rich mc

nicemike. the flies dont have much fisherman appeal at first but get them wet and the fibers set back and they look so much better. rich mc

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

dupage forest preserve has their own law dept . contact them directly

glad to see they work. are they light enough to do a double fly rig? rich mc

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

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

as craig says he builds flies ,doesnt tie them.. i need to subscribe to fly tyer as no stores carry it. rich mc

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

when is the deadline for the next issue richmc

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

well deserved rich mc

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.

this was a bad bill from the start . YES we do need to protect the water but it was very overreaching . rich mc

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

i am sending rob a white leech and material. pony express will start it journey today

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 .

as norm mentioned i could see Brutus getting a fisherman award for dumping an angler on the hookset. rich mc

mike if it has dumbell eyes it would be a minnow! leeches don t have eyes even in lee illinois

thanks mike for posting the photo. rich

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 ?

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

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.

perhaps purchase a longer rod to help with the hookset rich mc

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

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.