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Golf anyone?

 

I’m going fishing, thanks.

 

Chris Marshall, editor of Canadian Fly Fisher, compares golf to fly fishing, “In the current economic downturn, fly fishing has two outstanding advantages. First, as a non-competitive activity, it’s stress relieving rather than stress generating. Second, although it’s possible to spend big bucks on fancy gear and exotic trips, you can have superb fly fishing on a very limited budget.”

 

“Golf is the antithesis of fly fishing – competitive and stress generating. At a time when economic conditions are subjecting many of us to increased stress as we worry about our jobs, our businesses, and our retirement savings, who needs a sport which subjects us to more of the same!”

 

Now, for enlightened fly fishers only, here’s a great trout fly called the Edson Dark Tiger Bucktail. Mr. William R. Edson, of Portland, Maine, originated it in 1929. Joseph D. Bates, in his book Streamer Fly Tying and Fishing, published by Stackpole in 1950, says of this fly, “This is one of the most famous of all bucktail flies for trout, landlocked salmon, bass, many other species of game fish.” It is still a favourite of many old-timers for trout fishing in Guysborough County lakes. 

 

Edson Dark Tiger Bucktail

 

Thread:                       Yellow thread

Hook:                          Long shank streamer hook like Mustad 3665A in sizes 4, 6, or 8

Tail:                             Yellow hen hackle fibres

Body:                          Fine yellow chenille

Throat hackle:            Bright red hen hackle fibres, short

Wing:                          A small bunch of brown hair from a bucktail dyed yellow, tied low and extending just beyond the bend of the hook

Head:                          Yellow thread finished with 2 coats Angler’s Corner clear Wet Head Cement

Eyes:                          Applied to yellow head, black lacquer with yellow lacquer dot in centre, or       stick-on eyes covered with clear head cement           

                       

Enjoy your fishing and please stay on the line …