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(Replace this first paragraph with a brief description of your new category. This guidance will appear in the category selection area, so try to keep it below 200 characters.) Use the following paragraphs for a longer d… --- ## [A Woman with a Mission!](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/a-woman-with-a-mission/130073)
**Author:** [@bwlodge](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/bwlodge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/a-woman-with-a-mission/130073 "2008-04-27T16:14:32Z")
\*\*\*\*\[B\]Glenda Powell – Ireland’s World Champion Flycaster\[/b\] \*\*(as featured in the Countryside Alliance Ireland Newsletter, December 2007) \*\* \*\*“I inherited my uncle’s fishing rods when I was nine years old, and wen… --- ## [Fishing Photo Contest! Who can upload the most??](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishing-photo-contest-who-can-upload-the-most/117759)
**Author:** [@JasonMcMillin](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/JasonMcMillin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishing-photo-contest-who-can-upload-the-most/117759 "2008-01-10T00:10:15Z")
Fishing Photo Contest! Who can upload the most?? Hey everyone! Just wanted to spread the word about a fishing photo contest that’s going on over at FishingChamps.com. All you have to do is register for the site and sta… --- ## [Salmon – Feminine Style](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/salmon-feminine-style/114713)
**Author:** [@bwlodge](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/bwlodge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2007, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/salmon-feminine-style/114713 "2007-11-30T10:28:10Z")
Let’s go fishing – with Glenda Powell Salmon – Feminine Style Two French journalists travel to Ireland to visit the Cork Blackwater and meet a unique fisherwoman. Article written by Olivier Plasseraud (editor - Salmo m… --- ## [FREE $300 Bass Pro or Cabela’s Gift Card](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/free-300-bass-pro-or-cabela-s-gift-card/114554)
**Author:** [@JasonMcMillin](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/JasonMcMillin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/free-300-bass-pro-or-cabela-s-gift-card/114554 "2007-11-29T20:39:01Z")
FREE $300 Bass Pro or Cabela’s Gift Card Your hunting expertise is valuable to us, and we’d like you to take a brief survey on your personal experience with riflescopes. Upon completion, you’ll be entered for a chance t… --- ## [BFT Un Official Football Pool](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bft-un-official-football-pool/108078)
**Author:** [@davetclown](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/davetclown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bft-un-official-football-pool/108078 "2007-08-09T09:57:46Z")
BFT Un Official Football Pool You will be able to find it on two boards this year. There will be placing a link on the Not Necessarily Fishing Board The actual game that will run on the Product Testers Wanted Board… T… --- ## [BFT MEMBER GIVE-AWAY](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bft-member-give-away/107046)
**Author:** [@davetclown](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/davetclown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bft-member-give-away/107046 "2007-08-06T23:27:00Z")
BFT MEMBER GIVE-AWAY Body: Hello Members! BFT Is promoting a new sponsor of these forums and would like to give you a chance to win some great prizes! Entry is simple, free and there will be 2 winners! BountyFishing.… --- ## [Bigfishtackle.com Gift shop coming back soon](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bigfishtackle-com-gift-shop-coming-back-soon/74596)
**Author:** [@davetclown](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/davetclown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bigfishtackle-com-gift-shop-coming-back-soon/74596 "2005-12-30T23:04:20Z")
Bigfishtackle.com Gift shop coming back soon In the past our biggest problem was running out of inventory when an item was still on the site (so orders were then placed in the black hole of back ordered). The new store… --- ## [FlyFishing in the Dark](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/flyfishing-in-the-dark/72100)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/flyfishing-in-the-dark/72100 "2005-11-07T09:18:15Z")
FLYFISHING IN THE DARK\*\* \*\*\*By \*Perry P. Perkins I was just eighteen, and I remember lying in the mud, freezing cold and sick to my stomach. I also remember thanking God that I was alive, no worse off than a twisted an… --- ## [Fly Tying the Sili-Skin Scud](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fly-tying-the-sili-skin-scud/72099)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fly-tying-the-sili-skin-scud/72099 "2005-11-07T09:13:02Z")
