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roughfisher.com

roughfisher.com

http://www.roughfisher.com

An inside look at catching carp, buffalo, redhorse, and other underutilized fish with a fly rod. Includes photos, fly patterns and tying tidbits, and obligatory conservation-oriented commentary.

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  • Happy Thanksgiving

    Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 07:00 in thanks, daily rant, holidazzle

    Time for the roughfisher to throw around some thank yous:I give thanks for the little roughfishers, and the fact that there is even a Mrs. Roughfisher.Thank you for switch rods, glimmer flash chenille, tungsten, and chemically sharpened hooks.Thank y...

  • Emerald Flash Borer

    Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 07:00 in photos, fotd, fly patterns, fly porn

    Played around with some olive monoflash and ended up with bodies that gave off a beautiful emerald-like color. The coloration really becomes brilliant when exposed to light. I'm going to have to see what color thorax the fish prefer and what gestal...

  • shhh!

    Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 07:00 in photos, brownlining, fish porn, roughfish

    I won't cheapen this moment with words...The ever elusive Greater Redhorse. Two captures this year, four lifetime. Quite the feat to be taken on a fly. I've been blessed. ...

  • View from the bench

    Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 07:00 in photos, flies, other blogs, fly tying, roll your own, fotd, cheapskate shenanigans, fly porn

    Shout out to Alex over at Hatches Magazine for the idea, frugality at its finest. $13 bones. A breakfast tray is the perfect solution for fly tying portability. Folding legs mean you can take this mobile workstation from the table to the couch so ...

  • pop art

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 07:00 in eye candy, cool shit, photoshoppery, art or some shit like that

  • Gutbusters

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 07:00 in photos, fotd, fly patterns, fly porn

    These badboys are the chili dogs of the nymph world, the Rusty Johns. Packed with plenty of tungsten and copper to get down deep and cause a rumble. Destined to give roughfish everywhere a case of the indigestion. Pass the Tums. ...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

xstreemfishingfiji

5 stars Fish Whisperer

This is a great blog.
Tight lines

Posted: May 31st, 2009 | More Reviews From xstreemfishingfiji | Report This Comment

kbarton10

5 stars kbarton10

A fly fishing blog, featuring strange fish, stranger flies, and the author's passion for all things angling - including quarry that are rarely boasted about, never grace a fry pan, and live in marginal water; bogs, seeps, and urban runoff.

Brown water, muddy boots, and precise prose.

Posted: November 18th, 2008 | More Reviews From kbarton10 | Report This Comment

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