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Pobierz
President & Publisher
Will Mullis
Chasing Browns at the Bottom of the Earth
by Graham Owen
Managing Editor
Nick Pujic
Deadly Streamers: Hales’ Minnow
by Nick Pujic
Editor
David Fix
Entomology Focus: The Hendrickson Hatch
by Roger Rohrbeck
Layout & Design
Nick Pujic
Karin Zandbergen
Opening Day Trout Tactics
by Steve Clark
Contributing Editors
Robert “Bob” Farrand
Steve Clark
Chris “Carl” Carlin
Roger Rohrbeck
Graham Owen
Rich Soriano
David Fix
Mullis’ Bird Boat
by Will Mullis
Rod Building Primer - Part 1
by Chris Carlin
The Jassid
by David Fix
Contributing Photographers
Jason Neuswanger
Glen Hales
Ralf Maky
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Editorial & Editor’s Feature Pattern
By Nick Pujic
Saltwater Fly Fishing Q & A
by Rich Soriano
On the Cover:
Fresh Great Lakes Spring steelhead.
Photo Credit: Karin Zandbergen
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to expand the sport of ly ishing, and the art of ly
tying, on behalf of all parties listed above.
Beginner’s Bench - Tools & Woolly Buggers
by Robert Farrand
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Fly Fishing & Tying Product Reviews
Field Editors
The Legalities:
Tailwaters
by David Fix
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Feature Pattern
It’s isn’t very often that I’ve
been able to associate
myself with such a truly
great group of individu-
als such as those I’ve met,
talked to and ished with at
lytyingforum.com. Since
I irst stumbled upon this
forum, not even a full 2
years ago, I was amazed at
the friendly atmosphere and
easy going attitude which
the site exuded. Since that day it was very apparent to
me that ishermen and women, but especially ly ishers
are cut from a different cloth. Regardless of location,
origin, political or religious beliefs which so commonly
divide all too many of us in today’s World, we share
something in common; a passion for a past time which
goes so much deeper than anyone else can ever under-
stand. We spend countless hours trying to help each
other decipher the secrets of the river. From the near
microscopic lifeforms which ish eat, to the science and
art of building our own rods and tying our own lies.
Finding comfort in knowing there are others like us out
there is something we embrace on the forum by shar-
ing ideas, opinions, success stories and trials with each
other. Fly ishing is one of the most individual hobbies a
person can ind today. It can literally mean many differ-
ent things to each of us yet at the end of the day it con-
nects us all. For some it’s the solitude of being on the
water, for others it’s a throwback to the youngers years
when they accompanied their father or grandfather to
the river, and for others still it’s a way of understanding
and outsmarting mother nature, if only just for a brief
moment.
Joe’s Sculpin
Ultimately this is why
Hatches Magazine
, the irst publi-
cation of it’s kind, is here. To take our passion one step
further. To empower ly ishers with even more informa-
tion than ever before and to give those wanting to help
another venue in which they can share their thoughts
and ideas.
Hook:
Alec jackson Spey #5
Eyes:
Lead dumbell eyes paineted yellow & black
Tail:
6 to 8 strands of matching colored Krystal Flash
Wing:
Matching colored zonker strip
Body:
Super Fly Tri-Lobal hackle in matching colors
Front Fins:
Barred chickabou, 2 plumes per side
Head:
Hareline woolhead dubbing, matching color
There is no doubt in my mind that the large, yet tight knit
group of ly ishers, stemming from every corner of the
Globe, will only grow stronger on FTF. On behalf of the
entire FTF team, I would like to thank all members for
not only helping us, but others as we looking forward to
that next day we get to spend on the water.
- Nick Pujic
This interesting sculpin pattern, often tied in tan,
brown, or any shade of olive, is a popular choice when
chasing anything from large trout to smallmouth bass.
Joe Penic
, a guide and professional ly tyer hailing
from Grinstone Angling in Ontario inspired this pattern.
In the waning minutes of dusk a Blue Heron
stabs the water, eagerly seeking a ine Trout
dinner; the cold winds are gone; even the
drizzle stops long enough to allow the
bird to gulp his meal while peeking at his
relection in the water with contentment. It
is now cold and dark; my week of ishing
for large lake-run Browns in New York
is over. Someday, I’ll catch a 20-pound
Brown- hopefully, next year.
My friend’s name is Jim Teeny, and my
excitement and anticipation is red hot;
“YES- I would love to go!” and the
commitment was made. Jim tried to calm
me down by telling me “it won’t be a
numbers trip, like here, but you might catch
a 20-pounder fresh from the salt.” That did
little to quench the ire now burning inside
me, knowing the pages on my calendar
could not be turned quickly enough until
April inally arrived. At least there would be
plenty of time to research ly patterns and
tactics for catching those sea-run browns.
Having made this week-long trip for several
years now during the end of October, I
knew the walk up the steep, gravelly hill
on the last evening of the trip would offer
feelings of mixed emotions; sadness for
departing, exhilaration and fond memories
of magniicent ish, battles and releases
combined with excitement and longing for
next year.
