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You have a simply ve

You have a simply very workable knot here. It especially is good because you want your fly or lure to be able to 'swing' naturally. Koodos

Folks,

Let's let

Folks,

Let's let people express their opinions here. It's OK to argue, but before the discussion gets too heated let me say that I will not publish harsh remarks or personal attacks. Right now it's OK, but getting close. Keep to the subject and post you serious arguments, please.

This is a serious subject that deserves a serious debate.

Martin

Ole Noe, sleep well

Ole Noe, sleep well with your mis-informed, condescending, pseudo intellectualism.

Putting the complexi

Putting the complexity of life aside, and the simplicity or complexity of tying a fishing fly in the forefront; Niels' Jock Scotts are beautiful to behold. I applaud him for using substitute materials for tying the Jock Scotts. If I was accomplished at tying full dressed salmon flies by the dozens, using substitute materials, and I lived in salmon country; I would definitely use them. The flies are not just eye candy for esthetic enjoyment; the purpose of their construction is to catch salmon.

Hmmmm.... No One own

Hmmmm.... No One owns ...no One takes Care... I can only assume that you are talking about your own moving in Fishing and life... In my experience thousands upon thousands of People in every nation show altruism in every aspect of life ... Including conservation and river care. I have fished patagonia for many years and these days most fly- and sportsfishermen are more Aware and educated about catch and release ... It's by the Way a global phenomenon... Not a lodge monopoly... Even though they would Like to give the impression...

What we are talking about here are are pure and simple theft ... The theft of the públics right to move along river systems and fish with a national Fishing license... Without Being harassed and threatened by estancias deeply affected by the decease .... ME ME ME... And FUCK YOU ALL ....

It's also a pecularity i have noticed with producers of Fishing gear and Fishing journalists .... Please commoners buy my gear... Read my articles... But stay off MY RIVER ... Get it .... out off my sight and off my Fishing spots...

I Can see garrett hardin's great works "tragedy of the Commons" is mentioned ... Well i Can only suggest "the tragedy of the anti-Commons" by the american Economist Michael Heller in his book "gridlock eeconomy" .... Just so you Can take your philosophical thinking to the next level...

And when you thereafter have collected your thoughts maybe you should consider former british prime minister Tony Blair's farewell thoughts about future coexistence at the Davos meeting in 2005 .... "Interdependence is the governing characteristic of 21 st. century politics. "

Plainly speaking ... We are all in the same boat.... And the World today are digitally connected in a Way that you Can't fool People anymore...

So i Can with confidence reject Lee wulff's hyphothesis .... There can't be trophy Fish in public waters ... I catch trophy Fish all over the World ... And i would never visit a lodge... And i practise catch and release....

Also i Can reject no One owns, no One Cares... The recent salmon runs in the thousands in several rivers in Denmark ... Even of trophy size... Hasn't been created by landowners efforts ... Which straightened and polluted the rivers, lakes and shorelines in the first place... No it has been government regulation and incentives, public pressure and thousands upon thousands of sportsfishermen who put in non paid labor and dedication ... Same same with the recreational Fishing for searun browns and trout....

Finally .... I wanna say something that i Think on a low level ....disturbs the millions of sportsfishermen and readers of the thousand of magazines globally ..... I Think The readers are smart and they don't really appreciate Fishing journalists who approve of restricted access for the commoners and Hail expensive lodge Fishing and even gives Them the moral High Ground in terms of conservation...

Well, again argentines, kiwis, russians, chilenos, north americans, scandinavians.... Stand up and fight for your right... Cause i know you have the moral High Ground in terms of conservation, catch and release, Fishing skill and technique, dedication etc.

Have a wonderful Day out there... And May you get a Big One ..

Kindly,

Ole Noe christiansen
Denmark

Jep Martin, you did

Jep Martin, you did not get my point.
I meant that the joy often increases with effort.
We completely and 100% agree.
Arne

These books aren't j

These books aren't just expensive, they are ridiculously priced! I can't imagine anyone buying one. No wonder printed books are going out of demand.

There is so much information on the Internet that you can obtain for free, why would you pay that kind of money for printed paper? I realize that the "older" generation has been use to reading printed paper books for ever, but electronic books are the way to go and the future. Just think how many trees electronic books save. You can store thousands of electronic books on a thumb drive where those same books would take up an entire room.

