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Topic: Flats Saltwater Wading Boots - Review |
AvidDavid
Replies: 4
Views: 88
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:50 am Subject: Flats Saltwater Wading Boots - Review |
Hey Marsh:
I have been thinking about flats footwear for a while now and find your review really helpful. However, what seems really clear to me is that you like the NRS water paddle shoes, largel ... |
Topic: fly fishing in fall |
AvidDavid
Replies: 5
Views: 407
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:50 pm Subject: fly fishing in fall |
Evan:
Yes, I will ask the question that you already answered "Why New Jersey?"
The Ramapo looks pretty good to me just North of the Border in New York and seems quite accessible. Perhap ... |
Topic: Marcel , How Was Your Fly Fishing Trip to USA ? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 229
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:45 am Subject: Marcel , How Was Your Fly Fishing Trip to USA ? |
| Nice Stripah, Marcel! I hope we hear more about your trip! |
Topic: Fly fishing in Bahrain? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 219
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 6:44 am Subject: Fly fishing in Bahrain? |
| Thanks for the suggestion. Wow! I have seen some pictures of Giant Trevally (GTs?). Those reef dwellers get pretty big. I better start some heavy lifting in preparation if I'll get into those. I ... |
Topic: Fly fishing in Bahrain? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 219
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 12:25 am Subject: Fly fishing in Bahrain? |
| Near the end of October, I (an American) will be visiting Bahrain (off the coast of Saudi Arabia in the Persian Gulf). Since it is an island, surrounded by saltwater, I suspect that there are fish pr ... |
Topic: Proper Bass Fly Fishing Leader? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 3
Views: 265
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:08 pm Subject: Proper Bass Fly Fishing Leader? |
flyhunter:
Let me see if we can get something going here. I am going to suggest something that may or may not be heresy. So here goes --
You are fishing for large- and/or smallmouths using pop ... |
Topic: Nymph drifting |
AvidDavid
Replies: 5
Views: 520
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:07 am Subject: Nymph drifting |
Massteach:
Having followed these threads for several years (including the threads on the affiliated sites) I learned that the problems that you may be having with the double surgeon's knot are ofte ... |
Topic: What's Better? NOT Catching Big Fish or Catching Small Fish? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 3
Views: 523
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Forum: Off Topic Forum Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:55 am Subject: What's Better? NOT Catching Big Fish or Catching Small Fish? |
| Well, I haven't posted for a while. Some of you remember my long rambling posts of yore. I thought that I would keep this one simpler. When faced with the option of fishing for big fish and losing. ... |
Topic: Threat to Salmonids: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis |
AvidDavid
Replies: 0
Views: 577
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:00 am Subject: Threat to Salmonids: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis |
| Yesterday, my son and I made our first trip of this year to the Connetquot River State Park on Long Island (NY). We were surprised to find that several of the rules for fishing had been changed due t ... |
Topic: 17 year cicada's: A Flyfisherman's dream..? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 7
Views: 1909
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:56 am Subject: 17 year cicada's: A Flyfisherman's dream..? |
>--^-)*> :
Regarding your glyph (for The FliesandFins FlyFisherman Formerly Known As Bonefisher = TFFFFFKAB), my feeling is that the parenthesis should be facing the other direction so that ... |
Topic: Flyfishing Germany - Obere Möhne may 20th. 2007 |
AvidDavid
Replies: 8
Views: 1515
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:18 pm Subject: Flyfishing Germany - Obere Möhne may 20th. 2007 |
Marcel:
Awesome fish! I am amazed at how different these brown trout look from each other and especially from the brown trout I have seen here in the U.S. I guess that it's pretty amazing what a ... |
Topic: Brook trout question |
AvidDavid
Replies: 5
Views: 1062
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:58 am Subject: Brook trout question |
Marcel:
This is probably trivial and something that you already know (since I know that your are really quite accomplished as a fly fisherman). I just thought that I would add my little piece for ... |
Topic: Fly shop in Ft. Lauderdale.. |
AvidDavid
Replies: 4
Views: 1648
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:38 am Subject: Fly shop in Ft. Lauderdale.. |
| I have got to say that I find it amusing that a Dutchman is giving a Dane advise on flyshops in Fort Lauderdale. (Of course Marcel spends a lot of time in South Florida..) but I would have expected a ... |
Topic: Favorite Redfish Flies |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 873
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:46 pm Subject: Favorite Redfish Flies |
Matt:
Although I am, by far, NOT a widely experienced redfisherman, I was really impressed by the way the reds sought and destroyed the spoonfly that I used when fishing the bayou last October. Th ... |
Topic: Washington DC Fishing |
AvidDavid
Replies: 7
Views: 1287
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:14 am Subject: Washington DC Fishing |
Shaq:
I grew up in Bethesda MD and fished the C&O canal quite a bit - mainly for bluegills. The canal runs down all the way into Georgetown, near Key Bridge. The canal has a path alongside it ... |
Topic: Flyfishing Netherlands Feb. 25th |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 574
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:32 am Subject: Flyfishing Netherlands Feb. 25th |
Marcel:
Nice Pike! Especially as a consolation prize after no perch! Ha! It's good to see someone is out there catching fish. I just flew over Maine last Friday and the whole state was frozen s ... |
Topic: Winter Spey Fishing |
AvidDavid
Replies: 1
Views: 739
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:46 pm Subject: Winter Spey Fishing |
| So if it was a nice day... that means you had some good casting and swinging practice but that's it? I'm not accustomed to fishless days from the "Shaq-Man" I guess that Whip and Kranes we ... |
Topic: Trip plans for 07 |
AvidDavid
Replies: 13
Views: 1294
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:51 pm Subject: Trip plans for 07 |
| I plan to travel down to Long Island Sound (about a mile or two from my home on Long Island). I need to make an appointment to see some stripers. So my plans are to do my homework and then hit the b ... |
Topic: Striper Heaven ... In The Blitz! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 6
Views: 977
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:02 pm Subject: Striper Heaven ... In The Blitz! |
Jeremy:
Very Edgar Allen Poe-like!
