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News and Announcements News from the fly fishing world, article discussions and important forum announcements
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	News & articles for discussion	Alaskans to D.C.: Stop Pebble... by Hardyreels 05-11-2013 09:36 PM	514	2,214
	Forum news and announcements	Another New Business On Our... by stanbiker 05-16-2013 11:46 AM	22	218
	Forum Prize Competitions Enter our online Forum competitions for prizes donated by our brilliant trade sponsors or by Admin's overwhelming generosity!	May caption competition... by Mnflyfish Yesterday 05:12 PM	4	354

General Fly Fishing Discussion
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	General Discussion General discussions regarding fly fishing as a whole. Ask questions. Get answers...	Passing of a friend. by shimloom Today 12:52 PM	6,628	74,733
	Coldwater Fly Fishing Trout, Salmon, Steelhead, etc...	Spring fishin: PEI Streams... by wannafish Today 08:15 AM	1,252	14,811
	Warmwater Fly Fishing Bass, Bream, Perch, etc...	warmwater pics by theboz Today 12:47 PM	988	11,365
	Saltwater Fly Fishing Bonefish, Tarpon, Redfish, Permit, False Albacore, Striped Bass, etc...	Islamorada in color by thechroniclesofmasi Today 08:35 AM	624	5,099
	The Fly Cast Discuss fly casting with the expert, ask for help, learn to cast farther, increase your accuracy, troubleshoot your cast.	acceptable distance for 9' 5... by jmhall87 05-16-2013 01:36 AM	296	3,610
	Spey Fishing and Spey Casting Discuss all Spey tackle, methods and techniques. Includes Switch Rod Fishing.	Single hand spey casting by delopez 05-15-2013 08:04 AM	186	1,912
	Entomology Basic entomology for the fly fisher to help identify insects that one might encounter on the stream or in a stillwater.	need help with some bug... by trout champ Today 11:27 AM	30	317
	Youth Fly Fishing A place for our younger members to comunicate with each other.	Best Fish by troutchaser8 05-05-2013 08:55 AM	19	302
	Ladies Fly Fishing Forum For Ladies Only. Chat with other women in fly fishing. Girls just want to have fun too...	three forks 4wt 8' line... by peggerk 03-31-2013 10:05 PM	43	477
	Fly fishing FAQs Find answers to the some frequently asked fly fishing questions...	What is the best floating fly... by South Holston 05-15-2013 05:45 PM	24	38
	The Tenkara Forum Threads Discuss the tackle and techniques of Tenkara fly fishing here	First Trip with Iwana 12' by williamhj Yesterday 04:55 PM	8	54
	Webcams of Fisheries Always useful for river heights. Do you know of any? post them here!	Shad CAM by theboz 05-16-2013 11:15 PM	8	45
	Forum Polls Find out what forum members think about various fly fishing topics.	Favorite number of rod pieces? by tbum2020 Today 07:28 AM	76	2,753

Fly Fishing Articles
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	Coldwater Articles Articles on fly fishing for trout, steelhead, salmon, etc...	the appalachian trail and a... by silvertip8k 03-07-2013 11:58 AM	37	173
	Warmwater Articles Articles on fly fishing for bass, panfish, pike and other warmwater species.	Arapaima on fly by delopez 05-03-2013 02:45 PM	12	82
	Saltwater Articles Articles on fly fishing for bonefish, redfish, tarpon, permit and other saltwater species.	DIY Bonefishing Belize by spnyfish 05-04-2013 07:32 PM	16	52
	Fly Tying Articles Articles on fly tying skills, techniques and experiences.	Cataloging your fly-tying... by powderfinger 05-16-2013 06:54 PM	11	56
	Fly Fishing Adventure Articles Fishing stories and articles about trips and experiences with a fly rod.	An Angler Returns by randyflycaster 02-02-2013 04:27 PM	27	92
	Everything Else Articles on casting, techniques and anything else you can think of.	Allen Fly Fishing ATS Fly Rod... by Frank Whiton 06-07-2012 11:29 AM	64	249

