Sparse Grey Matter

Vance wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:03 am

Hi, Gadabout, I have some cortland yellow material and some goldish poly. material that you can have. Just send me a email to. whv1937@comcast.net. That’s it for my gold stuff, Bill Vance

Thanks for your kind offer Bill. I should be ok now with the links ibookje posted.

ibookje wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:53 am

A few in Europe (where I live):

https://www.amfishingtackle.nl/vliegbinden/aampm-floss/

https://www.lakelandflytying.com/materi ... wire/floss

Let me know if I can help

Thanks ibookje! That should do it.

I’ve recently run out of golden yellow floss, and have been having trouble finding this color online. Anybody have a source?

Took the day off yesterday and got few hours in on a local stream and managed just one small wild brookie on a Montreal wet fly.

I just found this today. Sad news. He was always a favorite of mine. During my newbie days, he found me fishing Wagon Tracks Pool during my first opening day on the Beaverkill and included me in his column the next day. A true gentleman.

That is one beautiful fish!

Personally, I would pick at least a 5-weight for what you’re doing. You might try to find an old Orvis Far & Fine graphite, which is a 7’9” 5-weight.

I’ll go through my archives and see what I can find, but what about Maine style streamers, Lew Oatman, etc. Do they qualify?

ted patlen wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:07 am

cj, I have no freak'n idea where bad came from

......

bad male = bnd male + auto-correct

... just my guess

My first trout was hooked in the Nissequogue River on Long Island, in 1979. It was a brook trout about 11 or 12 inches, taken on a Quill Gordon dry. Except for the fact that I dropped it after 10 or 15 seconds, it was a perfect experience and I was hooked for life. If I had to pick the most memorabl...