NORTH IDAHO FLY CASTERS’ MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Flies & Lies · All Fishermen Are Liars by John...

NORTH IDAHO FLY CASTERS’ MONTHLY NEWSLETTER! FEBRUARY 2015

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We are the NIFCSince 1977, the North Idaho Fly Casters Club has been dedicated to all facets of the sport of fly fishing by providing a wide range of educational, social and conservation opportunities to the fly fishing enthusiast.Inside this issue:Dennett wins K&K 1President’s message/New Badges 2Club news/Calendar 3Club news continued 4K&K Derby continued 5K&K Derby continued 6Nine Mile Bridge 7NIFC Corp. Cards 8NIFC Corp. Cards 9NIFC BoD Minutes/Youth Fly Tying News 10Fly of the Month - Callibaetis Cripple 11Officers/Trustees Committees/ Trout Unlimited Banquet 12Gear Bag- C&F Dry Fly Magnets/Want Ad 13

Flies & LiesBert Dennett Wins K&K Fall Derby

24.2-pound rainbow tops Lake Pend Orei"e classic

By BERT DENNETTIt was foggy and dark, an hour before dawn when I left the boat slip at

Holiday Shores on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving 2014. With the boat lights on it was as bright as a Christmas tree and I could see pretty well.

I slowly headed out trying to decide which direction to go. Since there were tons of weeds going to Lees the day before, I elected to head south toward Garfield Bay. I had lost a big fish near White Rock earlier in the week and there had been some talk of other guys catching some big rainbows near there also, so off I went.

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Courtesy Photo NIFC member Bert Dennett holds his 24.2-pound, 38.5-inch rainbow during the Lake Pend Oreille Fall K&K Derby in November.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Don Boehm

Greetings,

The snow is all gone from my yard and I hope we don't see much more of it, although we need more snow up in the mountains to make sure we have plenty of water in our streams and rivers. The dates have been set for this year’s fishouts. I listed them in last month’s newsletter, so if you missed them see me at the next meeting.

I have heard that some of you have been doing a little fishing already. Remember a few simple rules. Go with someone if you can, it is nice to have a partner with you if something goes wrong. Always let someone know where you are going and about when you will be back. It is real easy to leave a note on your car dash with the information on it. Another great idea is to wear a PFD, they save lives. Be careful, be safe, and have fun.

At our meeting on Feb. 19, we will be collecting food or money for our annual food drive. Our board has already approved a $200. donation.

Another reminder is for our upcoming Swap Meet to be held on Feb. 21, and Gene McCloskey said that he still has plenty of tickets left. You can call him or go by one of our local fly shops and pick up some tickets. It would be a good time to introduce a friend or neighbor to fly fishing and to our club.

Don't forget that February 14, is Valentine's Day, so remember that special someone.

Hope to see you at our next meeting.

Don Boehm

New Club Name Badges AvailableYou may have noticed club members sporting new name badges adorned with the club logo and the owner’s name. These badges are beautiful, a real work of art. To order one of these new badges, please contact Gene McCloskey (208) 929-0634 and let him make an order to the North Idaho Trophy Co. We can get a break in cost if we order in higher quantities. The cost is about $10 with a magnetic fastener and about $7 with a pin back. An alligator type clip may be attached to the pin for an additional 80 cents.





CLUB NEWSTHE NEXT CLUB PROGRAMMembers can make Bourbon St. flat-iron steak ($16.50) dinner reservations for the February 19, meeting at the Coeur d’Alene Inn, 506 W. Appleway Ave. Coeur d’Alene, by contacting Laura Forsberg by Sunday, February 15, at (208) 964-0115 or [email protected] program is G.L. Britton on Steelhead Opportunites & Techniques.Wet fly hour starts at 5 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m. Be considerate if you RSVPed but can’t make it, call Laura to cancel.Remember that you can now pay for meals and memberships by credit or debit card. A 50-cent card-use fee is added for dinners only, not for memberships or $10 or greater bucket drawing tickets.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS2014-2015 club dues can be paid at the next monthly meeting or by mailing them to:North Idaho Fly CastersP.O. Box 1698Coeur d' Alene, ID 83816-1698The dues structure:$30 Family, Single, SeniorThe membership year is September through August. Newsletters will be distributed via email. If you've changed your email address, or any other information, please contact Laura Forsberg at (208) 964-0115 or [email protected].

