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Paul F

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About Paul F

  • Birthday 08/06/1987

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    Naperville

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  1. Where and when is this fly fishing show?
  2. I tied up a bunch of hopper patterns last spring and I had alot of luck with them. I was up in the UP labor day weekend fishing for trout and hoppers were the ticket, I fished all kinds of general attractor patterns to no avail but they couldn't stay away from the foam hoppers. They are much easier to fish than tiny dry flies, which I had a very hard time fishing.
  3. Paul F

    newsletter

    Thanks Rich, I look forward to hopefully writing another in the future.
  4. I like to wear a nice cotton long sleeve underneath a nice fleece. Keeps me plenty warm and it is not bulky like a coat is.
  5. I took three days off work this week with intentions of going steelheading... I should went yesterday since today is miserable and tomorrow won't be much better.
  6. Paul F

    photos needed

    Sure, I drive past it daily. Where do you want me to send them?
  7. John, I am significantly younger than you but I begged my dad to drag me and a buddy of mine out to the vermillion every other weekend when I was growing up in the 90s. We averaged atleast one trip per month, I recall days of catching so many whites and smallies my thumbs were raw. When I became of driving age in the early 2000s and bought a car we were out there all the time and we were still experiencing the same productive fishing until just a few years back. I spent 2 weekends in a row fishing the river hard last year and I think i had only brought a dozen smallmouth to hand and probably a few dozen whites. I got into a whole bunch of sauger on one outing too. I only paid one visit to the river this year and it was a total bust, I caught only a few small fish. Its not just you.
  8. I fished the typical egg sucking leech and caught a few after many months of hard fishing. I bought a centerpin setup and never looked back, infact I caught 2 cohos and a nice steelie this morning on the pin. Flyfishing for chrome is hard work, but very rewarding. I enjoy flyfishing for steelies but I enjoy catching more fish with the centerpin. When you do catch one you'll be hooked for life.
  9. What do you mean by "support the dark side?"
  10. Hey all, looking to sell a fly rod setup that just doesn't get much use. It is a 9 foot 2pc 6wt St.Croix Rio Santo rod, paired with a lamson konic reel that is spooled with WF7F Scientific anglers mastery series bass bug fly line. This is actually a very solid setup for casting large flies, which is exactly what I wanted when I got this setup together. Its not an expensive setup but it performs very well, I have only used it 3 times this season. Spent about 300 bucks on this setup, asking 250... Located in naperville, willing to meet within reason. If interested send me a private message and we can exchange numbersm
  11. What breed of chickens does she raise? I have 7 plymouth rock chickens, but they are only white... Which means unless I intend to start dying feathers I am limited on colors. Also, most feathers that the birds drop are pretty difficult to work with. I wouldn't deem them unusable though
  12. I also fished a very clear section of the duper this past monday with a good friend.... I saw plenty of beds but no sight of nearby fish, maybe they have already spawned in my neck of the woods? On a side note, there is a poor smallie crusin around the west branch with a custom white/chartreuse swim jig stuck in its mouth. If anyone should end up catching it, its all yours.
  13. Thanks for all the advice guys, Are the solar gaurds from wally world polarized?
  14. Hey all, I am in the market for some prescription sunglasses... Particularly polarized sunglasses. I have never bought or owned a pair of sunglasses in my life (if you can believe that) and I have no idea what I am doing. I have done some minimal reading about them but I dont know what particular shades are best for fishing and whatnot. I have worn other peoples sunglasses before and I am not a big fan of heavily tinted lenses, I just want something that can cut the glare off of the water so that I can spot things beneath the surface and save my eyes from being cooked by the sun's relections off the water. I am due for a trip to the optometrist anyhow so when I am in there I will request a copy of my prescription and see what they have to offer but I was wondering is anyone could provide me with some insight on this subject. Thanks in advance!
  15. Paul F

    Caution?

    You mean you guys dont sample your flies after you tie them?
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