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Apache Trout in Danger

  Apache trout swim freely in the cold waters of Arizona's White Mountains.  Lakes and streams now brim with this native to the state of Arizona.  The mere ability to catch one of North America's rarest trout is a joint government agency success story.

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Fly Fishing Leaders

Below are formulas for the Gary Borger style of leaders as he describes in his book "Presentation."  Gary found that he was able to acquire the "S" curves desired during casting without having to tie many individual pieces of monofilament.  The leader consists of a butt section, one or two mid sections and a tippet section, requiring two or three blood knots for each leader.  These leaders are an adaptation of George Harvey's leaders and work equally as well.

Size 10 through 14 flies

Butt:  48" inches of 0.013 - inch

Mid:  12" of 0.010 - inch

Tippet:  48" of 0.007 - inch  (4x)

Size 20 and smaller

Butt:  12" of 0.013 - inch

Mid-section:  48" of 0.10 - inch
                         48" of 0.007 - inch

Tippet:  12" of 0.004 or 0.005 - inch