NEW MEMBERSNew members are Peg and Jim Kingery of Moscow, Jeff LaFollette of Dalton Gardens, John Garcia of Post Falls and Robert Beckham.

Laura Forsberg

BUCKET DRAWING NEWSContact Renee Blythe at 660-0384 to donate new or gently used items for our monthly club bucket drawings table at our club general meetings. Donations can be fly fishing gear, fly tying materials, equipment, pictures, books, art or other interesting items that you no longer use or want. Money collected from the bucket drawings supports club events and expenses. Your donations will be listed on the bucket drawing table and reported in this monthly newsletter. The bucket drawing table is located near the membership, merchandise and library tables. Tickets are $1 each - $10 gets you 12 tickets plus a bonus ticket for the Christmas bucket drawing at the December meeting.January winners: Bert Dennett - cocktail set, tools and bag - from NIFCBonnie Boehm - bottle opener and beer - from NIFCDavid Heberer - glasses - from NIFCWayne Huddlemeyer - tomato planter - from KrumplemansMark Vehr - lantern set, whiskey and flask, almond roca - from NIFC and BlythesSkip Quade - bottle opener - from NIFCRon Voight - fishing book, cake cookbook - from Flagan and NIFC

Renee and Greg Blythe

LIBRARY NEWSBooks & DVDs ReviewSanta was good this year! We've just added three new DVDs and five new books to the club library. Here's a brief preview of the new additions. In future newsletters, we'll provide more detailed information on each one as we get a chance to review them.

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CalendarFebruary 19Club Dinner Meeting, 5 p.m. wet fly hour, 6 p.m. dinnerProgram is G.L. Britton on Steelhead Opportunities & TechniquesCoeur d’Alene Inn, 506 W. Appleway Ave., Cd’A

February 7, 14, 21, 28NIFC Rod Building Class [email protected] Setty Shop, 3997 Nicklaus Drive, Cd’A

February 21NIFC Fly Gear Swap Meet, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.$20 advance ticketsGene McCloskey (208) 929-0634Elks Lodge, 1170 W. Prairie Ave., Hayden

March 7Trout Unlimited Spring Banquet, Opens 4:30 Dinner 6:30, $40/$70 couple, Don Childress (208) 255-7928Columbia Bank (formerly Panhandle State Bank) Sandpoint

Mar 14, 28, Apr 4, 11NIFC Net Building ClassKent Setty Shop

March 20-21The North Idaho Fly Fishing Expo (NIFFE)Clearwater Casino (just east of Lewiston)

Upcoming Programs:

Feb. 19, G.L. Britton - Steelhead Opportunities & Techniques

Mar. 19, Tim Tollett - Fishing on the Beaverhead & Big Hole Rivers

Apr. 16, Steve Temple - Secrets on the Clark Fork

May 21, Annual Conservation Meeting



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DVDs:Off the Grid by Beattie Outdoor ProductionsA collection of fly fishing films from the Fly Fishing Film Tour that includes over two hours of award winning selections from the tour.Midge Magic Fishing & Tying with Davy WottonThis two-DVD set includes 2 1/2 hours of techniques for rigging and fishing midges in a variety of water conditions, as well as tying eight midge patterns.The Rocky Mountain Fly Highway by Wide Eye ProductionsActor Tom Skerritt narrates a 500-mile journey through some of the most scenic fly fishing regions in the country. Known as the "Fly Highway", U.S. Highway 20 winds through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon and connects a number of beautiful and well-known blue-ribbon trout streams.

Books:All Fishermen Are Liars by John GierachGierach has authored numerous books on fly-fishing.This, his latest, is sure to touch the spirit of anyone who enjoys the sport (or life) of fly-fishing. He covers many aspects of the fishing experience and the adventures along the way. In Hemingway's Meadow and Love Story of the TroutThese two books, edited by Joe Healy, are a collection of award-winning fly-fishing literature. Included are various stories and essays by some of the best-known names in fly-fishing writing. Charlie's Fly Box by Charlie CravenCraven's second fly tying book takes off from his first, Charlie Craven's Basic Fly Tying, by focusing on more advanced techniques used in tying a number of his signature patterns for fresh and salt water. If you're familiar with his work, you know he provides detailed instruction and tips with excellent photographs depicting every step of the process for each pattern he ties.Simple Fly Fishing - Techniques for Tenkara and Rod & Reel by Yvon Chouinard, Craig Mathews, and Mauro Mazzo

Simple Fly Fishing takes the KISS approach —Keep It Simple Stupid. So if you’re curious about fishing with a tenkara rod and a few basic flies, this might be a good read. Remember cane poles and a worm?

