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Boxes

Since I have a tendency to tie on a fly and get too preoccupied to notice that I left my fly box sitting on the bank, I use the crushable ripple foam boxes that have a fabric outside. They float, use a simple magnet to hold them together, and if I leave one sitting around, it's not too big of a loss because I can pick up a replacement for $10. Those are for my streamers and wets.

For dries, I have some simple compartment boxes. I don't like using ripple foam because they mess up hackle and wings too easily.

But, the number one thing I've learned in life is that no matter what box you have, put your name and phone number on it!!!!!!!!!

Use Fluorocarbon(exp

Use Fluorocarbon(expensive) for a sinker and "Berkely Fireline" fused superline(even more expensive) for a floater. There is a clearish one available now although I have not used it yet. Use old material. It does not matter how many knots it has incorporated in it. My latest leaders have been made with the very fine mono thread available on 100yd spools from haberdashery supplies. Cost about $2 per spool and will make several leaders.

How about adding som

How about adding some big wobbly legs Martin. Call it the "Chernobyl Mauler".
I can see a future for this "fly" for Barramundi in the billabongs and rivers of the Northern Territory. Just take a bag of the makings and assemble some on the spot.

Vanus,

Vanus,

Sorry I haven't returned to you on this yet, but I have been trying to dig into it bit.

The Danish entry says that there is little of interest unles you go further north. That's basically what I have experienced over the years regarding Sweden.

There are streams in the south, but precious few trout streams, and the ones that have trout are hard to get licenses for, difficult to fish and even expensive. I have heard that Råån, Fyleån and Björkån should be worth looking into.

If I were to recommend anything it would be to go to Southern Jylland, which has some really excellent streams. Ripley will be able to confirm that. Some of them have been mentioned here in the forum, but most of the ones, which you can get licenses for have both trout and grayling.

Martin

Why is this worth a

Why is this worth a score of a "not good" 1.3.

I am very much looking

[quote:b4c6aac037="Les"]I am very much looking forward to meeting up for the Summit in September.

Is it allowed to bring my wife?? Are there trips, shopping etc for the ladies?

The trip is a 60th birthday treat (for me!) as it fulfills a long-held ambition. Here in Devon I fish saltwater for bass, but seatrout in the salt will be a real treat. I am tying Woolly Buggers by the ton (or is that by the tonne?). [/quote:b4c6aac037]

Les,

A lot of us are looking forward to this trip!

And sure you can bring your wife! The shooping options are probably not going to be fantastic just nearby (wherever we will stay), but many of the cities on Fyn have nice centers and Odense - the main city - is well worth a visit or two, and probably no more than about 30 minutes away almost no matter where we wind up.

We're trying to set up the trip in a large house so that we can all sleet indoors. Lots of organisations have large houses with room and facilities for many. We're trying to get our hands on such a house.

Regarding the flies, I will make a list with gear and fly suggestions, but many of your wet flies for lake fishing will do fine - and Woolly Buggers always work!

I will return as soon as possible with further details.

Martin

my dad got stung by

my dad got stung by one we were fishing for mackeral with feathers and they were all on the bottom all of his hand swelled up

Gents,

Gents,

[i:821c90a18f]I obviously did this wrong the first time - I'm not used to BBS, so please forgive me if you have already read this on the other subject board. Anyhow, here's my post, what do you think to my question??[/i:821c90a18f]

I am very much looking forward to meeting up for the Summit in September.

Is it allowed to bring my wife?? Are there trips, shopping etc for the ladies?

The trip is a 60th birthday treat (for me!) as it fulfills a long-held ambition. Here in Devon I fish saltwater for bass, but seatrout in the salt will be a real treat. I am tying Woolly Buggers by the ton (or is that by the tonne?).

The trout round here are all out of sorts with the heat at the moment - lake water temp 23 C!

We will expect to come by car via ferry to Esbjerg.

Regards,
Les

Ey jeg bor i malmø

[quote:78fc7fe0cd="segato"]Ey jeg bor i malmø arbejder i KBH. Har været lidt rundt og kigge på nogle åer, men syntes ikke der har været noget specielt spændende endnu. Af kendte åer er der hvad jeg ved af svaneåen, rååen, Nybroåen. Tror hvis man skal have noget bedre fiskeri skal man nok en anelse længere op til Ätran. Men der sker ikke det helt store lige nu kan jeg se af fangst raporterne. Hvis du hører om noget selv må du meget gerne skrive det kigger selv efter gode fiskevand herovre.[/quote:78fc7fe0cd]

I wish I understood this :oops:

Jerry,

Ask in a b

Jerry,

Ask in a bookstore or directly at Merlin Unwin. A link to their contact information is found in the fact box next to the review.

Martin

hi there i really li

hi there i really like story and i live in NZ.And am wondering where i could buy that MCFLYLON stuff. THANKS.

In the States there is an

In the States there is an expression. It is something like, "When you get to my age never pass a bathroom." Well, never rufuse a flybox. There are about a thousand different types, going back 100 years, and they all seem to work for some flies. Martin has summed it up beautifully.

If you want to save some money and be a trend setter, go to a crafts store and look for compartmented plastic boxes. In this country there is even a store called The Container Store. There are also many craft supply stores. I don't know what they would be called in Europe. They would be like art supply stores. They have dozens of different size and style soft plastic boxes that are perfect for loose flies. I use them for dry flies, nymphs and poppers. They cost about a tenth of what pro boxes cost. Some have adjustable size compartments.

I even use small cardboard boxes that nails and screws come in. They are good for streamers and flies that are OK to crush a bit. I have many of them and they have a clear plastic window so you can see what is inside. I am a carpenter so I always have dozens of them around.

