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My friend, Washington fly tier Scotty Howell, died today at 2PM after a prolonged and courageous battle with a virulent throat cancer. I first saw...

it looks like there are not many river reports on the websites. one site asks for a donation before you can view fishing reports which I would gladly...

I am new to fly fishing as a whole. Last year I started fishing for trout and this year I would like to progress to salmon. The problem is I have no...

Petru Dima's flies intrigue me. Does anybody know how the braiding is accomplished?

Fellow historians, I am looking for information sources other then Frodin regarding Michael Rogan (date of birth, death and when he invented the...

Welcome to the new Discussion Forum for Salmonfly.net. Salmonfly.net is a web site that was originally designed as an instruction page for tying...

I have never been to Alaska...Cant wait. I am going to be spending 20 days, floating on 2 different rivers( the goodnews, and ??? yet). Does anyone...

Does anyone know if the beach at Evergreen College is still open for fishing? I've heard yes, and I've heard no, any help would be appreciated.

I'm fishing in Ontario next month for Chinook and Pink Salmon, as well as some rainbow trout. I'm having a hard time finding hooks as I've been told...

Hello Fisherman: I sometimes flyfish the Upper Muskegon River spring and fall. I have been wadeing but would like to get away more and relax. I,ve...

Howdy folks... Perhaps someone here can help me.... I am interested in tying up a selection of Jim Prey's OPTIC Steelhead/ Salmon patterns.. I...

Hello fellow fly fishers, haven't been here for a long time so I thought I would pop back in and say "Hello" ! Glad to see the site is still up and...

First, I am new to this site have been on Speypages a lot in the past and my buddy turned me on to this one. I truly enjoy the site and look...

I have to replace my running line and type six shooting head. Here are my questions. In your opinion which type of line is better, a "regular"...

http://fishing.fuelspace.com/salmonrun.php has an interesting 37-page flash document that shows you the proportion of salmon arriving in British...

YOUTUBE SLIDE SHOWS "ENJOY!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1DpySPHdaM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tug-J5XhnN8 ...

I am looking for areas to fish for salmon off the beaches near bellingham. I have hear of a couple places such as sandy point and the area around. I...

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Please take a look at http://www.classicflies.net if you'r intrested. I quit the flydressing and want to sell all my stuff! Wolfgang

For anyone interested, it is the featured article for this month. www.salmonfly.net J

I will be in Seattle June 8-15 and would like to do some fly fishing. I would like to do some stream fishing within 1 hr. from Seattle and some...

I bought a Sage VT2 8wt rod and a Lamson 4 reel with a Rio Windcutter 8.9,10 line. I cast it for the first time today and when I went to balance it...

I’m headed to the Pere Marquette in April for some Steelhead fishing. In preparation for this trip I’m reading so much out there about all the...

I am going to target chum salmon this year and try to figure them out. I used to fish them back in the early 70's but things have changed (including...

Hey hows it going I will be in Washington this Feburary and Want to catch some salmon are they in season I have been eating huge Yellow fin tuna up...

I've been trying to figure out how to attach a file to a PM but have had no luck. Anyone out there willing to provide a senile, tired, computer...

Hey all- I'm thinking about going to the Yakima fish out at the end of the month. Of course I want to hit some trout, but I also heard there's some...

Anyone have a recipe for a "Beats Me"? I hear it works well on our rivers for steelhead. Thanks.

Hey Everyone, Does anyone know about the Dungeoness. I went the other day and it seemed the water looked low, but after looking at the flow...

Hi, I am going on a week long sea kayaking trip next month to Prince William Sound Alaska and I plan to do some fly fishing. We will be kayaking...

The results of the 2005 Atlantic Salmon/Steelhead Tying Contest are in. To see the winners go here. ...

Hi Folks, Here is one just for the fun of it. Let's see some from the rest of you too. Happy Trails! Ronn

OK all you salmon fly tiers and historians out there... I have been trying to get some COTR and Indian Crow large enough to tie 2/0 and above and...

Hi All, Here's an old pattern that remains beautiful to this day. It's called The Grey Eagle because it was tied with Eagle marabou. Of course,...

Is this the same Scott Howell that is a guide in Al.? The one I know Father is a bamboo rod maker and good friend. also I'm new to this internet...

Hi guys I'm totally new to this sport. Don't know if I want to fill a third tackle box and a third rod rack. I have fished for salmon in the salt for...

Ok, I just made a mess of my first attempt at this one. Then thank the gods, I cut my thread, and it ended the mess. I am familar with the Ostrich...

I'm a new fly tier and would like to know how to tie the Olive Marabou at http://www.angelfire.com/wa/salmonid/fly111.html Any help would be...

Cannot seem to log on to the fly tying and General section of the site. Am I missing something??????? tony