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jerrysmelt
Used Flyfishing Gear On E-Bay
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Hello to all on this site, I have watched, listened and learned a great deal over the years from personal experience that comes from very respected members of the fly fishing community who frequently
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pcrowell
UV Resin?
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Hey all, Looking into getting a UV kit, any suggestions on brand? The primary use would be for eyes and heads on saltwater flies. Thanks Peter
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Feb 14
jarrett.poisson
Cobscook area freshwater?
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Hello friends. Has anyone fished Cathance and/or Hobart stream up by Cobscook? Looking to hit some freshwater up there. Its hard to tell from satellite view if those are fishable waters. Thanks for a
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Feb 5
brian.foley
Any new gear under the tree?
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Happy Holidays All! I hope the members of our community & their families are enjoying some safe & joyful moments this season! Anybody score any cool new gear? I have all the fishing gear I'll need for
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Jan 13
kenbtrout
FFIM Zoom holiday party
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What cha think about this? Happy to set it up if people are interested.
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Dec 19, 2020
tbrowne
Will Turgeon from Waterboro?
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Does anybody know /remember a commercial fly tier active in Waterboro, Me. in the 1960s named Will Turgeon? Any information would be great. Thanks
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Dec 14, 2020
brian.foley
FFIM Stream Temp Monitoring Project
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Yesterday the streams were high & cold & the worst weather of the season was predicted, so I figured it would be a fine day to go do some field work. FFIM owns & operates 4 stream temperature loggers
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Dec 11, 2020
jspencer17
My home waters have changed over the last 20 years
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I spent some time fishing the waters I grew up on last week, in the lower Penobscot valley. I fished Mud Pond, Pushaw Stream, and the mainstem of the Penobscot. The Penobby was pretty similar to years
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Nov 18, 2020
dnsmartel
Pat’s Rubberlegs
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As many of you know from some of my previous posts/threads I’ve been disappointed in the performance of my large Kaufman’s Stone Nymphs......and have been looking for an alternative. I sat down at the
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Nov 12, 2020
Red
Welcome to the New FFIM Forum
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We know that all of you have missed the FFIM forum on the old website. We did all we could do to save the posts from the old forum, but sadly that was just not possible. So that being said, welcome to
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Oct 29, 2020
jspencer17
Pot-stirring: What is DIFW doing with their email?
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Message from DIFW: Consider Harvesting Your Catch I got this email today. What gives? While I get where they are coming from that sometimes harvest (e.g. when we're long on fish and short on forage),
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dnsmartel
Waging war.......... .......against squirrels. At my age I’ve just gotten away from killing things. Period.......I just don’t do it.
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I have no issue with people that do, I just have no stomach for killing shit. Squirrels have taken over my bird feeders; Grays; REds; and Chipmunks. Yesterday I said to myself “Enough”! I headed up t
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Feb 7
dhuntres
RIP Don Bastian
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Many here have had an opportunity to tie wet flies with Don Bastian over the years. Don passed away yesterday after losing his bout with cancer. IMO, he was one of the finest tyers of wet flies ther
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Jan 30
lsoltesz1173
Tying Dilemma
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Okay this is going to be a long socially distanced winter. To try and replace our tie and lies this year where I always pick up a new fly to tie. How about everyone post their most successful fly for
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Dec 28, 2020
dhuntres
GLS freeze up
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For those that don’t do the BookFace site, or missed my post there, here’s a picture from GLS this morning. Apparently the dam has clogged with ice, shutting off flow to the stream. Not a good year
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Dec 18, 2020
kimlim255
Formerly The Trout Capital of Maine
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It is all green now :-)
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Dec 13, 2020
brian.foley
Spreading myself around...
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After visiting the Midcoast last weekend and fishing north central Maine the weekend before, on Saturday I headed downstate to fish a southern stream - the conditions were perfect for any time of year
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Dec 3, 2020
brian.foley
More Penobby Salmon
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On Sunday I headed back to my favorite stretch of the Penobscot to see if i could entice any more LL Salmon to hand & try to add to my understanding of this fishery I've been aware of for a long time
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Nov 18, 2020
dnsmartel
Just a “ Heads Up”
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As always, absolutely no financial interest in this, but if you’re in need of a new flyline, Madison River Fishing Company in Ennis is having a blow out 50% off sale on Scientific Anglers; Rio; and ot
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Oct 29, 2020
dhuntres
Miramichi River
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For those that fish the Miramichi in New Brunswick, there is a project underway to control smallmouth bass in the watershed. For those that don’t know, smallmouth bass were illegally introduced into
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Oct 22, 2020