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I always go with the Dacron. Even knotted, Gel spun can slice through a fly line. It can also cut through your finger. 20lb. Dacron should be fine for Bones, back country Snook, Baby Tarpon, Reds....

I use a Sage XI-2 and it is loaded with a Airflow 12 wt. Ridge line. I fish for Tarpon here in Naples and 10,000 Islands.

I think that using the same line/different weight for two of my rods , 9-we ...

K-dog,

Just sent you a PM with my number and email, etc.

Smile

I haven't fished the trail lately...it's been hot and the bugs out there can be savage this time of year. I bet the fish are there tho, and may be willing to smash a popper....

This time of year th ...

dax,

stick around the site and keep asking questions. You'll get an invite sometime. Good luck this season. Smile

yes, Ladyfish on a lighter rod are a handful and for lots of folks...all they need for a pull. They are active and around here most of the year!

keep in touch...call when you are coming down. Smile

I fished the Trail the other day...a dozen Snook, mostly small, a dozen Ladyfish, one Red and one Catfish. Sadly, I didn't hook a Tarpon.

petap,

If I wanted to fish my way cross country I would get a copy of Great Rivers-Great Hatches By Charles R. Meck, Greg Hoover

then, I'd plan the route according to timing the hatches!

Have ...

Hey Alex,

Check out S.S. Flies here advertised on the right. This guy ties for some of the best guides in the Keys and he has a terrific crab that's a must-have for Bones and Permit.

give me a s ...

Congrats on the chromer....Bonita springs is about 40 minutes from the shop....this time of year with the snowbird traffic.

"Lightbulbs, Tantrums"

Tom invented only these, of course not the Clouser, but Tom has guided Bob Clouser and Lefty and Chico, and Doug Swisher....The DT is really a famous fly in SW Fl a ...

Hee, hee...
Darth my man, I admit to giving up the patterns in favor of Tom, the guy who invented these "must have fly patterns". You see, I am a retired guy, who used to guide in Maine, no ...

Darth,

I don't think you'll have authentic bonefish flats with lots of Turtle grass....but there's miles of beach to walk and there's grass beds, but in this area mostly a mud or sand bottom...the ...

Oh boy I am sorry....Dax, I honestly thought you were trolling so I blew my top. Now that I know you are serious, and that you are a younger beginning fisher...well, please accept my appology.

Hey ...

If I had a boat right now in Naples beach areas, I'd get out early before sunup and hang off shore 200 yds. from any of the Passes...Clam, Dr's Gordon's....with a 12-weight...drift w/the tide and have ...

Tars...

You are asking one rod to multi-purpose, and that will be a hard choice if you over obsess. I'd say go fast action because you're going to be asking for spine (sinking lines, etc) and askin ...

Snowkid...welcome aboard and keep at the sight fishing game! When you say...."Im really having trouble with spotting the fish ...." I'd suggest you get some tan polarized eyewear... walk fis ...

Wow, sight-fishing is what I live for. Snook on the beach are as tough as they come; spooky, shy, won't eat, rejet your fly, BUT

When you get it all right, sun at your back, clear calm water, the b ...

Any parking spot on Gordon Drive, Gulf Shore Blvd. is good in the spring and summer for Snook sight fishing provided you stuff the meter or have a sticker. Try Clam Pass at Seagate and Pine Ridge Rd.. ...

keep in mind that a 4-piece will travel easier on a plane....and, I don't think you will notice any difference in action between 4-piece and 2-piece.

there is NO substitute for casting practice exc ...

emarf,

You'll be fine with an 8 or 9. Fast action rods may cast better in the wind, as there is little leisurely open loop slow casting that is successful at delivering a fly into a pocket in the M ...

the Best website may not be the Best source for flies...especially salt water flies. The quality depends on where the supplier buys and how the flies are tied.

For custom-tied flies, I am proud t ...

Putting out erroneous headlines like "Tarpon Snook and Bonefishing Closed" shows how the sport is misunderstood....All the headlines should have been more carefully worded because there has ...

YES!

