DOCSLIB.ORG

Lose Fewer, Catch More – Part 2

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Lose Fewer, Catch More – Part 2 The L-rig Lose Fewer, Catch More – Part 2 Text and photos: Jens Bursell Around half of the sea trout contacts on the Danish coast are lost on streamers. In 3/2011 Jens Bursell took a critical look at penetration and hook hold plus choice of hooks. In this issue he takes a look at tube flies and how new mountings, designed to maximize hook and gape exposure, depth of grip and penetration, can give you a higher landing rate. MALL AND BETTER superior penetration. How to convert slim, leaving the hook points and penetrating hooks does the penetration potential of small gape well exposed. not necessarily equate hooks into higher landing rates is the So why even think of fishing to landing more fish. subject of the next article in this series. your tube fly in a different way? The hook test in 3/2011 Even though many tube fly set-ups Sillustrates the relative difference in Tubeflies penetrate better and often give less penetration and strength of small/ leverage than the same size of fly thin vs large/thick hooks, but as Step one in avoiding losing fish. It tied on a big single hook, I believe such it says nothing about the actual is wise to change from a streamer there is still room for improvement - landing rates of the specific hooks. to a tube fly enabling you to take especially in terms of The dimensions and pattern of the advantage of small trebles or 1) getting a better exposure of the hook combined with the way you doubles. This results in a much lower hook and maximizing the chance mount and fish it has a major impact percentage of lost fish, as long as the of getting a better grip in the first on realizing the full potential of the tube fly you use is relatively small and place and www.chasingsilvermagazine.com | 71 | The L-rig – Lose Fewer, Catch more The L-rig – Lose Fewer, Catch more therefore negated. In other words; you might end up losing more than you win. But when mounting the small treble off the central axis of the fly it is possible to use much smaller and sharper hooks, without compromising the exposure. The result of this is that you can now choose the most effective hook size as a choice, independent of the actual size, diameter and construction of the fly. This is not possible in the same way with conventional tubefly-set ups, where the hook is normally mounted close to the main body of the fly. Getting the grip I have found out, that a very easy way to get a good asymmetric exposure of the small hook is simply to mount the small treble loosely hinged in a bloodloop. The advantage you get by using this knot instead of the Rapala The L-rig also works for big dryflies tied on tube. This P & T rainbow fell for a knot is that the blood-loop creates a grasshopper foam fly fished with a size 16 treble. 90 degree angle between the tippet and the loop, giving a much better a) The original 2) taking advantage of the better off the central axis of the fly. Often, dominant shrimp species, as in the Pattegrisen. exposure of the small treble. This is exposure to use even much smaller it is an advantage to mount the famous fly Pattegrisen. b) Pattegrisen tied on a) because it sits further away from the hooks, which penetrate better. hook loosely dangling in a small These flies are so big and thick a tube with a size central axis of the fly; with help from 16 treble mounted fixed loop, as the hook will find a that you will start losing fish if you gravity, the hook will always hang with normal The perfect good hold this way. mount a size 16-18 treble at the end hookguard – note down just under/behind the fly. 2) The negative leverage-effect must of the tube. As clearly illustrated in the bad exposure. The best pricking and deepest hook exposure b) be minimized or even better - the photo opposite page, the gape c) Pattegrisen grip you will achieve by maximizing fished with a My experience is that if you want eliminated. and points of the hook will be in the the distance between the hook point L-rig and size 16 to take full advantage of very small physical shadow of the body of the treble: All three and the axis of the fly (obviously, with hooks, you must follow these rules: Small hooks fly. When the points don’t stick well gapes are 100% the proviso that the hook must get exposed, giving 1) The small hook must be mounted out, the risk that they don’t get a c) well inside the mouth every time you on big flies a deep grip in the in such a way so as to ensure that grip in the first place will increase. get a bite). My experience is that the flesh. The size 16 points and gapes are completely Visual impact, search efficiency, or If too small a proportion of the gape penetrates 2-3 optimal distance between the point exposed. With most flies, over 3-4 the need for a specific prey imitation, is exposed, the hook will not grip as times better than on the lower branch and main body of cm long and a thickness over 2-3 often dictates flies of a certain size deeply as it could have, had the gape the streamerhook the fly (or lure) is 1-1,5 cm when the (a) (3/2011). mm, this often implies that the or thickness. A good example, on the been fully exposed. The penetration shank of the