Big Jig-Heads For Bass

Just spent a some time tying up a few bass bugs. Not a specific fly recipe consulted on any of these flies (as you might be able to tell) just tied up with as much material and as ugly as I could muster.  Rabbit strips, squirrel tail, deer hair, and a touch of flash on all these jigs. Hopefully I can brave the temps soon to test them out. Maybe there will be a winner in there somewhere.

FLY FISHING CLIP ART

FLY FISHING CLIP ART

Chasing Blue Lines In 95deg

I decided the other day to brave the sweltering 95 degree heat and go chase a few new blue lines up in the mountains of SC.  I really shouldn't have gone but the draw of fishing was just to much to handle and I left early to explore this new water.

The first fish was a nice little rainbow caught deep on a Tenkara rod with a typical Tenkara fly.  It was down deep in a big 80 deg bend on this small stream way back in the mountains.  At this point it was a pleasant 90 degrees and I figured that this little guy was the only trout I was to catch that day.  After all, It was only going to get warmer and with the way the temps have been lately, I suspected that the trout were going to shut down as the temps rose.

My suspicions about the trout were soon confirmed when I caught this shiner.  I have hooked a few of these guys while fishing my favorite trout streams, and while I don't know their true names I figure they are the reason why the trout go after my Black Nose Dace streamers with so much enthusiasm.  This guy was the biggest one of its kind I have hooked.

Next on the list, I hooked into a pool of sunfish with the brightest yellows and reddest eyes I have seen.  There is always something about mountain streams and their effect on the colors of the fish that inhabit them.

 I hooked a lot of these guys on a big black stone or (as seen from picture on the left) a haggard Black Nose.  Bluegills and sunfish are such a fun fish to catch and doing it on a stream where both brown and rainbow trout are known to live is not really a letdown when you see how brilliant their colors are.

As noon approached and the temps reached into the mid 90's I started to make my way back to the car.  I figured that the fish were done and the snaked would soon control the waters edge and I do not like battling with snakes for a stream side spot.  As I waded the stream back I saw a few rises in front of me.  suspecting a sunfish was the culprit I tossed a fly in his direction and got a hit.  Imagine my surprise when in the next jump from the hooked fish, I noticed that a nice Brown trout had made an appearance.  In sun drenched 95 deg temps and in less than a foot of rushing water, a brown trout was actively feeding on the surface.  Amazing!  No pic because as I reached for the fish, he leaped into the air, gave a wave of the fin and broke free.  I hooked two more in the next five minutes, both of which where released in relativity the same manner.  I guess it goes to show that you never know what to expect while chasing those blue lines.
A few minutes later a large snake crossed the stream a few feet from me and gave me the eye.  I took his suggestion and headed for the car.  I cant wait to see what the stream gives me when the temps begin to cool down.

Also For those of you that are wanting a Tenkara Shirt, I have decided to offer the shirt in all THREE colors. They are only $17 plus Shipping (5.40) and can be purchased with Paypal or any major credit card HERE.  The shirts will be printed on the tenth and shipped out as soon as possible.

Fisherman Landing A Very

fisherman landing a very

Fly Candy

Fly Candy

3 Colors Now Available

UPDATE!!  THE PAYPAL BUTTON NOW AVAILABLE

With such a split in the colors selection, I have decided to provide a choice when you purchase one of these shirts.  Like I said, I will only be doing a small printing run for these shirts so if you want one, make SURE you pre-order yours by the 10th of next month.  
First we have the Pebble color tee.

Next is the Fatigue Green color tee.

And finally is the original Steal Grey color tee.

These shirts are quality Hanes 100% cotton tees that are preshrunk.  As I said before, they are quality screen printed tees by a local American owned printing business.

(The above pics are representative of what the shirt should look like on the color tee.  These are not the actual printed shirts.  The actual print might vary slightly in size and color.)

