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  1. even more material. yarn bee from hobby lobby has a new eyelash yarn called snuggle up. . just a hair over 1/2 inch and shiny makes a great leech jig . it can be cut down for a thinner profile . like most leeches in the water the tail is thicker than the narrow front end . for the fans of ep fibers i took the advise of another tyer who said to pull apart some 4mm macrame cord. once unraveled its a dead ringer for ep fiber i agrre with him now rich mc
  2. dupage forest preserve has their own law dept . contact them directly
  3. glad to see they work. are they light enough to do a double fly rig? rich mc
  4. just tell her you allready have a vest and wont need to buy one .if that doesnt work say it matches the bamboo rod you had made last year rich mc
  5. mike g sent me a copy of the article or should i say tech manual. his photos are excellent and his writting is outstanding. but his flies are too involved for me. besides if i want a few ill just swap some flies with him. john and i fished shabbona with him on july3 he fished that fly but did better with his spinnerbait/roadrunner imitation fly . rich mc
  6. as craig says he builds flies ,doesnt tie them.. i need to subscribe to fly tyer as no stores carry it. rich mc
  7. something a little different is a catalog from do it molds. they photo all the styles of jig heads, enough to make your mind think of what might work better. feather craft fly catalog for stealing ideas for those jig heads and to laugh at the cost of some of the fly outfits. rich mc
  8. when is the deadline for the next issue richmc
  9. i had some proud days working with you. conservation is in your blood. you are a large part of all the good things ISA has been involved with. best wishes for you and your family. rich mc
  10. well deserved rich mc
  11. i am no longer an officer since last fall.. it is just my opinion from hearing horror stories about farmers being fined for bs reasons partly it could be a way to run small farmers out of business to be grabbed by BIG business. tu only shows what they can bandstand on.
  12. this was a bad bill from the start . YES we do need to protect the water but it was very overreaching . rich mc
  13. perhaps using a smaller diameter braid line will help cut the heavy current. walleye jig guys use the thinnest they can get away with. rich mc
  14. i am sending rob a white leech and material. pony express will start it journey today
  15. as you can see in the first photo the hair sets back once it gets used and abused . mike, it looks like you furled the tail and palmered forward dont see that it was backwrapped. by backwrapping 4 times and coming forward it stiffens the area past the bend to help it keep from fouling. rich .
  16. rich mc

    paddleboards

    as norm mentioned i could see Brutus getting a fisherman award for dumping an angler on the hookset. rich mc
  17. mike if it has dumbell eyes it would be a minnow! leeches don t have eyes even in lee illinois
  18. thanks mike for posting the photo. rich
  19. rich mc

    paddleboards

    if you fished the kish you could go from riffle to riffle and not have to get up, just walk off the board on gravel. would also give you a better look into the water than sitting in a yak. so is it a fad or just exercise ?
  20. rich mc

    paddleboards

    shabbona lakeside bait n tackle now has paddleboards for rent $10 bucks an hour some are fishing off of them once they get some practice has anyone used one ?rich mc
  21. pj guide service, and shorebound hero[israel dunn] who does yak trips in the madison area he wrote in a winter issue about a whitewater trip.
  22. perhaps purchase a longer rod to help with the hookset rich mc
  23. this spring i have been tying with wendy eider chunky yarn. its a eyelash type yarnthat comes in 5 fishy colors, white,ecru,slate,blue andbrown.it makes a nice leech by furling the tail and palmering the body,and makes an excellent crappie jig. i gave some flies and material out to workers at sgt tommys last weekend. i will offer material to the first 5 members that send me their address by private message . rich mc
  24. dupage county has several ponds and lakes that get stocked trout. ponds are easier access for kids and parents compared to a creek and should be stocked there.
  25. i believe clinton lake closed a creek arm one spring so the crappies could get an uninterupted spawn . rich
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