hook lies parallel to the hook is mounted asymmetrically Danish coast, is a fly imitating the advantage of the small hook is fly. The precise distance is adjusted | 72 | Chasing Silver Fly Fishing Magazine www.chasingsilvermagazine.com | 73 | The L-rig – Lose Fewer, Catch more The L-rig – Lose Fewer, Catch more when fishing and optimized to the preventing the hook from swinging foraging pattern of the day. If you back in the loop and snagging on the loose a fish (which rarely happens), fly. This is the variant of the L-rig I make the loop a bit shorter and find best for most purposes with larger experiment until you have the right flies. length. Deeper grip L-rig – the simple way – better penetration and hook hold The simplest version is to tie the small treble into a blood-loop and I believe getting a deeper grip on the then adjust the length of the loop jaw also means maximizing the chance when tightening the knot. The perfect that both point and barb will penetrate, length of the loop depends on the because the deeper you go on the jaw size and type of fly. The thicker the – the thicker is the penetrable layer. diameter of the fly, the more the loop Or in other words – the advantage of must stand out from the central axis. smaller hooks is not only a question of This variant works well for getting a better penetrating hook, but A typical wakefly used for nightfishing after sea trout mounted sparsely dressed and/or small flies also using a hook where the distance on a L-rig with a simple blood-loop. made out of stiff materials, where the from point to barb is shorter than the hook will rebound if it swings round thickness of the penetrable layer. in the loop. If the hook tends to hang Its logical that your chance of up on the fly, you can chose to simply getting a deep grip in the flesh or jaw dislocate the hook backwards a bit is proportional to the free exposure of by pushing the power gum stop knot the hook point and hook gape. This between the blood-loop and rear end is also one of the main advantages of of tube further up the tippet, as you do The Hair Rig – used by millions of carp with traditional trailing hooks from anglers around the world as the most tube flies. effective standard method to secure If the blood-loop is thinner than good hooking and hook holds. the diameter of the tube, you must put The underlying reason why x a transparent powergum-stop knot sea trout on the open coast can be (y), a floatstop or the like between so difficult to hook is essentially the y bloodloop and end of tube, so you same as the reason why its difficult avoid the knot being dragged into the to hook the fish on “The dangle” tube, deforming the important angle when fly fishing in rivers: They are of the knot. pricked on straight line. Our results with traditional mountings vs minute L-rig with stop knot trebles mounted asymmetric, based on over 1600 sea trout contacts, When fishing the L-rig with a hookguard orientating the fly – I prefer using stop When using more heavily dressed clearly suggest that the problem of jaw knot of elastic powergum (y), when semifixing the hookguard. This is an elegant flies, it is an advantage to use a hooking on straight line can be solved way to semifix the fly to the rig – and an effective and visually delicate way to larger loop standing even further very effectively with set-ups such as the adjust the distance between hook and fly. The friction of the knot can be adjusted out from the fly and tie a small stop L-rig, or other related rigs such as the with the amount of turns on the knot.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Fishing Tackle Related Items
    ANGLING AUCTIONS SALE OF FISHING TACKLE and RELATED ITEMS at the CROSFIELD HALL BROADWATER ROAD ROMSEY, HANTS SO51 8GL on SATURDAY, 10th April 2021 at 12 noon 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 7. Catalogue Description (a) All Lots are offered for sale as shown and neither A. BUYERS the Auctioneer nor Vendor accept any responsibility for imperfections, faults or errors 1. The Auctioneers as agent of description, buyers should satisfy themselves Unless otherwise stated,the Auctioneers act only as to the condition of any Lots prior to bidding. as agent for the Vendor. (b) Descriptions contained in the catalogue are the opinion of the Auctioneers and should not be 2. Buyer taken as a representation of statement or fact. (a) The Buyer shall be the highest bidder Some descriptions in the catalogue make acceptable to the Auctioneer and reference to damage and/or restoration. Such theAuctioneers shall have information is given for guidance only and the absolute discretion to settle any dispute. absence of such a reference does not imply that (b) The Auctioneer reserves the right to refuse to a Lot is free from defects nor does any reference accept bids from any person or to refuse to particular defects imply the absence of others. admission to the premises of sale without giving any reason thereof. 8. Value Added Tax In the case of a lot marked with an asterix (*) in the 3. Buyers Premium catalogue. VAT is payable on the Hammer Price. The Buyer shall pay the Auctioneer a premium of VAT is payable at the rates prevailing on the date of 18% of the Hammer Price (together with VAT at the auction.
