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As I said in my previous Post, I like going to Fly Fishing shows. Michael Ames and I just returned from FlyFest 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This show was billed as a gathering of fly fishers and was a big success. The first in person gathering since covid. Although it was not as big as some pre covid shows, it was well attended. As usual I saw a lot of old friends and made new ones.
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Spring River
On October 22, 2022, the Northeast Arkansas Flyfishers met at Riverside Resort for a day of fishing and camaraderie. Five members met at 9:00 to fish and have lunch. There were several other people fishing when we got there. Everyone geared up and went fishing except Michael Lack, who took pictures.
39In March, I tied a foam beetle at the Sowbug Roundup, had a lot of people watch, and gave away many fly bodies. In addition, I asked everyone who used my fly to send me a picture of any fish they caught. Read More
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Urban Fishing Florida
I had a hard time getting my fishing in for February. It was a short month with cold weather and ice at the end of the month. In addition, I was down with a cold for a week. But on the last day of the month, the weather turned nice with 65-degree temps. So I went to Craighead lake to fish. I didn’t catch anything, but I was able to practice my casting for an hour.
However, David Weingold and Michael Ames flew to Boca Raton, Florida, to fish for bass.
34The Fly Fishing Show is a series of shows presented by Ben Furimsky. The program has six different shows around the country; Edison, NJ, Atlanta, GA, Denver, CO, Pleasanton, CA, Lancaster, PA, and Marlboro, MA. The International Fly Tying Symposium is also one of his shows. This past weekend I had my first experience with the Atlanta Fly Fishing Show. Read More
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Bream Fly
Like everyone else, I make New Years Resolutions every year. You know, the usual, be
healthier, exercise more, lose weight. But somehow, I can never keep them. So this year is going to be different. My resolution this year is to go fishing at least one time a month, minimum.
On the home page of this website, I mentioned that there is nothing like catching a fish on a fly you have tied yourself. To that, I would append, “With a rod, you built yourself.” Read More
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Michael Lack Tying
The Branson Fly Fishing Expo was held this last weekend. It was canceled last year because of COVD. Unfortunately because of the COVID Delta variant attendance was down. There were few vendors, slightly more fly tyers, and an occasional visitor. However, I had a great time. I was able to tie a lot of flies and give them away. I was also able to visit every vendor and tier. As usual, I never fail to learn something. I got to see several old friends and make new ones. Isn’t that what the show is really about. I’ll be there next year!
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Stonefly Exoskeleton After Hatching
Do you have to know the scientific names of aquatic insects to be a successful fly fisherman or fly tier? The answer is definitely no!
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The FFI Fly Fishing expo 2019 was held July 23-27 at Montana State University in Bozeman Montana. After having a great time fishing and exploring Montana and Yellowstone National Park, it was time for the show. However, we had a small problem. We were on the way to the show and had a minor motor vehicle accident.
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