Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 446
Re: Effective small pond fishing
I'm not sure if turbineblade addressed it, but the deepest portions of many small ponds develop low-oxygen conditions during the summer months, and often it's only the upper water column which can...
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Forum: Fly Rod Building
03-21-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 285
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Forum: General Discussion
03-21-2013, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 446
Re: Effective small pond fishing
Your floating line should work fine, especially during the spring- bass and bluegill are spring spawners, and tend to stay shallow and close to the bank until the heat of the summer. They're also...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-27-2013, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 410
Re: Wet Wading
x2 on the Frog Toggs, excellent alternative to standard waders. If you're looking to truly wet wade and are concerned about warmth then wool may be an option, but I'm not sure how comfortable hiking...
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Forum: Youth Fly Fishing
02-27-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 218
Re: Fly fishing for school credit?
I believe Missouri State teaches fly fishing elective courses, and I know several high schools in the area are using fly-fishing as an afterschool educational activity.
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Forum: General Fly Tying Discussions
01-07-2013, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 273
Re: Foam for shiny, green beetles
There's another product out there...I believe it's called Medallion sheeting- basically pearlescent mylar film dyed to all sorts of colors. You may be able to glue it to a craft foam backing with...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2013, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,298
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Forum: General Discussion
01-07-2013, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 388
Re: Get me started-catching carp and buffalo
Buffalo are a freshwater sucker species native to the US- they look very similar to carp, but in my experience are typically grayish-black with a green iridescence. There's three species (I know...
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Forum: General Fly Tying Discussions
01-07-2013, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 273
Re: Foam for shiny, green beetles
Not sure about making it at home, but many shops carry a product that's called Loco Foam- foam with a metallic or pearlescent coating on one side.
Here's one example: Loco Foam | mudhole.com...
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Forum: Share Patterns
01-05-2013, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 172
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Forum: General Discussion
01-03-2013, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 1,298
Re: 2013 Goals...
Nice to see what some of you guys are planning. I felt like I didn't get nearly enough time on the water in 2012, and was just making a list of what I wanted to accomplish in 2013 last night.
- I...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-03-2012, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 279
Re: Fish ID
That was the thing that threw me, that you'd seen several in multiple places. But I suppose if a local pet shop had been selling them as ornamentals it could explain their distribution. And if...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-03-2012, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 279
Re: Fish ID
Looks like some sort of cichlid, probably someone's pet at one time or another :)
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Forum: Upper Mid-U.S.
08-23-2012, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 148
Autumn Fishing WI & UP
Hey folks,
It looks like I may have some time off in mid September, and I'm looking hard at fishing Wisconsin and northern Michigan. I'd like to do a mix of coldwater and warmwater fishing...
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Forum: Warmwater Fly Fishing
08-12-2012, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 256
Re: Bayou Barracuda
Well that looks like fun! I've never seen a 'gator gar caught on a fly...pretty cool!
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Forum: General Discussion
05-26-2012, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 170
Alright, where would you go?
If you had a couple weeks free in mid-October? I'm up for anything- freshwater or salt, warmwater or cold. Doesn't matter. Anywhere in the continental US.
Gimme some ideas :)
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Forum: General Fly Tying Discussions
05-26-2012, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 392
Re: Wet Fly or Streamer?
A lot of it is just semantics- streamers tend to be larger than wet flies, and typically are meant to imitate baitfish or sculpins. Historically, you had "streamers" constructed with feather wings...
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Forum: Fly Swap
03-30-2012, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,564
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Forum: Fly Swap
01-27-2012, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,564
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Forum: Fly Swap
11-27-2011, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,564
Re: Winged Wet Fly Swap
Started mine tonight- haven't tied a Queen of the Waters in probably a decade or more, and forgot what an involved pattern it can be if you want to tie it well :D Worked on about ten, have three...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-17-2011, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 579
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Forum: The Lodge Den
11-16-2011, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 796
Re: Is the hair trend dead in your area?
Easy Dave, don't read into anything that isn't there. I made no mention of work ethic or ideology, just sayin' rural Missouri ain't exactly on the cutting edge of fashion trends, and what I wrote...
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Forum: Coldwater Fly Fishing
11-16-2011, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 640
Re: Cutbow?
I agree with Dean- from the pics it looks as though there are few if any black spots on the top of the head, and practically no white tipping on the ventral fins. Probably not 100% but most state...
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Forum: The Lodge Den
11-15-2011, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 796
Re: Is the hair trend dead in your area?
I think the trend hit the high-water mark here over the summer, demand seems to be ebbing quite a bit now. Seems like once the redneck Ozark girls latched onto it, the urban clientele decided they...
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Forum: Fly Swap
10-31-2011, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 94
Views: 2,564
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