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  • Reply to: Bow River Bugger   18 years 3 months ago

    how about using sculpin wool instead of deer hair with lead eyes.in tying the bow river bugger.

  • Reply to: March Brown wetfly #10   18 years 3 months ago

    a fantastic picture

  • Reply to: March Brown wetfly #10   18 years 3 months ago

    a fantastic fly

  • Reply to: Rainbow looking up at a G...   18 years 4 months ago

    What a great shot. I almost wanted to set the hook myself. How was this shot set up. And where are you fishing that rainbows will still take flies with a camera in their face?

  • Reply to: Pike Landing   18 years 4 months ago

    Pär,

    I certainly respect your opinion and I think I have stated fairly clearly in the article that lifting fish out of the water in the jaw is not necessarily the best way of doing things. I have yet to see any visible damage to any fish I have seen handled in this way and I would be very pleased if you could mail me some links with references to the studies about the swallow reflex you mention. As a biologist I would be very eager to read them.

    Personally I think a campaign against spinning lures with three large treble hooks or the usage of gaffs would be a better way to spend ones energy, but as I said: I respect your opinion... although I might have wished for a kinder and more constructive tone... ;-)

    Thanks for your valued input anyway.

    Martin

  • Reply to: Pike Landing   18 years 4 months ago

    Your story above is just bullshit! A big pike or a fat pike will get serious damage if you just lift it in the gill. Studies about this, you can read them here on the Internet if you search! Personaly I've noticed that it takes far longer time for the pike to recover, if you lift it in the gill, completely above the water. But the biggest problem is that the swallowreflex will be destroyed if you do so.

    Best regards

    /Muskytrackers

  • Reply to: The backlight through the...   18 years 4 months ago

    Needs fill flash to me. I don't think you would lose the other nice aspects mentioned.

  • Reply to: Bow River Bugger   18 years 4 months ago

    I'd try one other thing, hen hackle instead of rooster.

  • Reply to: Comparadone!   18 years 4 months ago

    Thank You so Much!! I had to finish this fly for a class, and I wasn't sure how to do it, but this showed me with such precision I was able to tie the best one. Thanks again.

  • Reply to: Epoxy Miracle   18 years 4 months ago

    I experienced many times, that these sea trouts were just "nibbling" my ( SMALL ) flies ! Unable to hook them. I would think that you would get lots of mistakes in the long tails of these flies ! Do you recognise this ?

  • Reply to: Au naturel   18 years 4 months ago

    Very nice photo indeed.
    Background just a little bit "un-straight", but still a very very nice composition !

  • Reply to: The Cone Head Tube Fly   4 years 3 months ago

    I am very interested in the tubing used for this innovation - who can market the 'tubes' and where will I get them?

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