The new year had arrived with the cold winds of winter. Hopes and dreams, held hostage by the cruelty of the out-going year; a time of unprecedented calamity since the days of World War II; passed amid falling snowflakes. The cold wind blew through the valley. The chill penetrated everything in its path. The lone … More Rainbow Hallelujah
CreXpoCon – The Creative Exponential Continuum … was begun in 2010 with a collaboration between N5CG owner Les Booth and noted Canadian watercolor artist and fly-fishing enthusiast, Diane Michelin. Diane posted one of her finished paintings on her then new Facebook page and upon seeing it, Les knew, as soon as he saw the image, … More CreXpoCon: The PROJECT
The Chubby Chernobyl; bulky iteration of the Chernobyl Ant… Big body, high floating fly that is, on many waters, a go-to-fly. It can mimic so many large stoneflies and hoppers. The high flotation of the large body is great of using the dry-as-an-indicator setup. Drop a smaller fly; from wet fly to beadhead; off the … More CXC 365 ISV Day 27
When you hear the word, “Cahill”, what comes to mind? If you’re an Outdoor Writer or reader of interesting and intriguing adventures told in peak detail, you’ll likely have the name, Tim Cahill (a most amazing outdoor writer), come to mind. However, if you’re a fly-fisher, then you’re more than likely to think of Tim … More CXC 365 ISV Day 26
Every fly-fisher, every guide, every fly shop owner… have a desire in common: continuity. And the center of their Continuity of Universal Fly-Fishing (CUFF) , it is the, FLY. That wee object of feather, fur or synthetic, designed for deceitful dalliance and used to convince a specific member of the piscatorial world of aquatic creatures, … More CXC 365 ISV Day 25
Line-stripping 64 km/h (40 mph) runs and hard fighting ability when hooked puts the Little Tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus – False Albacore) on the fishing adventure menu of many fishermen. The little tunney’s small, streamlined body facilitates huge bursts of speed… legendary in many a regaled story, by off and inshore fishermen. Dark spots ventral of the pectoral … More CXC 365 ISV Day 24
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