Fly Tying the Sili-Skin Scud by Jason Akl If you have not already found the usefulness of fishing small freshwater crustacean patterns, then you have been missing out. Tiny freshwater crustaceans are a very important f… --- ## [Fishing In Mongolia](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishing-in-mongolia/72098)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fishing-in-mongolia/72098 "2005-11-07T08:52:20Z")
Fishing In Mongolia \*By: \*William S. Brown \[left\]My home town of Juneau, Alaska has some of the best salmon fishing in the world: We may not get kings as large as those on the Kenai, but the Spring run is predictable a… --- ## [Fly Tying the PT stone pattern](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fly-tying-the-pt-stone-pattern/72096)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/fly-tying-the-pt-stone-pattern/72096 "2005-11-07T08:48:27Z")
Fly Tying the PT stone pattern by Jason Akl Some of the most enjoyable hatches to fish throughout the long summer months would have to be those of the insect order Plecoptera (stoneflies). When the time is right for th… --- ## [9 Principles of War Applied to Flyfishing](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/9-principles-of-war-applied-to-flyfishing/72094)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/9-principles-of-war-applied-to-flyfishing/72094 "2005-11-07T08:43:39Z")
9 Principles of War Applied to Flyfishing by Harry P. Davis, Author of Guerrilla Flyfishing The nine Principles of War, as defined in the Army Field Manual FM-3 Military Operations: Concentrate combat power at the de… --- ## [Akl's Fur Comet Series](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/akls-fur-comet-series/72093)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/akls-fur-comet-series/72093 "2005-11-07T08:38:17Z")
Akl’s Fur Comet Series by Jason Akl After seeing the recent craze over tying cheap salmon/ steelhead flies, I figured that nothing better categorized the set of patterns that I have been using for the last few years. T… --- ## [October Caddis Nymph](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/october-caddis-nymph/72092)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/october-caddis-nymph/72092 "2005-11-07T08:35:35Z")
October Caddis Nymph by Jason Akl For any angler who is planning a fly fishing get-away somewhere in the Pacific Northwest during the fall months, there are a few flies that are a must-have for all anglers. These are t… --- ## [Super Bunny Fly Pattern](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/super-bunny-fly-pattern/72091)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/super-bunny-fly-pattern/72091 "2005-11-07T08:25:09Z")
Super Bunny Fly Pattern by Jason Akl The Bunny Fly is a probably one of the most versatile and well known fly patterns used in the last two decades by anglers all over the world. The bunny fly can be fished in almost a… --- ## [Small Streams](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/small-streams/72089)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/small-streams/72089 "2005-11-07T08:20:14Z")
Small Streams \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]The clock rang, six AM, it seemed as if I had just closed my eyes for minute and now the sun was rising fast, burning the crisp morning fog off the fields. I was tired and disgruntled… --- ## [Yarn Eggs](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/yarn-eggs/72088)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/yarn-eggs/72088 "2005-11-07T08:15:00Z")
Yarn Eggs \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]During the steelhead runs of early spring you are almost guaranteed to see fisherman out drifting spawn sacs and single egg patterns to pooled-up fish. Presenting egg flies to steelhead t… --- ## [Building Your Own Epoxy Drier For Better Saltwater Flies](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/building-your-own-epoxy-drier-for-better-saltwater-flies/72087)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/building-your-own-epoxy-drier-for-better-saltwater-flies/72087 "2005-11-07T08:12:01Z")
Building Your Own Epoxy Drier For Better Saltwater Flies \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]Many of today’s popular saltwater fly patterns are using the rediscovered great minnow imitator: 5-minute epoxy, in their construction. Epox… --- ## [Red Barron Epoxy Minnow](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/red-barron-epoxy-minnow/72086)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/red-barron-epoxy-minnow/72086 "2005-11-07T08:08:36Z")
