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"a fly line runs through it" - pretty clever huh? ok, clever enough. I'm a fly fisherman and a fly tyer. I thought it would be nice to have a place to talk about that - to share that with those who may be interested. so here it is - the angler's quarter. fishing stories, fly patterns, photos, and links to other sites are among what you'll find here - have fun! alan creech ::: links >>> > orvis |
::: 11.03.2005 >>
test testing ::: posted by > + Alan at 6:58 PM | (0) comments -------------------------------
::: 7.28.2004 >>
I tied 3 #6 Clouser's Minnows (white and brown with perlescent krystal flash), 1 Crawdad colored #4 Wooly Bugger, and a #4 souped up Mallard Minnow with a little sparse krystal flash underbody and Jungle Cock cheeks - and lead - I am almost afraid to use it. I will though, and I'll let you know how that works. I've put the subscription service on the left there. Add your e-mail address and get the posts as I post them here, then come look at the pictures if you don't get them in the e-mail. Good fishing! ::: posted by > + Alan at 11:32 PM | (2) comments -------------------------------
::: 7.23.2004 >>
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::: 7.18.2004 >>
Here are a few photos of one of the more memorable trips. My son Conor and I hit Silver Creek. We caught a few - Smallmouth and at the end a pretty chunky Largemouth. I'm currently reading Dances with Trout by John Gierach in lieu of fishing. Gierach is great at bringing the stream to you when you can't get there. I love reading the adventures of these guys who can actually fish 250 days a year - what the hell is up with that? I don't know if I'll ever get there - we shall see. I don't think I've actually fished for Trout this year. If I have, I can't remember. I will definitely have to change that situation. I'll keep you posted. I think I'll put a subscriber service on here so you don't have to come check a non-updated blog so often. Hopefully I can start talking more fish talk. ::: posted by > + Alan at 8:01 PM | (0) comments -------------------------------
::: 11.12.2003 >>
I've never really fished in the snow before. I am praying that snow will fall as we camp and fish. You know, not like a blizzard but a couple of inches. I want to stand in that beautiful landscape, snow falling around me, and pull a few Trout out of the cold waters. Report to follow... ::: posted by > + Alan at 12:53 PM | (0) comments -------------------------------
::: 7.16.2003 >>
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::: 6.27.2003 >>
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::: 6.23.2003 >>
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::: 5.27.2003 >>
I usually start there at the falls and work down a ways. I did that after nothing happened at the falls. On my way back up I cast a wooly bugger into a side pool area where some spring water drips in from rocks above and caught two Smallmouth and 3 Sunfish. Then headed back up to the falls - nothing there again - and on upstream. I got a workout today. Wading against current is like working out on a weight machine. Feel the burn! At one point in the adventure, as I was taking a picture, I lost my rod! Orvis 7'9" 5wt Far & Fine outfit. I've had it for around 12 years I guess. It fell into some fast current and off she went - AAAaaghhh!! I had to take off running downstream to reach down in the water and retrieve it. Of course then I stick my long-sleeve clad arm up to the elbow in water to grab the damn thing - I got it though - thank God. I ended up a little later at what I call the Peacock hole (guess what you hear in this spot sometimes). This is a long hole of water with a current tongue running all the way through it into a rock strewn tailout. One side it typically deep and the other is a rock shelf - big time Smallmouth country. I caught 3 there - one of them you see up there. I caught the earlier two on a black and olive Wooly Bugger - these 3 on a Mallard Minnow. None of them were very large, but big enough to put up a good fight. Gorgeous day, caught 5 Smallmouth and a few nice Sunfish, I needed that. ::: posted by > + Alan at 12:34 PM | (0) comments -------------------------------
::: 4.19.2003 >>
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