DATE: Sunday, November 9, 1997              TAG: 9711090165

SECTION: SPORTS                  PAGE: C11  EDITION: FINAL 

TYPE: Column 

SOURCE: Bob Hutchinson 

                                            LENGTH:   73 lines

THE MASTERS OF THE FLY SHARE SECRETS OF TYING ONE ON

If you have an angler on you Christmas list and are wondering what to get him or her, here's a suggestion.

A series of splendid fly-fishing and fly-tying video tapes recently has been completed by Reel Resources of Alexandria.

They feature the guru of fly-casting, Lefty Kreh, who has forgotten more about the sport than I'll ever know. Besides, he's an old friend and needs the money.

There are two volumes of ``Lefty's Tips, Tactics and Techniques for Fly Fishing,'' crammed with delightful tips to benefit all anglers.

Additionally, the fly-tying mastery of Kreh and Bob Clouser is captured in two videos, appropriately titled ``Masters of Fly Tying.''

The fly-tying tapes are $29.95 each, with a set of two for $49.95, while ``Lefty's Tips, Tactics and Techniques'' are $24.95 apiece or $39.95 for the set. Add $4.50 for shipping and handling. They can be ordered from Reel Resources at 1-800-661-5918.

STILL AHEAD: With a little more than six weeks to go, Carolyn Brown remains ahead of the field in her effort to become the first female ``Angler of the Year'' in the Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament.

The honor, which will be dropped after this year, goes to the angler registering citation-winning fish in the most species.

Brown, a schoolteacher from Virginia Beach, has awards in 13 classes. The contest ends at midnight Dec. 31.

Dr. James C. Wright of Virginia Beach, last year's winner, has awards in 11 classes, followed by Craig Paige of Chesapeake with 10 and former angler-of-the-year Jimmy Kolb of Virginia Beach with nine.

ANOTHER CONTEST: Yet another contest targeting Virginia's fall striped bass run has been set, bringing the total for the lower Chesapeake Bay to at least six. The latest will be Nov. 21-30, hosted by the Marina at Marina Shores and J&B Custom Rods. This will be the event's fifth year.

A minimum of $2,000, plus tackle, will go to anglers with the five heaviest stripers. There will also be a junior award.

Registration will be $25 per angler. You can get additional information by calling Ben Tate at the marina at 496-7000.

CLEANING UP: Once again it's time for the annual fall clean-up of the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This is part of ``Operation Beach Respect,'' a program of the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association and will be the third clean-up this year.

On Saturday, the organization will have volunteers at beach-access ramps from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Inlet. They'll be handing out big plastic bags and asking beach visitors to pick up any trash they encounter.

Tom Burke of Nags Head said it is the association's way of showing the National Park Service that beach-buggy owners appreciate the use of and access to the beaches of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

DOG TRIALS: If you think you have a good bird dog, head on down to Cedric Pearce's Shooting Preserve near Ahoskie, N.C., today. The Suffolk Field Trial Club will be holding its annual fall trial, with classes for all ages of dogs, starting at 8 a.m.

You can get details by calling Joe Mumford at 986-3037 or Parker Russell at 986-4585, both in Suffolk.

SHORT CASTS: Joshua Reynolds of Suffolk recently boated a 9-pound, 3-ounce largemouth bass on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Yeopim River near Hertford, N.C. . . . David Limroth, Grace Limroth and Bob Stephens of Virginia Beach recently caught and released big bonefish at Islamorada in the Florida Keys. David's biggest weighed 12 3/4 pounds, Grace's 10 3/4 and Stephens' 11 3/4. Any bonefish of 8 pounds or more is considered a trophy. ... A lecture on striped bass will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point. Featured speakers will be George Reiger, author of the acclaimed ``Striped Bass Chronicles,'' and Dr. Herb Austin of the institute's staff. The program will be in Waterman's Hall and will be free. . . . Rainbow, brook and brown trout are again being stocked at Northwest River Park in Chesapeake and Lake Biggins in Newport News. It's part of the Urban Fishing Program of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The stocking will continue through April.

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