    [Show full text]
  • 2020 Journal
    THE OFFICIAL Supplied free to members of GFAA-affiliated clubs or $9.95 GFAA GAMEFISHING 2020 JOURNAL HISTORICAL THE OFFICIAL GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA 2020 JOURNAL THE OFFICIAL GAME FISHING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL FEATURE •Capt Billy Love – Master of Sharks Including gamefish weight gauges, angling Published for GFAA by rules/regulations, plus GFAA and QGFA records www.gfaa.asn.au LEGENDARY POWER COUPLE THE LEGEND CONTINUES, THE NEW TEREZ SERIES OF RODS BUILT ON SPIRAL-X AND HI-POWER X BLANKS ARE THE ULTIMATE SALTWATER ENFORCER. TECHNOLOGY 8000HG MODELS INFINITE POWER CAST 6’6” HEAVY 50-150lb SPIN JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg CAST 6’6” X-HEAVY 65-200lb SPIN JIG 5’8” HEAVY 37kg THE STELLA SW REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF CAST 6’6” XX-HEAVY 80-200lb SPIN JIG 5’9” MEDIUM / HEAVY 24-37kg SHIMANO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN THE CAST 7’0” MEDIUM 30-65lb OVERHEAD JIG 5’10” MEDIUM 24kg PURSUIT OF CREATING THE ULTIMATE SPINNING REEL. CAST 7’0” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb OVERHEAD JIG 5’8” HEAVY 37kg SPIN 6’9” MEDIUM 20-50lb SPIN 7’6” MEDIUM 10-15kg SPIN 6’9” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb SPIN 7’6” HEAVY 15-24kg TECHNOLOGY SPIN 6’9” HEAVY 50-100lb SPIN 7’0” MEDIUM 5-10kg SPIN 6’9” X-HEAVY 65-200lb SPIN 7’0” MEDIUM / LIGHT 8-12kg UPGRADED DRAG WITH SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM / LIGHT 15-40lb SPIN 7’9” STICKBAIT PE 3-8 HEAT RESISTANCE SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM lb20-50lb SPIN 8’0” GT PE 3-8 *10000 | 14000 models only SPIN 7’2” MEDIUM / HEAVY 40-80lb Check your local Shimano Stockists today.
