Posts Tagged ‘Fly Fishing’

Fly Fishing Hot Spot

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Fly fisherman say there is nothing more relaxing than the solitude of a flowing creek and trout leaping out of the water.

Among the best fly fishing destinations recommended by USA TODAY is Henry’s Fork in Idaho. It has been called America’s greatest trout stream for the large rainbow trout that are caught near Box Canyon. The annual trout season opens in mid-June. If you prefer to fish for salmon then the paper recommends Nakalilok Bay in Alaska where silver salmon are plentiful. Forbes Magazine has also researched the best fly fishing spots and looked all over the world for great destinations. It recommends the Andros Barrier Reef in the Bahamas as a top location. There are several locations in Canada where the magazine says fly fishermen flock including the western coast of British Columbia. The Kootz River is a favorite location for salmon but because it is in such a remote location fisherman have to be flown in by helicopter.

Trails.com recommends a trip into the Wind River Range of Wyoming to put your line into the water. This area is in the Rocky Mountain back country and provides excellent vistas as well as outstanding fishing. The website also highly praises the Jacks River and Conasauga River in Georgia which are consistently listed among the top trout streams in America. The rivers are located inside the Cohutta Wilderness area which is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are 45 miles of fishing opportunities along the two rivers where trout are abundant.

Tonkin Cane – The Best Fly Fishing Rods Bamboo Things

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

tonkin caneBefore fiberglass and graphite rods are mostly made of bamboo. The process of creating a split bamboo stick or cane was long and requires great skill. Tonkin cane, the preferred variety of bamboo from China. Although many have the misconception that bamboo is a tree, is actually in the grass family.

Traditionally, a division or bamboo to take 40 hours or more for crafts and construction. The stem is divided into triangular sections, each cone section with a plan and then glued together to form the white bar. Although this may seem simple, there are a lot of labor and skill involved.

There are some famous producers of bamboo that had their candles they believed offered the best performance and copy a lot of rod builders today and emulate the candles in their own reeds Because that work very well.

Today, you can still buy the bars separating cane. You can often find one of the classics available for sale at a very high cost. Or maybe someone skilled and experienced in the construction of traditional methods for you. Again, the cost of the bar will be high, but could very well become a family