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  1. Any type of paper container, think... soft drink, coffee cup, etc. Really anything paperboard that needs to contain liquids or wet stuff and and not turn to mush are generally coated and or lined with extruded polyethylene. Not recyclable , biodegradable or compostable.
  2. Is Plastic Recycling A Lie? Oil Companies Touted Recycling To Sell More Plastic : NPR
  3. They come sizes down to a #10. You could just make smaller flies. I would think you could probably cast a #4 or #6 clouser . One of my favorite flies is the smaller Boogle Bug #8 I think. BoogleBug® - Bass & Bream Bugs in Solar Flare, Pearly White, Power Pumpkin, Yella Fella, Black Galaxy, Mossy Green & Electric Damsel . That thing is blast! I can cast it with my 4wt no problem. Most of the fish I have caught were not that far away. Like 30 feet. Generally they say a bass rod is 6-8 wt. Many people use lighter rods. especially when it's smaller water. I have 4, 6 and 8. The 4 is my favorite but on the Kank I usually use the 6 or 8. Someone let me try out a #5 Redington Vice- a 200 dollar rod. It had a really nice reel and that $125 SA line. while we were un the Dupe. That was one heck of a nice set up. They make a 6 wt with a wells grip. That would be sweet.
  4. Tim Flager is the first video I posted.
  5. For a typical "bass hook" , Mustad sells the 3366 and come in hundred packs, for around 10 bucks. It will work for all kinds of streamers and deer hair bugs and poppers. It was the original hook in a lot of patterns. They are really cheap compared to a lot of other hooks and they are way sharper out of the pack than people give them credit for. It's not a crappy hook at all but there are others that are much nicer. Gamakatsu B10S is another similar hook that is significantly more expensive but n my opinion probably better. Double check on the prices but I think they would be under 10 bucks a pack for 25. Which, given the cost of other materials might be worth it. Daichi also makes nice hooks that are not crazy priced. If you go to Chicago Fly Fishing Outfitters, they have every imaginable hook. Just tell them what you want to tie. Their prices are pretty good too. You are not going to save much shopping on line.
  6. You need to know these three techniques to get started. They are easy. https://youtu.be/IgGpTxo-Dds A wooly bugger is a good starter fly. I like this guy's videos. He is mostly a trout guy, but he has a few bass patterns. Olive is a good color. https://youtu.be/7Ku1-lnkKzI Here is also a Kelly Gallup video on tying buggers and that is very good. Keep in mind flies don't have to be perfect works of art to catch fish. https://youtu.be/E7D994IXurw There are endless ways to tie this fly, with many variations . A clouser is another fly that is super popular, again with endless variations. I used to follow this site and YT channel, FlyFish Ohio. They guy in the videos is Joe Cornwall, unfortunately i don't see much of him on the web any more. He has a good book too. http://www.flyfishohio.com Notice the Shannon Streamer. That's rich mc's pattern. This is a tutorial for a murdich minnow. It's originally a striper fly and they are pretty big. Years ago some dude I met on the water gave me a shrunk down version that was maybe 3" . I used that fly till it disintegrated. This fly if tied right comes alive in the water. That ice fur skirt causes turbulence behind it causing the flashabou to wiggle as if it were alive. https://youtu.be/7cHD2GOUFWI There are again many various of this on the web, but that above version only smalle is the way I learned to tie it. . I make them with olive and brown back, yellow or red eyes. Looks like a baby bass. I also tie in one or two wraps of lead free wire, just to get it to crack the surface. Years ago I met Dave Whitlock and asked what were his favorite smallmouth flies. I was suprised when he told me a foam beetle was one. Tim Landwere owns a fly shop way up nort (Tightlines). They guide on the Menominee River for gigantic smallmouth. Those guys typically throw big streamers (that's his shop in the murdich video). There is a suprising portion of his book talking about this foam bugs they tie. https://www.amazon.com/Smallmouth-Fly-Fishing-Methods-Tactics-Techniques-ebook/dp/B079LPCFCG I have not experimented much with these on river smallmouth, but I have been fishing the hell out of a pattern called a chernobyl ant for pond bluegills. I can't say that this specific pattern is the best, but I have been doing well with it. It's very easy to tie. Also cheap. You can buy the foam at Hobby lobby and it's super cheap. 5 dollars will buy more than you could ever hope to use. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK167pJZF1I here is a bass sized version of a foam fly by theTightlines guys. https://youtu.be/AK7N4SFrBZo Again, there are numerous foam patterns out there and once you learn a technique or two you can maybe come up with your own. Funny I was just searching YT on the Chernobyl ant found this. https://youtu.be/IYGYs64rLxo
  7. 8 ft, 4wt St. Croix for 40 bucks. Rio santo- I think these are made in the factoria in Mexico. I remember them in the stores as being a heck of a nice rod. They had a 6 wt but it's gone. https://www.sierra.com/st-croix-rods-rio-santo-fly-rod-4-wt-8-2-piece~p~19daw/?filterString=s~stdotdot-croix-%2F
  8. Cook County's regs here: https://fpdcc.com/things-to-do/fishing/ Don’t enter the water. It is illegal to enter the water for any reason, including wading or swimming, unless authorized by administrative order of the General Superintendent. crap. I wish I never read all this stuff.
