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It does look good. For me, I'd have to pay homage to my PNW roots and add a turn or two of pheasant rump behind the eyes as a nod to the Carey Special. You, or I anyway, couldn't tie a dragonfly nymph pattern without pheasant rump.

Thanks for the insight. folks. I will stick with the deep vee hull idea (found one I'll look at next week), and I also will be picking up a smaller craft fairly soon. There are a lot of places around here that are perfect for something small. After a few discussions and running the program by the person who looks at expenditures, I'm thinking the Pond Prowler 8 will work well for me. It's stable, has a high weight capacity and will fit in the back of my truck. Another plus, it looks like it will be light enough that I can easily load it myself. I'd almost rather have a pram, but stability and safety are key selling points. I'm too old to swim back to shore any more.

Report from Windsor was -21. And Subby on his weather talk this morning said the long-range forecast was for a storm to hit west-central Mo to hit March 5th and 6th with potential to get nasty--followed by a chance of snow. I'm thinking coastal Oregon is looking pretty good right now. There you only have to worry about tsunamis.

Our "official" temp is -12...

Another question, which I could answer myself if the water wasn't so hard-- I have quite a few of the up-eye, black Atlantic salmon hooks. If I tied on those, the flies would have a down-turned eye. How would that affect the retrieve? Would there be too much downward pull when the fly is stripped? It's not that I don't have other hooks to use, but I would like to use the 36890s for something.

I love these posts; I get fired up to tie a bunch of whatever pattern works well. After reading this yesterday, I headed down to the basement stash to pick up a couple of items--I'm in the middle of tying crappie jigs-- and pulled out some fly boxes to check colors of Clousers with an eye to what was lacking. I was surprised to find what is, probably, a three-year supply left over from fishing for searun cutthroat and chum salmon. I'm thinking I may need to add some local colors and sizes, though. What sizes are you folks using the most? Colors beyond chartreuse/pink/blue that I should add to the boxes? Olive over tan sounds good, so that will be in line over the next two days of being housebound. Thx.

I think I'd need one already tied to the tippet for a #20. Back when I kinda cared about chasing trout, I ran into the PR director for Daiwa who was an avid fly fisherman--Rex Gerlach. He could tie a Royal Coachman on a #28.I wouldn't buy it, but then it was confirmed by someone else.

That was an interesting morning. I wasn't able to find the box/boxes of divers, with the exception of four. The two reds are 0 size, and I have one other without the ring as well. The large silver is the original size. I added two jet divers as well. The fire tiger is a 30 side that is supposed to run 30feet, and the clear one claims 50 feet as its running depth. The interesting part came when I uncovered three boxes full of plastic flashers and several hundred trolling spoons and a large tackle box loaded with pre-Rapala Magnum Wiggle Warts. I think it's time to start unloading stuff.

Great. Will post images later today and see how many and in what sizes.

Before I drag 'em out and take pix and so on, I thought I'd ask first. I have quite a few divers-- Dipseys with some diving rings, Deep Sixes and some Jet Divers-- all Luhr Jensen products. Since around here they are mostly used for spoonbill snagging, I wondered if someone here was interested in them. If so, I'll find out what and how many I have and post 'em. I like the Jet Divers used on a sliding rig for depth control while trolling, but the rest I'd like to get rid of. Thanks.

Geez, Louise-- It makes me glad I'm not into trout fishing any more. But I can't help but wonder if an Octopus-style hook wouldn't work as well. They certainly would be a lot cheaper, and the two major differences would be the barbed point--easy to fix--and an up eye. I guess that hook price goes along with what I've noticed recently. I did a quick look at an Orvis catalog the other day and was astounded at the prices I saw. Over $1,000 for a fly rod? Really?

Just read a report on Newsbreak that says there is a split in the polar weather system and a vortex may be heading our way, which will result in another plunge into the freezer about February 10th. Of course, that is a weather prediction, and that means it also could be a load. Time to stock up on bread, whiskey and toilet paper before it all disappears. I usually like winter, but this one hasn't been fun.

Yeah, it takes up so much storage space on my driveway...

Thanks, Marty. I have a Minn Kota that's been loafing and needs exercise, plus a Motor Guide bow mount that could be converted if someone doesn't get it first. I'm thinking I;l try to pick up a Pond Prowler or similar boat fairly soon. I like prams and have owned one, built another beast of a pram, but building another one would not happen anytime soon, and there are fish to be caught. Don't forget I have that lead waiting for you as well.

I really appreciate the feedback from all you folks, and I thought I'd give an update with a new set of questions. Update: There are a number of boats available right now that look good, and if I wasn't so lazy, one would be sitting in my driveway right now. But when the freezing rain and ice hit, I pretty much curled up in a ball and stayed inside. I still have a sheet of ice in my back driveway, so I'll probably wait a bit longer. And to add some confusion, I've started thinking about a mod-vee jon boat as an option--something like the Grizzly 1648 with a side console might work. We'll see...If you have experience with this boat or have a better suggestion, please let me know. Moving on to the second question: I need a small boat of some kind to keep in town because there are quite a few places nearby where a small boat would be perfect as well as some of the strip pits where you can't use a gas-powered boat. While I could bring a kayak back in town from our LOZ cabin, that takes planning and effort-- I'd like to have something that lets me get a wild hair, load a boat or whatever into the truck and go fishing at a moment's notice. I grew up fishing out of a pram, and I can see a 10-footer as being something that would work well. But it's slower than a kayak--more stable, too-- and would require that I build it. Most stable kayaks cost a bundle new, so I am not sure I'd do that. But what about a Pond Prowler or one from that category? Are they as good/functional as they appear? I have no experience with these and could use some input. Thanks in advance for your help!