Forum: Fisheries Management & Biology
11-21-2011, 01:48 PM
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Views: 741
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
04-03-2011, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 732
I just bought a pair of Headwaters and they had...
I just bought a pair of Headwaters and they had their virgin run yesterday and performed flawlessly. Go to www.simmsfishing.com where there's a lot of info on taking care of your waders.
Headwaters...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
07-28-2007, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 458
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Forum: Fly Fishing for Trout in Other States
07-27-2007, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 389
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
06-23-2007, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 568
Calcium is a measure of hardness while pH is a...
Calcium is a measure of hardness while pH is a measure of hydrogen ion (H+) content. Usually hard water has a pH above 7.0. At a pH above 7.0 calcium carbonate is in a usable form for the organisms...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
06-21-2007, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 673
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
06-21-2007, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 568
High pH streams are normally associated with...
High pH streams are normally associated with spring creeks which are primarily associated with limestone areas. The primary constituent of limestone is calcium carbonate and when combined with the...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
11-17-2006, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 608
Re: Books
Barnes and Noble, Borders, and other chain book stores carry a lot of different fly fishing books. There is a lot of good fly fishing literature out there. Go to your local library or bookstore and...
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Forum: General Fly Tying
11-11-2006, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 490
Re: Fly Broke
First of all make sure you have the correct tension on your bobbin so when you tie off everything stays in place. Second of all when you finish the fly, tie it off with half hitch knot. If you don't...
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Forum: General Fly Tying
11-08-2006, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 453
Re: Fly Differ
Flies can be divided into all kinds of categories dry flies, wet flies, nymphs, streamers, emergers, etc. Dry flies are normally tied with hackle that has stiff barbules, and are designed to be...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
11-08-2006, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 438
Re: Klinkhammer?
You can use whatever color dubbing you want so you can have klinks for sulphur hatches, BWO, etc.
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
11-08-2006, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 438
Re: Klinkhammer?
A klinkhammer is a style of emerger developed by Hans Klinkhammer. The enclosed link should answer your question.
http://www.btinternet.com/~davefink/klink.html
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
10-27-2006, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,537
Re: Preference of Leader to Flyline connection
I prefer to nail knot a piece of 20 lb test to the end of my line, coat it with super glue and then tie a permanent loop on the other end and make a loop to loop connection with the leader. For...
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Forum: Tennessee Trout Streams and Tailwaters
09-17-2006, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,246
Re: clinch river fish, what is it?
Without a picture it's hard to tell but, going by your observation of large scales and stirring up sediment when it fed I would agree with RFowler's opinion.
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Forum: Warmwater Fly Fishing
09-05-2006, 10:15 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 828
Re: smallies on the stones
That's one of the joys of fly fishing is to catch a fish on a fly that you tied yourself. It'll feel great for a lot more days too. I guarantee it.
Sounds like you had a great time and I predict...
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Forum: General Fly Tying
09-05-2006, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,659
Re: Guacamole Stick
Recipes as described by Chuck Robinson.
Guacamole Stick Bug
Hook: 3x or 4x streamer hook with a gold bead
Body: olive or green floss
Dorsal Rib: Two peacock herls. Do not cut the ends off, these...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
08-01-2006, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 678
Re: Rain, Brookies and dries
Had a very similar day last May on a brook trout stream in central Wisconsin. I caught 30+ brookies in a steady rain using dry flies. There must be something to trout fishing and rain.
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Forum: New Members Board
04-23-2006, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,116
Re: Tellico Nymph
Yellow silk floss works well for smaller size Tellicos along with yellow rabbit dubbing. You can also do a variation on the traditional Tellico nymph using gold or golden stonefly color dubbing but,...
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
04-11-2006, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,425
Re: last week = elkmont area
Nice pictures! Normally i prefer to catch brookies or browns but, I can fish for those little Smoky Mountain rainbows and never get bored.
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Forum: Smoky Mountain Fishing
04-11-2006, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 963
Re: Got Soft hackle?
Applachacian Angler wrote:[Most of the takes were probably somewhere in the middle of the water column. I don't know what you call the method...Flymphing]. Actually, the method is called the...
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Forum: New Members Board
04-11-2006, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 406
Hello
A new member wants to say 'hi'. Although I live in the Chicago area I have spent quite a bit of time in Tennessee. I have niece that lives in the Nashville area and I did my masters study at UT. I...
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