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I just stumbled over

I just stumbled over the last comment and like to mention that beside the named lodges the "Latitud Sur Anglers Camp" offers exceptional fishing as well. Not as boring as elsewhere close to the Barancoso, but technical with small nymphs and even dry's.

The german issue of "Patagonian salmonids" got an additional chapter were I wrote about the true history and how the ancestors of the "Strobel Steelheads" really found their way into the lake.
No legends and marketing bullshit, but facts.

best

Heiko Schneider

Comment to #97-2013 Sweeney Todd Variant by Eunan

That is a super cool fly. I don't recall seeing this pattern before. You did an outstanding job on this!

Comment to #97-2013 Sweeney Todd Variant by Eunan

Dave I missed why you're so adamant about waxing the thread on this fly?
Have watched others but this one in particular you wax often.

Great article my bei

Great article my being a newbie to this stuff and also a late bloomer it's good to get insight on how to use a lot of things. I've recently done business with a guy in Montana website flytyersdungeon.com and he has a lot of synthetic stuff dyes and blends his own fresh or salt really easy to do business with--A big THANKS to his site I'm fortunate to live on a great smallmouth stream in the ozarks.

Deadly, enough said,

Deadly, enough said, have had the joy of catching 12 species of fish on BRBs, never fails to get itvdone great sesrching cold water
pattern here in Maine, Rapid Rivers legendary brookies love the olive, black, natural deer hair version.Ive personally landed multiple 5 and 6 lb fish with this fly.

I was always told th

I was always told the original Mickey Fin had a gold tinsel body. Looks like I was wrong. It is one fantastic pattern!.

G'day Martin

G'day Martin
I go to school every time I read your articles Great stuff, enlightening content, and always a wonderful resource 'Keepupthegoodwork!!!
Cheeerz
Pete on the phrozen windswept shores of Kape Kodistan

Hello Martin,

Ver

Hello Martin,

Very good article and a load of very nice photo's and illustrations.

Best regards,

Tom Biesot.

Nils,

Thanks! Muc

Nils,

Thanks! Much appreciated, especially coming from you.

Martin

This is a exceptiona

This is a exceptional good article!

Comment to #96-2013 - Sweep Hairwing by Robert Fra

Very nice Bob wonderfull pattern, congratulations.

Congratulations, a g

Congratulations, a great achievement. Thoroughly enjoy visiting the site every week for the entertainment and lessons learnt from some expert filmmaker/flyfisherman. Thanks for providing such a comprehensive medium.
Keep up the excellent work. inthebubbleline media

This has to be the s

This has to be the simplest yet best looking shrimp imitation out there. Should be a Trout and Redfish killer here in N.E. Florida. So easy and efficient to tie. Thanks for sharing your recipe and also thanks to Global for publishing. This is the best fly tying site!

Cool idea about the

Cool idea about the coffee seal! I'll remember that one, and have the wife save the next one.

Nice, Martin. Big fl

Nice, Martin. Big flies for big fish. I'm a natural material guy, but I will investigate some of the lighter synthetics. Getting harder for the old goat to swing a big rod all day. ;-)

Comment to #95-2013 - Triple T by Bill Chandler

Howdy Bill,
Nice color combo on your pattern. Looks like to me to be one that should be added to my streamer selection. Nice job, Kevin

Any size soft hackle

I began a few years ago to tie small soft hackles in the 16 to 20 size range. Feathers are few and far between on the partridge skins to reach that size hook.
I stumbled on to a video on You Tube, I believe from the Blue Ribbon Fly Shop that showed how to use any size
soft hackle feather and create a soft hackle for the fly. In essence, the trick is to cut the stem and form a V in the feather. Using that notch in the feather, spin the available feather herl like you would deer hair in a single action that creates the soft hackle wrap.
Very educational and very easy to do. Matched with your content on how to use and select feathers, anyone could tie any size soft hackle.

One additional item

One additional item that can be used to make eyes...
The flavor seal on what used to be three pound coffee container are a bright silver color.
Cut or punched, they can be used with the system as explained in this article.

I am looking for a P

I am looking for a Pamola fly tying vise. If anyone has one for sale or knows of one that might be for sale please let me know.
Thanks, John

Sunflowerstar,

Go

Sunflowerstar,

Go to Wide Open Outdoor Film where you can buy Niels Vestergaard's new casting videos on DVD and on demand.

Martin

How do we buy castin

How do we buy casting that fly 2 fly fishing tactics and nymphing . I a trying to buy for my father for Xmas, please could you advise.my email is sunflowerstar@sky.com.many thanks

A very helpful artic

A very helpful article explaning the logic and technique. Thank you!..

Levered cam fly vise

Levered cam fly vises, especially those with narrow jaws, put an amazing amount of pressure on the hook wire. I have heard this pressure can weaken the steel in the hook wire. I believe it; the broken hooks I have found myself fishing with broke right where the vise jaws were on the hook bend. To prevent this I use a technique suggested by Art Flick: Cut a small piece of light cardboard/paper (like a cereal box), bend it in half, and place the hook bend between the halves. Trim the cardboard so it won't protrude far beyond the vise jaws, place the paper-wrapped bend of the hook in the vise and close the jaws with about half the pressure you normally use. The hook will be held rock-solid in the jaws of even the cheapest vise and the chances of the hook breaking are greatly reduced.

Congratulations Mart

Congratulations Martin and GFF on the videos. You have a wonderful site filled with entertainment and great information. It is a place where everyone can learn something. No mater what your level of fly tying ability is, you can't know it all. I learn something new everytime I come to this site.

Thank you for making this site available. There is nothing like it. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing you the next time you come to the Catskill Mountains.