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I was on the San Juan fishing the 16th through the 19th of this month; fished the upper flats above the Texas Hole.

Had a blast cathing Bows on size 26 midges, bigest was a 21" caught on a size 28 UFO.

Bear

I use the ball on my trailer hitch, or one of my side review mirrors to loop my line over to stretch my fly line.

Bear

I have used that basket and like the towel over the cockpit of the yak better. If you have a problem with the wind blowing the towel around just wet it and it will stay in place. Wet towel comes in handy to clean your hands after caatching fish.
Bear

Houston Fly Fishers of Texas

I don't know what is worse, a knot failer or a lost fly in a tree.

Bear

I don't know what is worse, a knot failer or a lost fly in a tree.

Bear

I don't know what is worse, a knot failer or a lost fly in a tree.

Bear

Kurt & Doug DON'T USE THE "Sham-wow" towel. I tried that and it absorbed sooooo much water that I sucked the entire bay dry.

Bear

I use a dry or wet large towel and lay it over anything in the cockpit that my line would get hung up on. When in place I just strip my line on the towel. A dry towel is nice, but if the wind blowes I wet it and it stays in place. A towel has many uses besides being a stripping basket; you can clean...

I tie and use the East Cut white ghost shrimp, easy to tie and cast into the wind.


Bear

Call A Orvis store and they can tell you.

Now that I have "Watcha got" all I need is your addresses & your trip schedules.

Thank You Very Much

All I can tell you is I have a Gun Safe for all my Sage rods & Abel reels.

Bear

Try some poppers, like a VIP popper or small shrimp flies.

Go to page 3 of this section. the last post on page 3 or top of page 4 stating "leaders" has 8 replies on this subject.

If you ever fish the surf you may want some 8 wt. intermediate line.

Make it easy & cheap 9 foot of 12 pound Hard Mason with a loop at each end. If you need some Flo. carbon make the Hard Mason 7 foot & add the 2 foot of tippet material. Don't take my word just try it someday and you will see how well it works. I use this leader on 6 wt to 9 wt rods fishing f...

I wonder how many folks on this site is a member of the 20 20 Club. Catching a 20" or longer fish on a size 20 or smaller hook If the truth was known most folks choose not to fish with such small hooks is that; they can't thread the eye of a size 26 or 28 fly with a 6X or 7X tippet. Catching a ...

beto, you have a great point there, but give me a name of a local fly shop in San Angelo, TX.

I would try the FLY SHACK on the web, they have a good selection at a fair price. Cabelas in Buda, TX. has a fair selection, but the same as on their web page.

Bear

I fish the San Juan river in New Mexico at least twice a year . There, a size 24 is a large fly, I tie some sizes 26, 28 & even 30 that catch 20" > 24" trouts on 6X & 7X tippets. All you have to do is match the hatch. I took John Carpenter there last year & he had a blast catch...

If someone else backs out I would like to be put on the list.

Bear

Cheap & simple!
For salt water I use 8' 12 pound Hard Mason leader material; some times in clear water I use 7' 16# H.M. leader with 2' of 12# Flou. Cardon tippet. I have no problem with the fly turning over with this setup on 6 > 8 wt. rods.

Bear

There is a book on fly fishing New Mexico put together by a fly fishing club. The book has maps, times to fish and particulars on each location. A great book to have. I fish the San Juan about twice a year near Farmington (north west conor of the State, about 40 miles south of Durango, CO.. The wate...

Flatzstalker, No, I haven't had the time and the weather hasen't helped. I have a few days scheduled to fish more open water the last week of July & will give it a try then. I usualy fish skinny water(18" or less) with grass, and this fly is not designed for skinny grassy water. The fly has...

size 4 & 6 will work.