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by cmatatty
Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Beach snook/honeymoon
Replies: 7
Views: 5347

Re: Beach snook/honeymoon

Glad you like the TiCr 8 weight. I've been using one (from Cabella's at Reno) for three plus years. Bought it when the salesman took a Sage and it out to the parking lot. They both cast great, but the Ti was $500 cheaper. Duh. I'd gotten a few snook wade fishing on the Gulf side of Honeymoon before ...
by cmatatty
Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: fly fishing the Pacific Coast Highway
Replies: 13
Views: 9535

Re: fly fishing the Pacific Coast Highway

When you get to Northern California, there's only a few rivers that you'll be able to fly fish near the coast: the Eel, the Klamath, the Russian, etc. Alas, pretty much once you get south of Fort Bragg, there's not a lot of fly fishing to be done, other than going for surf perch or a few stealhead i...
by cmatatty
Thu Jan 27, 2011 6:42 pm
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Marc Petitjean tools
Replies: 3
Views: 2323

Re: Marc Petitjean tools

I bought and used the Pettijean tools a lot when I lived and trout fished in Northern California, but rarely down here. One thing they're really good for is making "fuzzy" dubbing on nymphs and the like. There doesn't seem to be much use for that technique in saltwater flies, although I've...
by cmatatty
Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:01 am
Forum: Fly Fishing & Fly Tying
Topic: Furled leaders
Replies: 15
Views: 5215

Re: Furled leaders

I started using the furled leaders from Feather Craft in St. Louis about six or seven years ago when I lived in No. Cal. and stream fished for trout. I never had any trouble casting and found the leader to be real convenient when changing tippets in the middle of the McCloud. Feather Craft's have a ...