Red Barron Epoxy Minnow \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]Fly patterns that are incorporating epoxy into their construction have exploded in popularity in the salt-water fly tying world in the last few years. These patterns can ran… --- ## [Canyon Pocket Water](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/canyon-pocket-water/72084)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/canyon-pocket-water/72084 "2005-11-07T08:05:26Z")
Canyon Pocket Water \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]Some of our favorite trout streams across America that are suppose to be a sure bet for catching trophy trout are not always able to live up to all the expectations placed on th… --- ## [Organization is the Key](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/organization-is-the-key/72083)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/organization-is-the-key/72083 "2005-11-07T08:02:50Z")
Organization is the Key \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]There are many fly-tying pitfalls that a newly christened fly tier can fall into but one of the worst is not being organized. Can you ever remember getting to one of the las… --- ## [Madam X Hopper Pattern](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/madam-x-hopper-pattern/72082)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/madam-x-hopper-pattern/72082 "2005-11-07T08:00:42Z")
Madam X Hopper Pattern \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]When it comes to filling my fly box for the upcoming summers fishing trips there is one principle I always adhere to. And that is the simple fact that one cannot have to many… --- ## [Rainbow Smolt](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/rainbow-smolt/72081)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/rainbow-smolt/72081 "2005-11-07T07:57:55Z")
Rainbow Smolt \*By: \*Jason Akl \[left\]There is no doubt in my mind that the feeding habits of large trout change the bigger they get and later into the season it is. Large trout do still consume their daily diets of ants,… --- ## [Softex Spawn](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/softex-spawn/72080)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/softex-spawn/72080 "2005-11-07T07:50:11Z")
\*\*Softex Spawn \*\*By: Jason Akl \[left\]In the everlasting search for the perfect egg fly to drift this upcoming spring; one fly has set itself apart from all the rest. The soft touch spawn pattern incorporates all the gre… --- ## [Swinger](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/swinger/72079)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/swinger/72079 "2005-11-07T07:46:29Z")
\*\*Swinger \*\*By: Jason Akl \[left\]In you were to get a sneak peak into fishermans’ fly boxes across the country, I am sure you would see a lot of the same types of flies. Hares Ear’s, Prince nymph’s and Wulff dry flies wo… --- ## [Hooked](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/hooked/72078)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/hooked/72078 "2005-11-07T07:41:04Z")
Hooked by Kenneth Fore I don’t remember my exact age back then, but I was probably near fifteen when I got into fly fishing. I paid about eight dollars for a fiberglass rod that I bought from the only hardware store in… --- ## [Bennett Springs State Park](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bennett-springs-state-park/72077)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/bennett-springs-state-park/72077 "2005-11-07T07:34:44Z")
Bennett Springs State Park By Rob Piorkowski Because the weather was too cold in Chicago, we decided we needed a short fishing vacation. After all the planning, the chosen weekend quickly approached and we were heading… --- ## [Guided Trip With The Kids](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guided-trip-with-the-kids/72076)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/guided-trip-with-the-kids/72076 "2005-11-07T07:32:18Z")
Guided Trip With The Kids By Rob Piorkowski This past summer, we went down to the Ozarks for a family trip. I planned to do a lot of fishing with the kids and my brother-in-law. It was their first trip to the Ozarks, a… --- ## [Rainy Day on the River](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/rainy-day-on-the-river/72075)
**Author:** [@FishNews](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/FishNews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/rainy-day-on-the-river/72075 "2005-11-07T07:29:23Z")
Rainy Day on the River By Rob Piorkowski Winter has finally hit, and my rods are cleaned and put away for the winter. This past year I fished the Fox River more than ever. I’ve learned about new spots and techniques, a… [Next page](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/c/the-fishing-library-forum/fly-fishing-articles/311.md?page=1)