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    poopdeck reacted to JG63's post in the thread Sunfish fun day with Like Like.
    I believe in the Frank Sawyer method of making sure there is some fish slime on your fly for the next cast - the more fish you catch...
  • JimKennedy
    JimKennedy replied to the thread Big Springs.
    There's a great divide in opinions about both Big Spring and the [now gone] Allenberry fly section on the Yellow Breeches, as well as...
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to dudemanspecial's post in the thread Little J with Like Like.
    I was there Sunday and picked up a few. Flows were good for this time of year but lower than I prefer to fish it and very clear. That...
  • joebamboo
    joebamboo reacted to dudemanspecial's post in the thread Big Springs with Like Like.
    I've never fished it, always wanted to, but I feel like I have to say that you are the first person I have ever heard, both on this...
  • salmo
    salmo replied to the thread Raw sewage.
    Ghost Busters?
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    salmo reacted to Cougarbaby's post in the thread Raw sewage with Like Like.
    They stocked Deer Creek today,went for my nighttime walk and was going to do some trout spotting,at Cambell rd DHALO area the creek was...
  • salmo
    salmo replied to the thread Fly tying pet peeve….
    OMG! That's me to a t. I got tons of duplicate shirt all over my basement!
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to dudemanspecial's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    Probably waste a whole .10 cents by the time the spool is empty.
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to Kms's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    FWIW I use “Lion River” and “Wifreo” brand GSP in 50d, 100d and 150d from Aliexpress, which are cheap as spit and frankly better than...
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to Bamboozle's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    I use Gudebrod fly tying thread for 99% of my normal operations in fly tying and I am a "tag snapper" (among other things :)) So I tie...
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to falcon's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    I can see using Semperfli at 8 bucks a spool being conscious of waste.
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to Solitariolupo's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    I put a wrap on top then underneath pull it to the end then wrap in no cuttings needed.
  • salmo
    salmo reacted to JG63's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    When “how to” expert video shows 6 inches of perfectly good thread being cut off as “the tag” at the very START of a particular pattern...
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    bdhoover77 replied to the thread Fly tying pet peeve….
    My pet peeve is the cap on a bottle of head cement or super glue always getting covered in residual glue and sticking to the bottle and...
  • JimKennedy
    JimKennedy reacted to Nymph-wristed's post in the thread Allenberry Resort To Host Discussion on Yellow Breeches & Stream Bred Trout with Like Like.
    + 1 Little Lehigh is no longer a good example, more an analogue to what happens when a cold creek silts up and widens from development...
  • JimKennedy
    JimKennedy reacted to StreamBottom's post in the thread Allenberry Resort To Host Discussion on Yellow Breeches & Stream Bred Trout with Like Like.
    Yes it was! My Dad with my son almost twenty some years ago.
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    tsweitzer reacted to JG63's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    Well - I can’t really argue that point as I have enough materials for probably 6 lifetimes - except hooks - I NEED more hooks - and foam...
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    tsweitzer reacted to laszlo's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    My pet peeve is having a ton of fly tying material. Then ordering some more materiel for that particular pattern. Then later on...
  • The Rodfather
    The Rodfather replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Interesting. Is it just rainbows? Or are there brookies being fileted too?
  • JG63
    JG63 replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Well - don’t we all have a part in ruining all the waters we fish - where “we” become “them”? 🤑
  • JG63
    JG63 reacted to The_Sasquatch's post in the thread Big Springs with Haha Haha.
    I love that stream. Too young to remember it in the 70s, but I've never had any complaints. HOWEVER-for as long as I can remember...
  • JG63
    JG63 replied to the thread Fly tying pet peeve….
    Well - I can’t really argue that point as I have enough materials for probably 6 lifetimes - except hooks - I NEED more hooks - and foam...
  • wildbrownyb245
    wildbrownyb245 replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Hey dudeman I’m with you I have fished there at least 3 times and from 4-5 different spots back in 2020 and never seen any fish...
  • TheDuke44
    TheDuke44 reacted to Mikey2006's post in the thread Big Springs with Love Love.
    I love big spring. Never experienced it before the restoration but as of now it’s full of fat, healthy wild fish everywhere you look...
  • Paul6.5
    Paul6.5 reacted to Mikey2006's post in the thread Big Springs with Like Like.
    I love big spring. Never experienced it before the restoration but as of now it’s full of fat, healthy wild fish everywhere you look...
  • Kms
    Kms reacted to laszlo's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    My pet peeve is having a ton of fly tying material. Then ordering some more materiel for that particular pattern. Then later on...
  • The_Sasquatch
    The_Sasquatch replied to the thread Big Springs.
    I love that stream. Too young to remember it in the 70s, but I've never had any complaints. HOWEVER-for as long as I can remember...
