ladystrange

ok, here is a better picture of the fish. remember - not such a great picture of me. i was a little stunned that i landed it.

LOL! that must have been one scary chick or a guy with a button in a fur coat and a complex

ok, here it goes. Glass Beadhead Glow Nymph 1st shot - the image we see in the daylight 2nd shot - must charge the glow nymph 3rd shot - what the fish sees in dark waters, late evening or night time (i hope) Material hook: size 16 daiichi nypmh hook Thread: 8/0 white or mono head: 1 small 10/0 pearl glass bead Thorax: small amount of white diamond dub Body: 2 strands of glow in the dark mylar motion creamy white Tips: use a black light to charge the glow. lasts longer and is more intense than a white LED

you could guess how big the fish in my avatar is, if you wanted. but i dont think you can see the tail. i might have a better picture of the fish. not so much of me, however.

2 strands of deer hair per wing should give more space. lol no cinnimon hackle. i have ginger or furnace hackle. is that close enough? what i dont have is the antron i might have light green poly kicking around though btw, if anyone cares. i'm away come saturday morning until sunday night with no computer access.

it takes somewhere around 1.6km or a full mile to stop a train going at average speed or there abouts. so no, there would be no way to stop a train in time, unless the conductor has HAWKMAN vision and can see 2 clicks down the track. i guess it is the 'danger' that promotes people to race a train. or shear stupidity. nice to see that they responded and - might do something about it. check up on the location in 3 months and see if the condition has changed for the better. if nothing has been done, pursue transport canada or something along those lines. just in case the phone call was to placate you and give you the warm and fuzzy feeling of doing something right

i didnt think the opinion was yours. i just hope that at the end of the study they can come up with a slightly more logical reason for the lack of big fish, other than it's the fishermen's fault. perhaps preditors or water conditions. even if the big fish have died off from old age, we can't assume that the genetics would get passed on if the 'big growth' genetics are recessive genes and maybe only 1 in 4 have the potential to grow larger than 450mm. if that 1 fish doesnt get to mature, then no big fish and you have 2 average fish and one smaller than average. i guess the question becomes, what are the real factors, loss of habitat from logging or oil wells? (i dont know where the river is so i'm just throwing out some stuff) more predators, bears and bull trout? too fragile for any human contact causing a disturbance? all the old dead big fish were not fertile and didnt pass on any genes, air polution, or some secret band of fish poachers gill netting at night. so for those of you who have caught big graylings in 80's and early 90's, and continue to fish the river but only get 12inchers... what's changed in the last 20 years? more people fishing even though it is C&R, more big fish, general climate change, influences from recent industry in the area, water conditions? I'm just curious to see what everyone's thoughts and opinions are. perhaps a joint study might be in order. if the bulls are getting big, they have to be eating something. i've had bulls come after a 16 inch cutthroat on my line. and if the bulls are getting bigger and the grayling smaller, is there a corillation or just some random happenstance

thanks. those are almost too pretty to fish with.

great picture. congrats. here's your 15 minutes of fame

yeah, i second this. i'm in the same boat. lol

ooo, are there pictures of these flies somewhere? i'd like to see one

LF, that might be the one after a day of ice fishing and drinking coffee and baileys

yayyy. a place to put my fly spam. eww, that doesnt sound very tasty does it. Pattern #2 scares me Hook: Mustad 94840 #14 Thread: Light Olive Tail: Pale green antron Middle section of body: Fluorescent Pink Floss (middle 1/3) Body: light olive ice dubbing. Dubbed lightly over hotspot Mid-wing: bleached deer hair wing tied over mid point Hackle (rear): under sized light blue dun tied in at tail and palmered over body to the mid-wing Front hackles: one each grizzly and cinnamon Front Wing: White and Dun CDC tied caddis style over hackle i'm still trying to picture the wings crossed with the hackle. i need a better imagination for this one. how strange

humm, i guess i should have looked at your hands when i met you. ok, then try 21.5 - 22.25 inches

23.75 to 24.5 inches how's that for a guess?

find a lady that wants to fish 250 days a year with or without you. i was thinking something along the lines of intermediate or advanced tying skills. or how to avoid wind knots... grrr

lol. i'd love to see you with you hat off. i havent fished this system, i have fished for grayling at bear, wedge and quarry. the largest that we got this year out of bear was approx 400mm (16inches) and the one i got out of quarry was probably about 10 inches. as for fish 'n feathers... so if read this correctly, they say that the ONLY way the large fish could have possibly disappeared is by poaching from anglers? so that in turn would mean that there is no way that the larger fish could have just gotten old and died and then because of the catch and release rule in place that there just too many fish in the water system to support large growth? i wonder if they have ever contemplated the aquarium theory? i inch of fish per gallon of tank. 1 gallon tank = 1 average sized gold fish or beta, 33 gallon tank = 33, 1 inch fish or 3, 10 inch fish. over crowding causes failure to thrive in a lot of cases. just a thought.

oh god, that's even worse!! i dont think i have ever heard any guy say to any woman, 'keep your hands off my willie'

ok. i'm being the pushy female again and redirecting this. knotlikely - ur up. copy and paste, add a material to the list and then pick the next person to add a material - send them a pm to let them know. thx. sorry for the take over

uhhh, the fish has less hair??? j/k

too bag it's country. hilarious is right.

perhaps i shouldnt watch movies while i tie. 1 an hour isnt exactly production tying is it?

i saw kf on tonight and sent a reminded pm. so if no post by tomorrow. let's pass the torch on. i'd like to see the second fly finished and i hate waiting.

did my bit too. thanks for posting