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Apr 8, 2024 · Hi all, my cheap breathable stocking foot waders have finally started leaking hard, and I’m looking for a new pair. Has anyone had experience with Paramount Outdoors waders? Specifically the “Deep Eddy Zippered Breathable Stockingfoot” waders? I want to give zippered waders a try for the first...

Nov 4, 2009 · Greetings. I am in the market for a good fast action 8 wt. salmon/steelhead rod and am considering a closeout Xi2. I know this rod was really popular a couple years ago, and wondered if it has a loyal following. I am sure that the Xi3 is an improvement, but I am not willing to spend $700 on a...

Mar 18, 2021 · American Masters Fly Fishing Symposium part 2 - tackle American Masters Fly Fishing Symposium part 3 - The travel, the fish, the life Lefty's Favorite Fishing Stories & complete Index.

Feb 10, 2012 · I like fishing dragonfly nymph imitations as trout seem to slam into them for the take. I've tied a coupla patterns over the years; the drunken dragon, two kaufmann patterns; the lake dragon and the floating lake dragon, a pattern of mine called the junkyard dog (because it's an ugly tie and a...

Jan 12, 2025 · My days fly-fishing in the fall were exclusively for salmon, which I found to be much more about lobbing flies as often and randomly as possible in the hopes of annoying a metabolically inactive fish to the point of attack. Lacking from my time on the water were days spent nymphing at depth and pursuing a steady dead-drift.

Mar 9, 2017 · About 30 years ago, my fly club gave me a framed set of member's flies as an award for editing the newsletter for 15 years. Since then other club members and I have made framed fly displays, often for our biannual conservation auctions.

Mar 7, 2006 · Quick overview of what a fly swap is. Fly swaps are an opportunity for tiers to exchange flies, it's usually done on a 1 fly for 1 fly basis. A member will post a thread about a swap with general guidelines including number of tiers …

Oct 21, 2014 · Roderick Haig-Brown developed this pretty little fly in 1939 as a cutthroat or coho fry imitation and, although originally intended for sea-run cutthroat, it seems to hold considerable attraction for coho and steelhead.