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Thank's for the follow up reply. Another talking point about parachutes is hackle selection. You can get by with cheaper hackle and personally, I save quite a bit of money by using saddle hackle rather than necks. Saddles are cheaper and the feather are longer so you can tied more flies with a...

Hi Mike, I logged on so that I could reply. That's an excellent explanation of how to tie a parachute fly. However, I do have a comment on tying in the hackle shiny side up. I assume you do this because you consider the parachute to be a dry fly and by tying in the hackle this way, the barbs...

I bet the cork grip on the new fly rod is a different diameter/size than your usual rod. I suspect you will find that it is smaller, forcing you into a tighter grip.

Auf Deustch Spent the last 6 months of college in Germany. It took me awhile to get used to round door knobs when I returned to the states.

Germany is very strict. You actually have to take a class and pass a test. https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/germany/lifestyle/sports-leisure/fishing "The fishing licence (Fischereischein) is obtained on completion of the Sportfisherprüfung (sport fishing exam). The fishing exam normally takes...

I just go this news https://katu.com/news/local/250k-steelhead-fish-missing-from-washington-state-hatchery