What is roff good for?
 

As with most of the respondents to this post, I've met some very interesting
and intelligent individuals on this group, a few in person, and many more in
cyberspace. All have, at times provided me with food for thought, and I have
thoroughly enjoyed time I have spent fishing with the ones I have met in the
flesh. There is even one who lives close by, and has become a fishing
companion, as well as a friend.

As far as the fishing goes, I came to this group late in my fishing career, so
I was , (and am), pretty set in my ways, but I am making an effort to make one
change.

Mostly from reading the stuff Peter Charles has posted here, I have begun to
revisit streamers. When I began flyfishing, I was primarily a wet fly and
streamer fisherman, but as time went by, I began to enjoy success with dries
and nymphs, and streamers took a back seat. Peter's posts have re-awakened the
interest I had in the "long flies", and I find myself tying and fishing them
more often. Recently, I have been using traditional New England favorites like
the Cowee Special, Magog Smelt, and Grey & Black Ghosts, but I have tied some
baby Deceivers, and will attempt some of Peter's Weamer patterns over the
winter.

Other "discoveries" here were Alboline, Frog's Fanny, and a substitute for FF.

All in all, I can think of worse places to spend time.



George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

What is roff good for?
 

As with most of the respondents to this post, I've met some very interesting
and intelligent individuals on this group, a few in person, and many more in
cyberspace. All have, at times provided me with food for thought, and I have
thoroughly enjoyed time I have spent fishing with the ones I have met in the
flesh. There is even one who lives close by, and has become a fishing
companion, as well as a friend.

As far as the fishing goes, I came to this group late in my fishing career, so
I was , (and am), pretty set in my ways, but I am making an effort to make one
change.

Mostly from reading the stuff Peter Charles has posted here, I have begun to
revisit streamers. When I began flyfishing, I was primarily a wet fly and
streamer fisherman, but as time went by, I began to enjoy success with dries
and nymphs, and streamers took a back seat. Peter's posts have re-awakened the
interest I had in the "long flies", and I find myself tying and fishing them
more often. Recently, I have been using traditional New England favorites like
the Cowee Special, Magog Smelt, and Grey & Black Ghosts, but I have tied some
baby Deceivers, and will attempt some of Peter's Weamer patterns over the
winter.

Other "discoveries" here were Alboline, Frog's Fanny, and a substitute for FF.

All in all, I can think of worse places to spend time.



George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

What is roff good for?
 

On 20 Nov 2004 21:18:18 GMT, ojunk (George Adams)
wrote:

As with most of the respondents to this post, I've met some very interesting
and intelligent individuals on this group, a few in person, and many more in
cyberspace. All have, at times provided me with food for thought, and I have
thoroughly enjoyed time I have spent fishing with the ones I have met in the
flesh. There is even one who lives close by, and has become a fishing
companion, as well as a friend.

As far as the fishing goes, I came to this group late in my fishing career, so
I was , (and am), pretty set in my ways, but I am making an effort to make one
change.

Mostly from reading the stuff Peter Charles has posted here, I have begun to
revisit streamers. When I began flyfishing, I was primarily a wet fly and
streamer fisherman, but as time went by, I began to enjoy success with dries
and nymphs, and streamers took a back seat. Peter's posts have re-awakened the
interest I had in the "long flies", and I find myself tying and fishing them
more often. Recently, I have been using traditional New England favorites like
the Cowee Special, Magog Smelt, and Grey & Black Ghosts, but I have tied some
baby Deceivers, and will attempt some of Peter's Weamer patterns over the
winter.

Other "discoveries" here were Alboline, Frog's Fanny, and a substitute for FF.



George, we haven't yet had a chance to fish together -- that should be
remedied.



Peter

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What is roff good for?
 

What I have enjoyed most of ROFF during the past several years is the
friendships formed during claves from North Carolina to Montana. It is worth it
to me to drive for three days each way to spend a few hours fishing in the
shadows of a church with Tom Brown and drinking a few brews. Passing around a
Mason jar and socializing with a few guys who have become good friends from all
walks of life that like to play with long fishing rods.

I find that I often go to Stan's web site to review the flies of the tie swaps
of ROFF. I encourage others who are learning to tie to visit there to get ideas
of flies that work from all over the world.

I look forward to the next time I will see Jeff Miller entering a cabin
carrying a six pack of Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager beer.

Big Dale

What is roff good for?
 

What I have enjoyed most of ROFF during the past several years is the
friendships formed during claves from North Carolina to Montana. It is worth it
to me to drive for three days each way to spend a few hours fishing in the
shadows of a church with Tom Brown and drinking a few brews. Passing around a
Mason jar and socializing with a few guys who have become good friends from all
walks of life that like to play with long fishing rods.

I find that I often go to Stan's web site to review the flies of the tie swaps
of ROFF. I encourage others who are learning to tie to visit there to get ideas
of flies that work from all over the world.

I look forward to the next time I will see Jeff Miller entering a cabin
carrying a six pack of Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager beer.

Big Dale

What is roff good for?
 

Big Dale wrote:

What I have enjoyed most of ROFF during the past several years is the
friendships formed during claves from North Carolina to Montana. It is worth it
to me to drive for three days each way to spend a few hours fishing in the
shadows of a church with Tom Brown and drinking a few brews. Passing around a
Mason jar and socializing with a few guys who have become good friends from all
walks of life that like to play with long fishing rods.

I find that I often go to Stan's web site to review the flies of the tie swaps
of ROFF. I encourage others who are learning to tie to visit there to get ideas
of flies that work from all over the world.

I look forward to the next time I will see Jeff Miller entering a cabin
carrying a six pack of Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager beer.

me too, bd...me too.

jeff

What is roff good for?
 

From: Peter Charles

George, we haven't yet had a chance to fish together -- that should be
remedied.

Absolutely


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller

What is roff good for?
 

On 21 Nov 2004 02:13:03 GMT, ojunk (George Adams)
wrote:

From: Peter Charles

George, we haven't yet had a chance to fish together -- that should be
remedied.

Absolutely


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller


Now to pick where and when. I'll probably be in MI in May at Newaygo
on the Muskegon.

Peter

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On 21 Nov 2004 02:13:03 GMT, ojunk (George Adams)
wrote:

From: Peter Charles

George, we haven't yet had a chance to fish together -- that should be
remedied.

Absolutely


George Adams

"All good fishermen stay young until they die, for fishing is the only dream of
youth that doth not grow stale with age."
---- J.W Muller


Now to pick where and when. I'll probably be in MI in May at Newaygo
on the Muskegon.

Peter

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Now to pick where and when. I'll probably be in MI in May at Newaygo
on the Muskegon.


You need to be in MI in June on the Manistee, in front of my river boat.