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71 pound Chinook caught on a Fly

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In today’s Oregonian there was an article about a guy fishing the Rogue River in southern Oregon, landing a 71 lb – 8 oz. Chinook on a fly this past Monday. The report said he was using 7 lb. tippet, which would make this fish a world record for that line class. When confirmed, it would also be the largest Chinook caught on a fly. The fly used was described as having; "chartreuse hackle and some rainbow mylar on a #8 hook. The fly was tied by the angler. The report didn’t say how long it took him to land it, but I would imagine it took awhile!

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In today’s Oregonian there was an article about a guy fishing the Rogue River in southern Oregon, landing a 71 lb – 8 oz. Chinook on a fly this past Monday. The report said he was using 7 lb. tippet, which would make this fish a world record for that line class. When confirmed, it would also be the largest Chinook caught on a fly. The fly used was described as having; "chartreuse hackle and some rainbow mylar on a #8 hook. The fly was tied by the angler. The report didn’t say how long it took him to land it, but I would imagine it took awhile!

Bill Kiene sent me a photo of that fish. I’ll post it on ABPF in a few minutes.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In today’s Oregonian there was an article about a guy fishing the Rogue River in southern Oregon, landing a 71 lb – 8 oz. Chinook on a fly this past Monday. The report said he was using 7 lb. tippet, which would make this fish a world record for that line class. When confirmed, it would also be the largest Chinook caught on a fly. The fly used was described as having; "chartreuse hackle and some rainbow mylar on a #8 hook. The fly was tied by the angler. The report didn’t say how long it took him to land it, but I would imagine it took awhile! Bill Kiene sent me a photo of that fish. I’ll post it on ABPF in a few minutes.

Whoa. /daytripper (That there’s a whole lot of big damned salmon, sho nuff.)

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Steve, You need to come to Sacto soon (before it gets to darn cold) so I can take you boating down in the Delta for stripers. — Bill Kiene Kiene’s Fly Shop Sacramento, CA, USA www.kiene.com

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – In today’s Oregonian there was an article about a guy fishing the Rogue River in southern Oregon, landing a 71 lb – 8 oz. Chinook on a fly this past Monday. The report said he was using 7 lb. tippet, which would make this fish a world record for that line class. When confirmed, it would also be the largest Chinook caught on a fly. The fly used was described as having; "chartreuse hackle and some rainbow mylar on a #8 hook. The fly was tied by the angler. The report didn’t say how long it took him to land it, but I would imagine it took awhile! Bill Kiene sent me a photo of that fish. I’ll post it on ABPF in a few minutes.

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A man could feed a family of four for a week with that big sumbitch.                    Handyman Mike           Standing in a river waving a stick

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Tim the Halfordian Golfer around?

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Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you? Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones. Best regards, K

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Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp.

Yup…same ol’, same ol’…. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you?

No, he and Ginkles (Gehrke) ran off together, and are running a combination guide service, rod factory, and Dale Carnegie franchise in Bangkok.  Last they posted here, Tim was "deliriously happy with his life choice, the cuts on his ass have healed, and he finally got the whore piss smell out of his eyebrows and hair" and Ginkles said, "Berzie manngy candelazorp FUCK YOU DAVE CHOCOLETBURY!! semmeldug zoom-zoom lefty loves me trignomomitry giometry and we was a enginner until someone took our gloves.  Me go fly plane now…I’m cold, timmy….can I have a baht for some hooch…." Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones.

Likely as not… TC, R – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Best regards, K

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I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you?

