FF@ got crazy after 1995--too many people and posts. You can still search through the posts by year at http://jdunns.dyndns.org/flyfishq.html in case you're looking for more bad, bad flyfishing haiku. In case you forgot, it was in 1995. =)
My favorite, it's haunted me for years:
'bacco spit dribbles
Whilst clutching his netted prey
It's a brown trout now.
--Chris Knight
the information on this page is very informative to me as a beginer at trying to make a fishing rod for myself thank you very much
Brian Larson is correct, gortex-type/breathable materials find it very hard to work when they are soaked. However, breathables do work better than neoprene in the extreme cold. Why? Because the "technical-clothing" paradigm relies on layers whereas neoprene wearers rarely employ this tactic. Using baggy beathables with a set of silk/cotton draws, a thermal liner and loosed fitting underwear makes for unbeatable insulation against the cold - and you don't get damp (as you do in neoprene) because the layers wick the moisture away from your skin - and that is the secret to day-long wading in the cold.
I do, however, believe that at the end of the day it comes down to personal choice - and my choice is breathables - ALL YEAR ROUND!
Unless you are in very hot water, the condensation point of the vapor will be less than the temperature of the water. The vapor will condense as it cools, once condensed it can not travel through the membrane. Ther may be some minor thing happening under the conditions, which occure most of the time that keep the vapor from escaping, but I don't know of them. I also must sweat way more than most becasue I have never had dry cloths inside my waders regardless of what type I use. In warm weather I can usually ring water out of my socks. Tightness of the waders will also make a big difference. With the right cloths while xcountry skiing I have steped into a stream while crossing and never gotten uncomprotabe during the balance of the trip even though the inside was soaked and the outside became frozen. I have also collected a half inch of ice crystals between the shell on the outside and the last inside garment.
Mike,
1994 and 1996, huh? A lot of water has run under the bridge since then. I was into ff@ too back then. Haven't been on the list for ages and sometimes wonder how it's doing. Probably much the same I guess.
Fishing Denmark still criss-crosses GFF and traces can be found everywhere.
And we're glad to have you back! :-)
Martin
Hi Martin
I used to get flyfish@ back in 1994 when things were new and people were just starting to get into the whole web browsing thing. In 1996, I was living in Germany and I used to spend hours looking at Fishing Denmark. I'm glad I found you again. =)
Cheers
--Mike
Tony,
Boca Paila may be worth a visit on your own. It's a limited size area, but does look really appealing. Check out Life is good and Christian's site for some inspiration.
Martin
Dear Martin,
Liked your article with all the nice pictures a lot, it gave me some drive and motivation to put out the vise again to fill up some patterns which are low in stock.
Discovered your site first while I was doing some research in regard of a blank for a rod building job. In general I like the globalflyfisher website and pass by at least every one or two months to check what's new.
My personal world of fishing has two hot spots, one is Northern America with a lot of good suppliers and manufacturers of fishing equipment and some good sites in regard of rod building. The other is the Scandinavian area where I prefer to go fishing, also with some good manufacturers of equipment as well. So what makes the difference between your site in regard of the content and other sites is that it is not a pure regional site like some others, on top it represents exactly the areas which are of my personal interest in this regard.
This just as a small feedback from the internet.
RGDS,
Ole
Hamburg/Germany
Brian,
You may be right in your considerations regarding breathability and its limitations. I have no scientific evidence to prove the opposite. But I have fished in the winter as long as I remember and I have worn the right clothes under my neoprenes. My empiric findings were:
- My waders were always moist on the inside after a day's fishing (wet, actually)
- My clothes were damp, particularly over the knees
- I froze
I have worn 5 mm Orvis and Bare neoprenes - the latter being regarded top notch by most people I know.
Being out on extremely cold days doesn't make me more moist. It might be because I sweat less. On sunny summer days sweat runs off me in litres and my breathable waders are again moist on the inside. My (again empiric) experience tells me that the colder it is the dryer I am.
And regarding the breathability under water. What would hinder the vapor in "fusing" with the outside water? Not being a physicist I can't explain or fully understand the molocular details in this process.
No matter what: I freeze less than ever and so does most of my fishing buddies. And none of us ever wear neoprenes anymore. And yes: we do fish in the winter!
Martin
The breathable myth is that breathable waders and jackets always breath. They can not breath if they are wet on the outside such as when you are in the water or when it is raining and the outside of the jacket is soaking wet. They also don't breath when it is colder outside than what the condensation point of the sweat vapor is. The vapor will condense as soon as it reaches this temperature inside the wader. I think that you are staying warmer, not because of the waders, but because of the choice of cloths you are making inside the waders. Wicking materials next to the skin and good insulators outside that. You would be just as warn if not warmer in neoprenes.
Excellent article, and an excellent step-by-step.
Great for guys like me who don't tie too many dry flies!
This helps me out alot. I been trying to take good pictures of my flies and post them up on a forum that I belong to
Thanks.
Yes indeed, I have fished with Phillip Rolles. In fact after trying other guides in other areas I would never think of fishing the Bahamas without Phillip. He has your back coveded every second... on shore and on water... as far as a teacher, there's none better.... eldondo
I was very impressed with the detail on the buzzer fly it was not only the tying but the clear way on how to fish it.All i have to do, is try this out in pratice thank you very much .I shall report back.
I find the Lagathu's Shrimp very realistic and would like to know how to tie it. Can you please email me directions, or direct me to the site that offers detailed tying instructions. Thank, you Al
Great story. Do you think it would be worth the effort to fish right out of the town of Boca Paila on ones own? It seems like a boat and guide is necessary to get to the better flats.
Bill,
Please notice that the prices are for the blanks only. The finished rods are probably in the range you mention.
Martin
I think Mr. Petti better check the prices on the Lamiglas rods.Retail on the Espirit is close to $400.
The Hatch is a great trailer. If you're on a high-speed connection you can save it to your harddisk from the links above (right mouse button). For pvt use only I suspect.
Good idea! I was looking at used ski poles for a wading staff when I came upon this story w/how-to.
I might just give it a try.
You mentioned people leaning on staff while casting, I was thinking about a little butt pad to actually have a one-legged seat while in the middle of the creek/pool! :) Lazy man's fishing! :)
Wonderful ! Your website is wonderful, thank you very much, a great moment of dream in our poor world !!
A french flyfisher
Really enjoyed your pictures. Buffalo in Dec. is cold and snowie Gives an old flyrodder some peace and comfort viewing them.Thank you.
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