Better than a lump of coal.

Gayle and Mary Wehlacz

MERCHANDISE To order something with the NIFC Logo printed on it, call Gene McCloskey at (208) 929-0634.

JIM ROGERS FLY TYING DEMO Starting at 5 p.m. February 19, Jim Rogers will demonstrate how to tie the Callibaetis Cripple. Bring your own vise and tie alongside him (he will supply the materials) or just observe.

FLY GEAR SWAP MEET The NIFC Fly Gear Swap Meet, Feb. 21, 5 p.m., at the Elks Lodge, 1170 W Prairie Ave. is moving along well with over 80 raffle prizes that cost more than the admission ticket price and we are expecting more prizes to come. We also just received some certificates for 50 percent off on a Lamson reel, a discount on Simms waders, 40 percent off on a Scott fly rod and 40 percent off on a St. Croix fly rod. Don't forget our free grand prize for a new Loop fly rod. We have sold 60 percent of the tickets already so come join the fun and bring your friends, as well.Call Gene McCloskey (208) 929-0634

NIFC NET BUILDING CLASS Net builders will meet again at Kent's shop beginning on March 14, 28, and April 4, 11, from 9 a.m. to noon. Coffee is provided and someone always brings snacks. You must be a dues paid club member to participate, and the cost of the class depends on what net you want to build. The price is 50 percent of the retail cost of the net. There is room for 12 students with several slots still available. Net builders will use the band saw, two sanding machines, a drill press if you select a sewn in net, and hand sanding. See Kent at the February meeting to sign up, or E-mail him at [email protected]







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The game plan was to continue on through the bay and then over to Kilroy and then back up by the Monarchs. I remembered that about 10 years ago I was trolling back at twilight and lost another really big fish just past the bay so it was worth a shot.

As dawn broke, the fog was almost gone and there was about a foot chop as I approached Camp Bay but nothing was happening. Then, just below Mineral Point my downrigger went off and I landed about a 9-pound dolly varden (bull trout) which I promptly eased back into the water.

All was going well but it was boring. I had three flies out on each board and one on the rigger. It was light enough to see the clips so I adjusted the lines and threw out two more flies, one on each side. Still, nothing going on. As I was trolling through the bay, I put down two more lines on the downriggers. Now I’ve got four flies out on each side, three down, but nothing going on. Shortly thereafter and midway through the bay, I noticed I still had one pole left. I decided to put a black and purple Lyman on a long line, 366 feet back. Still, nothing. On a usual morning, I would have caught several fish by now.

Now through Garfield Bay, I was trying to decide how far to continue before heading across the lake and finally decided to go to the next point before crossing. I then started putting away tackle and as I knelt down putting boxes back under the seat so I could walk around without stepping on tackle, I noticed that my long line rod tip was almost touching the water just ticking away slowly.

I picked up the rod and sure enough there was a fish on. Then it jumped! Well, I said to myself, “not that big, but it’ll be fun to catch anyway.” I figured that it was probably around 12 pounds so I started to bring it in without fooling with my other lines. Then it jumped again and ran out another 50 feet or so and I thought that it very well might be a bigger fish in the

18-pound range. At that point I knew I had to do something about my other three lines still down.

This is where one’s well thought out plan starts to go into effect for dealing with this situation when fishing alone. I set the drag not too tight and not too loose, put it in the rod holder and kept the autopilot headed straight with the speed just fast enough to keep good pressure on the line.

I quickly pulled up the three downrigger lines and got the cannonballs out of the water. Then I took down the net and extended it to its max and dropped it over the 150-HP Honda to keep it out of the way, yet ready. Between tasks I still grabbed the rod and tried to bring in the fish. It jumped a couple of more times but never came all the way out of the water.