Although He Ties Pike Flies

Although He ties pike flies

Eumer Tube Pike Flies

Eumer Tube pike flies

Ornamental Fish Experience Gourami Fish Time

Have you a short while ago acquire Gourami aquarium fish for your tank. Have you figured out it is possible to Gourami ornamental fish time.In order that fish now have longer life duration, you will have to take good care of your fish.

Gourami aquarium fish are usually tropical freshwater fishes, who will be found in aquariums from a number of collectors. Compared with popular thinking, Gourami is usually a family of fish, which are often also known as network family. They've got a lung including labyrinth body part, utilized meant for gulping discuss and even diffusing atmospheric o2, where that they get at their very own title. Fish in this loved ones contain long pointed construction at the pelvic fins. Oahu is the brilliant hues plus liveliness of your fish, which will appeals to enthusiasts to this very bass. Gourami generally welcomed in distinct aquariums attaching multi-chromatic style on the aquariums, tend to be pearl Gourami, kissing Gourami, honey or possibly golden Gourami, moonlight Gourami, dwarf Gourami, for example. They are simply known to now have solid everyone, due to which most that they donrrrt 'pet' at the same time on the company of the range of alternative fishes while in the aquarium. To add to Gourami ornamental fish lifetime, it is crucial that caution be utilized of your robust persona fish.

Winning Olive

I recently, or should I say my kids, were recent winners of a set of Olive The Woolly Bigger books by Kirk Werner.  I'm not sure who were more excited when they arrived but thanks to the new website - takekidsflyfishing.com we both have new reading material.
Thanks to Kirk for the great books and nice messages he wrote in each. They will be treasured in my family for years to come.
If you have a minute, head over and visit takekidsflyfishing.com . It will be well worth your time.

Also, news on the tenkara shirts. I have gotten a good response to them and look forward to having them printed.  I should have a button up for payment in the next few days. Thanks for the support.

Aquarium Fish Gold Gourami Proliferation For the purpose of Beginner

You can easily kind this particular ornamental fish having good success. Any males can be distinguished in the females from their own much larger, more and more directed dorsal together with anal fins. Now that all set pertaining to spawning typically the females can have fatter bellies versus the alot more slender made males.

Obtaining an individual male to a few and / or four females will improve you actually possibility of achievement. Make sure there is always good enough covering up area for your females. Any of them may just be chased by the male then they really want an establishment to cover up for aquarium fish.

More affordable water amount that will around sixty-six per cent in the regular point not to mention improve the temps for you to among 79 - 84 F and / or Twenty-six - Twenty nine C. Produce acceptable facilities as well as floating plants and flowers.

The male will generate a home on the top of the waters out from crops. Breeding will require location within the home plus the exact spawning may very well be replicated a couple of times.

Once aquarium fish breeding is conducted take away each of the females in the fish tank as they simply are only scratched at this stage. The man will safeguard plus usually tend to a eggs until eventually individuals hatch immediately after sooner or later. A fry will end up free fishing after another few days.

This Gold Gourami will be just one colour a number of your specie while using the scientific name of Trichogaster trichopterus. Various other details in this array comprise of Golden Gourami, 2 Spot Gourami plus Three Spot Gourami. Alternative sorts of this specific ornamental fish include Blue Gourami, Crosby Gourami and even Opaline Gourami.

Baltic Pike Flies Issue 3

Baltic pike flies Issue 3

Peacock Bass Fishing

I will be hosting my annual peacock bass trip to the Amazon in Brazil February 11-18, 2012. That’s a Saturday to Saturday. The trip will have 8 anglers including me. The cost of the trip is $4395 based on double occupancy. This price includes one nights stay in Manaus at the Tropical Hotel Manaus, travel to our camp in the Amazon, guides, accommodation and food. It does not include international airfare (expect about $1600), your Brazilian Visa (about $160), tips to fishing guides, camp staff, taxis or food while staying the day in Manaus.

