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Entries from December 2007

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December 18th, 2007 · No Comments

The Fly Fishing Hotsheet is a weekly collection of direct […]

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American Fly Fishing Trade Association Show

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

WHEN: January 4, 5 & 6, 2008
WHERE: Colorado Convention Center, Downtown Denver
TICKETS: Adult 1-Day $15.00 at the door.  Adult 3-Day $36.00 at the door.  Youth $5.00 (ages 10-15). Children under the age of 10 free. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform and accompanied by a paying adult admitted free.   All Children 15 and under […]

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Flymen Fishing Company announces line of Fly Tying Beads

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Flymen Fishing Company today announced the availability of the Nymph-Head™ range of premium tungsten Fly Tying Beads in the United States. The Nymph-Head™ bead builds on the proven effectiveness of the common counter-sunk fly tying bead with the addition of three-dimensional “nymph eyes”. The eyes add realism and unprecedented detail in addition to the normal […]

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Trout Unlimited Issues Report On Impact Of Climate Change

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

New Report Looks at Impact of Climate Change on Trout and Salmon
Report Analyzes Warming Climate’s Effect on Fish and Rivers

Washington, D.C. – Though climate change will have a dramatic effect on trout and salmon populations, a new report says that much can be done now to prevent widespread fish declines in rivers […]

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Tie The Best Dry Fly

December 11th, 2007 · No Comments

I was going to write a post on tying the Slate Drake Comparadun but came across an excellent tutorial on the flyfishersparadise website and also on the globalflyfisher website. When I first started fly tying, all of my dry flies were traditional hackle wing flies. Now, most of my dry flies with the exception of […]

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Tying Al’s Ziplock Scud. A Simple Effective Pattern for Trout.

December 9th, 2007 · No Comments

After having found plenty of scuds in my stream screen while on the Little Lehigh, it’s time to tie a few of my scud patterns for my next outing. Scuds are one of the most important food items for trout. They are considered Crustaceans and are really nothing more than miniature fresh water […]

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Nymph Fishing is Easy

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

I was reading a post over at the North American Fly Fishing Forum titled “Nymph Fishing is Easy”. The fly-fisher who made the original post went on to explain his frustration when he first attempted nymph fishing. Luckily he persisted and caught a few fish. He’s hooked! Another convert to the world of […]

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Tying the Caddis Larva, an easy but killer trout pattern.

December 1st, 2007 · No Comments

After going down to the Little Lehigh with my newly constructed Stream Screen, I thought it would be a good time to tie the flies that were captured. Today I’ll start with the Caddis Larva. This is one of the most important/used flies in my fly box. It never fails to produce trout […]

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