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Agreed. NoobsWhacker is the reason I visit this thread. Great shots. I always have a million questions after seeing his posts though. Both those wooden boats look fucking awesome.
I have not been flyfishing for over 2 weeks. Life sucks. I need to get my feet in the water like Meow.
the infamous mighty mo has some monster browns in it. Caught these the other day. The first was over 25". It was a monster. And one of the most beautiful fish I have seen. I released him because he seemed so at peace at being a fish. The last fish I caught was a 20" fish that I ended up keeping cause the fly was in his jaw like something fierce. The first fish that I killed since I was about 6. Caught them both with the biggest streamer I could find, about 3" long. I was alone so I wasnt able to get very good pictures. Wish I got a better picture of the first, it was an awesome fish. Maybe next time though Ill bring someone with.... NAHHHHHH
anybody out in CT fly fish? where do you go? The only really good place i've fished out here is the farmington, but i live like an hour away. I want to go back to yellowstone soo bad after going back to fishing in CT.
Skipped class last Thursday and went out with my roommate to try fly fishing for the first time. He knows his stuff, so he showed me some basic casting techniques and such and showed me how to get my rig set up and what not.
Shit. Was. Cash.
I snagged one little rainbow and threw him back in after damn near pissing my waders with stoke. Got another slightly larger rainbow, and was again giddy like a school girl. Wound up bagging 3 total, the last of which being a fat, at least 17" rainbow which we kept for dinner. Made up some immaculate fish tacos that night and feasted something fierce.
I love it, it's fun as hell. Any tips for a newbie are happily accepted!
It can be expensive but there are more affordable options. You can find good deals at outlets on rods or even from LL Bean retail, plus with LL Bean it has a lifetime guarantee. The Orvis Outlets have relatively good deals, although still somewhat pricey, the quality is tough to be beat. Allen Fly Fishing is another more affordable retail option.
Flies are pretty cheap and its not too hard to tie your own once you get into it. When you're tying your own flies it cost you probably 10 cents to tie a fly. Flies are a hell of a lot cheaper than lures.
When you start off you don't need waders either, I didn't have them for my first year of fly fishing. Especially if you live in a warmer climate or are fishing in the summer. Wet wade in board shorts or swim trunks.
I bought a high quality setup (rod, reel & line) from an Orvis outlet in VT for about $200 three years ago. I imagine it's completely realistic that you could get a setup for under $100 from LL Bean or Cabelas.
Also, Craigslist is a great place to find fly fishing gear, there are tons of older fly fisherman that are trying to get rid of good gear or perhaps someone that bought gear and realized they didn't really love it.
I've gotten to mess around with other peoples kits before and I have access to some great equipment that I could buy. I just have way to many hobbies eatin' up my dough.
grabbed the furkid and hit the road for the seasons 1st pursuit of the fishees road trip
north slopes holdin good snowpack
made it to
grabbed the vessel and headed back sw
stoked god
made it 2 starvation
outfshed by aves again
cruised up to Altamont and the lc ranch
S slope
DeebieSkeebiesI live right by the provo river and want to get into it so bad. it's mowhere near as pricey as skiing, yes?
actually i think i spend more $$$$ fishing
but, i prefer to road trip and float fish out of a boat.
Out of state licesening is pricey
as is hiring a guide or obtaining charter vessel aint cheap.
then again like skiing a grand or so will get ya set up pretty nice.
but flyfishing is the crack cocaine of fishin
it can consume you being and make the $$$ fly out of the wallet in a hurry
SFBv420.0actually i think i spend more $$$$ fishing
but, i prefer to road trip and float fish out of a boat.
Out of state licesening is pricey
as is hiring a guide or obtaining charter vessel aint cheap.
then again like skiing a grand or so will get ya set up pretty nice.
but flyfishing is the crack cocaine of fishin
it can consume you being and make the $$$ fly out of the wallet in a hurry
But like skiing it can be done on the cheap. I caught over 50 trout last year(shit claim I know) and it was my first year seriously fly fishing. I used a 25 dollar eagle claw fly rod and a martin reel I got in a rod/reel combo pack for 50 bones. Get a few elk hair caddis and some wooly buggers and poppers and I guarantee you'll at least catch something.
Ya might not end up with picks like SFB here but you'll have a great time.
Also, SFB your pics are the shit, hell of a life you're living there man, winning for sure.
don't often reflect the woulda coulda shoulda thing aint my style
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parkin lot in key west would be not a bad place if you were to http://youtu.be/SLgKWzLlJdci
so it starts like most of these things do
a phone call or pm
so ya wanna row some salty blue screened e- freaks round the green for a few days in pursuit of troots in exchange for a houseboat trip down in the keys in pursuit of tarpoons?