The outfit we use is River Plate Anglers. I had a couple options as what trip or type of trip to do. Based on my previous trips, I booked what they call the “Floating Tent Camp – Regular”. You will not be disappointed. You can see exactly what this is on the River Plate website. It’s truly incredible! You may also check out photos and stories from my past trips at my Blog and my website.

All I can tell you is that peacock bass are one of my absolute favorite game fish on the planet and on this trip you have a chance at several different species of peacocks! That’s not to mention the many other kinds of fish you will catch.

I have four spots left so don’t wait too long!

Contact me at jeff_currier@hotmail.com

Tenkara Shirt

As If I didn't have about a thousand other things to do with my time, I have also decided to make myself a shirt.  I did this Tenkara sketch for a friend but soon decided that it was to good not to put on a shirt and show it off.  So I have decided to have a few extras printed to share with my fellow Tenkara followers.

Just a simple shirt with a simple design on the back which also keeps the cost down.  No advertising for this blog or Hexfishing.com, just a simple shirt with a simple design to sport your love of Tenkara.  If you are interested please let me know in a comment or an email so I will have a good idea the quantity and sizes to order.  They will be high quality screen prints done locally and not by a Zazzle type company.  The cost will be @ $22-$24 total (That's including Shipping!!!!! @ $18 per shirt + @ $5 shipping)  I need to know who is in before the 10th of next month in order to get them printed and shipped in time for the Tenkara Summit in late August.
I will also be posting a paypal button for purchase soon so you can get off the couch and commit to the purchase.

QUIZ TIME!!!  I was out fishing the upstate of SC the other day in a scorching 100 deg heat and ran across this little guy on a log.  Anyone out there know what it is?  Beside it being about 2.5in long, its big black eyes on its back made it really stand out.  I honestly have a fairly good idea what this big bug was but am not 100% so I appeal to the blogging community.  What Is It?

Aquarium Fish The History Associated with Danio For novices

Danios happen to be portion of the Rasbora class of Cypriniformes, together with originated from estuaries and rivers and even minor waterways inside Asia, aquarium fish in particular near Sri Lanka, Malaysia, plus India. The most famous with all the self-proclaimed danios would be the Zebra Danio, that is inseminated with great quantities either to your tank for your fish trade along with hereditary researching. Your ornamental fish provides worth inside genetics free of cost . a good achievable, powerful, species and may also get inseminated during effective our generations moderately immediately.

Though studies together with live life creatures to get aquarium fish genetics exploration have their own significance, a caused pressures should never be produced to the general public domain for your reason for making a living within the canine trade. It really is however now transpired with the Zebra Danio, as well as being likely for getting genetically customized variations together with ‘glowing’ shades. The good thing is, almost all fish keepers with this nation would not be far too proud of this type of fish being sold, so we have yet to use whatever at discount ornamental fish.

Montana Fly Co. Flies

Montana Fly Co. Flies

Fat Guy Fly Fishing: Fly

Fat Guy Fly Fishing: Fly

Ornamental Fish Our company is Siamese, in case you make sure you

The small pair of tropical freshwater fish recognized by way of their very own standard identify regarding 'sharks' haven't much relation to the large potential predators or innovators of this ocean. Typically the term Ornamental Fish emanates from the particular within a well-defined fins, in particular the shark-like dorsal b, along with the dazzling physique. The particular fresh water sharks on the other hand, can be quite a selection themselves, and needs to you should be selected with care. Freshwater sharks have ample individuality and position in the ideal environment, a freshwater shark generally is a great accessory towards the residence tank for your fish. Inside the completely wrong surroundings yet,aquarium fish some of the freshwater sharks becomes a person's most awful bad dream.