I was first introduced to electronic books after having surgery that required me to recuperate at home and not travel. I started reading the paper back books by the dozens, they started to add up. My sons decided that I should move into the 21st century, so they bought me a "kindle" electronic book. I absolutely loved this new type of reading. I bought well over two hundred books during that period of convalescence. Can you imagine what a pile of paperback books I would have? The cost of those books were only $7.00 to $15.00, not thousands of dollars. I was never disappointed by not finding the subject matter I looked for. Books on fly tying, fly fiishing just about anything you could ask for were in abundance.

Comment to #39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail

Bob, as always, a superb job!
Cheers, Mate

Comment to #39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail

Exemplar delicately tied, congratulations.

Arne,

I'm not sur

Arne,

I'm not sure I get your point... do you mean that Niels is a jerk? Or that he is making life complicated?

I would definitely oppose to both points of view.

Niels is certainly not a jerk, and yes, the flies are complicated, but compare Niels' flies to a particularly delicate and complex meal: sure you could cure your hunger with a piece of bread, but the joy of a well and elaborately cooked meal is so much bigger. Same thing for Niels fishing with Jock Scotts. A Wooly Bugger could maybe do the trick, but catching a salmon on a full dressed salmon fly is just a bigger thrill for some.

Martin

This perfectly match

This perfectly matches the German translation of the title of Hughes book "A jerk on one end" which is "Es ist so leicht, sich das Leben schwer zu machen". Basically it means " It is so easy to make life complicated".
The joy of fly tying is tying them.
The joy of fly fishing is fly fishing.
You need no excuse.
Just do it.

Simon,

try contac

Simon,

try contacting Moreno mentioned in the article. He might connect you with the right people.

TL in Lucca.
Kasper

Comment to #39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail

Very nice tie.

Comment to #39-2013 - Shushan Postmaster Bucktail

lovely little fly Bob,tied to perfection....

I used to buy tubes

I used to buy tubes to tie on and still buy micro tubes or nesting tubes to tie my fresh water flies on. Recently my wife bought some Q-Tips. When I picked one up to use, I immediately realized that it felt like plastic instead of rolled paper. After using the Q-Tip I cut off the ends and sure enough they were plastic. They measured 2 1/2 to 3" long and very ridged. I decided that recycling was the best why to go and saved me a lot of money on the purchase of tubes. I tied a tube fly on this plastic tube and it was beautiful. The plastic is white and takes coloring by use of magic marker nicely. Now the Q-Tips serve two purposes and I am contributing to a clean earth by reusing the plastic tubes. Give it a try, you'll love it.

Martin, right on as

Martin, right on as usual. I bought some buck tail recently, one natural and the others were died. They came in thick zipper locked plastic bags. It had not occurred to me that these would need to be cleaned until I started to smell some nasty oders. When I opened the bags to use the material, I got a nasty surprise. I didn't think about cleaning these. I even sprayed them with Fabrese to kill the smell. It worked for awhile but then came back. I just read your article on cleaning the buck tail. So I gave it try. My wife thought I had finally lost me mind watching me bath the buck tail in my utility sink. Then she really thought I had gone gone nuts when I dried them with a hair drier. I noticed that the died buck tail shed some die. Good thing I washed them in the utility sink. I would recommend that your readers use disposable gloves when they clean tying materials. The heat from the drier brought out more smells so I hung them up to dry for the remainder of the drying process. I also,sprayed the buck tail with some antibacterial spray for a little extra measure of protection. Thanks for the tip.

Hi there,I will be i

Hi there,I will be in Lucca early aug 2013,I will have basic fly fishing takle with me,and I wondered if anyone could share a day on a river,the favour would be returned if ever in my neck of the woods,south africa.
Regards all
Simon

I think I need to in

I think I need to invest in a belly boat...Wading is limiting and if you can't cover the fish, you can't catch them.

I tie these with buc

I tie these with bucket heads, great for wet lining on the tongariro

Niels is an inspirat

Niels is an inspiration!

Lee Wulff said it ye

Lee Wulff said it years ago. Good fishing for trophy fish can only be sustained on private waters. The lodges on the Rio Grande and Rio Gallegos enforce catch & release fishing. Water open to all comers is subject to something called "the tragedy of the commons." When no one owns the water, no one takes care of it.

Not sure if you have

Not sure if you have looked into it or could get it but you could look at a drug called Modafinil/Provigil.

I've heard it work well for other MS sufferers to deal with the fatigue at least.

Inspiring...

Inspiring...

Fantastic film. The

Fantastic film. The end credits song is beautiful. I haven't found where to buy it but you can listen to it on SoundCloud on the singers own page - Bjarke Stenbaek - Old Sun. :o)

"I'm not a riverside, you're not a river bed, still time keeps floating by like water..."