Ray,
Your recall is correct. I saw what I think are the same articles, although
I too, cannot recall the exact publications. One of them, however, was I
think the FFF publication, or the Trout Unlimited magazine. One of them
mentioned a local tyer and flyfisher, Vern Young, who is in Gig Harbor. He
is involved with the Washington FFF, and you can contact him at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] He has fished with them in the salt water, but I am not
sure on fresh water patterns.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: circle hooks
>That seems to be all I hear these days is that circle hooks are used only
by
>bait fishermen. BUT the 2 articles I refereed to in my original email where
>about fly fishing with circle hooks and if memory serves me correctly they
>where published in 1 or 2 of the flyfishing only magazines. One of the
>authors even stated that one fly pattern did not look quite right on a
>circle hook or something along those lines. So I know some fly fishermen
>have taken a close look at them but I have not head anything since then
>regarding there fly fishing use.
>
>Thank you,
>Ray :-)
>www.raystackle.com - for Fishing Gear
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Preston Singletary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Washington Fly fishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 2:44 PM
>Subject: circle hooks
>
>
>> As it was explained to me, the circle hook was designed as a bait hook
>which
>> could be swallowed without hooking the fish until the hook was drawn up
>out
>> of the gullet and into the mouth again, apparently hooking only as the
>angle
>> of pull changed. It's pretty hard for me to visualize, but it seems to
>> work. It would certainly seem to be a boon to C-and-R fisheries where
>bait
>> is allowed but wouldn't have a whole lot of application to fly fishing.
>Ah!
>> Mooching; that recalls some memories. In the "good old days" ( which I
>> guess I can safely refer to now), back when there were still good runs of
>> salmon coming into Elliot Bay and there were many boathouses which rented
>> wooden rowboats (Yes, children, there very few people with powerboats in
>> those days) for only a few dollars a day. Early in the morning, running
>> lights sometimes consisted of an upright dowel with a flashlight taped to
>> it. A light rod, a baitcasting reel, or sometimes a Heddon Winona, or a
>> large fly reel, or even a true knucklebuster centerpin (centrepin for our
>> Canadian friends) mooching reel, light monofilament line, a 1 to 2 ounce
>> crescent sinker and some herring were all that was needed. The plug- or
>> strip-cut herring was trailed behind the boat with the rod usually
propped
>> up over the stern. A few pulls on the oars followed by a pause kept the
>> herring working at a variety of depths and speeds; quite a sporting
method
>> really. Certainly moreso than dragging a flasher, especially with a
>> downrigger. By the way Leland, John T. and I were at Lincoln Park this
>> morning and I had quite a bit of activity on the popper. Many rises, but
>> only two hookups: one a discouragingly small cutt and the other a
>> long-distance-release. I had one fair-sized fish follow almost to the
rod
>> tip boiling on the popper every foot of the way. Whaddaya mean you
didn't
>> hook 'em on the popper using circle hooks; I can't hook 'em on the popper
>> using conventional hooks.
>> Preston
>>
>>
>
