Hi Dale, I was just at that bridge and visited the shrine that is just to the right of the bridge. Your picture captures the beauty of the area. Thanks for posting and sorry you could not go fishing. Otto Hi Otto, I have never fished in Japan, except for a fish market in Hakodate a bunch of years a...

DOUGSDEN wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 8:38 pm Dale,
The picture and "the water under the bridge" are superb! I like its content and composition! Very well done friend! Japan is a beautiful country!
Doug

Thanks, Doug. I believe that the quality of this picture is more due to the subject than the photographer.

Dale

This is the closest I got to a fish 3 weeks ago in Nikko.

I did manage to catch Cherry blossoms though it was slightly past peak.

Dale

I just sent my $ too. I hope that the first issue isn't out of print.

Thank you, Steve!

Dale

OK, kinda like a crochet hook. I just watched a YouTube video of it. Thanks!

Dale

Ray, what is that thing sticking out of your bobbin holder? It looks like a disabled whip finisher.

Dale

Hi Norm, did you originate this fly? Or did you find it somewhere online or in print? Looks sort of like the Sierra Bright Dot, but with peacock herl instead of hackle, plus the wing. I like it!

Dale

The lids for the individual compartments are not great. They loosen easily but the main lid for each large 28 compartment box is secure. The plastic is not of very high quality, but honestly, it doesn't need to be to hold hooks and beads. If a 4-compartment group were to fall on the floor, it would ...

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Dale

I've been at this for only about 2 years now, and I definitely have OCD. I have a spreadsheet with my hooks, beads, threads, and other materials. I also use the same boxes that chugbug uses for hooks and beads.