I said to myself, “I’ve got this,” and turned on my Go Pro. Crap, the battery was dead. No video this time. Truly disappointed I quickly went back to work.

The fish was getting more aggressive and the reel was screaming. As I tried to bring him in, I slowed down the (Garmin) TR-1. Then I started to head away from shore in case I had to turn the boat toward land and wanted more room to maneuver. I was a good 20 minutes into the fight and didn’t have time to bring in my other lines so I left the lines alone on the port side and did all my work from the starboard side for netting fish even though I had to keep turning the boat that way to keep the advantage. I let out the four lines on the port side so they were as close to the board as possible.

Thank God for Dan and my autopilot, just like another set of hands. All of a sudden the fish headed toward the lines on the starboard side so I turned the boat the other way and crossed my fingers that I could keep the lines out of his reach. I did. Then, he tried for the other side and I hit a button on the handheld and the boat headed the other way. Again I was successful. Then, I knew he was tired because I was. He had been taking line out at almost every turn.

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I finally had him coming in and I still thought it probably was around an 18-pounder. Then, I got him into view and I could see his profile, “bigger than 18 pounds,” I thought. And, of course, as soon as he saw the boat, he was off again diving down about 50 ft. I brought him back up and he did it again.

At this point all I could think was “Thank God, I just put on new line,” and I hoped my Palomar knot held strong. As we all know, this was where anything could go wrong.

I had slowed the boat to just a crawl, but everything was ready. I pulled him back up still turning the boat off and on to keep him on the Starboard side. He was really tired now so I grabbed the net and tried to sneak it over the side. Nothing doing, down he went again. I got him back up to the surface within reach and he did what we all worry about — he rolled. But he was still there and I stuck out the net and he flopped out away from it. Damn, this was becoming a real problem.

I then got him back into netting range, sent the net out again, got it underneath him and he flopped again, only this time right into the net. I quickly threw down the rod, grabbed the net handle and began to pull him in but he was too heavy. Now what was I going to do?

The net handle was too long and it was getting caught on the other side of the boat, so I had to bring it up and extend it over the side. Then I grabbed the net by each side and hauled the bugger in. Again, there was a catch, the bottom of the net caught the line cleat. I had to fight to get that unhooked but finally managed it and dumped the big male into the bottom of the boat.

I grabbed my wooden knocker and whacked him so that he couldn’t jump out of the boat (I wasn’t taking any chances) and I knew that this was the biggest rainbow I had ever caught. I pulled the lure out of his mouth and noticed that he had broken one treble off and the whole treble off the front. There was a lot of power there for sure! I weighed him and the scale read 24.2 pounds. I said, "Wow!"

I pulled in my lines and boards — luckily none had gotten tangled — dropped the big motor and headed back to Holiday Shores.

I had been looking forward to that day since I moved here in 2000. What a lucky boy.

The Kamloops trout is actually a Gerrard rainbow, first stocked into the system in 1941. The Gerrard is a long-living wild strain of rainbow native to the Lardeau River which flows into the Kootenay Lake in Canada, just north of the United States. The Gerrard is well adapted to the cold waters of Pend Oreille and spawns successfully in the wild.

Courtesy of Lake Pend Oreille Idaho Club

Dennet’s Black and Purple Lyman lure

Note: This is not a fly but it did attract an enormous rainbow.





Nine Mile BridgeYakutat, Alaska October 2014

By DOUG FAGERNESSThe first day we were in Yakutat we had the

afternoon to fish near the house where we were staying. So we drove to Nine Mile Bridge on the Arniken River. There aren’t many roads mainly because there aren’t that many places to go, and it isn’t possible to drive to or from Yakutat. Everything comes in by barge or by air.

Anyway, we decided to spread out along the river. I either didn’t hear or didn’t take it in when my son Jes told me he was going downstream. We fished for a while without hooking any fish. Most of the fish in the river were sockeye that had spawned or were spawning.

We didn’t want to bother them. When the afternoon began to dim to evening we headed back to the van. That is Ed Lider, Dave Gerber, Ken Howard and I gathered at the van. No Jes.

