Prom Dress Flies, Flashabou, Knuckle Heads

Prom Dress, Blue As a sport, fly fishing is the scientific exploration of the aquatic world with tools, which deliver information about game fish that no other equipment can render. Often this information is collected and the fish is released with a minimum amount of wear & tear. It survives to possibly be re-examined by someone else. Even the most experienced anglers are often reluctant to try to explain why anadromous salmonids will strike any fly while in fresh water. Nothing bright blue lives in the water with these fish. Maybe that's the key.

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PD-BLUE	Prom Dress Fly, Blue	2	3 for $10.50	-->SALE ENDED

Prom Dress, Copper It's pretty safe to say that nothing in a bright metallic copper color lives in the rivers with your intended quarry either. Yet, copper colored wobblers are known to be deadly at times, especially in tannin colored water.

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PD-COPPER	Prom Dress Fly, Copper	2	3 for $10.50	-->SALE ENDED

Prom Dress, Fuchsia What do they take this thing for, a cloud of blood, a pulsing squid, or something in their territory that makes them very angry? Fact is we have been told by a couple of fly fishers that are in the know, that this is the sleeper color.

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PD-FUSCHIA	Prom Dress Fly, Fuchsia	2	3 for $10.50	-->SALE ENDED

Prom Dress, Purple When the light levels go dim, there are a great many things under water that turn purple. Maybe that is why purple is a such a successful theme in flies, because the color is so familiar.

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PD_PURPLE	Prom Dress Fly, Purple	2	3 for $10.50	-->SALE ENDED

Flashabou

This is the original Hedron Flashabou in the big long packages, not some shortened up watered down copy-cat Flashabou sold at discount because it wasn't good enough to be sold any other way (you know, the stuff that beginners use). This is the stranded Mylar flash invented by Larry Dalberg. It started a fly tying revolution, setting industry standards for every metallic flash product! It will not rust in saltwater and maintains almost neutral buoyancy. It is still the best flat strand Mylar available. It has many uses for wings, wrapped bodies, shell-backs, can be spun in a loop and used as body material of hackle. Flashabou is the most prominent material used in Scott Howell's revolutionary Prom Dress flies featured in the Skagit Master II DVD. Prom Dress flies can be tied in many colors besides the the ones listed above. FLASHABOU features marabou action for flies and lures. Super strong fiber won't matte as it swims and flows through the water, beckoning fish. Each package contains hundreds of strands-10" length.

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6901	Flashabou, Silver	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6902	Flashabou, Gold	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6905	Flashabou, Pearl	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6906	Flashabou, Copper	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6910	Flashabou, Dark Blue	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6912	Flashabou, Black	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6913	Flashabou, Purple	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6915	Flashabou, Light Blue	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6923	Flashabou, Bull Frog	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6924	Flashabou, Rainbow	Picture	$4.75	-->SALE ENDED
6962	Flashabou, Pearl Chartreuse	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6967	Flashabou, Pearl Orange	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6991	Flashabou, Holographic Silver	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6992	Flashabou, Holographic Gold	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6993	Flashabou, Holographic Blue	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6994	Flashabou, Holographic Green	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
6998	Flashabou, Holographic Rainbow	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED
1605	Saltwater Flashabou, Pearl	Picture	$5.45	-->SALE ENDED

Mangrove Outfitters "Knuckle Heads" Reel Handle Cushion A direct drive fly fishing reel gives you the most complete contact with your fish. If the fish you have hooked is large and athletic, it can pull many yards of line from your reel in a short period of time. If your fingers come in contact with a reel handle that is turning at high speed, the impact can be very painful. The Knuckle Head Reel Handle Cushion softens the blow of reel handle impact. We found them very comfortable in every respect. It was also noted that the larger diameter of these cushions eliminated hand cramping for anglers who suffer with arthritic finger joints. Knuckle Heads are comfortable when fishing during winter months, especially when you are fishing with gloves on. Try them. You will like them.

Knuckle Head Reel Handle Cushions simply slip over your stock reel handle and stay put. Because they are machined from lightweight polymer foam, Knuckle Heads don't effect reel spool balance. The bright color enables easy rod/reel identification.
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094621	Mangrove Outfitters Knuckle Heads Reel Handle Cushions	Small	2 for $4.95	-->SALE ENDED
094638	Mangrove Outfitters, Knuckle Heads, Reel Handle Cushions	Large	2 for $4.95	-->SALE ENDED

Spey Casting Finishing Schools
Improve your Spey Casting techniques and learn how to deal with the tough spots.
This class is for the angler that wants to take his/her casting to the next level! These are "Finishing Schools" for intermediate and accomplished Spey casters. Spend a day with expert casters Josh Linn and Travis Johnson and focus on expanding the fundamentals and mechanics of Spey rod casting. The steps in this class will be toward any subject you feel that you need more information or practice in order to bring your casting up a notch or two. Whether you need help casting a Skagit or Scandi line farther, controlling a sink tip, or learning how to handle a mid or long belly line, let us save you the energy, time, and frustration. These classes are offered during the summer and fall seasons, and each is a full 8 hour day of learning. The first part of the day will include a classroom style tutorial and PowerPoint presentation, after which the real nitty gritty begins—on the water! While on the river, the class will have a regimented style at first and, towards the end, provide an in-depth question and answer segment, along with hands-on problem solving situations for real life applications. With this open style forum, an angler can really bring to the table what they want out of the class, receiving the one-on-one attention that makes this class worth the $175.00 cost (per student). Lunch and beverages will be provided. Bring your favorite setup and we will also have a lot of rods for you to try. Spey Casting Finishing School limited to six students per class. Private lessons are also available. $50 per hour, 4 hour ($200) minimum. Please call for an appointment.
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SPEY-CL-062411	Spey Casting Finishing School, June 24,2011	$175	-->SALE ENDED
SPEY-CL-072211	Spey Casting Finishing School, July 22,2011	$175	-->SALE ENDED
SPEY-CL-082611	Spey Casting Finishing School, August 26,2011	$175	-->SALE ENDED

After The Flood

January 18, 2011: In an area that had been channelized after the 1964 flood, the Sandy River re-establishes its true braided channel nature. There is now over three times the river surface and bottom area available to fish and the habitat is much improved.

January 20, 2011: Salmon River reveals that it has redistributed logs and gravel that were placed for a man made fishery habitat improvement side-channel project that was built in August of 2010. This project took ten years to plan and engineer.

February 24, 2011: The Zig Zag River has assumed its natural braided channel regime and rests under a blanket of snow with its fish habitat much improved.

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Prom Dress Flies
Blue	Copper	Fuchsia	Purple

The Prom Dress Series of flies tied by Scott Howell has been around, but under cover, for several years. We first made them available in December, 2009. Mark landed a steelhead from the Sandy river with a blue Prom Dress in the first hour of our initial test. Then they appeared in the widely acclaimed DVD Skagit Master II in January, 2011. What is going on now could be termed: "The Prom Dress Revolution" with many anglers buying them from us, and just as many tying their own. There is also quite a bit of innovation and new patterns emerging from steelhead anglers and guides such as the blue and copper version by Travis Johnson featured in the video below. The Prom Dress is here to stay and like the "Intruder" before it, is destined to be come a classic fly category.