wrote:
I've posted these flyrod-lure links before.
So there are no new patterns here.
But I did decide to stop pulling punches and rewrite
the introduction to this stuff the way I really see it.
So, for what it's worth:

http://www.montana-riverboats.com/Pa...res/Lures.html

or, if Google truncates that link:

http://montana-riverboats.com/flyrodlures.php


Sandy,

The difference here is that many "fishermen", and many editors have this idea
that fly fishing isn't about catching fish at all. I think they want to
present the sport as an aquatic fox hunt; lots of chase, plenty of booze
afterwards, but garlic encrusted chicken for dinner.

I've often described fly fishing as a walking meditation, and it surely is
that, but the goal is catching fish, and we should not look down our noses at
people who also like to catch fish. I steelhead fish with a rig that involves
a float, a fair sized split shot, and a pair of egg patterns. Lots of folks
complain that this isn't fly fishing. One of my friends fished a day or two
with me using traditional flies, and didn't catch anything. The next outing he
brought along a special rod and reel for float fishing, and cast the same sort
of rig I was using but still didn't catch the fish. The key was that you can
mend a fly line and fish anywhere from a perfect dead drift to a fast swing
when the mono actually has a reduced range of application.

Fly fishing is any persuit of the fish where you manipulate the line to decieve
the fish. Even a live minnow on the hook can be fly fishing when the
presentation relies on the appropriate manipulation of the line to decieve the
fish.

Your flies are certainly flies, and should be in the magazines. I know I've
seen gurglers in Fly Fisherman. Ask one of your editors about that.

And by all means keep posting your innovations.

Thanks

Chas
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