| Matching reel and line/rod weights. What can one get away with? |
I am still baffled by the whole line/rod/reel weight thing. I have a 7 weight Hardy JLH Golden reel winging its way towards me from England to use on my old Fenwick 7 weight glass fibre rod....
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| fishing gear for sale |
I have a aladdinlabs perrine no. 81 automatic fly reel for sale. Also have a salmon reel and pole, a coirsair 400 reel and a shimano convergence 15-30 pound rod. Retails for ab...
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| ant patterns |
I have always used grasshopper patterns , but never really gave ants a thought in the summer. Does anyone have a good ant pattern, do they work well? I think I'll tie some up. ...
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| So....Anyone hear from Myron lately? |
Since riverman lit out there've been all kinds of travel-related catastrophes in the Congo. Hundreds of peeps killed in overloaded ferries, and now a plane crash. Not good. Hope o...
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| Lake Ontario |
Turmoil in Lake Ontario November 21, 2003 By J. Michael Kelly Staff writer Although he's been studying it intensively for 32 years, Bob O'Gorman lately feels like he kno...
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| My Condolences |
to Mr. Wally GATOR! Op --GO FSU!!!!!!!!!!!--
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| Arbitrary searches |
Is anyone bothered by stores that automatically search your purchases on the way out the exit ? For some reason it really, really bugs me and I won't buy anything in stores ...
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| Free Fishing eBooks |
Hi. There are a couple of free fishing eBooks posted at: http://www.tk-productions.com/reeladventures/rabc_ae.htm. The ebook "Tips for Successful Weekend Angling" might be of great interes...
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| Grayling (and trout) size - weight ratio? |
Hi all, A post in *uk.rec.fishing.game* about the weight of a grayling made me sit down and put together this list. It's a length - weight ratio compilation that originally was pr...
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| best Los Angeles fly fishing clubs? |
I want to join a local FF club to learn how to fish. I am in Los Angeles. Does anyone have any knowledge of the relative merits of the Conejo Valley club, the Pasadena Casting Club and the S...
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| Long rambling post about travel rods. |
I have spent the last week or so reading everything I could find on the net about cheap travel rods (I must have read 2000 ROFF posts; I almost feel like I know some of you guys). ...
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| A book recommendaton... |
A good read about "not catching trout" to which some of you could relate to. :-) "Covered Waters" by Joseph Heywood. Takes place mostly in the Michigan UP and in the conversational style ...
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| Montana's 'fishless' streams |
HELENA, Mont. -- The first known survey of Montana's officially "fishless" prairie streams has discovered they are teeming with numbers and varieties that surprised state fisheries experts. ...
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| CT Anglers ... |
The Connecticut DEP plans to distribute a coastal recreation access survey to interested persons. The purpose of this survey is to better understand the public's coastal recreation needs a...
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| fly reel design |
We have several Mitchell 782 for salmon fishing in NY ...they were discontinued several years ago and are scarse on eBay. The unique feature other than large capacity, is that the rewind han...
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| Tackle Shops Near Gloucester UK |
Just heard from my folks that my brother surprised them late last night, after flying in from Zurich to spend the holiday with us. Obviously he's the successful one in the family. Anyway, si...
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| Flies for Marathon Key |
I will be on Marathon Key in the middle of Dec. for about a week staying at Bahia Honda State Park. Can anyone recommend flies? I have never fished in the keys and understand there is good b...
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| concern re:riverman(Myron) |
If I read his holiday greeting message correctly, Myron was not utilizing the ferry boats which were involved in the tragic accident of this am. Still, my concern is still tangible for him a...
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| damon fly rods |
I am a first time fly rod buyer and I was looking at damon fly rods out of Potsdam NY. Can anyone supply any info on the quality of rod from here? Thanks, -- Steve Wenner <...
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| harassing hunters and fisherman |
Once in a while we win A local conservation officer was watching a group of local duck hunters with binoculars and observed a local who didn't like the hunters making noise and killing ...
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| Can they do this?!??! |
I just got a adg fly reel. Its warranty (found in the box) says : adg colorado usa fly reel manual and warranty registraion says "If any part of the reel fails to perform for any ...
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| Happy Thanksgiving and a help request! |
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I hope you and your loved ones have a safe and fun holiday. I learned so much this spring, summer, and fall fishing on the surface. I hit a bunch...
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| this is |
sad.... http://sports.yahoo.com/oly/news;_ylc=X3oDMTBpNWZic251BF9TAzI1NjY0ODI1BHNlYwN0aA--?slug=ap-villagesecurity&prov=ap&type=lgns --wally
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| OT: Last Report |
Well I quit my old company last Friday. My boss took me and my co-workers out for a steak dinner, to show how happy he was that I was leavin'. I found out today that he was SO happy I was ...
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| hey ya'll |
happy thanksgiving to each and everyone of you roffian turkeys. here's wishing ya'll a safe and happy holiday... tight lines, wally :-)
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| rod abuse?? |
I broke my 9 weight tfo on the feather today :( I caught a salmon, my line was all the way in, just the 10 feet of leader. I put my pull in the water so I could get a hold of the line to ...
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| More Anti Movies from Disney |
Disney's Anti-Hunting Bias is UnBEARable- (11/26) Disney's most recent animated feature, "Brother Bear," is following in the anti-hunting footsteps of "Ba...
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| Sunglasses |
Looking to order some of the $39 amber fit over sunglasses from cabales. Does any else have these and are they any good? TIA
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| GOBBLE GOBBLE!! (OT, of course) |
Happiest of Turkeydays to you all!! Tomorrow at 8am, I'm catching a ride to the 'beach', the corrput and inefficient riverside port of Kinshasa. Then on to a ferryboat on across the Congo ri...
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| OT...calling all geeks |
OK, I finally got tired of bsods, lockups, illegal ops etc, etc. so I upgraded to WinXP Home Edition today. So far, what I've seen I like; the only fly in the ointment seems to be that win...
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