Recent comments

Comment to David Mac

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Comment to #38 - The Farmy

Great stuff as always Alan. Beauties like this are almost too sweet to fish.

Comment to #44 - Don's Delight

Beautiful fly...sleek, simple, great colors.

Comment to #44 - Don's Delight

Darren, a fine piece of tying, on a classic Stevens pattern.

Comment to #44 - Don's Delight

Thanks Alan! I always see where I can make improvements, but you know how it is. :)

Comment to #44 - Don's Delight

Thanks Avril. Carrie was ahead of her time in many ways. Thanks for the comment.

Nice work! My name i

Nice work! My name is Doug Oatman and I tie as well www.oatmanphotography.com

I would like to lear

I would like to learn more about bass bugs

whatever happens to

whatever happens to me while fishing it wont be worse compared to skiing, creeking, biking , drinking, kiffing. watching TV or falling in love.... So go out and fish as long as you can, there is nothing better for my mood and health then to be near a fish with a rod in my hand

Comment to #43 - Bonito Bandito

Fantastic color scheme, nicely tied too!

Comment to #43 - Bonito Bandito

I am new to streamers and your wing thing system is brilliant. So is your fly. Thanks for sharing both.

Like a punch on my face

Hi Martin,

Knowing about your MS was like a punch on my face. I know many fishermen from many places, but no one with your enthusiasm about fishing. I'm sure that passion and your optimistic thinking will let you enjoy fishing and traveling for other 50 years!

You are on our prayers!

The best for you man!

Carlos Heinsohn

Ed,

"...you go to

Ed,

"...you go to your church and I'll go to mine..."

Amen to that!

Martin

I heartily agree wit

I heartily agree with 90% of the above--especially the staff. I don't own a cell phone and probably won't. I fish alone because the solitude is my therapy. I tell my wife, you go to your church and I'll go to mine. The river.

Donald,

Donald,

Those are really beautiful flies! Classic, simple, good looking. And probably also effective fishing flies.

Martin

Terry,

That's cer

Terry,

That's certainly a pity! But not anything we can do much about...

Try contacting Mustad. They have more contact information online than you can throw a stick at - addresses, phone numbers, email-addresses, contact forms. They shouldn't be hard to reach.

Martin

I have been on line

I have been on line all morning trying to order 2000 of the 91753-DT and seems to be impossible.

Mike,

Mike,

Like Hare's Ear I can only say: envy, envy!

The winter has just turned up a notch or two the latest weeks, and now we have ice almost all over the place. No fishing here. Fly tying, photos and GFF articles. That's m'life! And some work, a bit of food, some sleep and a few other things...

Martin

Hi Hares ear, if it's that

Hi Hares ear, if it's that cold I can see why a bit of envy might set in. To be fair here in Auckland we have had the worst summer for years, the last couple of weeks have been good but prior to that it has blown hard and rained since about November.
If it gets realy cold you should think about shooting down this way for a fishing fix!
All the best.
Mike

Comment to #41 - Dunc's Special

Chris what a piece of artwork you have created. It is beautiful and a perfect fly to honour a very talented man such as Warren Duncan. The first time I watched this video I had a hard time concentrating on what he was tying because I was so fascinated by his story telling and found it incredible he could tie a fly at the same time he was telling this story.

Comment to #42 - Tennessee TCC

Beautiful combination of color. Great tie and photo.

Comment to #42 - Tennessee TCC

That's a beautiful streamer.
Well done

The Lamson LP

Joe,

The Lamson LP reels are some of the first reels Lamson made and pretty hard to find information about. If they are constructed like the more recent Lamson reels they can be reversed by a shop with the right tool. Bill Archuleta of Archuleta's Reel Works might be able to help you with that information. His website is at archuletasreelworks.com.

Regarding the redfish I don't know for sure. I never fished for redfish, but judging from what I see on videos and read in articles, an 8 weight or a sturdy 7 weight will do unless you expect the really massive bulls, in which case rods up to 10-weights are mentioned.
I'd go for a lighter rod. You will be casting more than you will be fighting, and even lighter rods can handle a big fish if you happen to hook one.

Martin

I want to first off

I want to first off thank you for providing this free information for beginners to fly fishing such as myself. I just got a new Sage rod and a Lamson reel that was given to me by my mother in law,the reel is a Lamson LP3 and i was wondering if you could tell me if it was a left or right handed reel or if it is reversible; the reel is 15 yrs. old but was never used so i have a brand new old reel. Now for my last question - what size rod should i use for fishing for redfish on TX coast. Thanks in advance for your help.