Timmy’s still around, check alt.flyfishing. — Charlie…

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi folks, I’m Kenny.  Absent for several years, but previously pretty active on the ROFF (my 5 digit compuserve id dates me). Anyway, looks like the same eclectic mix of passionate people can be found here, piscator to PETA. Almost a time warp. I was wondering  if Tim from Colorado was still around?  You out there Tim you silver tongued devil you? Hopefully, I’ll hook up with some old friends and make some new ones. Best regards, K

Tim? Is that you? Talk to me. — visit my web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~royalwulff/

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He’s out back, pickling radishes. — Rusty Hook Laramie, Wyoming

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And now for something completely different

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston out for a few hours of peaceful fishing on a very local bass pond. I combined the fishing with experimentation with three different lines that I had laying about, a DT2F, a WF3F, and a TT2/3. Tripper, Great story! And it’s nice to know that I’m not the only other person on ROFF who has been fishing recently, what with the "To Whom It May Concern" mega-crisis (did anyone report this to the ACLU? to the UN? to Al Gore?) to deal with and everything. :)

        aw, hell, steve, you aren’t about to buy that yankee bullshit, are you?  i’ve fished with him; he couldn’t throw a *rock* 90′, let alone a fly line.         and besides, the only winston i have (7′ 2wt) is a beautiful thing to see, but a touch too weak in the butt for my tastes.         ok, i’ll come clean:  the rascal *can* fish his fly!  but the winston is still too soft!         wayno – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Of course, hearing your casting distance figures reminds me that it’s time for another casting lesson or two (or ten). –Steve

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[snipped rock abuse]    and besides, the only winston i have (7′ 2wt) is a beautiful thing to see, but a touch too weak in the butt for my tastes.    ok, i’ll come clean:  the rascal *can* fish his fly!  but the winston is still too soft!    wayno

Ah, another fellow flyflinger in distress… I feel your pain, too, counselor, and am more than prepared to relieve you of the cause. Send that "too soft" rod to a good home where it’ll be loved. You already have my address. /daytripper (still waitin’ on that paintin’, btw ;^)

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… Hmmm, the 7.5/3wt (3pc) we’ve both cast feels to me medium/slow; with a TT 3/4 and a Cortland Clear Creek WF3, never had a DT on it.

FWIW, the Winston recommended line for their IM6 rods is a DT. Tho I too fish my Winstons with a TT. I just picked up a Wulf long belly line and tried it with my five weight, wish I tried one sooner. — Wayne Knight Expert in creating tailing loops and windknots Otherwise Fishless in Kansas but counting the days to the Keys Before you buy.

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Our lips never touched – no matter what you might have heard ;^) /daytripper (never gonna live that one down…)

I believe what you said was you tried to *shotgun* a cigarette with it. — Wayne Knight Expert in creating tailing loops and windknots Otherwise Fishless in Kansas Before you buy.

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   and besides, the only winston i have (7′ 2wt) is a beautiful thing to see, but a touch too weak in the butt for my tastes.    ok, i’ll come clean:  the rascal *can* fish his fly!  but the winston is still too soft!

Wanna trade a Sage 2wt SPL for it? — Wayne Knight Expert in creating tailing loops and windknots Otherwise Fishless in Kansas Before you buy.

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Thank you for the post.  I like it. —   Vern  ^^^^^^^ (o)-(o)/     "    ___ Before you buy.

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FWIW, the Winston recommended line for their IM6 rods is a DT. Tho I too fish my Winstons with a TT. I just picked up a Wulf long belly line and tried it with my five weight, wish I tried one sooner.

You’re learning, Wayne ;^)

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FWIW, the Winston recommended line for their IM6 rods is a DT. Tho I too fish my Winstons with a TT. I just picked up a Wulf long belly line and tried it with my five weight, wish I tried one sooner. You’re learning, Wayne ;^)

I never stop learning Mr Tripper, — Wayne Knight Expert in creating tailing loops and windknots Otherwise Fishless in Kansas Before you buy.

