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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• My Fly Fishing Trip with Shes So Fly

  
  "She's So Fly" Fly Fishing for Women Blog — Authority: 127
  (Ricki practicing to cast with chuck and duck method) By Ricki (beginner fly fisherwoman) While traveling Western Michigan, I was kayaking with a friend and happened to stop in Baldwin Michigan to eat dinner. While we were in town, we met a professional river guide, named Mike Marsh from Marsh Ridge River Guide ...
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• Are Pets Good For Us? - A Canine Special Report From Shes So Fly

  
  "She's So Fly" Fly Fishing for Women Blog — Authority: 127
  (Shes So Fly editor, Sherri Russell and her favorite fly fishing companion, Grace) Theres no doubt that Americans love their pets. A new survey by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) shows that more than 57 percent of U.S. households own one or more animals. But can having pets actually provide ...
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• Trout plants for Southern California during the week beginning Nov. 23

  
  Outposts — Authority: 422
  The following is a list of Southern California and Eastern Sierrawaters, listed by county, that will be stocked with rainbow troutthroughout the week of Nov. 23 by the Department of Fish and Game : LOS ANGELES: Alondra Park Lake, Belvedere Lake, Cerritos Lake, Downey Lake, Echo Park Lake, El Dorado Park Lake, ...
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  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
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  FlyFishing Gear — Authority: 141
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• Fishing Trips

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 143
  As a flyfisherman who has had moderate success at best Im looking to possibly sign up for a "weekend" fishing trip to various locations mentioned by different shops/sponsors, i.e. Catskill trip with Shannons. I fish alone the majority of the time and have hit a brick wall with the sport. My question I guess is-have ...
  10 hours ago

• Goliath Grouper on Fly

  
  Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent — Authority: 107
  Image via WikipediaSusan Cockings story in the Miami Herald reminds me of the almost startling recovery of Goliath grouper (formerly known as the jewfish, back when they were hunted as table fare) in south Florida. Its not at all uncommon...
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• Good Place to fish in fall

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 143
  Im a beginner fly fisherman and today Im planning on going fly fishing in a trout stream, where would be a productive stretch of a stream I could fish today and what fly pattern should I use (im used to muddler minnows and wooly buggers). -thanks GetInMahBellay Edit: Also I live in essex county so Im looking for ...
  11 hours ago

• Salmon River water release question

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 143
  Looking at the USGS graph for Pineville I notice a slight increase in flow of perhaps 25 cfs each night. The release plan announced was a straight 335 cfs. Im trying to figure out how that discharge increased each night with a steady release and no precipitation? Logically, they must have increased the release each ...
  11 hours ago

• Fly Fishing News Network

  
  Whiskey Creek Fly Fishing — Authority: 125
  Artwork credit: curiouslee Google News has a new feature, the ability to c reate custom “sections” of the news feed.  The Fly Fishing News Network is a customized Google News feed for the US and Canada. You can see the feed nearby in the sidebar, or you can consume it in your favorite RSS reader.
  12 hours ago

• Fly Fishing GIVEAWAY! Everyone invited

  
  flowing waters — Authority: 110
  Fly Fishing Package - GIVEAWAY #1 Im really not in the Christmas mood yet, but I think this may jumpstart "the Season of Giving". I said I would have 3 Giveaways between now and Christmas, and this is the first. The first of the three parts of this giveaway is a FLY FISHING ASSORTMENT and consists of the ...
  18 hours ago

• When Racoons Fly

  
  Authspot — Authority: 560
  When Racoons Fly. Whats that grey and black thing in the sky? Thats passing by? I Wonder why? Why, Its a racoon! Oh Jeez! Theres A Giant Pumkin pie! Mom Was Right! When Racoons Fly, Pie Will take over the World!! SAVE ME!!!!!!! *Flying Racoons Leaps On Face*
  19 hours ago

• Important fly fishing stuff online!

  
  The Caddis Fly: Oregon Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 427
  Deschutes Basin Whirling Disease ReportVia the Oregon Trout Unlimited Social Media site: Two OSU researchers just released this study funded by PGE which examines the risk of establishment of whirling disease in the Lower Deschutes, and subsequently in the Upper Deschutes as fish passage above the Pelton - Round Butte ...
  20 hours ago

• Fly Tying Symposium in Somerset

  
  North Eastern Fly Fishing Forums — Authority: 143
  Did anyone go to the Fly Tying Symposium today? How was the show? Quality of content? I was planning on going on Sunday.
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• Outdoor Activities bird watching identification, deep sea fishing & wild turkey hunt

  
  Info, About, How To — Authority: 159
  There are many in the open air pastimes that we like to enjoy and bird watching basics can be a extremely fun and absorbing pastime once you are familiar with the facets that you need to know when taking part in this amusing special interest we call bird watching 101. The first attribute that you [...]
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• The Ultimate Fly Fishing Video (or, Another Fly Fishing Sign of the Apocalypse)

  
  The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog — Authority: 133
  Found via one of those time-wasting wretches at Buster Wants to Fish (we’re pretty sure it was that Salty bastard), comes this – the cleanest example yet of Technology Put To Its Highest Possible Use Making Our Fly Fishing Lives Better :
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• The Annoyance of Ring Tones while Fishing

  
  Cell Phone Offers — Authority: 170
  Author: Capawock Keywords: Fly fishing saltwater fishing Marthas Vineyard striped bass bluefish bonito false albacore Capawock Charters Added: November 21, 2009
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• Jay Moor + Exclamatory Words and Phrases

  
  SwittersB & Fly Fishing — Authority: 138
  There are many notable photographers that seem to combine the camera and the environs of the rod. An always noteworthy one is Jay Moor. As you peruse his images you will indeed utter your ingrained selection of words that show awe, respect and appreciation. I think we all agree this is the medium…the visual…that ...
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• It’s Coming…

  
  Up'North Maine Fly Castings — Authority: 118
  Don’t shoot! I’m just the messenger…Every once in a great while, I’m able to look through the “pain in the ass” factor and appreciate winter for its natural beauty. This was one of those times.As the Thanksgiving weekend closes in, northern Maine still waits patiently for its first REAL snowfall. You know, ...
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