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Good to see you

Hi Franz! Good to see you! You know: when you're in Holland, mail me to go fishing, ok?

Comment to Jim Warner and Larry Leight Streamers

Hey Darren got Larry's sit up it is still in the works but have some bare bones.
love what you have here!
Karen Leight
www.classicstreamerflies.com

Fantastic site . I l

Fantastic site . I love pike fishing videos . Thank you .

Frank, I don't re

Frank,

I don't remember featuring any other featherwing from Ismo than the Zeb Macahan, which is found here.

Martin

I have read global f

I have read global flyfisher for quite sometime. I seem to remember an earlier Ismo dawn article that was a featherwing. Would it be possible to bring it back? I'm sure that newer visitors to global flyfisher would love to see it.
my compliments to Ismo for all is beautiful patterns.

Norm,

Google the

Norm,

Google the word hackle guard and there should be plenty.

Martin

so where can i locat

so where can i locate/get one of the commercial tools?

Comment to #76-2013 Dambuster Streamer by Jim Benn

Nice streamer pattern there Jim. I'll have to add this one to my streamer arsenal. Kevin

RE: SMhaen fly tying

RE: SMhaen fly tying videos/fly tying vise
Hello
I have been watching SM Haen fly tying videos. I have great interest in the fly tying vise used in these videos. If you could assist me in gaining information about the manufacturer of this vise and the brand name of I would be extremely thankful.
Thank you
John Pirrello
johnpirr@gmail.com

John, That certai

John,

That certainly depends on what video(s) you are referring to... if it's the ones that I have made, I'm using a Waldron vise, which is no longer available on the market. You can find them used, but they are pretty expensive.

Martin

Hello I have been

Hello
I have been watching some of your fly tying videos and I would like to know what is the brand of fly tying vise you are using. It seems quite unique and great for small dry flies. If you could send me information on where I might buy this vise I would be greateful.

Hi Davie, My name

Hi Davie,
My name is Travis I live and guide in the northeast of the US, My home waters are the catskills. I do a lot of salmon fishing all over the country and Canada.. I have a couple of patterns I would love to send you to see how they work on your waters, not that you need any flies you are for sure a master at the art.. If you would try them I would greatly appreciate it. Breezymountainflyfishing.com Travisfabrizi.com/blog
Tight lines
Travis

Some excellent work.

Some excellent work. These classic patterns have a singular attribute - they look "fishy."
Along with that, they are simply beautiful. Their sweeping curves, vibrant color and intriguing names take us back to that grand and ealier time we too often care nothing about. So few know these flies were the genesis, the foundation upon which our sport was built.
It is encouraging to find them making a comeback.

I visited

I visited the Swiss Alps back in '72, while in the Army serving in Germany, and, though not a trout fisherman at the time, I was truly amazed at the abundance and the size of the trout in the streams there; I thought that it surely must be a fisherman's paradise. However, I never saw any anglers in the streams that I hiked along, just LOTS of trout, amazing quatities of trout. So, I figured that fishing must be illlgal in those streams, some of which ran right alongside the paved roads I used for sightseeing purposes. Some of the deeper holes had fish in them that looked to be in the 21/2-3lb range; one deeper hole in particular was so small in diameter that the fish seemed to be bumping into each other while jostling for a safer position as their gazes met with mine. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera at the time, but the mental images will last a lifetime.

Thank you Martin! An

Thank you Martin! And Good Luck Matthew!

Matthew,

You can

Matthew,

You can use the logo. Carlos writes:
The copyright of this logo belongs to me as the creator of the design; however with the only publication of this article I expressly authorize any person to utilize them, free of any charge, for promoting the principles or the practice of "Catch and Release".

So feel free to go ahead. Remember that you can download the logo in high rez though the links in the article.

Martin

Good Afternoon....I

Good Afternoon....I was wondering if I could use this image in black and white for a tshirt to promote catch and release. Please let me know....I love the idea.

Hello Ramiro,

sor

Hello Ramiro,

sorry to answer so late. but my job kept me busy. Well the big Streamers work well with all kind of XMas Lametta on hook and tube, the trout Version is too much time consuming, so I use the the fluff ones or the hard body of epoxy with a tinsel tail. The small ones on a hook and not on tube. If I am lucky I will have a Project in Mauritius - if so your streamers will be with me
thight lines
Pit

Great fly

Hey Martin,
great fly - I tied some of them to use them on the Kyll next season.
Greetings from the Eifel.
Franz

Jon,

Congratulati

Jon,

Congratulations with the fly and the fish! It sounds like you hit the spot with your simple tube fly. Excellent!

Martin

Dear Martin,
here i

Dear Martin,
here in UK, we tie the exact fly , very , very simply. We refer to it as "The Leech". With incredible results for Trout.

Hi Martin,
Please e

Hi Martin,
Please excuse me, I couldn't contact you via e-mail as I don't have a Microsoft account etc...
However, with reference to you keeping it simple. I tried to do the same with Tubes. Using, simply the cut off tubes from ear cleaning ear-buds. Then simply whipping on a collection of the same colour strands of tinsel, slightly longer than the Tube , to cover the hook etc..I went fishing last week and thought I would use them on one of the most horrific days of the week, weather wise. I caught some magnificent Browns and a bag full of Rainbows. I was absolutely gob-smacked about the results. It didn't matter whether I retrieved the Tube-fly fast or slowly. I still got fish. The tubes in question , were only 2 to 2&1/2 inches long. I tied the tinsel strips on with white cotton and actually used a permanent ink pen to dot on a black eye dot onto the white cotton etc...How much more simple could they be ? With fish in the bag ?
Tight lines
Jon

Thanx for this tips

Howdy Marrtin,

Thanx for this tips. My camera is Olympus E-410, for the pics do I need another SLR lens.

Wim

May I just say thank

May I just say thank you so much for putting this all together to help a novice such as myself. I can only describe my relief as being "BRILLIANT" that I have found such an informative page.
I did try to make flies on the hook but for some reason I find this method much, much, more appealing.
Thankyou again.
It is very , very much appreciated.
Kind regards
Jon