All of us became a bit irritated by his absence:“Doesn’t he know that the bears walk these trails

at dusk?”“The rest of us knew when to call it quits, how

come Jes didn’t?”“He’s probably wandering off taking photos like

he did in Peru and Ecuador!”Dave and I walked about a quarter mile upstream.

After passing several likely places to access the river, we decided that Jes was not upstream. We honked the

horn of the van and blew whistles, with no result. The van was parked at the upstream trailhead. I thought that because of the heavy timber Jes might not have heard the commotion we were creating, I drove the van to the downstream trailhead so the van would face downstream and afford a better opportunity for Jes to hear the horn. Just as I arrived at the trailhead, I saw Jes running, faster than I have ever seen him run, toward the van. He tore the door open, threw in his fly rod, and jumped into the seat next to me.

Seems that he was sitting in the river taking photos of two spawning sockeye when he heard a noise on the bank above him. He looked up to see a sow grizzly with three cubs looking back at him from about 20 feet away. She apparently didn’t consider him a threat, though she kept a careful eye on him.Jes took advantage of

what was really his only option: take photos. The bears moved into the river and went downstream from him. Good for the photos, but bad because the bears were between him and the trailhead. He waited until they were across the river and a bit father downstream before making a dash for the van. He got a video of the sow catching a salmon and taking it to her cubs in her efforts to teach them to fish along with some great stills.

At least he had a good excuse, and no one said a thing.

Courtesy Photo Jes Fagerness holds a bright coho with Chris Costapas in the background at Yakutat, Alaska.





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January Board Report by Renee Blythe, secretaryPresent: Don Boehm, Kent Setty, Renee

Blythe, Bob Beardslee, Greg Blythe, Ed Lider, Gene McCloskey, Dave Londeree, Elwin Schutt

Meeting called to order by President Don Boehm at 6:22 p.m. on January 8, at Sargents Restaurant.

Old Business:1. Ed is working on the educational,

informational signs for the launch sites on the river. He shared the materials list with the Board.

2. Gene reported on the swap meet final plans.3. Dave reported a youth class for the DASH

program will be at Ramsey Elementary starting 2/12 for five consecutive Thursdays.

4. Dave reported the Fly of the Month club books will be $25 per book.

5. Ed reported the Conservation Festival will be June 13 at a site above Horsehaven - "the Moose Drool Planting Project" on the Upper

Little North Fork of the CDA River. The hours will be from 8:30 to 12:30 followed by a BBQ. Ed will have maps and directions at a future meeting.

New Business:1. Don reviewed club correspondence.2. Bills were reviewed by the Board.3. The program for the January meeting will be

Kelly Galloup on streamer fishing. 4. The Board approved a letter from the club

supporting the toilet vault repair project proposed by the North Zone of the Nez Perce Clearwater National Forest upon a motion by Renee, second by Kent and approved unanimously.

5. The Board approved a donation to the Food Bank at the February meeting upon a motion by Kent, second by Dave and approved unanimously.

Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

We will be tying with the Ramsey Elementary Schools DASH (Dynamic After School Hours) program for five consecutive Thursday afternoons 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting February 12. If you would like to join in on the fun with these amazing kids and haven’t yet let me know, please do so by either phone or email. Remember to check your storage units and junk draws for a tying vice you don’t use anymore and donate it to our youth program. We have had to borrow vices from the International Federation of Fly Fishers in the past when we worked with large groups. Having a few more vices would save several dollars in shipping costs.

I still have a few of our “FLIES OF THE MONTH 2011-2014” books for sale. The cost is $25. I will bring them to the next club meeting

and will bring any remaining copies to the ”Swap Meet” on Feb. 21st.

Dave Londeree

Youth Fly Tying News

Lakeland HS Youth Fly Tying





Fly of the Month: Courtesy of Jim RogersCallibaetis Cripple

The Callibaetis hatch happens May through October but it’s best in summer. Preferred waters for the Callibaetis hatch is mostly lakes and ponds and sometimes slow rivers. The pattern represents mayflies that are either just emerging or that got stuck in the shuck while emerging. They’re an easy meal for a feeding trout.