Tackle Talk
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	Gear Reviews Get the reviews you need. Hear it from the pros. Post your own reviews...	Flying Pig 9’/#8 4-piece... by Diver Dan 05-10-2013 11:05 PM	127	857
	Fly Rods Post any comments or questions regarding fly rods...	Favorite Streamer Rods? by Hardyreels Today 01:06 PM	1,700	16,636
	Fly Reels Post any comments or questions regarding fly reels...	What is the best trout fly... by von behr Today 12:51 PM	872	8,976
	Fly Lines Let's talk about fly lines	Hang marker by runningfish Yesterday 09:42 AM	520	4,436
	Flies Questions about flies. What flies work and don't work. Complete fly talk...	green drake emerger pattern by dean_mt Yesterday 10:17 AM	376	3,623
	Other Gear All other fly fishing gear including tools, gadgets, clothing, float tubes, pontoons and other boats.	Leader/tippet importance by trout champ Today 12:04 PM	566	5,705
	Fly Rod Building Discussions on building fly rods...	5-Weight Revamp by swirlchaser Today 11:58 AM	265	3,052

Fly Fishing Classifieds The North American Fly Fishing Forums are part of the FishandFly.com group of fishing websites. If you are interested in advertising with Fish&Fly, please send your inquiry to: sales@fishandfly.com
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	Advertise on NAFFF Details for promoting your business to our community	Advertising on NAFFF by rodc 04-12-2013 06:50 PM	1	2
	Brands To promote your brand and products on here please contact sales@fishandfly.com	CutThroat Furled Leaders by CutThroat Leaders 05-10-2013 09:20 AM	2	21
	Retailers Details of the best tackle retailers with Member ratings and comments. To promote your business here please contact sales@fishandfly.com for further information	South Holston River Fly Shop by dhaynes 05-16-2013 12:41 PM	4	20
	Classifieds, Business, Fishing Tackle etc. Featuring fishing tackle offers from retailers, manufacturers and others in the trade. Please see first post for information on how to register. In the unlikely event of a dispute please handle this privately or advise Admin. Please note the bumping of adverts is not permitted.	Redington Sonic Pro Wading... by South Holston 05-14-2013 02:30 PM	39	803
	Fly Fishing Events, Fly Tying & Club Events List fly fishing and fly tying events including shows, conventions, conclaves, seminars, classes, contests, round tables, club meetings, outings, etc...	Trout Power by mattwolf 05-08-2013 07:56 AM	74	260
	Classifieds, Personal For PRIVATE sales, swaps or wanted ads for fly fishing related goods only. For COMMERCIAL posts first register as a Trade member, pay the nominal fee and post in the Trade Classifieds. In the unlikely event of a dispute please handle this privately or advise Admin. No Bumping please!	Thomas and Thomas (No... by fly_guy12955 Today 09:52 AM	1,048	3,826
	Classifieds, Business, Guides and Outfittters For Pro Members to promote fishing in the US and worldwide plus tuition and guiding services.	Sign up as Business Member by Frank Whiton 09-22-2009 05:51 AM	1	1
	Classifieds, Business, Properties for Sale or Rent For business members to promote fly fishing properties worldwide	Alaska Rafting Business for... by rapid eddy 03-04-2012 12:07 PM	2	5
	Classifieds, Business, Fly Fishing Destinations Worldwide For business members to promote their destinations worldwide.	A dream opportunity of... by clifton50 02-06-2013 11:10 AM	5	7
	Charity Fundraising Let people know about fishing related charity fundraising here.	Tie more flies than you can... by tbblom 11-01-2012 07:50 AM	4	41
	Fishing Tackle for Sale on Ebay	74 Century 23 Buccaneer open... by Ebay USA Today 01:10 PM	140,527	140,554
	Affiliate Coupons & Deals	Simms Boat Sticker Orange 15... by Editor Today 01:10 AM	221	250

Fly Tyer's Round Table
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	General Fly Tying Discussions Talk about anything somewhat related to fly tying...	Any headache saving tips for... by trout champ Today 12:11 PM	1,536	19,066
	Fly Patterns	North Fork Spider by dabluz Yesterday 11:40 AM	126	305
	Share Patterns List your favorite and selfmade fly patterns. Share with other tyers. Learn how to tie various flies...	The Sierra Bright Dot by MoscaPescador Today 12:36 PM	944	7,713
	Fly Swap Trade flies with other tyers.	2013 Swap #4: Wet Flies;... by mcnerney 05-15-2013 05:46 PM	145	7,306
	Fly Swap Pictures View flies from past Fly Swaps.	Wet Flies, Soft Hackles Swap,... by dean_mt 05-14-2013 09:54 AM	35	229

