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After hearing so much about this river and the rather large steelhead that winter in it I have to admit my interest was piqued.  What fly junkie wouldn’t be?  Most discussions did bring up a number of issues that would leave a solitary female flyfisher cold:  the stench of rotting post-spawn fish; elbow-to-elbow combat fishing; [...]

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Well, it’s official, now that my local fly shop
www.clearwaterfly.com has helped me find the correct line…..I’m in love
A local lake outlet, a sweet little birdie said to check it out
First few hits were amazingly soft - to soft, it happened a couple of times and I switched my nymph to [...]

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The Bamboo Blank Project - Part 1

The Bamboo Blank Project - Part 2
In Part 3 of the Bamboo Blank Project I will cover test-casting the rod, wrapping the guides, patching the cork grip and applying a finish to the cork.
Tip: At this point you must decide on or already know which kind of [...]

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The Bamboo Blank Project - Part 1
In part two of the Bamboo Blank Project I will cover ordering the rod building components, fitting, pressing & turning the cork grip with a hand drill, installation of the tip top guides on each of the tips and gluing the reel seat components together.
I started off by making [...]

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These heads are made particularly for fly fishing along the Scandinavian coastline. The coating is specially produced for use in cold saltwater. The powerful tapering of the line makes it very easy to turn over even larger flies in heavy wind. The core is made out of a new innovative low-stretch Kevlar material that keeps [...]

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