I guess the kayak lets you get right in the middle of it all.
Cheers,
Dave |
Topic: Steelhead vs. Rainbow Trout? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 668
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:32 pm Subject: Steelhead vs. Rainbow Trout? |
I've got to say that this has bothered me for a while, too. But, I am sure that we are not alone. I have seen discussions of this on several other sites and in books.
Of course if you catch a lar ... |
Topic: Where Do You Get Your Weather Data? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 6
Views: 751
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:56 pm Subject: Where Do You Get Your Weather Data? |
I can just use the weather facility in my browser (optonline.net); but, I also can get information from some buoys out in Long Island Sound via
http://www.mysound.uconn.edu/exrx_wx.html
These do ... |
Topic: Next Stop- Stripers |
AvidDavid
Replies: 3
Views: 897
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:14 pm Subject: Next Stop- Stripers |
Matt:
I suggest you check out the posting here:
http://www.fliesandfins.com/postt645.html
It has a lot of suggestions given to me by some Flies and Fins guys that are pretty much in the know ... |
Topic: RM Soft Short |
AvidDavid
Replies: 13
Views: 1364
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:01 am Subject: RM Soft Short |
It would work here in the tropics as well.
But Marsh...
wouldn't the Florida Saltwater version have no claws but heavier and longer antennae (fly-line) for the longosta version...
or else be ... |
Topic: RM Soft Short |
AvidDavid
Replies: 13
Views: 1364
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 1:46 pm Subject: RM Soft Short |
Linesides:
Although this may be a killer Striper fly, I wonder if it has been tried for freshwater fish. It seems like a great crayfish imitation as well. I'm not clear on the size but it certain ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:33 pm Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
| Well, I tried again on Nov 26, three days after Thankgiving. I went out with the fast sink shooting head and two 5 foot long 10 pound fluorocarbon leaders, one with a black clouser and the other with ... |
Topic: Naive question about some info on the site |
AvidDavid
Replies: 6
Views: 778
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:54 am Subject: Naive question about some info on the site |
| Perhaps a poll (or polls) would be in order? re: Avatars, Newbie, Stars? I'm into democracy. Let the people be heard!? |
Topic: Naive question about some info on the site |
AvidDavid
Replies: 6
Views: 778
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:46 am Subject: Naive question about some info on the site |
Gentlemen (Jeremy):
I notice that each posting indicates the nickname of the poster and in addition, it indicates "Newbie" for most everyone. In addition there is one (1) star indicating ... |
Topic: Ramblings of a Great Lakes Spey Addict...A true Ramble |
AvidDavid
Replies: 8
Views: 1229
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:51 am Subject: Ramblings of a Great Lakes Spey Addict...A true Ramble |
| To the contrary, Shaq, I was using the inclusive "We" rather than the royal "We" in my statement about Manly Men. Yes, it was my intention to include you in the "we" abo ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:38 am Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Linesides:
I use about 6 feet of 10 lb fluorocarbon, just 1 level untapered piece looped to the end of my fly line.
Now for stripping... I usually strip one handed, about 1 foot sections, maybe ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:34 pm Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
| Although, I can't say that the strip set is my automatic reflex just yet, I am familiar with it, having strip set several rocks and weeds this past summer. Recently, I enjoyed the power rush of stri ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:04 pm Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Linesides:
Thanks for adding your thoughts on the striper situation. I was hoping to hear from you, since your name seems to clue us in to your devotion to stripers. Didn't you give Jeremy a big ... |
Topic: Cold Water Wading ... It Can Be Deadly |
AvidDavid
Replies: 1
Views: 802
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:30 pm Subject: Cold Water Wading ... It Can Be Deadly |
I agree. we all need to focus on safety, especially during these cold weather months!!