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       and besides, the only winston i have (7′ 2wt) is a beautiful thing to see, but a touch too weak in the butt for my tastes.        ok, i’ll come clean:  the rascal *can* fish his fly!  but the winston is still too soft! Wanna trade a Sage 2wt SPL for it?

        no thanks, bud; a friend of mine got rid of his sage 2wt when he couldn’t get it to load up under 20′ with a 6wt tri-taper…         just kiddin, of course; but the winston was custom made for me, has my name on the butt, and has become one of the things my two boys will fight over, one of these days. wayno

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… With the exception of my temporarily "indisposed" 7.5/2wt, every Winston I own or have cast could be categorized as having a medium action (the little 2wt is surprisingly fast). …

Hmmm, the 7.5/3wt (3pc) we’ve both cast feels to me medium/slow; with a TT 3/4 and a Cortland Clear Creek WF3, never had a DT on it. — Ken Fortenberry

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/daytripper ("Bullwinkle"? Where’d *that* come from?)

Foggy brain on my part.  Rocky used to say, "and now for something we hope you really like." or something to that effect.  Then again I remember hearing of you romancing a moose, once <g. Mu

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Hmmm, the 7.5/3wt (3pc) we’ve both cast feels to me medium/slow; with a TT 3/4 and a Cortland Clear Creek WF3, never had a DT on it.

Well, as I said, some people would feel that way. I fished your rod with the DT2F that I use on my two weight, and it cast very nicely with it – it felt "medium-fast" with that line, threw nice tight loops, and on the only river big enough to air it out a little (the Harrison) I ran out of room before I ran out of line. (Ya know, I almost asked you to sell that rod to me back then ;^) I suspect the TT3/4 would overload it, though I could be wrong. If you can find someone who has a TT2/3, you might be pleasantly surprised (that is, unless you like the slower action). Otherwise, bring it to Maine with you next fall, and you can try out a whole bunch of lines on it. /daytripper  (Or let me do it ;^)

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/daytripper ("Bullwinkle"? Where’d *that* come from?) Foggy brain on my part.  Rocky used to say, "and now for something we hope you really like." or something to that effect.

Yup – you have an excellent memory! This similar quote, however, is from the Monty Python tv show. Then again I remember hearing of you romancing a moose, once <g.

Our lips never touched – no matter what you might have heard ;^) /daytripper (never gonna live that one down…)

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Now you’ve got me dreaming.  One of the local stores has an RPL 390 blank in its discount bin.  Maybe if it’s still there after Xmas . . . Peter

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We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston out for a few hours of peaceful fishing on a very local bass pond. I combined the fishing with experimentation with three different lines that I had laying about, a DT2F, a WF3F, and a TT2/3.

Tripper, Great story! And it’s nice to know that I’m not the only other person on ROFF who has been fishing recently, what with the "To Whom It May Concern" mega-crisis (did anyone report this to the ACLU? to the UN? to Al Gore?) to deal with and everything. :) Of course, hearing your casting distance figures reminds me that it’s time for another casting lesson or two (or ten). –Steve

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Daytripper:  Thanks for this thread. I have a friend who tried out my Scott G-series 3 weight at rezendevous about a month ago . He had never tried a slower action rod before and was impressed. I received an e-mail from him last week. He awaiting the arrival of his Winston 8.5 foot 3 weight rod. I just hope he enjoys it as much as you do your Winstons. Big Dale

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Daytripper:  Thanks for this thread. I have a friend who tried out my Scott G-series 3 weight at rezendevous about a month ago . He had never tried a slower action rod before and was impressed.

I’m partial to the G series rods too. I’m thinking about telling Santa about their new 8′ 3 piece 2 wt<g. — Charlie…

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We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston The TT2/3 was the monster of the three – turned this rod into a mini-howitzer; once I had the feel for the rod, the entire line could be cast with moderate effort

Thanks Bullwinkle.  BTW, I haven’t ever touched a Winston IM6 but I thought they were supposed to be moderate action rods.  Is it actually a fast rod or are you a very good caster? Mu

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We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston The TT2/3 was the monster of the three – turned this rod into a mini-howitzer; once I had the feel for the rod, the entire line could be cast with moderate effort Thanks Bullwinkle.  BTW, I haven’t ever touched a Winston IM6 but I thought they were supposed to be moderate action rods.  Is it actually a fast rod or are you a very good caster?

