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Ralph's Fly Box: Winter Grey
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Or was it a periodic anomaly or burble in the current causing me to think it was a rising fish? I stood staring at the location for a good three minutes or more, expecting to see it happen again. No luck. Must not be a fish. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). CGR GLASS : A Year in Review. Fly Tyer and American Angler. Lulbegrud Creek Bamboo Rods. Top Quality Furled Leaders. Tying the Copper and Tan Wet.
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The Fading Angler: November 2016
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Just give me three more years.". Paul Maclean, as told by Norman Maclean (aka St. Norman). Friday, November 11, 2016. A Personal Veteran's Day Salute. I'd like to express my deep gratitude and admiration to Ralph Long of Ralph's Fly Box. Ralph spent more than a decade in the military. He had one of those jobs that constantly put him in danger. Ralph, thank you for everything you did and sacrificed to protect me and my family. When I pour my evening beer tonight, I raise my glass to you ,. Some of this st...
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Ralph's Fly Box: February 2016
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Monday, February 29, 2016. Tying the AP Thorax. The AP Thorax is a constant in my box throughout the year as an "All Purpose" mayfly pattern. A durable, well floating pattern that crosses multiple hatches. Cree or Barred Ginger. Sunday, February 28, 2016. Rebuilding Classic Glass (The Conclusion). Bass-Bug really knocked it out of the park. Outfitted with a Cortland Retro II and Orvis Hydros WF7F Bass taper, it all came together.
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Ralph's Fly Box: January 2017
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Monday, January 30, 2017. And how they apply to your patterns). Recently, I received a number of questions regarding dubbing, how it is applied and how do you get it to go on a certain way for a specific application? For this Video we will address how small technique changes, while using the same materials, will adjust your dubbing in such a way that it can apply to dry fly, large segmented dry flies/wets and wet/nymph patterns.
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Ralph's Fly Box: April 2016
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Friday, April 29, 2016. So I stretch my toes…roll the kink out of my neck….And step off into another day. Because there are still waters I have yet to wade. And even if I choose to cast my line in familiar waters….they, much like I are not the same as the last we met. Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Tying the Burlap Nymph. Hook: #10-14 Orvis Beadhead. Thread: Dark brown Uni-thread. Color: Brown Copic Marker. Saturday, April 23, 2016. Thread...
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Ralph's Fly Box: March 2016
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Tying in Dry Fly Hackle Techniques. Tying in Dry Fly Hackle Techniques. With all the speculation and discussion on the proper ways to prepare, tie-in and wind dry fly hackle, this video attempts to demystify the subject. See you on the water. Monday, March 28, 2016. Tying the REC Nymph. Blend 50/50% Highland Green Icelandic and Insect Green Poly. Wood Duck dyed CDC. Saturday, March 26, 2016. After observing...
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The Fading Angler: A Personal Veteran's Day Salute
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Just give me three more years.". Paul Maclean, as told by Norman Maclean (aka St. Norman). Friday, November 11, 2016. A Personal Veteran's Day Salute. I'd like to express my deep gratitude and admiration to Ralph Long of Ralph's Fly Box. Ralph spent more than a decade in the military. He had one of those jobs that constantly put him in danger. Ralph, thank you for everything you did and sacrificed to protect me and my family. When I pour my evening beer tonight, I raise my glass to you ,. View my complet...
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The Fading Angler: 2017: Uncharted
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Just give me three more years.". Paul Maclean, as told by Norman Maclean (aka St. Norman). Monday, January 2, 2017. How am I gonna get down there. The only other part of the plan was for Mrs. Fading Angler to call the sheriff's office if I wasn't back by midnight. Everything else was that delusional force that drives anglers of all types: hope. I really had no idea. The bridge, the canyon, the Fading Angler, and. The hope that a fish will rise.". But it was fueled by hope. January 2, 2017 at 7:15 PM.
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The Fading Angler: Four Months with my Swift Epic 686, plus Backstory
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Just give me three more years.". Paul Maclean, as told by Norman Maclean (aka St. Norman). Thursday, September 29, 2016. Four Months with my Swift Epic 686, plus Backstory. Sherman, set the Wayback Machine for August, 2015. There were two historically significant events at this temporal nexus:. The Fading Angler spends a day with a guide in southern Minnesota's Driftless Area. Guide Dan brings along a 4 weight TFO Finesse. Been able to do this before. Ruth, better known by the codename FACEPLANT. In case...
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Ralph's Fly Box: June 2016
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PURCHASE BOOKS - - -. THE TELLING OF WATERS. FLY PATTERN VIDEO ARCHIVE. Thursday, June 30, 2016. Monday, June 27, 2016. The Speck gets it's name from the speckled CDL hackle used, which provides a speckled or barred leg look to this pattern in the water. This pattern does well for me as a dropper below bassbugs or larger foam patterns for bluegill. It is also a great pattern for crappie when fished alone with a floating line and long leader and twitch-retrieved. 10 Standard 2xl Nymph Hook. White Bucktail...
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