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FREE !!! Winter Round Table
January 21, 2001, Sunday - 1 to 5 p.m.
Tying & Fishing Small Basic Nymphs
This Round Table is designed to give the tier a sense of proportions & skills to tie nymphs that serve well in winter and summer. Trout take a high percentage of their food below the surface of the water. Much of this food is in the form of juvenile aquatic insects. The the flies we will tie replicate many of these food items. As usual there will be much discussion on how and where to fish these patterns as well as the best tackle to use. Bring your tying gear. Bring a buddy.

Bonefish
Albula vulpes occurs circum global in tropical waters and is one of the most sought after saltwater fly rod fish. Bonefish have been termed "ghosts of the flats". They are indeed that. They spend much of their time

in skinny water and are superbly adapted to it. Their biggest asset is their chameleon-like ability to change color with their surroundings. They are also streamlined and very fast. Their hydrodynamic shape gives them the capability of sneaking around with a minimum of surface disturbance and their speed gives them the chance to change locations very quickly if threatened. This speed makes them one of the worlds most sought after sport fish. Their preferred habitat makes them a premier fly rod fish. Bonefish inhabit most of the

world's tropical waters. The most popular bonefish destinations are Christmas Island, Florida Keyes, Bahamas, Belize and Yucatan. Bonefish are capitalistic bottom feeders. Their main diet consists of mollusks and crustaceans. They will however, eat minnows and worms.

Bonefish average 1 1/2 to 15 pounds throughout their range. Average size in shallow water is 2 to 5 pounds. A ten-pound fish is a trophy anywhere. Eight weight gear is most popular, but rods in six weight size are also used. A six pound bonefish on six weight gear is a real hoot. A ten ponder with the same rod will usually clean your clock. Most bonefish will take less than 100 yards of backing but its better to have too much than too little. Reels that carry 200 yards might be required for big fish. Most bonefish flies are small and easy to cast. Floating lines are used for shallow water flats fishing. However, we once found a huge school holding 20 feet deep and a fast sinking line produced a hook up every cast for several hours until we got bored. Be prepared for anything. The world record Bonefish is 19 pounds.
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Chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years and their feathers are very adaptable to all kinds of fly tying. They come in a vast variety of colors, shapes, textures and sizes that lend themselves to both wet and dry flies.
Both natural and dyed colors are used.
Recently chickens have been genetically altered to produce nearly unbelievable fly tying hackles.
Some of the best are coming from Whiting Farms, owned by Thomas Whiting, Ph.D.
Did you know that bird feathers are a mutation that modified reptilian scales.
This and other interesting feather facts are brought to light by Dr. Whiting in a dissertation about chicken genetics here.
Admittedly his success with modifying chicken hackle has built on the work of earlier chicken raisers as he has outlined here.

Our hackle page is still under development, but you might enjoy having a look.

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