    [Show full text]
  • IGFA International Flyfishing Rules
    IGFA International Flyfishing Rules Equipment Regulations A. Line Any type of fly line and backing may be used. The breaking strength of the fly line and backing are not restricted. B. Leader Leaders must conform to generally accepted fly fishing customs. A leader includes a class tippet and, optionally, a shock tippet. A butt or taper section between the fly line and the class tippet shall also be considered part of the leader and there are no limits on its length, material, or strength. A class tippet must be made of nonmetallic material and either attached directly to the fly or to the shock tippet if one is used. The class tippet must be at least 38.10 centimeters (15 inches) long (measured inside connecting knots). With respect to knotless, tapered leaders, the terminal 38.10 centimeters (15 inches) will also determine tippet class. There is no maximum length limitation. A shock tippet, not to exceed 30.48 centimeters (12 inches) in length, may be added to the class tippet and tied to the fly. It can be made of any type of material, and there is no limit on its breaking strength. The shock tippet is measured from the eye of the hook to the single strand of class tippet and includes any knots used to connect the shock tippet to the class tippet. In the case of a tandem hook fly, the shock tippet shall be measured from the eye of the leading hook. C. Rod Regardless of material used or number of sections, rods must conform and cast according to generally accepted fly fishing customs and practices.
    [Show full text]
  • Tube Flies by Jim Crislip
    Steelhead Patterns on Tubes The objective of this lesson is to help the attendee be familiar with tube flies and the methods, products use to tie tube flies. The first mention of tube flies published appeared in 1932 “The Angler and the Tread Line” by Alexander Wanless. Wanless saw a solution to the loss of hooked salmon. Using standard fly patterns of the day on a tube. • Dozens of different ways to tie tube flies and different types of tubes can be used. • Any thing you can tie on a hook can be tied on a tube • Tube patterns work very well for larger patterns such as; Salmon, Steelhead, Large Steamers, Salt Water Bait Fish patterns some examples. • If you plan on getting started on tube flies some kind of holder for the tube will be needed. • If you plan on tying a variety of tube sizes a specific tube fly vise, such as; HMH 432 Elm St US Rt 1 Ste. H Biddeford, ME 04005 www.hmhvises.com Peak Fly Fishing Loveland, CO 80538 info@peakfishing.com Norvise Tim O’Neil P.O. Box 310 Hockessin, DE 19707 www.norvise.com • Example of a few different makes of tube fly vises. • Planning on stay with one size of tubes HMH makes an adapter that fit in the jaws of a standard vises. • I will be using Pro System tubes and they have an inexpensive mandrel for around $20.00. • I will explain why when I start tying. • Here is a style of tube designed by Dave Blair it is called; “The Weapon” contact information: Dave Blair Think Like A Fish, LLC 144 West 1700 South Orem, UT 84058 • I am going to use the “Pro Tube Fly System” for this demonstration • Pro System Information; Bruce S.
    [Show full text]
  • Journal of the American Museum of Fly Fishing
    The American Fly Fisher Journal of the American Museum of Fly Fishing FALL 2013 VOLUME 39 NUMBER 4 For the Record CATCH AND RELEASE THE SPIRIT OF FLY FISHING Our Mission: The American Museum of Fly Fishing is the steward of the history, traditions, and practices of the sport of fly fishing and promotes the conservation of its waters. The museum collects, preserves, exhibits, studies, and interprets the artifacts, art, and literature of the sport and uses these resources to engage, educate, and benefit all. FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM E. M. Bakwin Thomas Belk Jr. Harold Brewer A. S. Cargill Gary Grant Atlantic salmon by Timothy Knepp. Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Melvyn Harris WO-ART-40-CDKnepp1. http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection Tim Hixon /natdiglib/id/2334/rec/5. Accessed 25 September 2013. James Houghton Peter Kellogg Charles Lee Jr. ACK WHEN WE were preparing our this year’s Fly-Fishing Festival (page 24), Stephen Myers Graceful Rise exhibit and putting held on a beautiful August day. The festival Joseph R. Perella Btogether an issue (Fall 2011) that is an excellent opportunity for me to chat Walter Shipley showcased the women anglers featured in with authors, potential authors, members, John Taylor that exhibit, Fred Buller was already hard at and potential members. There’s ample work on his own project: an article about opportunity for everyone to learn about fly female Atlantic salmon record holders. tying, casting, and the missions of fly-fish- STAFF “Having just devoted much space to lady ing organizations.
