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    Be careful. The real question is how many people...

    Be careful. The real question is how many people have been tested and is Mexico reporting the real numbers?
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    Not sure, but this is from 2015! Why repost?

    Not sure, but this is from 2015! Why repost?
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    I've bought several Chinese and Korean fly and...

    I've bought several Chinese and Korean fly and spinning reels and have been very pleased. I'm going to make my fly reel political comment, but I don't mean to piss everyone off. Remember it's my...
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    Hope this helps. Follow this link: ...

    Hope this helps. Follow this link:

    https://www.coflyfishers.org/resources/Documents/Newsletters/Archive/maynews/news10.pdf

    Go down until you get to page 8 and the Tyers Corner. It's actually...
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    Speaking as a representative of the og (old...

    Speaking as a representative of the og (old guys), all my midges are tied on short, wide gaped hooks. Even then I have a hard time seeing what I'm doing.
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    Thanks for the report. Going up Wednesday to...

    Thanks for the report. Going up Wednesday to fish the Trinity and will head to the Klamath for Thursday. Have to be home for a Friday trip to Sonoma County. It will be a whirl wind 3 days. ...
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    Good luck. Give a report if you have time. ...

    Good luck. Give a report if you have time. Looks like you will just sneak in before the next storm.
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    Good luck. I was up to the Trinity with my son...

    Good luck. I was up to the Trinity with my son in October The fire had come down a canyon towards the river and all the water below was muddy. With all the rain it may be clear by the time you get...
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    Central Coast of California

    I'll be going down to Carmel for a few days next week. Will be driving around and visiting from Monterey Bay to the Big Sur area. I've gone down there before and have always thought about taking a...
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    Thanks, I just watched the procedure on Youtube. ...

    Thanks, I just watched the procedure on Youtube. Looks simple, and I can use it for my spools of fly tying materials also.
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    Thanks for all the replies. I probably carry too...

    Thanks for all the replies. I probably carry too many spools (5). But whenever possible I go to heavier tippet material. Larry, you're right about the notched spools. They are my favorites. ...
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    I have a leader wallet. I'm talking about the...

    I have a leader wallet. I'm talking about the spools of leader/tippet material I hang off my vest with a leader holder. My leaders are fine it's the tippet material that tangles.
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    Thanks for your comments. After all is said and...

    Thanks for your comments. After all is said and done two things are clear to me. I will starting buying new elastic spool tenders and will start keeping my leader material in my vest. That...
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    Tangled and twisted leader material

    This qualifies as a rant, but I'm looking for suggestions. I've been trout fishing for a long time and no matter what I do my leader material gets tangled. I've tried any number of leader material...
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    I've been retired for 10 years and love it. ...

    I've been retired for 10 years and love it. Welcome to the club. If you haven't fished the upper Klamath give it a try. I still want to try the Smith River and someone was talking to me about the...
  16. As a Baby Boomer I loved an 8 and 1/2 foot 5...

    As a Baby Boomer I loved an 8 and 1/2 foot 5 weight Fenwick glass. It had the best feel of any fly rod I've ever used. Lost it in the Oakland Fire. Now my favorite rod is a 9 and 1/2 foot 4 weight...
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    I love winter steelhead fishing. It gets me out...

    I love winter steelhead fishing. It gets me out of the house doing what I like. That being said, winter steelhead fishing is an iffy proposition at best. After a rain, not necessarily heavy,...
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    Thank you to all for your thoughts and comments. ...

    Thank you to all for your thoughts and comments. This will help him to make an informed decision. Hopefully, he can try casting some of the offerings at a local fly shop.
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    Favorite 5 weight rod for nymphing?

    My oldest son finally has a decent job and is looking for a 5 weight for nymphing. He's thinking about a Sage, but frankly, for tossing lead that seems like overkill with a high price. My favorite...
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    I used to wander up to Perazzo Meadows and fish...

    I used to wander up to Perazzo Meadows and fish the Little Truckee River a few times, maybe 20 or 25 years ago. The are only a few spots where there is access, as I recall much of the area is...
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    My advise is to avoid the Pit River right now. ...

    My advise is to avoid the Pit River right now. It is a tough river to fish in normal rain years. With this years rain I believe it could be down right dangerous.
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    Signed. Seems like I sign one of these every year or so. A bad idea is still a bad idea, and changing parts of the plan are just window dressing.
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    Idadon, I still wade hard and probably more...

    Idadon, I still wade hard and probably more aggresively then some of the youngsters (just not up to my younger standards), but with progressive lenses in my glasses I don't see the bottom as well...
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    Thank you to all for your comments. I've only...

    Thank you to all for your comments. I've only cured eggs once using a borex, etc. recipe from several years ago. Most of the recipes for shrimp on you tube call for the smallest size count (for...
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    Curing Coon Shrimp

    I want to cure a batch of shrimp for steelhead. (called coon shrimp) It's difficult to find whole small shrimp in the SF bay area to use. I've been thinking of using grass shrimp. They are easy...
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