Frogs croak in the fallen leaves, the winds
pick up and the drizzle hangs heavy on my
ly vest. “We sure caught a lot of nice ish,”
said my new friend as we near the top of
the hill. Too bad I have to wait a whole
year before wading waters teeming with
migratory Brown Trout, I replied. As we
slipped out of our waders I heard a statement
that almost made my heart stop beating.
“I’m going ishing for Sea-run Brown Trout
in Chile next April- would you like to come
with me?”
From researching; Wooly Buggers, stripped
fast, causing reactionary strikes seemed to
be the guiding principals for enticing these
ish to bite. My ly boxes were quickly illed
with Buggers; long, short, fat, skinny; some
with legs and others with eggs.
A Silver Female, weighing approxi-
mately 14 pounds. This ish had shoul-
ders; muscles instead of fat, the green
tint on the gills that I love so much, and
was over 5 kilos, the minimum size to
be entered into the Lodge logbook. Fif-
teen minutes later I had another one on,
a Male dressed in full spawning colors
that weighed about 10 pounds; unfor-
tunately, too small for the logbook. My
setup included a 6 wt. GLX ly rod,
Teeny T-130 sinking line, ive-foot,
12-pound luorocarbon leader, and my
unusually large green caddis nymph.
This is going to be easy, I thought.
Being a ly tier who gets enjoyment
from tying insects, I illed another box
with maylies, stonelies and caddis
nymphs. The migratory browns in NY
like green caddis nymphs; I wouldn’t
dream of making this trip without a
couple dozen, hoping the Chilean trout
would react much the same. I quickly
tied up a few dozen, even in extra large
sizes, hoping to be prepared for any-
thing.
Finally, the trip was starting; the light
over the Straits of Magellan from
Puntas Arenas to Tierra del Fuego in
the twin Otter was bumpy, loud and
exhilarating. As we skimmed the tree-
tops small herds of Guanacos scattered
beneath us, and I had never been so
excited.
The next day we separated into groups
of two and were taken via four-
wheeler to ish different holes in the
Rio Grande. I was up early and ready
with my 6 wt. and box of nymphs. A
beautiful, sunny day, until the winds
started blowing from the South. It
was a strong, bone-chilling wind from
Antarctica,and I was having trouble
casting my 6 wt. into the gale. That
morning was a struggle; no ish landed
or even hooked. The memory of the
prior evening kept me warm until we
went back to the lodge for a delicious
lunch of barbequed lamb. I took the
reel off the 6 wt. and put it on a 9 2’
IMX, a rod I had not ished with very
often. That afternoon the winds re-
mained strong and the Teeny T-130 line
did not cast well with the 8 wt. rod. My
struggling continued until dark, with no
ish caught all day.
Author with ishing buddy, Jim Tee-
ny, boasting a 20lb Chilean brown.
“What do you mean, full of life?” I
asked. “Well, there used to be proliic
insect and smaller ish species until the
trout ate them all; these ish are nothing
more than River Goats.”
There were six of us on this trip includ-
ing Niko, a professional photographer
working on a ly-ishing book for a
Chilean publisher. During the van ride
to Cameron Lodge Niko checked his
camera bags and seemed somewhat
confused about catch-and-release
ishing. “Cruel and unusual” he said.
“Mankind has messed up this part of
the world, non-native animals have
been introduced, native species have
disappeared and the rivers used to be
full of life until these trout were intro-
duced over one hundred years ago.”
River Goats? Fish that consume every-
thing in sight? This deinitely sounded
like music to my ears! The van pulled
up to the lodge. I jumped out ready to
pull a ly line through my rod guides
and tie on a Size 4 Green Caddis, a
beefy and hopefully tempting ly. The
introductions were over, a glass of ine
Chilean wine was chugged instead of
sipped, and we departed in four-wheel
drives for a few hours ishing before
dinner.
Thank God Jim Teeny brought extra
boxes of his signature ly lines along.
I brought several reels and promptly
spooled up a T-200 ly line. Although
I was exhausted it was hard to fall
asleep that irst night, and I stayed up
late drinking and talking to the resi-
dent guides. “Stripping rubber legged
buggers is the key,” explained Roberto.
“The one day record in the Cameron
Lodge logbook is ive ish over 5 kilos,
all caught on a black rubber legged
Woolly Bugger, by a Frenchman” he
said. Wow, I though, imagine that.
The wind was calm, the sun was off the
water and I started casting my 6 wt. that
had tamed numerous NY browns to 17
pounds. Bam! My rod bent in half and
the ish took off like a freight train. I
was more accustomed to large brownies
holding their ground while head shak-
ing, rolling and occasionally jumping. I
thought to myself; “you’ve got your 20-
pounder on the line- this isn’t a numbers
trip- calm down, and if I don’t catch
anymore ish all week, it doesn’t matter,
this is it.” Almost half an hour later the
ish was inally landed.
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