    [Show full text]
  • Tying Convertible Tube Flies
    TYING CONVERTIBLE TUBE FLIES Convert - A - Damsel Tube Deceiver Frank’s Jig Fly A simple and effective pattern for any water. A new A classic saltwater pattern that adapts perfectly as a Incredibly versatile pattern - can be fished as a bugger, tube nymph tied by Tony Pagliei. convertible tube fly; try combinations of color, size, leech, sculpin, even a clouser. Try different head materials; w/ or w/o eye; weighted or not. weights, materials, etc. Tied by Tony Pagliei. 1. Wrap thread base; leave 1 1. Slip Jct Tube on tube, and 1 mount in tool; wrap jct tubing. 1/4” space at rear of tube for 1 1. Slip jct. tubing over rear of Tie in tuft of olive chickabou jct tubing that you’ll slip on tube; mount tube in tool. Wrap over jct. tubing, then clump of later. Tie in a clump of calftail thread over jct. tubing. Tie in olive ostrich herl for wingcase. on top and bottom. maribou feather - your choice of color. Bring thread forward. 2. Dub around base of fiber 2 2. Tie in small bunch of 2 groups; tie in olive hen saddle bucktail on top and both 2 2. Palmer maribou forward hackle. Bring thread forward sides. about 3-5 tight turns. Wrap and palmer hackle, about 2-3 thread forward to create thread turns. base for eyes. 3. Tie in dumbell eye in front of 3. Tie small clump of arctic hackle. Cover thread with 3 3 dubbing. Bring herl wingcase fox in on top, bottom, and both 3. Wrap on eyes tightly.
    [Show full text]
  • Tube Flies, Where Do I Start? Stuart Anderson
    Tube Flies, Where Do I Start? Stuart Anderson When I got into tube flies over a decade ago, things were much clearer. You had a tube, usually from a Q-Tip or a BIC pen, and you tied your fur and feather on it to make it look like something a steelhead or salmon might be interested in. The way you secured the tube in your vice was with a small diameter finishing nail or a large needle, put the point into the front of the tube and then secure that point into your standard (a.k.a. normal) vise. It wasn’t brain surgery, and quite frankly, it still isn’t. Like all thing fishing, and especially fly fishing, there are some tried and true methods, some fantastic new developments, and some ideas that are masked as original thoughts. Tube fly types can basically be split into three main categories. Plastic tubes, Metal tubes, and Hybrid tubes (metal and plastic together) now make up the designs that tube fly tiers are using globally. Within these three categories are sub categories (I know what you are thinking) that can make tube fly tying more of a mystery for beginners. When you are starting out you must consider three criteria before choosing the tube most appropriate for the pattern. 1. The weight of the fly . This issue is not nearly important as it was many years ago. The advancement of line and leader technology has made some fantastic approaches to making even a light fly sink quickly. Still, if you want to have ultimate control over your entire presentation and don’t want to use split shots or other techniques during fishing, consider the weight.
    [Show full text]
  • My Winter Steelhead Flies. by Jeff Mishler There Is No Silver Bullet
    My Winter Steelhead Flies. by Jeff Mishler There is no silver bullet when fly fishing for winter steelhead: No secret fly. No special rod and line combination. No magical leader material guaranteed to help you catch more steelhead. The simple act of casting what is accepted as a modern winter steelhead pattern requires specialized gear that wasn't commercially available 15 years ago. It looks easy enough; just put two hands on the fly rod like this, make a couple sweeps like so, and wham! The fly takes your hat off. Like other pastimes requiring hand eye coordination and a sense of timing, fly fishing with a two handed rod takes practice. Lots of practice. Put enough time on the water and a few things about your gear become apparent: It takes far less effort than imagined to cast 90 feet, and you don't need a 14 foot, 9 weight to do it. The slower you go, better the results. Application of power and timing are far more important than the sheer speed of your movements. If you wear wraparound sunglasses and keep your hood up, the worst casting mistakes result in torn Gortex, welts on the skin and maybe a perforation or two. The injuries are minor if you pinch the barb, stay bundled up in your essential protective gear and pay attention to where you place that unpredictable anchor. Eventually, it will click. Practicing with a balanced setup certainly moves the process along. But if you are struggling, one of the variables limiting your evolution may be the size of the fly you're casting.
