tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post3021943561127133473..comments2023-06-19T09:51:51.043+01:00Comments on Dry Fly 'Expert': Rooting for you!Regular Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-82478199846231074072010-12-04T12:13:42.093+00:002010-12-04T12:13:42.093+00:00My pleasure Owl. Anglers are like cats, very adap...My pleasure Owl. Anglers are like cats, very adaptable. We get by wheresoever we end up living. If you and I lived in Belize we'd be out on the flats after bones and permit and discussing the merits of artificial crabs vs artiicial shrimps and whether Crazy Charlies can be used for fish that are eating both. If we lived in Aswan we'd probably debate the merits of Tiger fish vs Nile Perch and why yellow and orange flies work so well for either fish...<br /><br />;)<br /><br />Regular RodRegular Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-55741224464376108462010-12-04T05:34:48.114+00:002010-12-04T05:34:48.114+00:00Regular Rod,
No offense, but that kind of fishin...Regular Rod, <br /> No offense, but that kind of fishing doesn't sound like as much fun as throwing a #14 Stimulator in the pocketwater of a freestone stream to me. I'm not much of a fisherman for slow, calm pools I'm afraid. I usually let the(usually all too eager)friends I'm fishing with have those in favor of a fast run, back eddy or pocket water stretch. Thank you for the explanation, though. I guess our streams that are full of nothing but rock, rock and more rock can take alot more abuse! If you'd like to see what I'm talking about, I have some photos of our rocky streams here in the Southern Blue Ridge on my flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gaowl/sets/72157625288441015/<br /><br />Thank you again for filling me in! :) <br /><br />owlOwl Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459940882732343136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-48086521394077625302010-11-18T21:57:03.928+00:002010-11-18T21:57:03.928+00:00Hello Owl
I'm pretty sure that at least on th...Hello Owl<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that at least on the Haddon Estate in Derbyshire the ban was introduced (over 150 years ago) as a conservation measure. Scoop a handful of gravel or a tress of Water Crowfoot from the river and it teems with life. This linked with the single artificial dry fly only rule (135 years old) has given us what we have today, a wonderful group of rivers, full of well fed fish and lots of varied fly life for us to ponder over when choosing a fly from our boxes...<br /><br />It is certainly fun and it forces us to make seemingly impossible casts become possible, or even normal. We get used to it. You can find out a lot more on the Head River Keeper's Blog Water~Lines at http://141207.blogspot.com/<br /><br />If you can ever come over here for a holiday and have a few days on the Derbyshire Wye or the Lathkill, or Bradfod, or the Derwent, you may end up never wanting to go home again!<br />:)<br />Regular RodRegular Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-54971079580175716812010-11-18T18:20:58.922+00:002010-11-18T18:20:58.922+00:00I'm really enjoying your blog. Can you explain...I'm really enjoying your blog. Can you explain the reason for the ban on wading? Erosion control or simply to make a hard thing harder, just for the fun of it? <br /><br />Thanks!<br />Owl Jones<br />Gainesville, GA, USAOwl Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459940882732343136noreply@blogger.com