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of study inherent in such an intricate undertaking – and the injuries to my ego and fingers that I’d likely sustain – have kept me away from the bench. With a finite amount of time available for piscatorial endeavors, I’d concluded that I’d rather fish than tie. Enter Tim’s neighbor, Pete (the infamous Fish Whisperer, from an earlier Fly Fishing Shop Dispatch). Unable to get to his local fly shop before closing one Tuesday |
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before a Wednesday fishing outing,
and possessing more energy and bravery than yours truly, Pete borrowed
an old vise of Tim’s and, with minimal direction, began tying.
His first creations were big Bunny Leeches.
They were misshapen and ugly and based upon no known pattern. |
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experience showed
me that a steelhead fly need not be pretty – or even particularly
well tied – to be effective. And
they seemed so easy to tie, that I thought I might even be able to
manage a pattern or two. Bunny Buggers, Steelhead Bunnies, Bunny Leaches -- what ever you wish to call them have been used effectively for steelhead and other game fish for a number of years by many anglers. They have many qualities that make them popular. They cast small, but fish large. They have a lot of natural movement that produces strikes. They are durable. They are easy and inexpensive to tie. The materials employed are best on big flies. Therefore a size 2 long shank hook is best. |
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Six Easy Steps in tying a Steelhead Bunny |
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 1. Pinch down the barb, place the bead on the hook, place hook in the vise (level with table). |
 4.Spiral thread forward, build base for tie-off, coat with cement. Rabbit strip will cover thread. |
 2.Attach the thread at the bend of the hook, saturate these wraps with water base cement. |
 5.Wind rabbit strip forward, leave gaps between wraps to let silver hook shank show through as rib. |
 3.Part rabbit strip and attach it in the wet cement with 6 wraps of thread. |
 6.Give your fly one extra turn of rabbit strip at the head, tie off & trim. Coat thread tie-of with head cement. |
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Steelhead Bunny Tying Kit: Bunny Buggers are some of the easiest, quickest flies to tie. There are enough materials and hooks in this kit to tie (25) perfect flies. This is $48.75 worth of flies at normal retail price.
(25) TMC 9394 - #2 hooks
(25) 3/16" nickel beads
(10) rabbit strips (assorted
colors)
(1) black thread
(1) red thread
(1) Anglers Corner Water Base
Head Cement
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| BUNNY-1 | The Bunny Bugger Tying Kit, includes shipping in USA. | $21.95 |
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Ross Evolution Fly Reel |
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that likes super light weight fly reels! The Evolution is possibly the ultimate in a very lightweight large arbor fly reel design. It is the perfect reel for 1wt. through 7wt. rods. No detail was overlooked during the two years Ross devoted to developing what is arguably the finest mid-priced trout reel on the market today. |
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All capacity numbers are in yards. Line capacities are based on floating fly lines and #20 backing. Big Game Canyon 5, 6, 7, and 8 reels are based on #30 backing. All numbers are conservative. Capacities will vary according to the specific lengths and diameters of different line manufacturer's products. Ross guarantees it! |
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Winter Steelhead Run Up-dates! |
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| Winter Steelhead Fishing is a key
part of the activity around The Fly Fishing Shop. Fishing forays are made weekly to keep us up-to-date with first hand proprietary information. There is no substitute for experience on-stream. The best part is that Patty and I have to collect much of this information in person. Well that's just the way it is. It's great; owning The Fly Fishing Shop. |
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Winter Summer Run Predictions and Up-dates, by River! |
| Clackamas River | Water levels are on the rise. There have been a number of new fresh fish even when the water was super low. Expect good runs through the winter |
| Clear Water River | Water is still very low and very cold. Fishing is sporadic. |
| Deschutes River | Steelhead are still in the river in good numbers. They are getting trouty. Nymphs and egg patterns are most productive. |
| Grand Rhonde River | Steelhead are there but the water is low and cold. |
| Hood River River | Some bright steelhead are available. Need more rain. |
| John Day River | Lots of steelhead. The fishing is good during cloud cover days. |
| Klickitat River | Closed for the winter. |
| North Santiam River | Still numbers of summer steelhead. Not much news of winter fish. |
| North Umpqua River | A few bright fish starting to show. Need more rain. |
| Rogue River | Lots of summer steelhead. |
| Sandy River | Water is still low. Some very bright steelhead. |
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The Fly Fishing Shop has one of the most divers
and extensive collections |
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One-Day Winter Steelhead
Fly fishing Schools |
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Winter
Steelhead fly fishing is very practical if you know how. Being
able to find fish and being able to present the fly properly are key
factors. We will show you how. This is a school that will cover a lot of water and fishing knowledge in one day. Length of the class is 8-hours on the water. Three student per instructor format. Emphasis will be on giving you a solid foundation of skills to build on, with a high priority given to hooking fish during the class. |
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We want to give you
maximum advantage by having as many fish hooked during this class as
possible. Nothing teaches you more about fishing than being
where fish are being hooked and landed. |
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| WST-CLASS-1 | Winter
Steelhead Fly Fishing School January 10, 2003, one openings left |
$175 |
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ONE BEATS OUR SERVICE AT ANY PRICE!". The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR |
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Fish
long & prosper,
Mark & Patty
