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A friend passed on last year and I'm helping his widow sell off his things. Does anyone know what a true Frank Materelli bobbin is worth? This one is 4.5".

If you go looking for a used one, I've noticed that the newer models of these are a lot quieter than the earlier varieties. At least the ones we see in BC.

Not unusual to see a bit of orange in the butt too especially on brown chironomids. The orange side of Uni-Mylar Peacock/Orange tinsel does that well. All this is part of the fun of fishing chironomids. Basically all you need in spring is a good leech pattern, a good scud pattern and about...

Of course Irafly. That's what I'm saying. We pump a fish to see what it's eating. But I've seen guys pump size 18 black and refuse to use what's working. Often I've found several assorted bugs in one sample. And also been getting them on brown while a buddy 150 feet away is getting them on...

I recall pumping a fish once and it was plugged with chironomids and all but a few were 16s or less. I went down in size to 18 on a scud hook and was nailing them every few minutes. I even tried a 20 and was getting tugs but not hooking many. I heard others commenting about me being 'dialed in'...

If only one, black with a silver rib and a few turns of burnt orange thread behind a black nickel tungsten bead. Not a white bead fan. Uni Stretch for gills or no gills at all on size 18 or smaller.

Montana Mongoose. Holds hooks well and easily adjusts for size. Comes with a base and C clamp, bobbin, hackle/hook guage, threader, material clip, all in a hard case so you can take it on the road. I broke a part on my old Griffin 3ARP. Called them and had the part within a week and they...

In my 35+ years in fisheries management the most successful management measure used was education.

Note how fast the tide was ripping along. That could have gotten a lot worse really fast. I got pitched out of a boat once and it happens very quickly.

Noted Canadian fisheries biologist William Ricker summed up fisheries management quite nicely when he said, "Fisheries management isn't rocket science. It's much more complicated." It's nice to have an opinion about what might be best but there's a lot of unknowns in lake management like winter...

The way the video describes securing the rod in the R-5 obviously isn't what's recommended and as Jake says that's OK when horizontal. I've tried both the Berkley and the R-5 and like the first generation Scotty 260 the most. Sure they aren't perfect but I found they're better than the other...

Words cannot easily describe the wonder of these insects. It's things like this that make fly fishing so therapeutic. It teaches us how to look upon even the smallest of things with great care. To be attentive to nature and all its details. It draws us in, connecting us to a greater whole. It...

I had this hunch Norm that it would be either you or Scott that would know. Thank you so much.

Nope. Can't find it for the life of me.

I'm having a problem of a cognitive nature. What is the name of that website that shows photos of hooks against a grid so it's easy to determine gap and length...?

A friend of mine found $6000 face value of old Canadian King George and early Queen Elizabeth money in his basement in the Cariboo. House was built in 1947. I told him I'd be turning the place into match sticks. If there was one stash, there might be more.

New tip on many of the Sage rods are now $195. In some cases this is more than the rods original price. For the price, Echo rods are one of the best values on the market.

Hard for me to tell. If there's residue in the bag like bug excrement than I'd say yes. I've seen some pretty sad looking bird skins. Keep in mind these are wild birds and feathers on wild birds can sometimes be a little tattered.

Blue Ribbon Flies have some #2 and Pro grades available. We have a rough and a sharptail but being as we're in Canada you're better off sourcing it south of the border.

Golden Pheasants are listed as a species of least concern so not endangered and it's easy to obtain crests and tippet so its importation isn't restricted. Most pheasant and a lot of other feathers from, ducks, geese, guinea and chickens come from China. Next to them India is likely second. I...