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Hi dax,
Quinn laid down some great materials that will get you started. When I started tying flies, I wanted to tie the most elaborate and realistic flies I could find. Even though it's easy to get ...

This is a great topic, for me, its taken time to truly realize what I like the most about fly fishing. College, work, family, and friends have all set me back from fly fishing this past year. I can't ...

Hey mike! like you, i am also in high school. this is my last year, and you are making the right call by looking into schools in advance, because if your high school is anything like mine, your senior ...

Sweet tips! here are a couple I have found really usefull....
1) this could help all fly tyers. We all know that using head cement to finish off flies is a huge hassle. The cement sticks to the bodki ...

Cool comments jeremy. As you mentioned, I am tight on cash, and I think the biggest thing that the longer switch rods would do for me is help out with line management when casting across pools and &qu ...

So I was really turned away from spey rods when I first tried one out. I did not understand the casting styles and it wasn't somthing that I was going to be willing to learn. Then once I saw a few of ...

When i fish for brookies, it seems like the bigger and uglier, the better. I have always had good luck with white maribou flies like the black ghost. For nymphs, I usually use pheasant tails but I mus ...

Hey everybody, I am in the market for some new wading boots. I'm tight on cash so I would like to get the best performing wading boot for the money as possible. On the water, it seems like I see more ...

I also owe fliesandfins.com a thank you. I have met so many people through the site and am sure the relationships will last for ever. One of the coolest things that started here on fliesandfins was ch ...

I just recently invested in my first pair of simms fishing waders! I purchased the G3 guide converable waders. I really became sold on these waders because of the easy convertability from chest waders ...

I have always used tiemco hooks. they run for a bit more $ than mustads. I really haven't had any trouble with a certain brand of hooks rusting more than other brands. the only times i get rusted flie ...

hey! funny you should mention this. I was taught even before i caught my first fish on a fly rod how to make furled leaders. The guy i learned from still lives nearby and made a really nice leader, i ...

I will never forget capt. Don. He was a great man and as jeremy said, treated everone equally. I don't think there was a time when I would travel to rhode island and jeremy would not take me into Cap. ...

Man, i really wish these classes were closer to me. I would love to learn how to tie those legendary flatwings. Ed, do you think you could tie up some herring flatwings? I would pay you of course....i ...

Yes indeed, Pat is a great friend and an even better mechanic. I can't remember a time when we had a breakdown on "the weapon" and didn't give pat a ring. His tips should be well valued by t ...

Hey! i am also a young fly fisherman and enjoy fishing those areas as well. This advise, in my opinion, is the best advise i can give you without spot burning....
* Those areas you mentioned are grea ...

When I got into fly fishing....the only thing that got me going was the internet websites. They are a huge resource for people who are looking for information! And they keep getting bigger and better. ...

Like you boz, I was a subscriber to every magazine under the sun! but that quickly changed after a year of having been subscribed and not really getting anything out of them. I guess my favorate magaz ...

Tough question! since i have never fished anywhere out of the U.S. it makes it tough because there are so many beautiful places that i have never seen like iceland, russia, new zealand, austrailia, be ...

so true jeremy! it seems as though that when packs first entered the market they were big and bulky, and as you said "best suited for astranauts rather than fly fisherman." I pride myself fo ...

Haha yes jeremy that is the rod that i had snapped on the albies this past season. i would certainly say that that was my mistake of course because i had been rough on that rod since i bought it.....a ...

I think that november should be red hot! i have always heard from people that fish the river often that it only seems to get better as october comes to an end.
What does everyone think about fish bei ...

I think for me fly fishing shops with quality people running it is the main reason why i come back for more. Often times a good fly shop will have employees that will give out fishing tips and locatio ...

of course whip.....i was thinking of you when i started my first batch. this year i have to make it out there and fish the delaware with you guys. giant picky wild browns sipping bugs on top.....i nee ...

hey boz! i'm glad you posted this. i have gone to a completly new phase in my fly tying journeys.....simplification. i am done with tying tiny bwo parachutes, joe bloes muddler, pink panthers......etc ...

Hey! i fished for the false albacore and bonito quite a bit this year. i would have to say that i felt very out gunned with my 8 weight, and it seemed as though i caught more fish with a 9 weight. the ...

Nice boz! i really want to try out this new fly line. how did this line perform for you at close ranges? i would easily drop the cash on this one if it was a good line for everything like distance, sh ...

Like you jeremy, i will say that it is very hard to find a pair of waders that does not spring a leak.....but there are some things that i look for when purchasing new waders...
* good gravel gaurds. ...

Hey whip! i don't have a lot of first hand knowledge on the TFO fly rods, but every once in a while when boz and i fish together for trout and salmon, i will grab his TFO while he is fishing dries or ...

Thanks for the great help guys! Sounds like they produce some rods that can't be beat. Whippa....i love the fact that you have owned sage rods and they stand up well....THAT is a major factor for me, ...

I LOVE the wolly bugger! a great fly indeed. I don't know what fish take that fly as.....i could be a minnow, a stonefly, a mayfly, a piece of trash coming down the river...WHATEVER! it catches a lot ...

I feel as though this guy is very out of line! Jeremy, as it looks like in the video, the marlin were aroused by the teasers, and when the marlin were chasing the teasers, you would make the cast to t ...

Hi everybody! i would love to hear what you think about sage fly rods. I saw what alex did for the scott fly rod review, and i liked all of the very valuble feedback, and i was looking to obtain some ...

Hi everyone! I just wanted you let all of you know how much of a great guy dave severson actually is. Like jeremy said before, he is a true class act. For me, when i first met dave, it was almost infa ...

I aggree with all of the above. If you have a buddy fishing with you have him get the camera ready while you are fighting the fish. Make sure the camera lense is clean and it is on the setting you hav ...

WOW, I want that to happen to me!!!! AWSOME!! Laughing

Hey greg, I appreciate the complements. I enjoyed practicing the casts and can see myself using all four of them in the future. It's not only somthing new but it is fun! It took a little while of play ...

Sounds like a blast, count me in!

Austin

Jeremy, well done. Since I met you you have always been itching to catch one of these fish, and I have endured many stories of maine summer days bluefin fishing with you and mike and never even touche ...

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Loon UV wader repair. Put some of it on the wader puncture and it drys in sunlight. Tight lines

Austin

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I was wondering if you ever had to shovel snow, cause i do Crying or Very sad

Tight lines

Austin

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I remember this year when fishing with you I had that big trout come up and completly engulf my fly and bring his head right down. If I remember right, my hookset was a strip hook set, and ...

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I know nothing about this rod and reel set up, but can say that I have always stood by orvis gear. I Love the mid arbor reel for trout and salmon, and they're rods are an unbeleivable valu ...

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For you jeremy, ask for a rod rack, the ones that go on the ceiling, not on top of the car! Tight lines

Austin

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Wow, that's a nice snook! Who's the guy with the mustache??? Tight lines

Austin

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I guess I did forget about steelhead!!! Jeremy has always said to me this year "this is great practice for our steelhead season" and I can't wait!!!!! No wasting time once I get there, gott ...

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Hi Pat! Since I have one other trip planned before the season ends, I am pretty good right now. I don't know how I will make it through till my steelhead trip in a couple months, although t ...

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Seems like a little much going on there Laughing

I can't imagine rigging it up it 12 degree weather! Tight lines

Austin

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Gotcha Wink

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Austin

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Bring em' on, I want to be spooled too!!! Tight lines

Austin