if they carry the boots since I've never looked for them.

Thanks for the info guys. Seems that Welches is fully booked for guided trips around the time I'm there, but I'm looking into other options.

There are also concerns about directed advertising with chrome. Check out point 3: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10030522...ag=2547-1_3-0-5 And like Al mentioned, first vulnerability reported already: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983/discuss

Has anyone fished the Willamette in and around Portland? I'm going to be in Portland for work later this month and I'm wondering if it's worth bringing a long rod with me. If I have to go too far outside of Portland for a shot at anything then I probably won't bother. Any other options that I'm not aware of in the area?

Since I'm using scandi and skagit heads the loop is pretty much always outside my rod tip when I cast, so I'm not concerned about that. Plus part of the reason I went to mono running line was to switch between heads without having to change spools. I'll keep the icing in mind for the winter, though.

Do you have a deadline for us to let you know if we can make it? I probably won't know until the week of...

So I tried the Rio 5/6 AFS head on this rod today. The 40+ beats it hands down. Don't know if it's the AFS head, me having trouble finding the right load point, or what but I'm sticking with the 40+.

Heh, this is exactly my greatest fear since moving to mono running lines. I'm using loops instead of a nail knot, but a loop can fail too...

Did you get the Airflo wallet locally? I looked on their website and didn't see it. I'm ok with having more than one of them and just having all the lines for one rod in one wallet, then the tips in another. Don't like to have too much in a single spot anyways. Almost had a heart attack when I dropped my tip wallet in a few feet of water once...

Yeah, that sounds perfect as long as I can fit heads a little longer than 30 feet. I think my skagit and scandi heads are between 27 and 40 feet or so. I'll have to keep an eye out for one. Thanks!

I think if enough of us bug our fly shop owners about it they'll look into carrying them. Since most fly shop owners are pretty environmentally conscious I'm sure there'll be interest in bringing them in.

Yeah, that's much bigger than what I'm looking for. I'd like something that I can fit into a jacket or shirt pocket when I travel light. If the Rio wallet was just an inch taller and maybe half an inch thicker that would be exactly what I want. Maybe next time I'm in Wholesale or Russel's I'll take a look at those worm wallets if they have them.