Fly Fishing in the United States
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	Northeast Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Swift River Massachusetts by friar tyer Today 10:10 AM	239	1,406
	Mid-Atlantic Area Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Virginia. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	shad run by MoscaPescador 05-07-2013 09:46 AM	211	1,198
	Southeast U.S. Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Central Florida? by half fast Yesterday 08:38 PM	316	1,369
	Southern U.S. Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	South Holston --Mid June '13 by jimp Yesterday 08:22 PM	50	279
	Upper Mid-U.S. Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	TU North Bear meeting by mbchilton 04-09-2013 08:45 PM	80	497
	Great Lakes Region Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Southwest Michigan Trout... by brad5155 Today 10:10 AM	529	2,833
	Lower Mid-U.S. Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Houston Fishing by flyfishnbum 05-14-2013 04:11 PM	150	921
	Rocky Mountain Range Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Unfriendly Montana by Hardyreels Today 12:30 PM	819	6,509
	Western U.S. Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Nevada. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	No. Fork up Black Canyon? by gbanker Today 08:30 AM	170	1,327
	Pacific Northwest Alaska, Oregon and Washington. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Just walked out side to have... by fredaevans 05-11-2013 10:43 AM	105	532
	Pacific Southwest California and Hawaii. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	fly fishing in the rain,... by Hardyreels 05-11-2013 03:59 AM	221	1,367

Fly Fishing Alaska Discuss Fly Fishing in Alaska.
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	Alaska General Discussion Discuss fishing Alaska and other Alaska questions not associated with equipment.	A Sure Sign That I'm Almost... by Hardyreels 05-10-2013 06:44 PM	78	789	Hardyreels
	Equipment for Alaska Questions about gear and equipment needed to fish Alaska	Do I Need A Special Rod For... by Hardyreels 05-11-2013 10:25 PM	9	118	Hardyreels
	Flies for Alaska Questions about flies required or used in Alaska.	Alaskan Pattern Productivity,... by rockriver 12-16-2012 04:51 PM	10	124	Hardyreels

Fly Fishing in Canada
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	Atlantic Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Help Wild Salmon - LIKE the... by salmonthink 03-18-2013 10:29 AM	37	158
	Eastern Quebec and Ontario. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Gaspe Salmon Fishing Lodges by fredaevans 05-09-2013 04:22 AM	41	146
	Central Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Manitoba countdown by camwasy 01-03-2013 07:21 PM	10	44
	Mountain Northwest Territories and Alberta. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Wading Green River Utah by mcnerney 11-06-2012 06:19 PM	13	57
	Pacific Yukon Territory and British Columbia. Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Pitt River area by fishingreviewstv 03-08-2013 06:08 PM	24	129

Fly Fishing in Mexico
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	Mexican Caribbean Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	10 Days in Play del Carmen by MoscaPescador 05-04-2013 12:03 AM	22	66
	Sea of Cortez Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	A Feel-Good Moment by littledavid123 10-14-2011 10:53 PM	12	33
	Gulf of Mexico Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Fly fishing from Grand Sirenis by selkirkfly 04-04-2013 07:08 PM	4	9
	Pacific Ocean Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	More New Zealand pictures.. by gbanker 04-12-2013 09:09 PM	9	20

Fly Fishing in the Caribbean
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	Bahamas Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Pictures from Long Island,... by thorsten 04-13-2013 09:02 AM	24	88
	Belize Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	Whipray Caye by chechem 04-10-2013 04:53 PM	10	29
	Caymans Post fishing reports, ask for information, discuss this area...	I need a fishing partner by unclerx 11-30-2010 07:34 PM	2	10
	Other	Flyfishing Aruba by philbush1127 05-14-2013 11:18 AM	14	56

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Unfriendly Montana Today 12:25 PM Last fall , on my semi-annual trip to Montana someone left a note on my vehicle while parked at the ...	Rocky Mountain Range	wiscoy
Political Posts and Personal Attacks Today 11:11 AM I wanted to send this out to the membership as a form of "Heads Up". Lately we have had a number of...	Announcements	mcnerney
Thomas and Thomas (No Sanctuary) NS5, 9ft 5wt Today 09:52 AM I might be interested in a sell or trade on my T and T 9', 5wt No Sanctuary fast action fly rod. If ...	Classifieds, Personal	fly_guy12955
need help with some bug terms...and anatomy differences Today 06:52 AM Hello...I know there are folks here that have a good understanding of this all. I am trying to learn...	Entomology	silvertip8k
Montana My True Love. Visiting please help Today 03:39 AM Hey all, my name is Bill Wakeham I'm making a trip from yakima washington to deer lodge Montana! I l...	Rocky Mountain Range	loveforthedryfly

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