However, not giving the regular 'shark' title, the actual Flying Fox Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus belongs to the equivalent group of fish being the Ruby and even RTBS. The particular Flying Fox is a modern wanting fish by using a important dark bar following the general length of the physique, during our childhood to help you 15cm. This also stocks Ornamental Fish the everyday aggressiveness present in a lot of the sharks - a pair of those fish could continually deal with, together with individual examples definitely will pester sluggish tank friends. In many cases this Flying Fox will be purchased inside blunder with the Siamese Flying Fox Crossocheilus siamensis. The particular Siamese Flying Fox can be described as a great deal more peaceful fish and can become known with the Flying Fox through translucent finnage and then a stockier physique. Siamese Flying Fox's are wonderful algae eaters, aquarium fish dealing with also demanding " floating " fibrous carefully thread algae that will remain in both types or possibly singly for neighborhood aquaria.

Fly Fish Saltwater Top Flies

Fly Fish Saltwater Top Flies

Ornamental Fish Tips on how to Canine Mosquito Fish & Guppies

Guppies tend to be small ornamental fish, indigenous to South and central america. A lot of these multi-colored and ever-popular tropical fish happen to be non-aggressive as well as robust. Guppies can be dwell bearers which attain adulthood fast and also breed of dog openly. Mosquito fish are usually in physical form a lot like guppies, although lack the guppy's energetic tones. They're just slightly more ambitious in comparison with guppies and even are inclined to nip on the flowing fins for show guppy males especially. That's the reason, it's best to house hold mosquito fish in their aquarium fish. Both equally kinds will be live bearers and are usually selectively bred during an the exact same way.

Suggestions

1.Half-fill the 5-gallon bare-bottom dog breeder aquarium by using standard water within the first guppy or perhaps mosquito fish aquarium, make your heater in to the container.

2.Transfer the particular gravid, or perhaps pregnant, female mosquito fish or maybe guppy towards the aquarium just about 20 days when multiplying develops.

3.Location the V- bottom mating entice to the 5-gallon aquarium fish.

4.View the female meticulously, and also their in to the catch as soon as this girl indicates indications of supporting more efficient by means of not even swimming just as much. Point any multiplying lure within the water, as well as find the female there. Really don't get the girl's at a internet as well delayed cycle of pregnancy.

5.Carry on and observe the female in the procreation retain. A reside young that they allows childbirth so that you can might slip in the slit towards the bottom within the V-shaped construction after which you can swim inside the ornamental fish from the perforations towards the bottom of this retain.

6.Abandon the female in the mating entice with an hour or two, to recuperate within the birthing, after which come back her own towards principal guppy aquarium fish.

7.Provide for the mosquito fish as well as guppy fry an advertisement fry paste, freezing brine shrimps as well as carefully yard boiled egg yolk. You should not through satisfy.

8.Clear away virtually any inferior fry with the fish tank. All of these will comprise very small, thin and even shadowy those people, or possibly individuals that could not swim correctly.

9.Sex any mosquito fish and / or guppies amongst a few plus about 6 weeks of aging. The man fish will establish their sex body, as well as gonopodium, from this get older. This gonopodium is the fish's improved arschfick fin, of which gets directed in addition to where by the particular milt and / or sperm is without a doubt put in the account to the female's body. The female's fin is more spherical, making it possible to discern her own through the male.

Aquarium Fish Facts Of your Corydoras Type

Any Aquarium Fish Corydoras group of catfish are well regarded between fish keepers so are a superb fish for the community fish tank. Most are beautiful, relatively stronger fish with the help of an awful lot of character, and there are lots of designs to select from. Providing the the water is actually well television and repeatedly altered, plus the fish can be stored in sets, every ornamental fish keeper should be able to have all these small scavenging fish systematically.

Species

Corydoras are from typically the Callichthyidae family of armoured catfishes, developing a difficult, armoured body system. Any brand name 'Corydoras' actually is produced by the particular Aquarium Fish Historic for headwear (kory) not to mention skin area (doras) The particular Corydoras genus is made up of through One hundred and eighty kind, with hundreds a lot more unclassified specimens which can be issued 'C numbers'. Moreover, you can also find variations of the many types, which are usually usually a matter of discussion as to if there're different types, or merely physical varieties. Corydoras range inside ornamental fish proportions as a result of 2.5cm (1 Inch) in order to 12cm (5 In), largely hitting between 4-8cm. Though distinct type appear available for purchase often, most commonly it is not unheard of individuals with about 20-30 various variety ornamental fish that happen to be seen to be found in typically the commerce. Be aware of any rather glowing tones for Corydoras, as they now have in past times recently been a good casualty of this vicious rehearse regarding 'dying' by means of a shot or another system.

