I am looking at a used Hardy Featherweight Reel on eBay and the title says the reel is "with Casa ENGLAND NR". Does anyone have any idea what that means?

Mike Valla's recent book covers the most influential fly tiers up to 1969. A lot has happened since then, so who are your top few fly tiers that influenced our sport since 1970? For me they are as follow: Leonard Wright John Barr Caucci & Nastasi Ed Humphreys Robert Talleur

The last time I had a 6 foot fly rod was in the 70's and it was a Fenwick noodle-like Glass Rod for a 5 wt that lost its appeal very quickly (the whole Lee Wulff smaller is better thing). I am a big fan of the Orvis Superfine full-flex rod series going back the the original "Tippet" from the...

There are proposed changes to the NJ 2014-2015 Fish Code that would have a positive impact to the existing 4.2 mile fly fishing only stretch on the Flatbrook, which is open to all tackle for the first 9 days of the season, and then allows general kill regulations for the remainder of the system...

Like most of us, I have planned days off, traveled hundreds of miles, and risked domestic harmony to catch Mayfly hatches during their peak emergence periods throughout the Northeast. For myself, Quill Gordons, Hendricksons, Blue Quills, March Browns, Green Drakes, Light Cahills, Blue Winged...

I have been using McLeans Quill bodies that were procured for me by BHC over the last couple of years and it is the best quill material that I have used. They are made from porcupine body quills and came in every color from natural peacock to rust. I am having trouble finding these bodies, and...

I have had the HMH Spartan for a couple of years and overall it is fine to tie with, but I have had a couple of annoying problems that I am wondering if they are just my bad luck or are known problems. First, I cannot tighten the pin that holds the thumb lever in place, and if I have been using...

About the best thing I can say about turning 60 this past weekend is that my family is sending me to Salt Lake City for some fly fishing and site-seeing. It includes one outing with a guide and I will spend another day fisihing on my own, and two days to see the sites. I have never fished West...

I spend much of my time chasing wild trout on smaller streams and those with plunge pools have always been a challenge - I am talking about smaller streams and brooks that are crystal clear and loaded with great looking plunge pools where, especially in the Spring, the water at the top of the...

I am not selling anything but Orvis is celebrating a new store at the Plymouth Meeting Mall on 11/18/2010 from 6PM - 8PM. 5% of all proceeds goes to the Valley Forge Chapter of TU and I have a $25 Orvis Savings card for the event if anyone is interested. A colleague of mine received notice of...

I will be heading up to Bar Harbor ME with my wife for a week of vacation in mid-September and have been generously allocated one day to explore and do some trout fishing. Any suggestions on trout streams within 90 minutes of Bar Harbor? I can search the Maine F&G websites, etc. but any...

I have been having too much fun fly fishing in NJ this year to wander out of State yet, but with the warmer weather I am starting to consider an outing to some of the great tailwater fisheries that feed the Delaware in NY and PA. I have read on the NY DEC site that didymo is present in the East...

Speaking of the Catskills, I had mentioned in a previous post last Summer that the Antrim Lodge in Roscoe was scheduled to re-open in September 2010 and I was hoping for a long weekend to celebrate it and hit the small BWO's. Unfortunately, re-construction won't begin until September 2010, and...

I have been searching fruitlessly for this pattern - anxious to try it out. Does anyone have the secret formula?

A slight twist on the original Musky Shrimp - I am sure many others have made similar upgrades: Hook: Tiemco 2487BL or similar curved hook (size 14 shown) Thread: Orange Beadhead: 3/32 Copper Tungsten Bead Weight: .015 non-lead wire Tail: Natural Wood Duck flank feather fibers Shellback...

First try at posting a picture - any comments or suggestions are welcome, especially on lighting. I used a lamp at about 45 degrees to the left of the fly, but perhaps another lamp to the right shining on the flywould have shown the rest of the colors better. This fly is what I call a...

Ok, now that I have a new Cannon Powershot SX120 IS with a macro feature I wanted to add a post with pictures - realized I had no idea how to :o. Can someone point me to instructions? Also, any recommended reading on how to take good shots of flys (lighting, distance, etc.)? Thanks

Fly-fishing is a never ending learning experience, and each season I seem to discover (or re-discover) a technique, fly, or trout stream that makes a positive impression and becomes part of my approach to fly fishing. For 2009, I learned (or re-learned) the following: - The Streamer Fishing...

Either the reports that the wood duck population is healthy are inaccurate or there is a lack of duck hunters, because prices seem to have risen in a big way the last couple of years. I have been searching the ususal suppliers and web sites and the price/feather is any where from $.60 to over...

I will be headed up to North Conway NH for a wedding and plan to fish the Ellis River for a few hours on Saturday. I have fished the Saco and the Swift Rivers years ago and have been in touch with North Country Anglers and will follow their suggestion regarding the Ellis. On a different...