With the exception of my temporarily "indisposed" 7.5/2wt, every Winston I own or have cast could be categorized as having a medium action (the little 2wt is surprisingly fast). The 9/3 might even be termed medium-slow by some. But if you get in tune with your thumb on the top of the grip, you can really get their IM6 rods to zing line (I’ve often thrown the entire DT2F on my little 2 weight with surprisingly little effort when I’m really in sync with that rod). I have been flyfishing for almost 36 years now, and while I’m not going to win any casting championships, I can throw a line. But you have to have tried a Wulff Triangle Taper line to understand that if distance is the game, a TT will give you an almost unfair advantage. This is a weight forward line with a stepless front taper and no rear taper to speak of; and the running line has an unusually thin diameter and a hard surface. The result is so little guide friction or wind resistance that it just shoots like crazy, and an 80 foot cast doesn’t require a champion to achieve (90 foot line minus the length of the rod). When I let the first good cast fly with this line, I had about 60 feet of line out – and it really jerked the reel but good, such was the line speed. Surprised the heck out of me, so I just kept feeding out more line until I hit the backing. On my best casts with the little nymph on the end, I was shooting over twenty feet of line off the ground and through the guides. Very satisfying, if impractical under most circumstances. With anything more wind resistant than that nymph, I could get the line out but it didn’t have enough terminal velocity to do much more than puddle the leader at the far end of the cast. After all the above, however, in truth I prefer DT lines for their versatility and typically softer "landing" characteristic, and I’ll probably try an SA or DT3F on this rod before next spring. The WF3 and TT2/3 were my dad’s lines for one of his cane rods that I also inherited. They provide impressive results wrt distance, and I’ll keep them at the ready, but I’d rather have the DT for every day use. /daytripper ("Bullwinkle"? Where’d *that* come from?)

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Daytripper, We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston out for a few hours of peaceful fishing on a very local bass pond.

What part of the world are you in?  Out here in Northern CA, it seems a bit too wintry for bassin’. I love fishing small poppers, btw. Even the smallest sunfish often explode from the water with the gaudy bug firmly clenched, making more than their fair share of commotion as they splash down. Short strip, wait, short strip, wait, wiggle and wait, then WHAMMO!

I’m another popper lover.  Each winter I make up a bunch of balsa poppers and enjoy the anticipation of March. Too bad it had to end so early (goddamned daylight savings time!)

Yeah… Glad you got some fishin’ in. Wes Peterson LexCraft Data Services

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OK – YOU SUCCEEDED I am Jealous. Bill

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston out for a few hours of peaceful fishing on a very local bass pond. I combined the fishing with experimentation with three different lines that I had laying about, a DT2F, a WF3F, and a TT2/3. fwiw, the DT2F definitely underlined the rod, which was to be expected, and made for too much work. The TT2/3 was the monster of the three – turned this rod into a mini-howitzer; once I had the feel for the rod, the entire line could be cast with moderate effort, although at that range the longish front taper didn’t turn over the popper-ladened leader consistently (though with a #14 Montana I could straighten the line at the same insane distance). The WF3F was quite enjoyable, loaded the rod quickly but not overly, and would deliver a small popper very nicely as far as ~70 feet before running out of line speed. So I left the WF on for the rest of the short outing, and woke up a bunch of long-eared sunnies along with a pair of foot-long large mouths. I usually fish this pond with my 9/5 but the 3-weight was a lot more fun on these li’l fellers, which put a goodly bend in the rod. I love fishing small poppers, btw. Even the smallest sunfish often explode from the water with the gaudy bug firmly clenched, making more than their fair share of commotion as they splash down. Short strip, wait, short strip, wait, wiggle and wait, then WHAMMO! Too cool! Between the fishing, the warmish weather, the heron stalking the band, and a very talkative pair of mallards cruising along, it was an entertaining few hours away from the ‘puters, which seem to be in a bad mood the last few days. Too bad it had to end so early (goddamned daylight savings time!) /daytripper (Peace, Love, Hair, Beads, Flowers, Fur Coats…and HATS!)