Cutthroat On The Idaho Coeur d'Alene

Fishing the upper Coeur d'alene river in norther Idaho was a Blast as you can see from the picture montage below.  I did this with my brother on the last day of my family vacation out west and it was worth the wait.

On my brothers coffee table is was a large book on the history of the Northwest and it was filled with photos just like this.  Beautiful trees and rivers with that typical mountain cloud cover hovering in the trees.  I felt like I was entering a movie period piece and somehow I just knew the day was going to go well.

  When we awoke early in the morning in Spokane the soft rain was falling outside and the weather channel was calling for a drizzle all day.  Needless to say my dad elected to stay at home with the kiddos and not aggravate his cold with the damp conditions and wet wading in a snow runoff river.  So my brother and I headed out alone.  Our first spot was a stretch of river recommended to me from the guy behind the car rental counter in Spokane.   He had noticed my original fly road case from HexFishing.com (Shameless Plug) and while I was driving the car around my wife did her best to sell him on getting one of those cases for himself.  When I returned the ensuing conversation led to this spectacular lead.

It was a great little run with a 45deg bend that babbled itself into a deep pool that hugged a solid rock cliff.
Due to packing constraints I chose to leave my waders at home in SC and brave the cold waters like a fisherman of  the old days when waders were only for the rich.  It was a cold first step into that river but with the adrenaline of that first take from the surface my blood warmed me up.   My brother and I hooked a number of these beautiful cuts here on dry midges and yellowish olive sulfurs but the vast amount of strikes came from what has developed into my favorite fly - the Black Nose Dace.

I have a variety of these little guys in my box at all times and they always do well.  They often are tied a bit different from each other, some with black ribs, some with a bit of yellow buck tail, others with a brown or red nose, some with a tag of red or black and others so sparse of hair that if I didn't know better I would just pluck it from the box and toss it in the trash.  Why do I like these little minnow imitations   Honestly, I am not a very good master of the presentation and this streamer is a great way for me to hide my faults with fish.

One other reason is the tug one feels when a fish attacks the fly.  This fish hit the fly so hard and in the current that it added a bit of red blood to his already red cut.  He still had a lot of fight in him when I released him so I hope he survived.  If not then he just became food for one of the many forms of wildlife around the area.

Most of the fish we caught were all in the 6-9in range but man they are fun.  Every one of these fought like a champ with so much head bobbing and dancing one might have thought he had a fish twice the size on the end of his line.

Our next section of river was about two miles up stream and just around a bend in the road.  I saw how the river took a sharp turn with a number of runs and bends up stream then cut far back from the road and against a mountain and out of sight.  We decided to pull off at the next turn out and fish this great looking stretch.  Up to this point I believe we had seen only about 3-4 other people in about as many hours and wouldn't you know it as we cleared a tree we spotted another truck with a big spey fly sticker in his window.
Not one to like to crowed out other fisherman I sat in the car and contemplated if I should even get out or just keep driving.  In the end I am glad I did.  
The guy was a guide from Double Spey Outfitters on his day off. After a bit of small talk about the weather I told him I was an eastern on vacation and was wondering if he cared if my brother and I might fish part of this big bend and that I didn't want to crowd him.  "Sure"  he said, "I'm not going to stray to far from this road but back up a ways is some great water you guys can have."  He then proceeded to tell us were the fish were likely to be holding and what was the best flies to use.  After a bit more talk we parted company and after a short walk through an elk traced meadow we lost sight our impromptu guide and never saw him again.