But of course we all love that classic, expensive look every once in a while.

Is the Merlin's Dail

Is the Merlin's Daily Calendar 2006 still available? If so, how can I order one. If not, will there be a Merlin's Daily Calendar 2007?

Hi.

Hi.

I have tried some different fly boxes, classic aluminum, and modern plastic ones. I also use C&F Design and I am quite happy with it. It’s not the cheapest one out there, but price v/ quality is OK.

In my DIY period I made a fly box out of a cut down wooden cigar box, and simply filed the inside with some pieces of self adhesive foam (the type you use on windows). I also made a version out of a small gray plastic box, it worked so well that I actually still got it.

Regards Peter

Edit: The C&F Design CF-1505 MSF S-size FlyCase 5/5 pockets is not to big to fit in a pocket.

Re: Fly boxes

[quote:0eebf4a9fa="Sarunas_St"]What fly boxes do you use,and what is the pluses ant minuses :?[/quote:0eebf4a9fa]

Sarunas,

I have used all kinds of boxes, many brands and types. It's the inner workings that are important - the way you attach the flies. Of course the box material is also important - wood, plastic, metal - but look at the inside first. I will sum the main types up as this:

- Flat foam (many brands)
Easy to use, but also easy to make a mess in you fly collection. I use large wooden flat-foam-boxes for fly storage at home.

- Riffled foam (many brands)
Better than the above in many ways. Easier to organize your flies

- Cut-out foam (C&F-style)
Very nice system, and excellent for most types of flies. My current favorites

- Clips (Whetley-style)
Great for single and double salmon flies. Very nice to look at.

- Compartments (Whetley style)
Excellent for dry flies and nymphs. I use a waterproof plastic box with compartments for my dries and nymphs.

- "pinchers" (Fox box style)
Very good for medium size singles. Very organized. I used to use these for my sea trout flies, and still use a few of these boxes for my older flies.

- Special boxes (for tube flies, tarpon flies etc)
Very nice when you have that special need. I never had it.

Having made this list I have actually considered turning it into an article. The subject is quite interesting, and I'm sure there would be an audience for that.

Until then I hope this was useful to you

Martin
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Hello GFF.

Hello GFF,

Thanks to everyone for the advice. Unfortunately, shortly before my summer vacation I injured my lower back. Ouch… I still brought my fly-fishing gear with me, and my back improved a lot during the holiday, but I didn’t get the chance to go fly fishing. So, sadly, I can’t give any feedback on your suggestions this time—maybe next year!

Once again, thanks for all the tips.

Regards,
Peter

P.S. We did visit the Grand Canyon du Verdon. I was there about 15 years ago (back then I wasn’t aware of the possibility of fishing). The views were amazing and the nature was stunning. This time, we took the road north of the canyon—the small D23 loop from the town of La Palud-sur-Verdon over the mountain top. It was impressive, but unfortunately the road was closed about 8 km in, so we had to turn back before reaching the summit.

P.P.S. The Sorgue River looks like the perfect fishing spot—close to the beautiful city of Avignon, where you could easily drop off the family. The surrounding area is also gorgeous.

Hi,

Hi,

I have also tried fishing the La Sorgue - it's a beauty - probably one of the best chalkstreams in Europe.

Unfortunately I had just started flyfishing, when we visited that part of France some years ago, also it was in the end of August, beginning of September, why it was too hot and it hadn't been raining for months, so the fishing was very difficult even for the pro's.

The water was clear as Gin and it was no problem spotting the trouts, I saw some big ones, and the Graylings also big ones.

I had a great experience one evening, it felt like something touched my leg, I quickly looked down and saw a big Grayling swimming through my legs....

I have also visited Verdon, but not fished it, it looked very very beautifull and I would very much like to go back there with a flyrod.

Maybe next year where we plan to go back to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, this time it will be earlier and the fishing will be much better planned.

Cheers

Bo

Hi there,

Hi there,

I use C&F boxes and the only minus I can think of is the size, they are a bit big for my wading jacket, but other than that I find them to be excellent.

Cheers

Bo

great photos, much a

great photos, much appreciated,

hey all,i use furled

hey all,i use furled leaders excusively,and have found them too more benefical than your common mono leader,if you have matched leader to tippet,you can fish ina variety of ways,you can nymph and have a strke indicator,or when dry fishing give you a sight recognition as to how your float is occuring! Seems tht i have become a furled fisher !!!!

No offense, but, wha

No offense, but, what an ugly fly!!!!
Good Sense, It CATCHES fish!!!
"The Proof is in the Pudding!" No matter how it looks to the fly tyer or the Traditionalist -- the only thing that matters is DOES IT CATCH FISH????
And if it does, and it does... then it doesn't matter what it looks like to you and me -- if the fish eat it -- then I get to eat the fish!!!
Thanks for the very innovative and inexpensive fly!!!
Hot Shot Clyde

Great picture and ev

Great picture and everyone's dream to catch one this size!!

Transportation to the GFF get-together

Okay, I will be driving from Helsingør (Elsinore) to the GFF get-together in my car. I will be happy to pick anybody up on the way to Fyn. A possible pick-up spot could be Tåstrup and Ringsted train stations. 3 persons is maximum.

Let me know if anybody is interested.

Yep, the dead drift is

Yep, the dead drift is crucial when it comes to heavy nymphing. Even if I do enjoy dry fly and streamer fishing more, nyphing does catch fish. I used the same technique today on the Swift River and although the Rainbows weren't cooperating, at least on nymphs, the Mountain Whitefish were. I took several nice Whitefish and then took some small rainbows on an orange Stimulator dry pattern. Too bad I have to work tomorrow, another quiet day on the rivers would have been nice..... :wink: