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The woolly bugger fly is an all time favorite among many fly fisherman. This fly is at the very top of the list of many experienced fly fisherman. So if you have not tried the woolly bugger on trout or other fish. Why not give it a try. What makes the woolly bugger a fantastic …
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How to catch fish in the fall. From my fishing journal Sat Sept 15. Today I am going to try a something different. Instead of fishing one of the many medium size Minnesota lakes in the area I am going to try to fish a small 25 acre lake which is only a few miles …
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How to fly fish. Fly tying a woolly bugger. To tie one of the most popular flies for steelhead follow the below steps: 1) Take a 2x long 1x strong nymph hook and place in a fly vise. 2) Lay down on the shank of the hook a base of thread with your bobbin.
How to fly fish the woolly bugger. One of the great all around flies for fly fishing is called the woolly bugger. The woolly bugger works for many specie of fish including steelhead , trout, bass, and other. Many fly fishermen if having to make the choice of one fly to fish exclusively would choose …
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Just when you thought you have seen everything. Here is a motorized float tube. It comes with an electric motor. They will go 4-5 Miles per hour. That is really whizzing along. Can you believe that it even has a depth finder. Cool! Way cool! For the duck hunter they can special order you a camouflage …
Many shore fishermen find themselves very limited to public areas to fish. Many of these areas here in Minnesota (and elsewhere) are crowded. One answer to those shore fishermen that cannot afford a boat would be a float tube which cost about $100. A float tube is not an inner tube but as a very …
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How to tie flies. You need the following to tie a Stonefly nymph for steelhead fly fishing: Size 10-1530 hook UTC 40 black thread, lead fly tying wire, Chenille , black dubbing, black pheasant tail , black hackle, Rubber legs for fly tying. 0)Take the hook place in the vise. 1)) Take lead fly tying …
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A thingamabobber is a very specialized bobber for steelhead fly fishing. It looks similar to a balloon about the size of a ping pong ball. The thingamabobber is a great invention for steelhead fly fishing. It has very little weight and will show the fisherman even the lightest strike. To rig the thingamabob you put …
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Fly fishing a nymph is an excellent method to choose to catch steelhead. Like nymph stream fishing for rainbow trout only your equipment and the nymph size are beefed up to tackle one of the most pound for pound fighting fish. To fish a nymph for steelhead use a spay or single hander fly rod …
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In my opinion the best tasting fish in the world is panfish (crappie and sunfish). There are many great panfish recipes. Below is my favorte fish recipe. I like baking my fish which I believe is as good as tasting as fried fish without the extra calories. First filet the panfish removing the bones. Wash and …