I just thought that I would throw in a little plug for a short thread dealing with wading safety that appeared ... |
Topic: Ramblings of a Great Lakes Spey Addict...A true Ramble |
AvidDavid
Replies: 8
Views: 1229
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:13 pm Subject: Ramblings of a Great Lakes Spey Addict...A true Ramble |
Gentlemen:
I am really enjoying the ramblings. I have been avidly reading everything posted on F&F and its subsidiaries for the past year. I am trying to learn as much as I can about fishing ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:28 am Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
| So now for the big letdown. This morning, I woke up and my daughter is sick, staying home from school...so no fishing for me today. (See Jeremy's list of "whatever" comments/excuses #6,#9 ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:26 pm Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Marcel and Jeremy:
OK, so here's the deal. I'm hoping to get our tomorrow midday from high tide through the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the drop. I will fish rocky beach along Long Island Sound. I will ... |
Topic: Flies And Fins Philosophy - One Liners |
AvidDavid
Replies: 21
Views: 1865
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:25 am Subject: Flies And Fins Philosophy - One Liners |
Number the responses. Then we can respond by number.  |
Topic: balancing rod and reel |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 680
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:18 am Subject: balancing rod and reel |
Paull:
I'm pretty much of an old timer (although I like to think that I'm young enough to keep up with all these successful fly fisherpersons). I am aware of the balancing issue that you mention. ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:50 am Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Jeremy:
Thanks for the response. I always enjoy your analysis, largely because I know that you are constantly analyzing and word has it, that your analyses have often led to great successes. I am ... |
Topic: Thread killer |
AvidDavid
Replies: 10
Views: 1220
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 5:35 am Subject: Thread killer |
Gunner:
I notice that you have been a member since nov 14. I, too, am a newbie on this site, having joined less than a year ago. I am not a moderator. However, I have posted things on occasion, ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:56 pm Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Marcel:
Thanks for the help. By the way, it's not so important that I catch stripers (they are just the main "target" left around here now), so I really appreciate your suggestions.
J ... |
Topic: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 19
Views: 1500
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Forum: Salt Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:22 am Subject: Striper Blues: AvidDavid Needs Help! |
Alright, I know that I’m not the best flyfisherman ever; but, I do expect that I should be able to catch a few fish every now and then. I have a problem that is bugging the heck out of me.
Three ... |
Topic: spey casting practicing videos - putting the casts to use |
AvidDavid
Replies: 13
Views: 1462
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 10:30 am Subject: What about for albies? |
| Jeremy, can you cast a lot further with the big spey rods? Can you reach across the inlet to the albies that always seem to be on the other side? |
Topic: Block Island Fishworks - Flies And Fins - Tournament |
AvidDavid
Replies: 28
Views: 2587
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:36 am Subject: Should I go? |
I just managed to present the idea of going to BI to my wife in a way that SHE suggested that I should go (Note my surprise ). My only problem is that I work near New York City on Friday and Satur ... |
Topic: Nymph Fishing SLUMP - HELP! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 8
Views: 1141
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:02 pm Subject: An fat, old guy's thoughts about Jeremy's predicament |
Jeremy:
Wow. I can feel for you, bud! Ever since I won the Mach Reel on F&FSouth I have been getting skunked all summer, fishing for blues and stripers (hence my quiescence on these sites). ... |
Topic: Comparison of the Trilene Knot with the Improved Clinch Knot |
AvidDavid
Replies: 0
Views: 963
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 4:30 pm Subject: Comparison of the Trilene Knot with the Improved Clinch Knot |
| Problem: Several knots have been developed to attach a fly to the end of a length of tippet material. For several years, I have been using the improved clinch knot; but, recently, having read Lefty ... |
Topic: Orvis Fly Rod Review |
AvidDavid
Replies: 11
Views: 1699
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:37 pm Subject: Orvis Fly Rod Review |
| Regarding length, I know that this is the totally wrong reason for picking a particular rod, but, I can't fit my 2 piece 9 foot rod in the trunk of my car. I think that I would be more prone to consi ... |
Topic: Fly Fishing Bloopers And Outtakes |
AvidDavid
Replies: 2
Views: 1183
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:47 pm Subject: Fly Fishing Bloopers And Outtakes |
| I love it, especially our friend "Johnny breakoff with the striper set!" It shows just how much fun you guys had making those videos. I bet you had a lot of completed catches not in the v ... |
Topic: Opening Day - In your part of the world?? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 10
Views: 1457
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 3:41 pm Subject: Opening Day - In your part of the world?? |
Jeremy:
April 1st is a Saturday, so I'll be at work. That means I'll be doin' the old "air" double haul in the car on the Cross Bronx Expressway again. But on Monday the 3rd, I'm free a ... |
Topic: Opening Day - In your part of the world?? |
AvidDavid
Replies: 10
Views: 1457
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Forum: Fresh Water Fly Fishing Forum Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:53 pm Subject: Opening Day - In your part of the world?? |
| In New York, trout season is April 1 - October 15. Some specific locations are open all year (some of the Delaware River, East Croton, Salmon River and quite a few others are open in various ways, sh ... |
Topic: Tactics For Getting Wife or Girlfriend To Take The Fly! |
AvidDavid
Replies: 11
Views: 1671
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Forum: Gear, Trips, & Services Reviews Forum Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:04 pm Subject: Tactics For Getting Wife or Girlfriend To Take The Fly! |
| Perhaps now you understand why I flyfish in my car. Nobody can take that away from me! |
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