Norm Albiston Podcast from Fly Fish Radio Episode #2

Buy Quality Tools and Materials

Poor quality tools and materials are destined to discourage beginner tiers and cause greater expense when the time comes to replace them.

Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park

Tying and Fishing Caddisflies

With Mike Lawson and Jack Dennis

Where Should My Fly Be

Any guesses?

The Way It Began

The Way It Began from TwoFisted Heart Productions on Vimeo.

Fishing Places

Big Horn River, Montana

Tall Timber Lodge, New Hampshire

Salmon River, Connecticut

Hopeville Pond, Connecticut

Thanks for looking.

Bobbers and Indicators and Cheaters Oh My

There is a vast variety of fly fishing strike indicators. Here is a few of them.

STICK ON

SCREW ON

THINGAMABOBBERS

TWIST ON

POLY YARN

LEADER BUTT SECTION

FOAM FLY

COILED INDICATOR

INLINE DROP INDICATOR

PUTTY

BOLES FLOAT RIGHT INDICATOR

INDICATOR YARN

RASTAMAN STRIKE INDICATOR

FLY LINE INDICATOR

DRY FLY

HOT HEAD INDICATOR

FLOATMASTER INDICATORS

BALLOON

Well thats just a sampling of strike indicators available to fishermen. Its your choice to use the or not.

River Creature

Yesterday while at the Bears Den Fly Shop in Taunton, Ma I spied some flies called River Creatures from the  Flymen Fishing Company and purchased one fly as a sample. I also purchased some rubber legs and Fish Skulls to tie some up for myself. $2.90 a fly is a bit up there if you were to buy a dozen or so.

I'm figuring these flies will work on some big bluegills, crappies and the occasional small mouth and large mouth bass that I fish for in my area. These should work in your area also..

Recipe

Mustad 3366 or Equivalent

Thread

Rubber legs (Your favorite color)

Estaz (Your favorite color)

Fish Skulls

CA Glue (Your favorite brand)

Reference

http://flymenfishingcompany.org/products/fish-skull-flies/fs-river-creature/

Fishing Places

Bighorn River, Montana

Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Salmon River, Connecticut

Hopeville Pond, Connecticut

Adjustable Balloon Strike Indicator

Chota Hippies

Sometimes that's all you need!

Chota Hippies

http://chotaoutdoorgear.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=119

Big Hole Demon

Big Hole Demon (Light)

Hook - Mustad 9761, 9762 or equivalent

Thread - Black

Tail - Grizzly or badger hackle tips (2, divided)

Ribbing - Oval silver tinsel 

Body - Flat silver tinsel

Thorax - Black chenille or peacock herl

Hackle - Grizzly or badger hackle palmered over thorax

Big Hole Demon (Dark)

Hook - Mustad 9671, 9672 or equivalent

Thread - Brown

Tail - Furnace or dark brown hackle tips (2, divided)

Ribbing - Oval gold tinsel 

Body - Flat gold tinsel

Thorax - Brown chenille 

Hackle - Furnace or dark brown hackle palmered over thorax

Montana Trout Flies by George F Grant

Reel Spool Tenders

Whenever I reel the line and leader onto an extra reel spool it somehow unwraps itself from the spool. I was in Walmart yesterday and found these velcro "one-wrap" straps for $2.99 for six straps. I simply wound the line and leader back on to the spool and inserted the tippet end into the slot in the strap and wrapped the strap around the spooled line. No more unspooling!

These one-wraps" are 15 inches long x 1/2 inch wide. Length can be shortened as required.

"One-Wrap" installed on reel spool.

Dropper Rigs