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What hooks do you all use for

What hooks do you all use for the Partridge and Yellow? I have used a 3906, and a 3906B, but think a 3399 or 3399A would work just fine too.

I don't know where you can

I don't know where you can find the black color. If you cannot find it, consider coloring it yourself. You can use a coloring pen similar to a Sharpie to get the color you need. It may not show up solid black, but should be dark enough for what you desire.

Hi Martin

Hi Martin
I know UK retailer(the reel you saw on the BD website has different design-2006) an price 150 pounds. It looks nice but many things(e.g. A.Jolie :lol: ) do on the internet. I meant if there is someone who uses beta reel and can advise me if they suits my needs. I got no answer from BD to my e-mail. If you want to take look there is on-line shop.
http://www.fly-fishing-tackle.co.uk/acatalog/bromanodell_flyfishing.html
P.S.
I don't forget the report from Mongolia and I'll try to finish it this weekend
Regards
Michal

Re: Bromanodell beta reel, any user on forum?

[quote:4ffcddd805="Michal Wiacek"]Could anybody help me with that reel?[/quote:4ffcddd805]

Help in what way?

I haven't tried the reels, but they look quite nice. My guess is that they are expensive, but I can't find prices anywhere.

None of the distributors on BromannoDell's home page have the reels listed.

You may want to try contacting B&D directly.

Martin

the McKenzie River n

the McKenzie River near Eugene, Oregon, USA is a fabulous fishery. My best results using a Shark's Caddis Larva is when I used the hare dubbing sparingly. I have a tendency to use too much material.

Rado - How do you organize your fly boxes?
I evolved from wet and dry boxes to location boxes; (places I frequently fish). Now I organize boxes for specific insect species. Example: Blue Winged Olive - dry, emerger, and nymph patterns in multiple sizes and color. On my label, I note time of day for hatches and type of water habitat as a reminder to myself. I found this to helpful in selecting an appropriate pattern. What do you do?

Perfect - now I know

Perfect - now I know what to do with the hair of my lab - it's also a brown one!

Great flies. Expertl

Great flies. Expertly tied

This is a wonderful

This is a wonderful review on up and coming or little known fly-rod manufacturers. I especially enjoyed the "overview"
Thanks so much. Will def have to try a few of these!

I picked up a copy o

I picked up a copy of William E. Schmidt's "HOOKS for the Fly" copyrighted 2000. This is good for pre-2000 hooks and I keep it handy.

Keep up the good work and a Happy New Year to all.

Dave

Unfrozen

Christine,

You must be talking about my article on breathable waders, but I didn't mention any fabrics that don't freeze. I think that most materials will stay unfrozen. They may stiffen. Some stiffen a lot, but it's the amount of water in the fabric that influences the stiffness most, not the material itself, although that will get stiffer when really cold. Wet cotton freezes to a lump of ice when it's really cold.

Real cold weather is not a big issue when you are not immersed in water. I'd go for fur or wool. Ice and snow is "dry" and will not get into the fabric or material unless it melts. Cotton will work too, but doesn't have the insulating capabilities of wool or fur. Synthetic materials like nylon get really stiff when it's extremely cold.

I'd look into what companies such as Arcteryx, Columbia and North Face use. They seem to know the game.

Hope this helps.

Martin

John,

Yes, they a

John,

Yes, they are nice flies, uh?
But since we don't sell anything, you can't buy them.
These particular flies fished and caught fish in Iceland a couple of years back.

We're a non-commercial online magazine and have no products at all, so try an online flyshop in stead.

Martin

Material that doesn't freeze

Good morning,
I am looking for a material that doesn't freeze. You mentioned in one of your articles about such a material. It repels water and doesn't freeze. Can you tell me more about this material. I am not making waders but am trying to work up something for my 85 year old father who still likes being outside.
Thanks
Chris

I would like to purc

I would like to purchase a couple of these tube flies in the colour pattern as illustrated.
Please advise

Anyone have experien

Anyone have experience fishing in Roatan, Honduras? Will be there in March at Mango Creek Lodge, hoping to have success with Bonefish, maybe some tarpon and Permit.
Thanks,

Merry Winter Solstice and Happy Fly and Cold Season...

G'day Kelly...
Thanks for your kind words... 'small internet world!
Your tyz look [b:679c6d0995][i:679c6d0995]great[/i:679c6d0995][/b:679c6d0995]... Get 'em wet and dance with some fish!

Driftern...
I agree... simple and easy stuff can be special...
besides showing off good technique, the fish seem to approve as well...
Synthetics are always evolving and get more cosmic all the time, but I still prefer natural fur and feathers... they stand the test of time...
A simple wing of sparse buck tail [less is more] with a subtle touch of flash, topped with peacock herl or rhea...
That's the ticket!...
Ray's is a fine example of simplistic beauty and balance... my evolution exercise was a fun freestyle escape from set pattern tying... there's no denying the basics...
For advanced study, Davis Nelson [davidstrout on stripersonline surftalk] is a "master" of the natural...
Technically refined and balanced... his flys have the "IT" factor and influence much of what strive for!
a bit brisk... Time for tyin'...
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that's nice just the way I

that's nice just the way I like it simple and easy to tye!what material do you prefer to use on the wing?

LOL...Pete, I didn't

LOL...Pete, I didn't recognize your profile name, but I sure recognize those gorgeous flies...makes my Ray's Fly look pretty pitiful...I need to test it out, and make some more.
I'm Kelkay, you may recognize that nick. :D

Under the foam

Pat,

The brass bead is under the foam on the hook shank, while the eyes are in the front of the fly, where you'd expect the eyes to be. Omit the bead and the fly floats. Add the bead and the fly sinks slowly.

Martin

Brass bead

The pattern above calls for a brass bead and glass eyes Is this correct

Curtis,
 
 Try conta

Curtis,

Try contacting them directly. The contact information can be found on their web page, which unfortunately only behaves reasonably well in Internet Explorer.

Martin

Does anyone know whe

Does anyone know where I can get harvest rods in the United States?

Martin,

Martin,

This is the ocean, more precisely Vejle Fjord. There is very little salt in the water and it freezes quickly. But it was a very nice day.

Martin

Thank you so much fo

Thank you so much for this! :D

I 'm a new fly fishing and I was wondering what was that white line they have attached to my reel when I bought all the equipment. I thought that this was a beggininers line to test casting etc... So when I bought the fly line (WF 6 F), I removed more than half of that (100 yrds) white line, that I didn't know what it was. I tought it would be better if I attached the fly line in this white line so I left about 40 yards. When I read about the "backing line" in google searches, I used a Sliding Knot to connect again the backing line that i cought. So I have again about 100 yds of it. I hope it doesnt matter that about half way in the backing line there is a Knot. I finally used the Albright that you have above to connect the backing to the leader!

Thank you so much,
Happy new year!

Kostis

Hello martin, Where is this

Hello martin, Where is this place? Sea or big lake?
Very nice.