I'da floated the one dude on merit of e-content alone , but include a chance at a salty road trip
count my bum ass in was the only acceptable response
so the crew came out and got our float on
there were hoppers hoppin and gods blessins
fed em well
enjoyed the views
we put a few in the net
and enjoyed reflections
w/ the exception of the unintentional wind and drift boat captain ill timed safety briefing, induced dude ejection their trip was stellar
They will never let me forget that maneuver in my defense post accident analyses concluded that the leg locks were fully functional
[report]So the time for a reciprocal pursuit of salty fishes approaches
i'd just gotton back from costa rica and my funticket acccount low the fuckin dodge won't pass emmisions and inspection w/out a new gas tank and exhaust and mother nature keeps supplying my powder addiction
fuckit i'l try n nonrev out for a couple days
which worked well as the winds and weather were not cooperating
packed a few utarded brews 4 the crew 7lb overweight ment i had 2 pound a few
gettin redeye 4 the redeye
made it to ftlaud grabbed a rental and headed s
snapped a few along the way
sammies w/ multiple pork products
o heck yeahs
hit the dock to try n find the crew
didn't hook up but they were impressed i managed to find the dingiest hole in the wall dive bar
years of employment and frequenting such establishments made it easy
always good when your team comes through shakes hands and sends em fishin
good thing is they gots thousands of options. There were reminders of other important life lessons
made it to the right marina and crashed in the rental slept a bit despite the tweaker rooster who couldn't wait for dawn
soon enough were on the water
there was wind
didsum
and sum
and a bit of
sum
and sum
saw a few poons which led to
team backcountry boat arrived and tried to turn it into one of them damn salty dick measurin contests
fired up 90 horsies worth of power and went huntin
where we did sum
saw a school of bones so we
nsl so we
before callin it a morn
tbc after sum gainful employment
DeebieSkeebiesI live right by the provo river and want to get into it so bad. it's mowhere near as pricey as skiing, yes?
If you aren't going crazy on trips it is definitely cheaper. Pick up a couple hundred dollar rod/reel combo, $50 fishing license, and probably ~$100 on flies and you'll be good to go.
been doin a bit of tu voli work amungst sum fish pursuin
a few from the trout in the class room
these little guys started as fertilized eggs back in dec at the solider hollow school
long day ungooberin nymph rigs and dealin w/ youngens tryin to call me sir
reminded me why i don't guide or bear crotch fruit:wink:
this kid kept buggin me to switch flies
not sure if my presentation trumps pattern speil will be remembered but i'm pretty sure your first nice troot will
bridal veil falls
headed up to meet gretch and his greenie crew
maiden voyages
put a few
swimmin gods
and wine bag slappin shenanigans
consumed
=
had to dp alone
the flotilla assembled and hit the water
got a few
fungus among sum
eakin out an existance
every rapid tells a story
mrs. b made it loaded up and we headed back round
still can't believe 18 years ago i raised that brides veil seeled the deal with a kiss and quit catch n releasin and kept the keepers
well that and she fell in love w/ drink slingin nail poundin chemically dependent bum at all
rowed me into a few hogs
all made er back to camp and pursuit of buzzes
once again the lizard kings words of
"No one now will forgive us for wasting the dawn" awokin me to a calling
goldielocks scored
randoms
wife took off as the mo inlaw and aunts are stayin w/ us for a few weeks
headed back to dj saw a few and heard reports of increasing #ers upstream
kess and i used another pass for another night and
rained pretty good so we holed up in the tent he slept which is what that old dog does more n more of
until then magic "fish on" words fire him up managed to finish the " Emerald Mile" ifin your lookin for a quality river rat read get it.
i snoozed off and thankfully friends stopped by and blew the whistle on rest
future river rat and knowin her fathers skills one heck of a fisherperson in training
the rains subsided and one of those special evenings started
set sail w/ the captain and started grillin things that had faces
Fore peggin a few
cheers
did i mention the part about the lingering site of 100lb tarpon and the slight salt diet ruining my summer troot fishin
fuckers
next morn bucked camp and made sure dork dog was in the boat
and headed out drive by shootin streamer style
finally put some color in the net
fished pretty well till red creek
Rowed the crux clean but deciding to feed the tug drug addiction one more time lower in the rapid, before a chocolate milk push led to mini highside oar popping both hands and face underwater grabbing sweet babies jeeebus counter balanced fiberglass grab and some snickers fom the guys ahead of me.
a few more
bead fishing?
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murica and those who keep it free
fuck yeahs
As a total nub to fly fishing what would you guys recommend as far as a basic setup? I'd mostly be fishing at the russian-kenai river confluence (if anyone knows where that is) and other rivers around where I live.
just cause i don't take roofin pics doesn't mean my oldman ass aint up
removin or applying said products most of the week to get away and pursue them fishes in the cool places they inhabit and try n snap a few pics
At times i miss guiding, but it changed fishing 4 me.
Just as if all i did was fish i'm not sure if i could maintain the passion.
It's a balance of passion and bullshit that needs to occur to support those passions.
