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Hawaii Fly Fishing Report by captmahalobob
... to 6 lbs bonefish. This 11lbs bonefish pictured was one that couldn't resist one of my newly tied flies. She took the fly 15ft away from the rod tip then proceeded to rip off 220 yards of gel-s...
egg patterns? by kais4795
...s like yarn wrapped around a hook, but it sure works. I think I found this pattern in a book with salmon flies, but it works awesome for trout. I have has days where they just slam these. Kais htt...
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 12/15/06 by Capt Chris M
Poor weather has limited my fishing the past two weeks but when I have been able to get on the water, the fishing has been excellent. The water has continued to drop in the Mosquito Lagoon but has bee...
Fly fishing Aruba by laurenz
Three years ago I moved to Aruba, but because I could not find much information about fly-fishing on the island it took a few months before I started fishing again. Walking the beach at sunset one ni...
Orlando Florida Report 10/13/08 by Capt Chris M
The high water persists in the Mosquito Lagoon and has made for some tough days of fishing recently. In addition to being high, the water in many areas is dirty making sight fishing even more challeng...
looking for serious mentor !!!!!!! by mikenordman
... love the challenge. I would love to learn everything about saltwater fly fishing including tying my own flies. The only Saltwater experience i have is Surf Casting for strippers, but I want to do it...
New and confused by pavlik
...e. 3) When you tie your nymph, put a few wraps of lead around the shank of your hook (this is if you tie flies). You do need a strike indicator. However, a dry fly can make an excellent strike indicat...
Extreme Dry Fly fishing in Spain by Truchskywalker
...ue to the fact the whole process occurs on the surface without loosing the view of the fish.Specific Dry flies are required (Flying ants) Extreme: Captures vary between 4 to 6 pounds as an average, a...
Orlando Area Fishing Report 1/24/10 by Capt Chris M
It has been an unusual winter so far here in central Florida. The year began with a record breaking cold snap that lasted nearly a week. Water temperatures in the Mosquito Lagoon plunged to the 40 deg...
Sink Tip Lines by Aelwine
...e FFF magazine last issue for an article about fishing nymphs on short sink tips) or counting down small flies on ponds. A better choice for real flexibility is a 10' sink tip. This is my mos...
2006 Southwest Miramichi River Report (NB, Canada) by CaseyBentley
The 2006 angling season is they say, “history” and now is the time for reflections of a healthy river, a superb angling season and to plan for 2007. 2006 – Strong runs of both large salmon and gri...
Boca Grande, Fl Report by captpete1
...r day. We also caught some fine redfish up to 9 lbs. Jess Jones, of Carmel, IN. hammered the fish on flies Saturday in Pine Island Sound near Black Island. David Chapman, of London, Ont. caught r...
Orlando/Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 1/30/09 by Capt Chris M
...unities for both fly and spin anglers. The fish are feeding heavily on small crabs and shrimp. Lures and flies that mimic them will be very effective. Last Thursday, I made a solo trip to Mosq...
Swords on the Line by ladypamela2
... went south and our fish disappeared. It was a bummer, but things could’ve been worse = no bites. Time flies when you’re having fun; the sun started to set and it was time to get our nighttime gea...
Brook Trout Fishing in the Maine Woods by Troutster
Imagine yourself deep in the woods of Maine peering through the swarms of mosquitoes and black flies into the crystal clear water of your favorite brook trout haunt. That's good, that's ver...
Orlando Florida Report 7/3/10 by Capt Chris M
Excellent summer fishing continues along Florida's space coast. Redfish have been consistent and some big tarpon have moved into the area. This pattern should continue throughout the next few mon...
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 2/9/07 by Capt Chris M
The past two weeks have brought some cold north winds to east central Florida dropping both the water temperature and level. The extreme low water has many of the areas we had been fishing high and dr...
Fly fishing Aruba part 2 by laurenz
It must have been 6 weeks ago that I got an email from Adrian through our website. He told us that he had caught a baby Tarpon on Aruba on a previous visit. Benny and I mostly chase Bonefish, Jack a...
Boca Grande Tarpon by captpete1
Boca GRande, Fl. 21 June, 2009 Fly anglers in Boca Grande had a large variety of fish to choose from this week. Tarpon were the primary target for my clients. We also caught snook, seatrout and...
Tarpon Fishing in Boca Grande, Fl. by captpete1
...the chop is on the water. Our best results come on the morning rising tide fishing black and purple flies deep and slow. Nelson Murakami, owner of Natural Sports in Toronto, brought John and Dav...
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 12/5/09 by Capt Chris M
Heavy rains the latter part of this week has kept most anglers off the water. Prior to the arrival of the storms, however, the fishing was good for tailing redfish on the shallow flats of Mosquito Lag...
Boca Grande, Fl. Report 2/2/09 by captpete1
...excellent casting made a big difference. We used mostly Clouser minnow patterns and a few Puglisi style flies that I tie myself. Anglers fishing next week will face a variety of conditions from warm...
Gear test report: knots by araxiryobi
...of a piece of 5X Rio Powerflex (coil bought in 2002) using two different knots, and then pulling the two flies steadily apart until one of the knots failed. I decided to run the strength test in cup s...
Tofino Vancouver Island B.C. Fishing report by Tofinofish
Tofino B.C. Vancouver Island Fishing Report August 2007 Most often considered the prime time of the year for Salmon fishing in the Tofino B.C. area, on Vancouver Island’s beautiful and rugged wes...
Early Christmas Gift by sstasiak
bait wrote: Hi sstasiak, ......tell us an interesting fishing story you had lately Good luck, Bait. Hmmm...been thinking about it for a few minutes now.... Here's a recap of one of m...
GUMMY MINNOW by Lars Matthiessen
Me and my friends are argueing on how to tie these flies, so they look good (yours does) and are not destroyed too easy by fish and casting. Can you describe how you make them?
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 9/15/07 by Capt Chris M
Last week an offshore storm brought some high winds. That, coupled with a sudden rise in the water level made for some tough fishing the first few days of the week. The catching was less than spectacu...
Orlando Florida Report 9/30/08 by Capt Chris M
... you can find them, they have been willing to eat a variety of baits including DOA CALS and Baitbusters, flies, and topwater plugs. With the water being so deep, they have been a bit less spooky than ...
Mosquito Lagoon Florida Report 6/8/07 by Capt Chris M
... fly fishing for small tarpon in the Indian River. There were plenty of fish and I tried eight different flies but never got a bite. A strong wind came up so I took s...
Orlando Florida Report 6/14/10 by Capt Chris M
The fishing has been outstanding here in central Florida the past several weeks. Schools of big redfish have been providing some drag screaming action along the flats. Find the schools of bait in the ...
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