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Winter fly tying
Tying flies is one of the very best parts of fly fishing in my opinion. Certainly, not everyone who fishes with a fly rod also ties, but a surprising number do. Many start tying as way to save money, but for most it quickly becomes a great hobby that enhances their favorite sport.
Creating and producing fishing flies is something that fly anglers do a lot of in the winter. We figure that if we can’t fish, at least we can devote our time to something that will pay off for us next summer. We spend hours going through our fly boxes beefing up our supply of those patterns that we used most during past fishing seasons. And, when we finish that, we start tying up some of the new flies that constantly appear.
News
Here are some of the headlines. For the complete February Alaska fishing news, including details on these stories, please see the archives for the month.
- Southeast Alaska spring 2006 king regulations set
- Fishing regulation changes for SE Alaska posted
- Bears: Play dead or fight back?
- ADFG posts Chitina information for 2006
- Winter fly tying
- Becoming an OutdoorsWoman spring 2006
- Fairbanks outdoor writer wins national awards
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PRODUCTS: 17 February 2006:
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Hot Forum Threads
Here are some of the top threads from February from the
Alaska fishing forum.
- AKCAPT instructs how to deflate fish the right way.
- Ripface inquires about deflating swim bladders on throw-back fish caught deep in saltwater.
- kfcbb7 would like to fish and do some gold panning when visiting Alaska this year, any suggestions?
- pedro needs some information on floating Byers Creek.
- Tracker wants to know the best place in Alaska to live where one can fish both salt water and the rivers?
- cggoldens is floating for 12 days in August on the Kwethluk River and would like any information about fishing opportunities there.
- mikeb is looking for feedback on fishing charters in Seward and Homer.
- alcmaeon wants to know how many reds can fit in a standard on-top of the fridge freezer.
- flyfishwilly is planning a long float trip and needs some suggestions for remote rivers full of rainbows.
- olsby needs some advice about waders for a Kenai Peninsula trip this July.
- MBB asks what is the best way to get your hard caught fish back home via airlines.
- Alaska Gray needs recommendations for a good filet knife.
- Ripface wants to know what the largest halibut is you've landed.
- Alaska Gray needs help with outfitting his boat with lures or jigs for halibut, lingcod, yelloweye, and king/silver salmon.
- cggoldens would like to hear about your experience floating the Aniak River.
- maine207 is looking for any information about catching sheefish.
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