  9. Off the top of my head is there any wadeable river other than the Des Plaines in Cook County? Large stretches of that are boot sucking mud, right? I wonder , if it's a navigable waterway do they have any say in the matter? Des Plaines is navagable in the whole channelized section.
  10. I have heard of people getting hassled for wading in WillCFP , but not on the Dupe. For all the FP with a river they specify "shoreline fishing" . I think that, with no wading rule specified in the regs implies it's a no-no, but yeah does not sound like it's being enforced.
  11. I was just looking at Will County FP. Fishing - Forest Preserve District of Will County (reconnectwithnature.org) FISHING REGULATIONS Fishing is allowed year-round, weather permitting. Ice fishing is not allowed. Only line fishing is permitted. Anglers may use a maximum of two poles, with no more than two hooks or lures attached to each. Taking frogs, turtles and mussels is prohibited. Swimming, wading and float tubes are prohibited. Persons must be entirely secured in watercraft. All statewide fishing regulations apply, including daily creel and size limits. Illinois fishing licenses are required for everyone age 16 years or older who fishes on a public waterway, and may be purchased at the Monee Reservoir's Visitor Center. All statewide fishing regulations apply, and may be obtained from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Additional regulations apply. For more information, download the District's General Use Ordinance No. 124 or call 815.727.8700.
  12. Well that sucks. Man was a legendary fisherman. I got to meet him years ago. He signed my InFisherman Smallmouth handbook. I think I got pretty much everyone to sign it that had a hand in authoring it, including Al. The last one to sign it was Larry Dahlberg who is a totally cool cat. " As he was signing it he goes "look at this, now you got all the rascals". RIP.
  13. I've waded there many a time. I think you are okay, but best bet is to call the police department and ask. Jeez given how many freaking float tubers there it's hard to imagine it wouldn't be.
  14. Tim Landwehr's book is geared towards northern wisconsin but you could apply that here. I think Austin Adduci (Kank Guide) is mentioned in there. You can get most of these books at your Library, they will transfer to your local library. SWAN Libraries
  15. Yeah, little things, like the clean air and water act. and defining waters of the US.
  16. https://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/illinois/illinois-riverwatch-ngrrec-to-host-fall-speaker-series/article_cf8e2030-92c9-5e18-8404-e041e952cb6d.html
  17. I fished out of this boat, it's a really impressive machine and 12 is a freakin steal. I would love to own it.
  18. https://www.chicagoriver.org/blog/2020/6/30-mile-trek-for-bass-a-triumph
  19. Nice Tom. The head is body fur from a deer not belly fur right?
  20. This smells worse than a grizzly bear farting out a rotting salmon. Thats just my imagination, I can't afford to smell a grizzly fart so why should I care? Puzzling. Like a week or two I caught a story where the Army Corp said, "yeah it's cool...paraphrasing of course). Like here...https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-24/pebble-mine-army-corps-alaska All of a sudden, it's OK... "Holy Smoke... how did this squeek thru Jr??
  21. Prominent wealthy guys apparently fish there. https://www.npr.org/2020/08/24/905587879/new-hurdle-for-major-alaska-gold-mine-after-donald-trump-jr-tweets-opposition
  22. The common thread (pardon the pun) here is that each of you tie way more than me and everyone is neater, more organized and aesthetically pleasing.
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