    [Show full text]
  • Fly Tutorial Forrest Klott 2013
    Title Author Issue Category OP Tube: Fly Tutorial Forrest Klott 2013 - Fall Fly Tying Bass to the Rescue Joe Willauer 2013 - Fall General Just Breathe Jonathan Barlow 2013 - Fall General The Big River Mark Strangeland 2013 - Fall Poem Forever in Your Core Mia & Marty Sheppard 2013 - Fall West Coast Swinging for Rising Trout: A New Perspective Nate Bailey 2013 - Fall Trout Spey Autumn in the Great Lakes Rick Kustich 2013 - Fall Great Lakes A Seasonal River Eulogy Sam Flanagan 2013 - Fall West Coast Fishing with Paul Tarquin Millington-Drake 2013 - Fall Atlantic Salmon A Guide's Life Travis Johnson 2013 - Fall Spey Casting Gear Chat: Goat Head Sole Spikes, Farlex Reels 2013 - Fall Tackle Swing the Fly Photo Contest: Nifty Shots 2013 - Fall From the Readers 2013 - Fall Tying the Blue Ackroyd Dwayne Miller 2013 - Summer Fly Tying Swinging into Summer Joe Willauer 2013 - Summer General Clearwater Photo Essay Jonathan Barlow 2013 - Summer West Coast Lament Jonathan Barlow 2013 - Summer General Conservation Mark McGlothlin 2013 - Summer Conservation Perspectives Marty Sheppard 2013 - Summer West Coast Ode to Ghetto Casters: A Poem Michael "Poppy" Cummins 2013 - Summer Poem A Swing through the Great Lakes Rick Kustich 2013 - Summer Great Lakes Home Pool Tarquin Millington-Drake 2013 - Summer Atlantic Salmon The Lift Travis Johnson 2013 - Summer Spey Casting An Interview with Mike Kinney Zack Williams 2013 - Summer West Coast Grabs 2013 - Summer Homewater A.P. Hoag 2014 - Fall Fiction Dirty Hoh: Fly Tutorial Ben Paull 2014 - Fall Fly Tying Swung
    [Show full text]
  • Riverwatch the Quarterly Newsletter of the Anglers of the Au Sable
    SEPTEMBER 2002 Number 39 The RIVERWATCH THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ANGLERS OF THE AU SABLE INSIDE EDITORIAL Gary LaFontaine Remembered FEATURES Marriage and the AuSable Why I Love the North The Eye Vice Flies for Michigan Waters Tieing the Humpy REPORTS Anglers’ Endowment Fund River Etiquette Rules BOOK REVIEWS The Raw and the Cooked, and many more. EDITORIAL THE RIVERWATCH The RIVERWATCH is a quarterly pub- Remembering an expert lication of The Anglers of the Au Sable, BY WM. A. SODEMAN, JR., M.D., J.D. a non-profit corporation dedicated to the protection of the Au Sable River, its watershed and environs. Dues are $25 ary LaFontaine died on January even a modest current a trout must per year. For membership contact: 4th of this year of Lou begin to rise when a floating fly first Gehrig’s disease. The prema- come into view. Any delay and the fly is The Anglers of the Au Sable G ture death from disease or trauma of swept past. The trigger for the rise is 403 Black Bear Drive anyone is a tragedy. The loss of Gary probably size and shape. As the trout Grayling, MI 49738 LaFontaine in the midst of his contribu- gets closer to the fly visual acuity www.ausableanglers.org tions to trout behavior and their inter- improves and the trout uses a second set action with insects is beyond measure. of clues to identify potential food. These DIRECTORS Most who have written about Gary clues include color, drag, light pattern LaFontaine knew him and fished with and appendages.
