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Tom,

Quite an amazing place. I know a few anglers who have been fishing there (out of 500 allowed a year!). Bring both fly rod and snorkel!

But one thing that stuck from the video was the fact tha 90% of the world's sharks have been killed! That's devastating and definitely somthing that will affect the fish ecology in the world. Ban shark fin soup now!

Like they say: heavy commercial fishing is the cause of so much damage!

Thanks for the tip.

Martin

Submitted by Kelvin on

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Nice looking recipe I will have to try
Happy New Year and a great 2012 to you Martin

Hi Harold,
I fish Straight Shores,Dingleys and N.W. River area the most..
I try to stay away from the Songo River crowd on the weekends....
See you out there Tight Lines Steve

Don, your Psychedelic Skunk is one of the most beautiful streamers that I have seen. Your selection of materials is wonderful.

Submitted by Harold Pettipas on

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I also troll heavily on Sebago l. for "OUR" LL Salmon.
I have a place in Naples, belong to Sebago Lake Anglers Assoc. , enjoy fly tying Bucktail streamers and our great state in general.
My CB handle on the boat is Jack Rabbit, so if you hear me please give me a shout!
Look forward to seeing some of your ties.
Harold

Same purpose, but you can also use to the loop to better secure material to the hook. Some tyers use the loop as a spot to place bucktail or feather stems. You pry the loop open slightly, put in your bucktail or feather, and the close the loop with tying thread and it makes a really durably fly. For streamers such as these, I find it makes a mice platform to sit the wing on rather than just a round shank. The better (nicer) hooks have a tapered loop so that the loop doesn't create a lot of extra bulk.

JR,

Good piece of detective work! It certainly was a nice and scenic place, and I'm sure you will get it to yourself, because as I remember it, it was quite remote and it wasn't exactly littered with signposts revealing its existence.

Hope you will have as nice a time there as I had.

Martin

Submitted by W I J Rees on

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Hi Martin. Just to let you know that I have located the reservoir that you were fishing on, It took some considerable time to find it with google as I did not know it existed. I can appreciate that access would be difficult as it seems to be in a remote location. One of those hidden Gems. Regards JR

Submitted by Bob Hendry 173… on

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I've heard a number of tyers mention the "paper method" of keeping the different colors of bucktail separated when bending it back to form the head. Can anyone explain that method to me? thanks!

Bob H.

Well done Peter. I really enjoy seeing flies with grouse feathers in them! I was unfamiliar with this fly and surprised that it was one of Carrie Stevens. Probably for the reasons mentioned in the write up. Thanks bringing it to light for me.

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