Fly Fishing

A fly fisherman is the fellow you've watched from the road, standing in cold water waving his rod in an aerial ballet. Lacking the traditional weight of conventional tackle, he relies instead on timing and rhythm to propel an insect imitation into the fish's view.

Most freshwater fish eat aquatic insects, so fly fishermen craft painstaking replicas of mayflies, caddis, and stoneflies, and armed with the knowledge of their life cycle and availability, attempt to transform a lifeless fake bug into a tasty-looking morsel.

Often a fish caught using fly fishing methods is released when caught. After a little sport and a burst of adrenaline, the quarry is released to grow bigger and more selective, although the fish never grow as fast as when the angler retells the story of their capture.

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• South Branch

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 144
  Help me out. I really dont have enought time to scout the area. Im not interested in trout. Im looking for wide section of the river (at least 50 feet) so I can continue practicing spey casts and drifts (and hopefully get some bass or whatever) with decent current If somebody know a section like this can you please ...
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• Fly Fishing Tips

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 159
  Fly fishing is a very pleasurable and relaxing activity. In this article I aim to demonstrate some fly fishing tips you can use to increase your catch rate and become a more successful fisherman. First of all, you need to pause for a few seconds before taking your fly out the river before recasting. On numerous ...
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• Anyone want to fish SR for Steelhead next week?

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 144
  If anyone can fish the Salmon River for a few days the week of Nov 16 during the week Im looking to go. Malcolm
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• C & M gone forever

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 144
  All of us steelheaders who hoped to someday see the reopening of the famous C & M Diner will be disappointed to learn it was razed on November 10th. A virtual gold mine, long known for its powerhouse steelheaders breakfasts, we have seen the diner standing vacant for the last few years. According to sources at ...
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• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-11-14

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 130
  Skin of ice on the Trout Underground/Man Cave World Headquarters Official Testing Pond this morning. Winters coming… # Perfect Xmas gift for fly fisherman with bigger ego (than normal): 19 Trout Sculpture: http://tinyurl.com/y9ar8z3 # Big Day at TU/Man Cave World Headquarters: First snow of season falls, and ...
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  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
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  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
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  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
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• Rivers of a Lost Coast released to DVD

  
  Singlebarbed — Authority: 469
  You saw it, you loved it , and now you can drive the wimmenfolk batty with the original DVD, or merely the soundtrack – or both. Rivers of a Lost Coast has been released on DVD , available for $29.95 from the folks at Skinny Fist Productions. It’s just in time to wreak havoc on the entire Thanks-Christmas ...
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• Outdoor Activities bird watching basics, peacock bass fishing & you tube turkey hunting

  
  gothinking.net — Authority: 150
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• Support Oregon’s Casting for Recovery retreat — donate flies and fill this box!

  
  The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 426
  Next month, the breast cancer awareness and support group Casting for Recovery is hosting the Confluence Films newest feature Rise at the David Minor Theater. For those of you unaware of CFR, here is a rundown of their work: Casting for Recovery, founded in 1996, is a national non-profit support and educational ...
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• Fall Esopus Fun ..hopefully ?

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 144
  Hey all, Heading down to Kingston again and I am getting another crack at the Esopus. The last time I was up, I had only a couple of hours and spent the whole time around the Woodland Valley campground upsteam of Phonecia. I got skunked . After doing some research, I saw that good fishing is below the 5 arches, ...
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• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-11-13

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 130
  Fly fishing haiku, courtesy an Undergrounder: http://bit.ly/3gWqvr # Californias new water legislation package (doesnt look good for Delta) http://aquafornia.com/archives/15211 # Uh-Oh, another disastrous salmon year? Fall Chinook salmon run in Battle Creek only 60% of last years run ...
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• California Fly Fishermen Have Until Monday to Comment on Wild vs. Hatchery Fish

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 130
  Rubber trout shouldn’t disappear entirely, but let’s put ‘em where they won’t hammer healthy wild fish populations. That’s especially true on free-flowing rivers capable of supporting healthy wild trout populations, where managing for wild trout is healthier – and much, much cheaper (this includes the ...
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• Not many tix left for tonight’s showing of Where Hope Resides

  
  The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 426
  Not many tickets left down at the shop for tonight’s showing of Where Hope Resides at the David Minor Theater at 6:30pm. Tix are $10 and the proceeds go to the guys from JahTrout who’re taking their fish conservation message on the road for an Oregon tour. For more on the film, check out our [...]
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• The fly fishing glossary: Chuck to Dead Drift Nymphing

  
  The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 426
  This is the sixth installment of The Fly Fishers Glossary: Snippets From the Underbelly of Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Fish Biology, Dusty old Facts, Hallucinations, and the Plain Truth as I know it, by Jay Nicholas.Chuck Archaic term meaning to cast a fly, as in, “Chuck it out there Dude”. “Chuck” is a [...]
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• Payson Kids Free Fishing

  
  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
  Payson Kids Free Fishing by the Arizona Game and Fish Department http://www.azgfd.gov Duration : 4 min 41 sec Technorati Tags: payson
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• Smallmouth Fishing and Fun #2

  
  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
  Joe goes out for smallmouth and hooks up on topwaters and crankbaits part II Distributed by Tubemogul. Duration : 11 min 27 sec Technorati Tags: fishing
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• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-11-12

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 130
  The wading boot sole design youre glad you dont own… http://bit.ly/2F2e6g # Fishermen greedy? Really? Fishing boat capsizes as crew tries to winch aboard too many 400 pound jellyfish: http://tinyurl.com/y99uzv2 # Powered by Twitter Tools
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