Category : Fly Fishing : Travel & Places

Homemade Portable Ice Houses

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A portable icehouse is a tent or shed that is carried onto a frozen body of water like a lake or river and is used as a shelter for ice fishing or outside winter sports. Its primary use is to block the cold wind and retain as much heat as possible, with some actually holding propane heaters or wood

How to Build a Fishing Cabin

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A remote and rustic cabin on a lake, river or at the ocean shore can be a welcome retreat. Providing privacy, quiet and basic comforts, a fishing cabin is a great place to escape the bustle of the city, enjoy the beauty of nature, and entertain friends and family. With planning and ingenuity, it is

How to Make Rap Hooks

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The essence of any rap song is its chorus, or hook. This is the part of the song that gets repeated between verses and catches the listener's ear. Surprisingly, these hooks are not hard to write, though it can be tricky to write them well. All hooks follow a steady beat, most rhyme, and can be anywh

How to Catch a Blue Moon Crab

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Blue Moon crabs are a nickname for blue crabs. Blue crabs -- plentiful in the Atlantic Ocean -- are aggressive predators that feed on fish, clams and plants. The female blue crab has red-tipped claws and lays up to 9 million eggs a year. A standard net is often used to catch the crabs individually,

How to Tie a Cooper Fly

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The Cooper Fly is an attractor nymph-emerger style pattern. The fly is popular in Europe and is used by some anglers in the United States. The Cooper fly only uses two primary materials and is simple to tie. Tying the fly requires beginner techniques and no special equipment outside of the fly-tying

How to Tie a Hopper Dropper

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Fly anglers use a variety of flies to attract and catch trout and other game fish species. From dry flies to streamers and nymphs, flies are presented to feeding or holding fish in the water column of a stream or river. A hopper dropper rig uses two flies tied together in a specific manner to help i

How to Make Bass Diver Lures

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Diving lures, such as crank baits, are designed to dive down to a depth in the water to attract game fish. Commonly designed to imitate bait fish, diving lures are typically reeled down by turning the handle of the reel. The lip design on the front of the bait has been tuned to cause the bait to div