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>1. as small as a 6 mm bead to as large as a 6" MOAL;

Works for me. This range gives us a range to play. I am going to tie up some bugs from 6 to 1/0 and see if I can figure out how to post them. Copper Johns through Prince Nymph's and Mega Princes, and the usual suspects but on big hooks .

Should be fun!!

>2. yes, thank you.

Way cool, way cool . Doing a happy dance for Dad, and Mom as well. Warmest Regards.

>3. ". . . So, I ask, how do we get better at fishing Nymphs for Steelies?
does this make me cheap? 8^)"

>No, it doesn't make you cheap. It makes you "nymph curious" (what I am) or more in need of catching a steelhead than in maximizing the sport in pursuing one.

Yes, Nymph curious. Bugs at play.

>Calling steelhead "steelies" kinda' makes you cheap, IMHO tho, more derogatory than a term of endearment.

I am cheap, but not real cheap. Steelies stays in my vocabulary for now. Been using the term since 1978, not gonna change quickly.

>4. about that book: Blashphemy! Clearly more focused on the result than the pursuit, might as well employ a spinning rod and reel.

Noted and respected.

>I reiterate, anyone who "needs" to catch a steelhead ought not fly fish for them. It simply doesn't make sense. Fly fishing for steelhead is simply about obtaining the maximum sport for the effort expended, and while catching steelhead is a priority, it's not as high a priority as catching one under one's own terms of limited effectiveness.

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Good Stuff!