Thanks Capt. Mike....stuff we don't always think of.....

Much of what Jack's life in fishing was how he shaped his flies and how he talked to hoards of onlookers at shows, and how he slept on beaches, being the fly fisher that we want to be...Jack showed u ...

I have few places I have ever fished for Bonefish and I can thank my friend, Dave Tepper (hedrush999) for the invites. Dave made friends with a terrific Bahamain guide and ended up being an expert in ...

It rocks to tie your own! And, you said a lot in a most excellent post! Very Happy

We who tie flies, at whatever stage of expertise we may be, all have our personal motives for sitting at the vise.

I'd be interested in reading personal insights describing our reasons; is it a pr ...

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1988 Chrysler Dodge Aries K-Car 42 K mi.
Works for me! Rolling Eyes

Good luck on your car ...

Good to see you again, Marcel. If ever there was a perfect advertisement for fly fishing on foot here in Naples...you have posted it here.

Keep up the good postings and I hope to see you here again ...

by all means, come down whenever you get a break.. we've got a real good fishery on foot and on skiffs...I'll be happy to assist you in finding lodging, etc.. Jeremy's visited here a bunch of times.. ...

Down here in Naples we fish the beach almost every week. I think the structure of the beach (steepness of the beach, sand bars or lack of them, points and pilings) all have an effect trapping baitfish ...

Oct. 21...We started at sea grape on the trail around 8 AM....a little late for the best Tarpon bite, but we hooked up a jumper of about 20 lb. at the second spot we tried...used small wool EP-style b ...

Hi Chickenfeathers,

I sent you a PM.

I'm planning a trip out there from Naples this week.

I used to bring 5 fly boxes to the Margaree each fall and they had so much variety in size, color and style it was easy to find every conceivable variety of fly. Here's my take on Atlantic Salmon flie ...

This is a great topic and the replies have certainly covered a lot of bases.

As you gain experience with your favorite trout and salmon river, you'll think more about the seasons and what the fish ...

Cortez,
jeremy's correct again. I fish Snook most every day and believe me, they beat me up their fair share of the time. That's what makes them great game fish.

Snooks Got Game!

Because they ...

chernobyl,
Many guides and shop owners prefer to retie the manufactured loops themselves and I have no problem with that.

Use a "Double Bimini to a double or triple whipped loop on your fly line and you will be golden. I KNOW. Just last Thursday I was out with my friend John Stark and we hooked a 130 to 150 lb Tarpo ...

The reason I recommend this knot ( "5. Bimini in the backing - whip finish the fly line then loop to loop connection ") is that you are using gel spun backing. Gel spun will cut through your ...

Use a loop to Bimini Twist Very Happy

Get a Montana Delorme, mark a route to the most famous rivers; like, start out at the Madison and stay at the campground at Cabin Creek. From there, you can fish a lot of the best water the Madison ha ...

troutaddict,

You might add The Henry's Fork in Idaho...that's a famous river alright, huge water, and if you haven't spent a few days exploring it, well you might regret not stopping to fish it. S ...

Hey Jeremy,
Those articulated flies you 'invented' would make terrific Bass flies.

While I guided for Mike I fished lots of days below Shawmut for Small mouth. I used maybe three go-to flies

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This is a terrific cold topping for grilled Salmon, Redfish, or Shrimp.
Fresh Cilantro
Garlic
Chilies
Red Onion
Lime Juice
Sea Salt
Cream Of Coconut

In a mixing bowl, dice up some fresh ci ...

I'll go one step better...Free Beer. That trumps free coffee IMHO. I'm an afternoon beer guy. At Tom's shop we have a fridge that's open to all, just fill her when she's dry.

Passion and creativit ...

Just like many guys here on fliesandfins, I've been short nymphing for years....I just didn't know it had a name. With all nymphing, manintaining sensitive controll while presenting subsurface flies i ...

Spooking them as you step in....sounds like my first time there too....The toughest, most educated Trout in the world....Paradise for us hard cores....Good luck when you get back. Keep the faith and k ...

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