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Even Picky Wild Trout Love Big Flies…

A relatively wise fisherman once told me when prospecting an area for trout: “walk into the local Fly Shop. Look at all their flies… and then don’t use a dam one of em!” You see, “fly shop guys” are a lot like sneaker designers. Year after year, they keep coming up with brand [...]

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State College Recon Mission #1

It is my new hypothesis that the 1hour driving bubble surrounding State College, PA is hands down Fly Fishing Heaven! After one trip down there I’m thinking about packing up my little family, finding a nice little flat on Main St., and settling down to a long fruitful life of rising fish and gangbuster [...]

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FromTheForum: Riverdaze’s “Basic Black Baetis”

It’s basic, it’s black, it’s a baetis or can be used as a pmd if tied in 16-18 size 18-20 tail- pheasant abdomen- 6/0 black or olive unithread wire- extra small gold wing case- black or olive biot. wing case goes black just befor emergence thorax- black sow bug, yellow scud, hares ear guard hairs The BWO’s out this way turn almost [...]

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