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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Fly Fishing”

• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-12-03

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 134
  From The Early Morning Surprises Department: "Hoosegow" was in my spell checker. # Powered by Twitter Tools
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• Vintage Fly

  
  Moldy Chum — Authority: 136
  [IMG: http://www.moldychum.com/storage/Johnson Rain Cape.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1259047477625]
  12 hours ago

• Video Review: Skagit Master

  
  Moldy Chum — Authority: 136
  In a time where fly fishing video entertainment has evolved to follow the Warren Milleresque template, Skagit Master takes a step back to the roots of industry spey fishing videos with a more instructional approach.  That said, its regression doesn’t lose sight of the important ingredient of entertainment. ...
  12 hours ago

• 150 Tarpon in 9 months

  
  Moldy Chum — Authority: 136
  Art by Mike Savlen One tarpon angler in Florida has not only caught and released nearly 150 tarpon, he also tagged them using DNA sampling techniques. The Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study gives anglers the opportunity to make a direct impact on state-of-the-art research. LINK   (Via: The San Francico ...
  12 hours ago

• Advertise Your Western Lake Erie Fishing Charter Free

  
  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 139
  Get Western Lake Erie Fishing Reports, lake and marina info, chart data and advertise free at http://www.tomsvirtualmall.com Duration : 1 min 28 sec Technorati Tags: fishing
  16 hours ago

• Discover Alaska Fishing Lodges

  
  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 139
  Discover http://www.OctagonExecutiveLodge.com with complete fishing amenities and nice fishing lodges in Alaska. Duration : 2 min 49 sec Technorati Tags: Alaska
  16 hours ago

• Crappie Fishing

  
  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 139
  Catching Crappie on every cast Duration : 17 min 9 sec Technorati Tags: fishing
  16 hours ago

• Cooking Today by Len Harris 12-2-09

  
  Gary Engberg Outdoors — Authority: 150
  
  22 hours ago

• Fraudulent Fishing Behaviors

  
  The Outdooress — Authority: 120
  They say you can judge the character of a man by the company he keeps. (I’ll assume that principle applies to woman as well)  I know I gravitate to those I would consider like minded individuals who enjoy the same things I do. So basically that means I hang out with fisher types who consider a day on ...
  22 hours ago

• Baltic Pike Flies V.2

  
  Up'North Maine Fly Castings — Authority: 123
  -Simon Graham is at it again, just in time for the holiday season. Hot on the heals of the first Baltic Pike Flies portfolio, the second edition provides us with even more reasons to stare in amazement. All flies in this portfolio, as well as the first one are available for purchase. In addition, many [...]
  23 hours ago

• Making the case for Simms boot foot waders

  
  The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 424
  I bought some Simms boot foot waders last spring and they hung in my garage all summer. In the last two months, though, I chose to wear these, instead of my usual stocking-foots, while fishing on the beach, and from my pram and driftboat. Man-oh-man they are nice. Convenient. Here’s what [...]
  1 day ago

• Zebra mussels

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 143
  Wednesday, Dec. 02 LEE -- Zebra mussels have been detected in the Housatonic River as far as Stockbridge and 10 water bodies in the region are at a high risk for infestation, according to a report issued this week by the Department of Conservation and Recreation... Zebra mussels in the river - Berkshire Eagle ...
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• Casting microscopic flies to fish that have doctorates in entomology might not make much sense, but at least AFFTA’s decision does

  
  Michael Gracie — Authority: 118
  As is now well known amongst industry players , the American Fly Fishing Trade Association has severed its ties with Nielsen Business Media and the associated Fly Fishing Retailer trade show. According to the announcement , AFFTA and Nielsen have been in discussions for some time as to how to improve the show. ...
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• The Underground’s Short Casts for 2009-12-02

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 134
  Cutthroat Stalkers Year in Pictures (in slide show format) http://bit.ly/4Xe0ZJ # RT @matt_weiser: Hope theyre right: Forecasters predict above-normal rainfall for CA through March: http://bit.ly/5KPJq7 # drought # cawater # Powered by Twitter Tools
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• Gear Review: Freedom Hawk Kayaks

  
  Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent — Authority: 127
  As fly-fishing guide and author Rickey Noel Mitchell notes, kayak "outriggers" can make a traditionally unstable vessel into a terrific poling and casting platform. "The first craft I ever poled was a handmade raft (many years ago), then a pirogue...
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• Paper in Dimension

  
  Moldy Chum — Authority: 136
  Leo Monahan did his first paper sculture in 1960 and has since perfected the art of paper sculpture. A piece of Leos work also recently appeared on the cover of Fly Rod and Reel.  LINK
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• Heck the Dall with Houghs of Bolly

  
  Moldy Chum — Authority: 136
  Ken Morrow at Upstream wins the award for the first fly fishing X-mas gift list post of the season . The Chum war on Christmahanakwanza will be unleashed in due time. Dont forget 20% off all Reel Pure orders until Christmas, see right sidebar for details.
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• Fisherman’s Heaven: Ednam House Hotel in Kelso

  
  sectionhiker.com — Authority: 467
  My wife and I took a vacation in September to the borders area of Scotland, just south of Edinburgh. This is an area rich in history with abbeys, roman ruins, castles, and hilltop forts. In addition, it has great fishing. Great Fishing. I am not a fly fisherman, so you can imagine our surprise when my wife and I ...
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• The Other Side of the Story

  
  Flyfishmagazine — Authority: 125
  Earlier we posted about AFFTA announcing plans to announce plans for a new non-nielsen manged fly fishing retailer show and discussing the fact that part of the reason was due to not getting enough booth space at Outdoor Retailer for a successful combination. Now Kenji Haroutunian, group show director for the ...
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• Fly Fishing’s Trade Show Death Match Continues – Only Now It’s AFFTA’s Own Partner Sniffing Blood

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 134
  While the fly fishing industry typically generates all the corporate bloodletting of your average kitten fight, in recent years we’ve been treated to the spectacle of a meltdown in AFFTA’s trade show decision-making process. With chainsaw death matches so rare in this industry, frankly, it’s been huge fun. ...
  1 day ago

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