Lance, Many thanks for the welcome, just got back from a trip to my favorite tailwater here in East TN. The Hiwassee river. I managed to hook an 18" brown and played the fish for quite some time, my friend tried to net it for me but on the third attempt the 6 x tippet broke. I was dead drifting...

[quote="daringduffer"]Hej Hans, Välkommen ska du vara. Det finns så gott som obegränsade mängder information på detta forum och gott om trevliga och kunniga människor. Du kommer inte att behöva ha tråkigt om du inte insisterar på att ha det 8-) dd[/quote Tack ska du ha, verkar som att det ...

Hans, a warm welcome. Thanks for jumping in and making the introduction. Fantastic when a like minded oddball finds their way to the gang. Please jump in with your experiences and questions. This is a generous group with some of the most knowledgeable anglers in the subject and a number like myself...

Again, I appreciate the welcome. I am kind of an oddball among the few fishing friends I have. By no means do I intend on being different on purpose but not only am I an immigrant to the U.S. I also insist on fishing the classic way. Not all the time but most of the time. I have not to this day for ...

DUBBN wrote:Welcome Hans! I share your affection with the Red Tag. One of my all time favorites.

I'm glad I found some folks over here that know what I'm talking about. I fish and tie a Red Tag wet, in Europe a lot of people fish a Red Tag dry. I never do though.

Thanks folks, I'm not a good fly tier so I tell my friends that' s my excuse for tying simple spiders. Lol. In all honesty, I really like them and I think they fish better than a lot of overdressed flies do. I really need to tie some this weekend, running behind this spring.

Hello, I'm a Swedish-American living in Knoxville, TN since 20 plus years. I got interested in the Spiders or Soft Hackles as we say over here about a decade ago. I have read and watched movies about the methods and the tying of said flies for the better part of the last decade. I started fly fishin...