Forum: Fly Fishing
November 3rd, 2006, 05:01 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Forum: Fly Fishing
October 20th, 2006, 04:40 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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What Fly Fishing Book?
rw wrote:
"The Longest Silence"
by Thomas McGuane
I really like The Longest Silence - "Wisdom of the Guides" is also
really good.
bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 21st, 2006, 03:19 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,793
God's gain
I know how you feel Tim. It's a bummer. Take care, bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 21st, 2006, 03:16 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 9
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Finally made the news letter
vincent p. norris wrote:
I hope you saved some feathers. In his _Tying Small Flies_, Ed Engle
has a couple of patterns calling for blue-gold feathers.
Many of you have seen the cool surreal...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 20th, 2006, 12:14 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,010
Finally made the news letter
Tom Nakashima wrote:
...after 25 years of service:
http://today.slac.stanford.edu/a/2006/09-06.htm
-tom
That's a nice article. I totally dig the way you did your Alaska trip
too! bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 15th, 2006, 01:44 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,076
Montana TR- Camp Life
A big 10-4 from me on the firewood, except I also like to get my Farm
Boss cranked up and cut it all up first too! The maul is the way to
go. I'll be cutting apprx a ton of firewood this weekend. ...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 6th, 2006, 03:42 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,144
Alaska Pictures
Tom Nakashima wrote:
Please don't tell me Willi landed that 24" rainbow without a fight. ;-)
-tom
Oh, yeah Tom, he played it a little, but just long enough for me to
get my camera ready : -) ...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 4th, 2006, 01:49 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,389
HBTM
Sounds great. Happy Birthday! bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 2nd, 2006, 02:07 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,144
Alaska Pictures
I'll edit the caption on RW's "Coho" [Silver]. Thanks for the
correction. bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 1st, 2006, 04:35 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Fly Fishing
September 1st, 2006, 03:49 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,144
Alaska Pictures
Picture #25 has me a little concerned. Did you guys enlist?
Hey Charlie! We were talking about your AK trip because we didn't
catch a single Pink. They got that plane from a museum and it...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 31st, 2006, 01:19 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,144
Alaska Pictures
Here's some pictures from a great trip with RW, Danl, Willi, and Bevin.
We floated and camped for 12 days. Our fly out and rental gear came
from Papa Bear, http://www.pbadventures.com
It was the...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 12th, 2006, 01:34 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
Wolfgang wrote:
Meanwhile, the bicycle analogy may look o.k. at a glance, but it's
wrong. Ideally, ALL of the weight of a bicycle would be in the wheels,
more specifically, on the outer edge...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 12th, 2006, 01:24 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
Yeah, the folks at Mavic spend millions of dollars trying to design
heavier wheels.
What exactly are you saying? I'm saying that for wheels of the same
stiffness, wind resisistance, strength etc...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 12th, 2006, 03:16 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
Wolfgang wrote:
(snip)
Long about now, you're probably wondering how any of the above accords
with what I said in my early post......right? :)
Wolfgang
What I'm wondering is how you...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 12th, 2006, 01:26 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
Because of wind resistance and rolling resistance, a rider must
constantly accelerate a wheel to maintain a constant overall speed. On
top of that, humans pedal a bike with two legs most of the time...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 12th, 2006, 12:50 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
Wolfgang wrote:
A stiff
hiking boot is worth a bit of extra weight to me.
I can't argue with you there. I pretty much agree.
Ideally, ALL of the weight of a bicycle would be in the...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 11th, 2006, 11:57 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 53
Views: 5,539
Western Clave - Slough Creek
rw wrote:
I'm with Willi on this one. An ounce saved on footgear is worth a high
energy multiple of ounces carried on your back. I'm not sure what that
multiple is, but I'll bet it's at...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 11th, 2006, 09:50 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 10th, 2006, 12:27 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,151
Trigger Finger?
We will see, but if I start throwing my rod into the water tell me to
quit!
bruce h
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 4th, 2006, 01:58 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,151
Trigger Finger?
riverman wrote:
I'm astounded that no one jumped on this one. g
--riverman
I'm guessing that very few fourth graders read this bb. (G) bruce h
You'll get better results it you try typing...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 2nd, 2006, 05:49 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,852
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Forum: Fly Fishing
August 2nd, 2006, 05:45 AM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,151
Trigger Finger?
I just had surgery for Trigger Finger 4.5 weeks ago. It's been a pain
in my ass for several years. Long fishing trips really wrecked it, in
addition to lots of shovel and rake work each...
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Forum: Fly Fishing Tying
July 29th, 2006, 03:42 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly,rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying
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Replies: 34
Views: 5,930
snowshoe hare feet
rw wrote:
I see their tracks when I'm XC skiing, but I can't wait until winter,
and the smallest caliber rifle I have is a .30-06.
You'd probably be able to find the feet eventually (G). ...
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Forum: Fly Fishing
July 29th, 2006, 03:42 PM Posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly,rec.outdoors.fishing.fly.tying
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Replies: 44
Views: 5,789
snowshoe hare feet
rw wrote:
I see their tracks when I'm XC skiing, but I can't wait until winter,
and the smallest caliber rifle I have is a .30-06.
You'd probably be able to find the feet eventually (G). ...
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