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Pass Lake Wet Fly- Revisited
As I attempt to bring Casting Around back to life I am feeling nostalgic. One of my early posts (in April 2009) was about the Pass Lake Wet Fly. But since that post I have […]
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Tenkara Technique: Swinging Wetflies
Ever since I started fly fishing, just over 20 years ago, magazine articles have been urging us not to forget about those old fashioned wetflies. They have been declared dead and “re-discovered” many times over. […]
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Tenkara and the Sulphurs
It is the time of year when a young man’s thoughts turn to…sulphurs. Well, at least if he’s an eastern fly fisher. Again I’m presenting an experimental set of flies. This time I’m focusing on […]
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Elegant Flies by Jean paul Dessaigne
I enjoy fly tying as an end unto itself. So, lately I have had the desire to concentrate on tying flies that I like to tie and that I like to look at. I think […]
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Yellow and Partridge
Classic Wet Fly: Yellow and Partridge Soft Hackle Hook: Standard Light Wire Dry Fly or Stout Wet Fly Hook, sizes 10 to 20 Abdomen: Yellow Floss Rib: Fine Copper Wire Thorax: Hare’s Ear Dubbing Collar: […]
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Green and Partridge Soft Hackle
Classic Wet Fly: Green and Partridge Soft Hackle Hook: Standard Light Wire Dry Fly or Stout Wet Fly Hook, sizes 12 to 20 Abdomen: Green Floss Rib: Fine Copper Wire Thorax Hare’s Ear Dubbing Collar: […]
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Trip Report Spring Creek, Centre County, PA
Visited Pennsylvania’s famed Spring Creek on Monday April 12, 2009. It was a good trip. The first place we hit was the former McCoy Dam location just downstream of Bellefonte, PA. Prior to the removal […]