RE: [VFB] Re: Miniature fly rod and reel

2011-01-08 Thread J Balmer
Or ice fishing. From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Reuven Segal Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 5:05 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: Miniature fly rod and reel I would imagine that the reel would be very useful for your

Re: [VFB] Re: Miniature fly rod and reel

2011-01-08 Thread Don Ordes
Any small fiesty fish would be fun on those mini rods. For warm-water, I would go for bluegill, crappie, and small bass species. For saltwater, I'm thinking pinfish, needlfish, baby barracudas. I have an array of tiny charlies and shrimp just for fishing pinfish close to shore. DonO

[VFB] Tampa

2011-01-08 Thread Don Ordes
Speaking of salt water... I'm going to be in Tampa in a camper next week (flash trip), and I was wondering what fishing hotspots exist for wade-fishing during this time of the year. I've looked up some spots, and Ft. DeSoto Park looks like a nice camping area with lots of wadeable surf. Is

[VFB] Highwater in Cologne and the bell stops striking

2011-01-08 Thread Rene Zillmann
Hi Gang, not really fishing related, but at least it is about the river where I often fish. We are approaching high-water season, and this year it is a more worse one. The Rhine has in summer usually appr. 2 meter level here (Where zero indicates that vessels are at the limit to sail (I guess, in

Re: [VFB] Highwater in Cologne and the bell stops striking

2011-01-08 Thread rayado
rene: I can't imagine the Rhine getting that high. Must be a 100 year flood. We've had two 100 year floods in the last 15 years here in Central Texas. I remember the biggest one that blew out a whole new canyon on the Guadalupe River. Had some 25+inches of rain in 24 hours. All of us fly

Re: [VFB] Curley tail duck feathers

2011-01-08 Thread Joyce M Westphal
They make great upturned tails, similar to golden pheasan tupturned , on dark nymphs and salmon flies. You are very lucky to have access to them. On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:21 PM, Peggy Brenner peggy.bren...@comcast.netwrote: I have access tomorrow at a show a group of the dark curly tail