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Sunday, 15 October 2006 |
I was intrigued by Six Flies Revisited by John Berry in the August 2006 issue of Tight Lines and Tall Tails. Having been guided by John, I can personally attest to his knowledge of the rivers and fly patterns for Arkansas. This article made me think, which is exactly what a well-written column is supposed to do.
The reason this article by Mr. Berry stuck a chord with me is because of the simplicity and reorganization of the fly selection for maximum efficiency. These are the productive patterns that will work on the Norfork and White. John has streamlined his fly box to carry essential flies, totaling six patterns, which will work for the area waters he fishes and guides. I figured I would take his advice and look into doing the same with both my fly boxes and vest. Get organized and simplify. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 15 October 2006 )
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A Time for a Change |
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Friday, 15 September 2006 |
Fall is in the air. The leaves are beginning to show the hues of yellow and red. The evening temperatures are cooling off enough for a light jacket. The heat and humidity of a Mid-South summer is giving way to dry air and clear blue skies. The days are growing shorter and soon we will be changing the clocks back an hour ending daylight savings time. Nature is in transition and so am I. During this time of year, I change my focus from bass and bream to trout. The warm water season has ended and I am now changing both gear and tactics. |
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Fall on the Nantahala |
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Friday, 15 September 2006 |
What a day—and the fishing was good also. We journeyed to the Nantahala South of Highway 19 in North Carolina and drove about halfway into the “Delay Harvest” area. A foggy morning greeted Charles Bagley and I but the Sun broke through before noon.
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WADING THE HIWASSEE |
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Tuesday, 12 September 2006 |
Charles Bagley and I ventured onto the Hiwassee on September 7 hoping for some action. The generation schedule was somewhat normal with 1 generator until 8 AM, 0 until 11 AM, 1 for an hour, and then two. I have found this fairly typical this Summer. The air temp was about 70 degrees and would rise to about 82 later in they day. As usual, there was a high mist that kept the sun off the water until about 9:00.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 September 2006 )
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Who Knew?! |
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Monday, 11 September 2006 |
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Have you ever been standing out in the middle of your favorite stream tying on your lucky fly while trying to tuck your rod under your arm to keep from dropping it? Have you ever wondered why you have that odd little velcro tab up on your vest's left shoulder? It really dosen't hold flies for drying worth a darn....does it? And that bottle of floatant hanging from that loop at the bottom right of your vest seems to defeat the purpose of keeping things up high and dry on you, too. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 September 2006 )
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