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Im a mechanical and electrical engineer by way of PSU, I specialize in automation projects, also adjunct faculty at the local penn state campus.
father of three lovely little ladies, and husband to the queen of the castle.
i fish, hunt turkey, grouse build wood drift boats, farm, keep bees, play instruments of all sorts and build custom guitar amps.
im busy too!
Well, I make my living as a fly fishing guide here in east Tennessee and the surrounding states. I stay fairly busy for nine months out of the year, and still do a few trips during the winter months.
The biggest majority of my trips are done out of a 16′ Clackacraft (the best whitewater boats period). I do a few mountain trips but most of my clients prefer the comfort of the big boat.
I’m on the water with clients between 150 and 180 days a year. IF I’m lucky, I get to spend 15 – 25 days each year with a rod in my hand. I really enjoy streamer fishing when I do get a chance to fish, and will often times forgo catching a lot of fish for the shot at THAT one fish.
I’ve been guiding now for about 7 years. I made my living as a carpenter/electrician before I took my position in my fiberglass office. I’ll still occasionally take on a
Is there an independent website dedicated to just canon equipment?
Driftboat fly-fishing guide. I’m one of the poor folks rowing the boat between two rich guys who frequently ask, “I wonder what the poor folks are doing?”
I’m also an outdoors newspaper columnist.
Abe,
1) Make the tail longer–one and a half times the shank length. Try some with rubber legs, beadheads, coneheads, heavily weighted or not, dubbed body, black, purple, brown, sparkle body, variegated chenille, size 6, size 4, size 12, oversized hackle, etc., etc. Change it up and try a lot of different combos. Longer tail and oversized hackle would be my first suggestion.
then
2) Fish it on a sink tip line. ;D
3) Swing it, jig it, or deaddrift it. Any combination thereof.
What’s not to love?
What kind of paint/finish did you use to make that shiny black one?
Acrylic paints and a couple of coats of clear nail polish.
AAAWWWW you changed the orientation of # 10 and I was going to make some smart ass comment about how
Great alternative to interstate driving as you said, Ben.
Something to be said for the drive up from Beaver’s Bend on Hwy 259 also, Bluegill. Beautiful area whether you are in the valley or on the ridges.
Here’s a video slide show version I made just as a momento:
http://sbranyan.com/blog/?p=146Perhaps what confuses me most about the shot, Ben, is the fly appears to be floating in mid-air with no association to the wood in the backdrop. What am I suppose to be looking at? A floating fly or a piece of beautiful wood?
I’d rather see it stuck in the wood :-). Just my two cents.
What’s the method for attaching the sili legs?
Mark, I use a small drill bit in a dremel tool (3/32 I think). You might have to buy a smaller collet to hold the tiny drill bit. Drill through and use the eye of a needle or threader tool to pull the rubber legs through.
For those interested, I just put up a video blog on fishing them at:
http://www.flyflinger.com/wpblog/?p=280Dusty, she’s full grown and about 27 pounds. The males get a little larger. She has a wonderful temperment. Very gentle. The PBGVs are known for their happy-go-lucky outlook. They were bred to hunt rabbits and drive small game even some fowl in France in tough terrain.
Our Yorky was a standard size. They are getting harder to find as it’s a popular breed and has been bred down in size. He was a sturdy little dog and wonderful personality. Like most terriers however they tend to be a notch or two high on the dog-in-charge scale.
