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The name of a tool

Dave,

The debate about vise vs. vice pops up now and then and is probably as old as the tool itself. http://grammarist.com/spelling/vice-vise/

And no, it's not as simple as "a vise, not a vice". Both are fine and the spelling depends on what kind of English you write - and the writers mood.

For a non-English person like myself, I couldn't care less. I understand that a vice is not a bad habit of the tier (or is that tyer?), but the tool he uses - or rather doesn't use in this case.

Lately I have started writing vise rather than vice, but then the Brits (and The Aussies and the Kiwis, maybe?) are on my case.

Martin

Tied in the Hand

Tied in the hand, means sans vise, not sans vice. One could say that salmon fly tying is a vice, however the tool that is omitted is a vise... :)

dw

Iceland sure has many great

Iceland sure has many great fishing waters, both lakes and rivers. Two difficulties is that you have to book in advance on so many places. And with advance bookings I mean like even December the year before. Then we have the price tag on the best rivers. There are other ways you can fish in Iceland. Here is one of them. http://www.rent.is/blog/fishing-in-iceland/

Tight lines!

So I thought I responded to

So I thought I responded to this already... Sorry if it ends up responding twice...

Thanks pj! I am partial to this fly. I've also been working hard to improve my vids.

Yes your right. It is a rooster... I said "grizzly saddle hackle" and I should have said rooster in there somewhere also. My apology. When making these vids I always end up leaving something out... Darn.

Just don't go use your dry fly hackle... You can get away with the hackle you use for wooly buggers or small streamers.

It is rooster, sorry I didn't

It is rooster, sorry I didn't specify on the video I guess... I think all I said was "grizzly saddle hackle". My apology. It is the cheaper streamer stuff though. I use this for wooly buggers and the line also. It's not dry fly hackle, so don't spend the money on that for this fly, or waste your good dry fly hackle either...

Do you guys like the new

Do you guys like the new video format? I've been working on improving them. Let me know what you think.

Nice tie by the way.

Nice tie by the way.

Is that a hen or a rooster

Is that a hen or a rooster grizzle hackle? Hen feathers seem to be broader and yours look like they are fairly thin.

Thanks

Les... eh... Arthur,

Thanks for the kind comment. And please spread the gospel!

Martin

Great article on big fly tying

Martin .. a fabulous article on the root basics of tying big flies. I am passing this article around the horn. Great reference material here for all levels of fly-tying. Kudos! Another big winner. -AOF

Squirmy worm

How do you keep the thread from cutting into the squirmy stuff when anchoring it down to shank of the hook?
I know--soft turns but the the squirmy stuff rolls around the hook..

Nice fly. If you reduce the

Nice fly. If you reduce the weight to just enough to get it to ride higher in the water column, it would be a good fly for snook.

usd shrimp

Would like to purchase USD shrimp who or where could I purchase some ???

sls shrimp flie

Would like to know if I could purchase the sls shrimp fly from a fly tier ????

Grey Boy Buzzer Organza

I just watched Davie's vid on the Organza Grey Boy Buzzer; Impressive! So much so that I just have to tie up some this afternoon. Did a quick search and found Hobbycraft stock Organza ribbon (www.hobbycraft.co.uk) I found my local store and bought some. At 39p a yard, I bought a few yards of White, Ivory and Silver

Tarpon fishing in Islamorada

Love to see em in the air!

Comment to #205 - The Thief

Love this fly! Not only a fantastic crappie fly (for which it was designed) but is excellent on trout!!! Especially the stocked ones. My friends and I have tied tons of these. I believe if is in the fly tying pattern book the best 1000 flies.

One of the first books that

One of the first books that triggered me to improve my fly tying.
Love my copy!

I think every now and then it can be bought on eBay for almost nothing.

Yep, just wrap it with some

Yep, just wrap it with some lead wire. Or just fish it with a intermediate line. It will get it below the swells. That is if you don't want the jigging action a lead wrap could add.

Mc. Mullet

Do you ever add weight to these in choppy water or high wind?

A Guide To North Country Flies

Tim,
Do you know that the book you recommend costs more than $300.
Price it on Amazon.

Thanks! Have you not tied

Thanks! Have you not tied these before? One suggestion is to go sparingly on the first coat of epoxy. Don't let it drip down the fly too much as it will harden the tail. You can always epoxy extra times, you cannot take away epoxy. You know?

surf candy

Very nice fly. I'll have to try a few.

Fly Tying

Great site!