Bob, Nice Fish! What rod were you using, flyline and reel?
Have you heard of the "Bluebird" Fly by Major Traherne as discussed in George M. Kelson's Book the "Salmon fly"? I read about it in Frodin's book I'm tying to find the Macaw to tie the fly! Tightlines, Clark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Petti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "streamers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 7:36 PM Subject: [streamers] Dunc - Big Fish and an Undertaker > Guys, I apologize for the off topic post and the flagrant bragging. > I can't seem to find Mr. Duncan's email address (yeah yeah yeah). > > Dunc, this is the fish and fly I was telling you about at the show. > > She was a 25-30lb hen chinook I took from the Salmon River. You can > see the date in the photo. Man, it doesn't seem like it was over two > years ago. Emmett will be glad to know that she went back shortly > after the photo was taken. :-) > > http://www.globalflyfisher.com/staff/petti/salmon.jpg > The fly is a little beatup. The hook was just inside her jaw and > the floss and tag was rubbing right on her teeth. No problem. A > fly for a fish is a bargain. It's one of the few flies I've saved. > The Yellow Tailed Buck Bug from the ***** River in Nova Scotia > is another. > > http://www.globalflyfisher.com/staff/petti/undertaker.jpg > > There was a current slot that was draining the tailout of a big pool. > It is a classic staging area for fish that are moving up from the > rapids below. It's a tiny spot - maybe 20 feet by 5 feet wide, but > if there are fish on the move, they will hold in that slot before > moving up into the pool above. I'd stand near the top of the slot > and drift a fly down through and raise/swing it at the end. She > took just as the fly was starting to move to the side. BAM! > > Ok guys. Sorry for the interruption. Back to your regularly > scheduled programming. > > Bob > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.com > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> > Access Your PC from Anywhere > Full setup in 2 minutes! - Free Download > http://us.click.yahoo.com/pmECdA/2XkDAA/DIxGAA/60TolB/TM > ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