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i know what my problem is, two huge school assignments hanging over my head and no fishing since Mu’s visit.  Withdrawal is making me surly.

Pete, you of all people I find hard to picture as ever being surly! That Winston’s a lovely rod btw, enjoy heartily.  I bet it would be great for brookies off the wing dam.

And indeed, this is what I had in mind when I decided I "needed" this particular model. On those days that the wind isn’t blasting up river off Pondy, it should be a riot! Can you imaging hooking a 20" wild brookie and holding it with a 3 wt on that river? Yikes! Hope you catch a break and get out before the water gets solid up there, Peter… /daytripper

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Daytripper, What part of the world are you in?  Out here in Northern CA, it seems a bit too wintry for bassin’.

Central Massachusetts, Wes. Indeed, normally the bass would be snoozin’ (don’t know about the sunnies – they always seem cooperative around here if they aren’t trapped under ice ;^) But we experienced a "Blazing Inferno"  of a summer this year, and I think some ponds are just getting settled before winter creeps in. On a nice afternoon a fish or six can be still be raised with a tempting bug… Gotta get the last licks in before my mind turns to skiing. /daytripper

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We caught a nice break in the weather this early afternoon so I put on my Fall Ball cap and took my newly acquired 9/3 Winston out for a few hours of peaceful fishing on a very local bass pond. I combined the fishing with experimentation with three different lines that I had laying about, a DT2F, a WF3F, and a TT2/3. fwiw, the DT2F definitely underlined the rod, which was to be expected, and made for too much work. The TT2/3 was the monster of the three – turned this rod into a mini-howitzer; once I had the feel for the rod, the entire line could be cast with moderate effort, although at that range the longish front taper didn’t turn over the popper-ladened leader consistently (though with a #14 Montana I could straighten the line at the same insane distance). The WF3F was quite enjoyable, loaded the rod quickly but not overly, and would deliver a small popper very nicely as far as ~70 feet before running out of line speed. So I left the WF on for the rest of the short outing, and woke up a bunch of long-eared sunnies along with a pair of foot-long large mouths. I usually fish this pond with my 9/5 but the 3-weight was a lot more fun on these li’l fellers, which put a goodly bend in the rod. I love fishing small poppers, btw. Even the smallest sunfish often explode from the water with the gaudy bug firmly clenched, making more than their fair share of commotion as they splash down. Short strip, wait, short strip, wait, wiggle and wait, then WHAMMO! Too cool! Between the fishing, the warmish weather, the heron stalking the band, and a very talkative pair of mallards cruising along, it was an entertaining few hours away from the ‘puters, which seem to be in a bad mood the last few days. Too bad it had to end so early (goddamned daylight savings time!) /daytripper (Peace, Love, Hair, Beads, Flowers, Fur Coats…and HATS!)

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{ a lot of great Winston stuff snipped] Too cool! Between the fishing, the warmish weather, the heron stalking the band, and a very talkative pair of mallards cruising along, it was an entertaining few hours away from the ‘puters, which seem to be in a bad mood the last few days. Too bad it had to end so early (goddamned daylight savings time!) /daytripper (Peace, Love, Hair, Beads, Flowers, Fur Coats…and HATS!)

i know what my problem is, two huge school assignments hanging over my head and no fishing since Mu’s visit.  Withdrawal is making me surly. That Winston’s a lovely rod btw, enjoy heartily.  I bet it would be great for brookies off the wing dam. Peter

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Flyfishing site

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Great site OLE! Forrest http://www.FlyFishingREVIEW.com FlyFishingREVIEW.com I have updated my flyfishing site at: http://nff.sit.no/ New and updated version of the "burning caddis" description. Try it! Ole Anders Andreassen

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Nice site, great pics. This is a really good job, thanks for the link. Trey Monroe – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have updated my flyfishing site at: http://nff.sit.no/ New and updated version of the "burning caddis" description. Try it! Ole Anders Andreassen

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I have updated my flyfishing site at: http://nff.sit.no/ New and updated version of the "burning caddis" description. Try it! Ole Anders Andreassen