After a brief dry spell we beat down the brush and hopped a few large trees to a run that was cutting into a deep bank way back from the road.  I perched myself on a downed tree that stretched out into the river about 20 feet and made two casts with my haggard Black Nose Dace.  Careful not to hang up on the big spruce behind me I kept my casts out over the water and then let the fly settle on the calm water about a foot from the shore.  Then a monster rose for my half submerged fly.

The best fish of the day by far.  It was also the last fish for me and that was okay with me.  A great trip, a great time with family and a great end to a great day.  The next morning with the family in tow we headed back to the scorching temperatures of the southeast, are memories and our photos to remind us of a trip to Eastern Washington. 

How To Tie Fishing Flies?

how to tie fishing flies?

Ornamental Fish Siamese Fighting Fish Multiplying

Siamese mma fighters Ornamental Fish are actually bubblenesters, making a hanging majority involving pockets around the lakes and rivers surface area into which the eggs happen to be inserted as well as fertilised. Males will start this nesting generating course of action, suggesting any readiness to breed, a girl does not have that they are provide right this moment and is also sometimes better to continue females independent to stop virtually any unwarranted aquarium fish resentment from the male. Giving you each fish are already fed a suitable eating plan with plenty tiny survive and / or iced food they should be inside good proliferation affliction.

Once a female is clearly Ornamental Fish spherical within the waist and the male is without a doubt home setting up, the female is usually shown a propagation fish tank, that ought to attend the very least 45cm, clear bottomed, in addition to have a great deal of camouflaging areas to your female towards refuge to help. If your male has got done their nesting he will probably exhibit on the female not to mention invite her own in the home, at that point the fish may group of friends each other as well as male will certainly curl his / her shape for the females. In a 'spawning embrace' the male works the feminine inverted aquarium fish in which she could let go eggs, that could torpedo towards the base of this fish tank that they are found because of the male together with placed into the particular nesting.

This technique may well be recurrent numerous days also it can show up quite unpleasant to watch, since the female will regularly are positioned in the exterior or maybe glimpse very much harassed and even misused, on the other hand, it's just the usual proliferation practice Ornamental Fish. The feminine really should be taken off immediately after creating as a result she will get better out of the male. A eggs can hatch-out from evening or thereabouts as no cost fishing a couple of days later on.

Water on the Rise Again

Monday was a great day on the water even though river conditions bordered on too high. The day was the first from the boat and we were pretty psyched about decent fishing. But if you look at my entry for this day, you see that all afternoon we experienced heavy rain and thunderstorms and before we finished our day the river rose 6 inches and lost its clarity.

Granny and I planned to wander around Fremont County and wade fish Tuesday. However it rained in Victor much of Monday night and we could only assume river conditions everywhere got worse. So, instead of heading out Tuesday morning, I worked on a brook trout painting all day and we left about 5 PM.

Tuesday night brought more rain and thunderstorms. Our entire drive towards Pinedale, WY was through rain. Like it often does however, skies cleared for sunset and Granny made us an awesome dinner over the campfire. We literally sat in the smoke to avoid being dinner ourselves to mosquitoes.

This morning all the rivers were a foot higher than they were on Monday. The clarity was gone and Granny and I opted to go hiking in the desert instead of fishing. We’ve hardly ever roamed around the buttes of central WY. The day turned into a really fun arrowhead hunt. Although we mostly found chips, I found one decent looking piece.

With the new surge of water, I’m painting all this week while Granny works. I’ll monitor water levels on all rivers this week, particularly the South Fork of the Snake. The South Fork is a good indicator of what goes on overall. If the water drops about a 1000 cfs by next Monday, Granny and I just may have to go on a great adventure Tuesday and Wednesday.

Last, sorry about my delayed entries this week. My internet went down and it’s been hell. Luckily, thanks to Milkfish (computer guru and angler alike!), I have a new network card and I think its all good from here on out.

Jeff Currier Global Fly Fishing Website

Of Fly Fishing Wallpaper

of fly fishing wallpaper