  • JG63
    JG63 reacted to laszlo's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    My pet peeve is having a ton of fly tying material. Then ordering some more materiel for that particular pattern. Then later on...
  • laszlo
    laszlo replied to the thread Fly tying pet peeve….
    My pet peeve is having a ton of fly tying material. Then ordering some more materiel for that particular pattern. Then later on...
  • JG63
    JG63 replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Every Spring season the number of poachers goes up in the fly area and it is not uncommon to find a dozen or so filleted carcasses of...
  • Terry Murphy
    Terry Murphy reacted to JG63's post in the thread Sunfish fun day with Like Like.
    I believe in the Frank Sawyer method of making sure there is some fish slime on your fly for the next cast - the more fish you catch...
  • JG63
    JG63 reacted to Mikey2006's post in the thread Big Springs with Like Like.
    I love big spring. Never experienced it before the restoration but as of now it’s full of fat, healthy wild fish everywhere you look...
  • Mikey2006
    Mikey2006 replied to the thread Big Springs.
    I love big spring. Never experienced it before the restoration but as of now it’s full of fat, healthy wild fish everywhere you look...
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  • JG63
    JG63 replied to the thread Sunfish fun day.
    I believe in the Frank Sawyer method of making sure there is some fish slime on your fly for the next cast - the more fish you catch...
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  • Paul6.5
    Paul6.5 replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Not sure since I only first discovered in 2019ish. but I have enjoyed that gin clear ice cold water since my first visit. I 100% agree...
  • JG63
    JG63 posted the thread These dogs … in Warm Water & Salt Water Fly-Fishing.
    will hunt - I think - #2 Hardhead Minnow 2.5” long
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  • TheDuke44
    TheDuke44 reacted to CLSports's post in the thread Raw sewage with Like Like.
    DEP is the proper contact if it is indeed construction site runoff. The local sewer authority or waste water treatment facility does not...
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    riverwhy reacted to FisherOfMen's post in the thread Big Springs with Like Like.
    Which restoration? The one after the hatchery closed? The restoration post hatchery is hands down better. Phase 1 of the one done in...
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    poopdeck reacted to 1fish's post in the thread Cheap Rooftop Fly Rod Carrier with Like Like.
    Yes, it was made with 1/2 inch Baltic Birch plywood and a little green felt.
  • JG63
    JG63 reacted to Bamboozle's post in the thread Fly tying pet peeve… with Like Like.
    I use Gudebrod fly tying thread for 99% of my normal operations in fly tying and I am a "tag snapper" (among other things :)) So I tie...
  • CLSports
    CLSports replied to the thread Raw sewage.
    DEP is the proper contact if it is indeed construction site runoff. The local sewer authority or waste water treatment facility does not...
  • greywolf
    greywolf reacted to jifigz's post in the thread Freshly stocked trout question with Like Like.
    Honestly, wild trout do this, too. They have often tried to eat my bright pink or purple indies, and when they do, I put on a dry fly of...
  • dudemanspecial
    dudemanspecial replied to the thread Big Springs.
    Yeah you are right, I guess I shouldn't have been so absolute with my statement.
  • dudemanspecial
    dudemanspecial reacted to FisherOfMen's post in the thread Big Springs with Like Like.
    Im kind of surprised you say that? I have always spoken positive about Big Spring, especially about fishing it. Absolutely love that stream.
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    dudemanspecial reacted to laurelhighlander's post in the thread What Are You Tying Today? 2026 with Like Like.
    Gamakatsu b10s mostly, bass size 2-1/0, trout I like small articulated streamers, the brown and yellow fly in that pic is on size 10...
  • TrevorCalse23
    TrevorCalse23 reacted to 1fish's post in the thread Cheap Rooftop Fly Rod Carrier with Like Like.
    2010 Ford Escape. Will do three 9 footers.
  • hemlock
    hemlock reacted to MJMFlyfisher's post in the thread What Are You Tying Today? 2026 with Like Like.
    I finally put the bonefish flies away and started planning for spring myself.....lots of holes that need refilled! I tie 3 slightly...
  • laurelhighlander
    laurelhighlander replied to the thread What Are You Tying Today? 2026.
    Gamakatsu b10s mostly, bass size 2-1/0, trout I like small articulated streamers, the brown and yellow fly in that pic is on size 10...
  • laurelhighlander
    laurelhighlander reacted to dudemanspecial's post in the thread What Are You Tying Today? 2026 with Like Like.
    What size range and style streamer hooks do you tie on? Not just this picture but in general. This is one area I never really got into...
  • Nymph-wristed
    Nymph-wristed reacted to Bamboozle's post in the thread Allenberry Resort To Host Discussion on Yellow Breeches & Stream Bred Trout with Like Like.
    As I live in that area, I take particular pleasure in blaming Upper & Lower Macungie Townships, the Jaindl Family and Wawa for all of...
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