“Embrace change” for fly fishing success
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
A fly fishing expert has advised those who are taking up the sport that they must be willing to "embrace change" if they wish to succeed.
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Larry Craig's Parting Words?
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007As most readers know, we studiously avoid political discussions (it's something we learned while guiding people in small boats), but it's plain bad news that senator Larry Craig of Idaho added language to a new appropriations bill that would force…
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Reader Poll: What Do You Want from Fly Fishing Manufacturers?
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007Sunday marks the beginning of the annual Fly Fishing Retailer show in Denver. It's where manufacturers and product developers do dog-and-pony shows for retailers, so it's a great chance for us to get a look at all the new gear…
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New Products: SA's Shark Skin Fly Line
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007We received a sample of Scientific Anglers' new high-end fly line a few days ago and were struck immediately by the texture of the coating, which feels like, well, shark skin. The line, which is coming out this fall for…
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Jay Moore’s Middle Tennesee Fishing Report
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
It’s been a while since I posted a fishing report because until recently there has not been much to report. My friend Phil and I have been fishing the same places, catching a fair number of small fish, but nothing to write home about. A few weeks ago we tried a different spot and met a newcomer to the fly fishing world named Ryan. A local fly shop had sold him a lot of flies that were destined to never catch a fish, so Phil decided to help him out. I know I kid Phil a lot but he is a good guy and spent a lot of time with Ryan. He gave him some flies and and showed him how to fish them and in a few minutes Ryan caught his first trout on a fly rod. He ended up landing about ten trout that morning and was completely hooked on the sport.
While I am on the subject of my friend Phil, two weeks ago we had a great trip to the Caney Fork. Phil only landed 5 fish but the fish were some of the largest we have seen this year. He landed a 19”, 16”, and 15” rainbow and did a great job bringing them in. I also caught three large rainbows but nothing that beat Phil’s big fish. He said it was the best he has caught on the Caney and it was certainly one of the largest I have seen in a long time. All these big fish were hooked on either a size 16 black zebra midge or size 16 Blue Bomber tied in the Moore house kitchen.
I thought I would include something for my daughter Mylisa in this report. She gave me a fishing cap for fathers day and I have worn it the last three trips and I think it’s my new lucky hat. I have landed almost 60 trout since I started wearing it and I will keep it on until the luck runs out. Thanks Mylisa, I need all the help I can get.
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Fly Fishing People: Ron Barnes
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Our Eastern North Carolina law enforcement pal sends us these photos explaining why he is the official fly tying materials gatherer of FlyFishMagazine.com. Here he shows his skill at gathering wood duck flank and goose biot in the wild.
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Fall Shaping Up
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007BLUSTER IN THE FORECAST
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.. Quake Lake and Hebgen Tailwater fish are responding to streamers. Large fish are beginning to pod up at both the inlet & outlet of Quake lake. Woolly Buggers, Dark Spruce, and pink Montana Duster’s. Fishing has been excellent in the late afternoon right up to dark - no artificial lights please!
.. The ‘narrows’ at Hebgen Lake and the Madison Arm Estuary have pods of large fish waiting for the starting gun to rush upstream to the spawning gravels. Use the same flies here. The South Fork Estuary is devoid of the large fish - they are about 6 weeks away in this area.
.. The Madison River has a few early submarines at the Barns Holes. See yesterday’s post for details. As the weather becomes more like fall there will be more fish entering the system.
.. The flows on the Gallatin River are still low and the fish are concentrated in hides and holes. If you fish early it may be necessary to tease them into striking. Use a double Wooly Worn combination - black and yellow or red and yellow, size 10 -14. A few afternoon Caddis are around and the fish will rise to the naturals. Use a double-bobber rig, A hopper followed by your favorite Caddis or an attractor will work. Keep both of them floating high.
.. Cache Creek is loaded with 18″ - 22″ fish. Streamers are the ticket here. If you catch it on a warm still afternoon, (with a gentle drizzle,) Drakes on top or Caddis nymphs below should be just the thing to gather up a few monsters. Tomorrow or Friday should be ripe.
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URGENT NEWS
URGENT NEWS
.. The bears are out in force this Fall. 
The berry crop has mostly failed, there are a few nuts and seeds, the fish are slow to run, and the tourist numbers are up in Yellowstone. Bear attacks are up and even the safety officer for Yellowstone National Park has been attacked and mauled. Get and carry bear spray. Get the big can. Sing ribald songs and keep your eyes open. This is no joke!
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Working for it
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007Where: Puget Sound
When: Sunday
Conditions: Sunny, warm, windy
Flies used: Olive over white clouser
Species caught: Sea run cutthroat
Song of the day: “Big Empty,” Stone Temple Pilots
“I totally understand if you guys want to go in a different direction.”
“I think that’s the plan. Good luck out there.”
Steve wished us the same. The prospect of being in a boat on a blustery day with flies whizzing around my head didn’t really appeal to me.
It was a tough decision to make, though–our original plan was to locate the rumored pods of large coho circulating around ??? Island.
With that out the window, Don and I looked south.
We had to find protected water.
Dash was out. Browns, too. So was Doc’s, where we saw a fly guy in his boat getting constantly blown onto the beach.
“Where to?”
“There are still a few spots left…”
We checked ??? and ??? beach, but given the extremely low tide and the relatively flat nature of those areas, fishing wasn’t going to be productive.
“There’s one more place I want to check–there should be a few sea runs out there.”
That beach was the best we were going to get and even then, we had to work for it: steep gradient, on-shoulder wind and fast current made things interesting.
But the effort was worth it. 
Check out the sea lice on its tail–this guy was covered in them.
All in all, not a bad day. Next weekend will probably be something different as rumor has it that we’re nearing the end of the pink run.
On the other hand, if I were you and I still lived down there, I’d hit the beach, anyway–everyone seems to be in the river now that it’s open so the salt isn’t as crowded as it used to be.
And did I mention that fish are still being caught?
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