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my largest trout on fly

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I just got back from a trip to the eastern sierras in which I landed the largest trout of my brief fly fishing career.  At one of the lakes in the mammoth basin, I set off in my float tube, fly rod in hand, freezing cold.  The morning was in the low 40’s, not my favorite temperature.  I trolled the lake for three hours until 9AM until i thought i felt a leak in my waders (bad).  Cold water in your waders is very unpleasant at best but getting blanked while fish are jumping around you is much worse.  So I decided to take one more pass through the outlet part of the lake.  I tied on a woolly worm, and was immediately into a small trout.  After letting it go, a nice breeze came over the lake, allowing me to be more agressive with my casting and presentation.  I landed and released several more 12" trout and the soggy feeling in my waders was increasing at an alarming rate.  I decided to head in after a few more casts, i was losing feeling in my toes.  While carefully stripping in line, i felt a gentle tug, trout!  I immediately set the hook into what i thought was a rock.  It wouldnt budge, until i started to peel off line from my reel.  I eventually netted the rainbow and noticed its mouth was forming into a hook jaw.  This was the largest trout i had caught until that point and i was quite satisfied and ready to head in. However, a nagging feeling that overcame the numbness from the lower half of my body made me cast one more time.  Another gentle tug, and I quickly played the small trout in by hand.  But it wasnt small.  No, it was huge by my standards.  As soon as i played in half of my line, the thing took off screaming like a torpedo.  There is nothing quite as sweet sounding as the singing of a click and pawl reel.  It took me 10 minutes to bring that huge rainbow in, i missed it on my first attempt at netting it because the darned thing wouldn’t fit into the net.  I probably pissed it off because it took another blistering run, taking me into my backing.  I was afraid it would break off, 2lb tippet isnt the sturdiest line available.  I eventually got it in, the thing was 24" long and looked more like a salmon than a trout.  But it was beautiful. Now I’m more hooked on flyfishing than ever. (But i still was tempted into flinging kastmasters for newly stocked trout the next day :])

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Steve wrote (good story snipped): I just got back from a trip to the eastern sierras in which I landed the largest trout of my brief fly fishing career

Congratulations!  Sounded like a great time.  You have definitely caught the bug from the sounds of it. Warren

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Right on man!! Sounds like a great time! Forrest FlyFishingREVIEW.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I just got back from a trip to the eastern sierras in which I landed the largest trout of my brief fly fishing career.  At one of the lakes in the mammoth basin, I set off in my float tube, fly rod in hand, freezing cold.  The morning was in the low 40’s, not my favorite temperature. I trolled the lake for three hours until 9AM until i thought i felt a leak in my waders (bad).  Cold water in your waders is very unpleasant at best but getting blanked while fish are jumping around you is much worse.  So I decided to take one more pass through the outlet part of the lake.  I tied on a woolly worm, and was immediately into a small trout.  After letting it go, a nice breeze came over the lake, allowing me to be more agressive with my casting and presentation.  I landed and released several more 12" trout and the soggy feeling in my waders was increasing at an alarming rate.  I decided to head in after a few more casts, i was losing feeling in my toes.  While carefully stripping in line, i felt a gentle tug, trout!  I immediately set the hook into what i thought was a rock.  It wouldnt budge, until i started to peel off line from my reel.  I eventually netted the rainbow and noticed its mouth was forming into a hook jaw.  This was the largest trout i had caught until that point and i was quite satisfied and ready to head in. However, a nagging feeling that overcame the numbness from the lower half of my body made me cast one more time.  Another gentle tug, and I quickly played the small trout in by hand.  But it wasnt small.  No, it was huge by my standards.  As soon as i played in half of my line, the thing took off screaming like a torpedo.  There is nothing quite as sweet sounding as the singing of a click and pawl reel.  It took me 10 minutes to bring that huge rainbow in, i missed it on my first attempt at netting it because the darned thing wouldn’t fit into the net.  I probably pissed it off because it took another blistering run, taking me into my backing.  I was afraid it would break off, 2lb tippet isnt the sturdiest line available.  I eventually got it in, the thing was 24" long and looked more like a salmon than a trout.  But it was beautiful. Now I’m more hooked on flyfishing than ever. (But i still was tempted into flinging kastmasters for newly stocked trout the next day :])