Materials list:Hook: Dai-Riki #320 Size 12 to 18Thread: Brown #8/0Tail: Tan ZelonBody: Pheasant tail fibersRibbing: Small gold wireThorax: Peacock herlWing: Natural deer hairHackle: Grizzly hackle

Tying Steps:1. Pinch the barb flat.2. Cover the entire hook shank with thread.3. Select a small clump of tan Zelon material

and tie on at the bend of the hook. It should be equal in length to the hook shank.

4. Tie on about six pheasant tail fibers by the tips at the bend of the hook.

5. Tie on a three-inch piece of gold wire at the bend of the hook.

6. Tightly wrap the pheasant tail fibers up the shank of the hook covering about half the hook shank. Tie off and trim excess.

7. Counter wrap the wire over the pheasant tail fibers; tie off and remove excess.

8. Tie on three peacock herls (above the pheasant tail fibers) by the tips. Wrap three tight turns over the shank and tie off.

9. Select a clump of deer hair, remove the underfur and stack.

10. Tie on the small clump of deer hair with the butts extending over the peacock herl and the tips extending over the hook eye. The emerging wing should be equal in length to the hook shank. Secure the deer hair to the hook shank where the peacock herl is tied off. Do not let the deer hair spin; keep it on top of the hook. Wrap a few thread turns to secure it and add a drop of super glue to the

tie in point and wrap a few more tight turns. Lift the deer hair tips and wrap a few turns under the wing to help hold it upright. Return the thread to the deer hair tie in point.

11. Trim the deer hair butts equal to the rear of the peacock herl.

12. Select a grizzly hackle with barbs equal in length to the hook gape. Secure the hackle by the stem. Trim off any excess stem and make four hackle wraps and tie off.

13. Wrap the thread under the wing. Create a small head, whip finish and cut the thread.

How to fish: Dress the front half of the fly (only) with floatant and present it on a dead-drift with standard dry fly tactics. Wait until you know where a trout is rising, and then place the fly in its feeding lane.





Club OfficersPresidentDon Boehm (208) 704-2622

Vice-PresidentKent Setty (208) 765-5020

SecretaryRenee Blythe (208) 660-0384

TreasurerBob Beardslee (208) 772-2718

TrusteesTrusteeGreg Blythe (208) 651-5828

Dave Londeree (208) 946-6631Gene McCloskey (208) 929-0634Elwin Schutt (208) 660-5996Don Boehm (208) 704-2662

CommitteesMembershipLaura Forsberg (208) 964-0115ConservationBob Clark (208) 667-6733

YouthDave Londeree (208) 946-6631

LibraryGayle and Mary Wehlacz (208) 664-8784

RafflesGreg and Renee Blythe (208) 660-0384

ProgramsBud Frasca (208) 699-0630

NewsletterMike Satren (208) 818-1287

MerchandiseGene McCloskey (208) 929-0634

QuartermasterKent Setty (208) 765-5020





FOR THE GEAR BAG by Renee BlytheC&F Design helps keep flies handy, dry

Looking for new ways to keep your flies dry and handy? Two new products are available to keep flies accessible avoiding searching in pockets or fly boxes.

The C & F Magnet Cap or Hat Fly Patch pins to a hat, shirt or vest, is metal and has eight powerful magnets, one on each arm. This tool holds flies securely and exposes the flies to wind and sun to help keep them dry.

The Pin on Magnetic Fly Patch securely holds your files with eight powerful rare-earth magnets. There is a pinch clip that securely holds the pin to a hat, shirt or vest.

Classified Ads for members — ONLY

Wanted: One stationary exercise bike, good condition, Call Dave Londeree (208) 683-1759

Classified Ads may be placed by club members only — regular or corporate. They must be submitted by email to Mike Satren, [email protected].

Ads will run for one month only and must contain your name, a short description of the item, price, and a phone number and/or e-mail address. A jpeg photo always helps.

C&F Cap Fly Patch $24.95C&F Pin On Magnetic Fly Patch $23.95

Dry Fly Tip from flyanglersonline.comAny properly tied dry fly will float for awhile but will eventually sink.Sprays can get floatant on the water and on us. Pastes can mat the fly if too much is applied. Liquids can leave a residue on your hands, leak on your waders and stain clothing. Floatants leave a slick on the water, as well.Tip: Immerse your newly tied dry fly in liquid silicone water repellent for about five minutes. Then set it in a paper towel lined container to dry for a day or so.





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