    [Show full text]
  • Eastern QUEBEC NORTH CAROLINA NEW YORK
    Gaspé Peninsula South Mills River Long Island Sound Atlantic Salmon Browns & ‘Bows Stripers & Blues Eastern QUEBEC NORTH CAROLINA NEW YORK FSeptember/OctoberLY 2018 FISHING Incredible fly-fishing destinations $7.99 US/CAN • www.matchthehatch.com Silver Grey In the Studio Page 72 Mike Savlen EXPOSURE Pike Fishing the Berkshires 34 Eastern FLY FISHING Incredible fly-fishing destinations Volume 14, Number 5 • September/October 2018 Features 34 Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec Saint-Jean, York, and Dartmouth Rivers: Atlantic Salmon Holy Trinity By Mark B. Hatter 40 Long Island Sound, NY The Three Great Eastern Rips and Islands By Tom Migdalski 46 AEP ReCreation Land, OH Into “The Wilds” By Nathan Perkinson 50 West Fork Stones River, TN Hidden Between City Streets By John Hoffman 50 54 South Fork Mills River, NC Take a Hike By Nick Carter 16 Departments 8 Fisheye Calico Bass/By Jason Arnold 54 10 Masters at the Bench Lance Egan/By Don Roberts 14 Fish Food October Caddis: Aw, Shucks/By Don Roberts 16 In the Studio Mike Savlen/By Gary Weber 40 21 Conservation Reinventing Virginia’s Smith River/By Bruce Ingram Cover: Bob Ferguson battles an Atlantic salmon on the York River 30 Exposure in Quebec. Pike Fishing in the Berkshires Photo by: Mark B. Hatter By Joe Klementovich 68 On the Bookshelf New and Noteworthy Titles 72 In the Vise Silver Grey: Return to the Roots/By Tony Smith JJ’s Crab Cake/By John E. Wood Mercer’s Tungsten October Caddis Pupa /By Dennis Collier Anderson’s Bird of Prey October Caddis 80 Fish Tales Page 15 The Things We Eat By Nick Carter No rod has ever silenced all the variables.
    [Show full text]
  • Flies and Lies Newsletter of the Fly Fishers of Northwest Florida March, 2015 FFNWF Fly Fishing Class Starts Monday, Mar
    Flies and Lies Newsletter of the Fly Fishers of Northwest Florida March, 2015 FFNWF Fly Fishing Class starts Monday, Mar. 9 COMING SOON TO A CLUB at 6:00. The first weeks are important and NEAR YOU. PO Box 1041 Rated G for all Audiences Pensacola, FL 32591 we want to make a good first impression on our new members. The auction is just two months www.ffnwf.org You are welcome to come and help – be a away. Time to clean up your closet mentor to someone in the class or just hang and make some donations. Every PRESIDENT out and show them how much fun it is to be thing is needed, rods, reels, flies, Cliff Newton part of our club. See page 6 books, gear, trips and just about (850) 637-3367 News Flash – 15 are enrolled. 1 seat left everything in between. Start now ccnewton@gmail.com getting ready and save up to spend Dues are due. Please see Jay or send $30 some money. Your Auctioneer, VICE-PRESIDENT check payable FFNWF to Jay Brykczynski Terry McCormick W. (Rex) Straughn PS Buy a rod, catch a tarpon (850) 261-7811 4983 Prieto Drive (see page 7) crew679584@att.net Pensacola FL 32506 SECRETARY Presidents Message March 2015 Kent Reagan Good news! I was notified by the IFFF that our (850) 696-2862 request to align ourselves with the Gulf Coast Council kwReagan@msn.com has been approved, effective immediately. There is an opportunity for a few members to serve on the Gulf TREASURER Coast Council Board, and I am sure they will welcome Jay Brykczynski any help on the fly fishing fair later this year.
    [Show full text]