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Now I’m more hooked on flyfishing than ever. (But i still was tempted into flinging kastmasters for newly stocked trout the next day :])

I have a feeling that the kastmasters don’t have much of a future. Cheers Visit The Streamer Page at http://www.cgocable.net/~pcharles/index.html

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Looking for a fly fishing spot in North Carolina

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Hi, Does anyone know of a good place to fly fish in North Carolina?  I haven’t been fishing since I move to the state and now have the itch again.  Any tips would be great. Thanks, Sam

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Hi, Does anyone know of a good place to fly fish in North Carolina?  I haven’t been fishing since I move to the state and now have the itch again.  Any tips would be great. Thanks, Sam

Sam, Contact: Bruce Harang, Great Southern Appalachial guide. Voice:704-236-1319 Fax: 704-236-1338 Joel Axelrad

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Hi, Does anyone know of a good place to fly fish in North Carolina?  I haven’t been fishing since I move to the state and now have the itch again.  Any tips would be great. Thanks, Sam

Sam, What type of fishing are you planning? NC has trout in the mountains, bass, panfish, etc. in the piedmont and lowlands, and all types of saltwater species on the coast. I’d suggest finding a local fly shop and going from there. There are plenty of waters to fish and I’d hazard a guess that there are some close to you. Walt — Ezflyfish.com                 Blue Ridge Book Gallery Quality Gear & Service        Used & Out-of-Print Books http://www.ezflyfish.com      http://www.abebooks.com/home/BLUEBOOKS P.O. Box 5112  Banner Elk, NC 28604 (828)963-5001

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Sam, Make sure you check out my website.  It has tons of info on there.  I think you can find a fishing hole or two or three.  Where are you located?

Hi, Does anyone know of a good place to fly fish in North Carolina?  I haven’t been fishing since I move to the state and now have the itch again.  Any tips would be great. Thanks, Sam — Flyfish NC                                                   Capt Gordon Churchill http://www.flyfish-nc.com                                                                  

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Fly Fishing Fisherman Wiki » Trout Fly Fishing » Caddis and mayfly larvae

Caddis and mayfly larvae

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Does anyone know where i can order some caddis and/or mayfly larvae? thanks.

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Try contacting people that do trout streams, etc. Also Trout Unlimited may give you some names. If you dont need to many go to the nearest trout stream and pick them. Caddis larvae are easy to pick and they usually in large numbers. Good luck

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Does anyone know where i can order some caddis and/or mayfly larvae? thanks.

You can also look in Fly Fishing magazine in ads. People that do trout streams have ads there. ZB

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go to your nearest river or stream and try picking the nymphs and larvae off of the bottom of rocks.  I was wondering, do you want these to provide fish with a source of food?

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Does anyone know where i can order some caddis and/or mayfly larvae? thanks.

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Try contacting people that do trout streams, etc. Also Trout Unlimited may give you some names. If you dont need to many go to the nearest trout stream and pick them. Caddis larvae are easy to pick and they usually in large numbers. Good luck

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Does anyone know where i can order some caddis and/or mayfly larvae? thanks.

You can also look in Fly Fishing magazine in ads. People that do trout streams have ads there. ZB

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go to your nearest river or stream and try picking the nymphs and larvae off of the bottom of rocks.  I was wondering, do you want these to provide fish with a source of food?

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Fly Fishing Fisherman Wiki » Fly Fishing » boat recommendation for disabled

boat recommendation for disabled

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I use a wheelchair and though I would be transferring from my chair into the boat. Any advice or recommendations of where to look would be greatly appreciated. I am a complete novice as far as boats are concerned and all information on things that I should consider will be gratefully received.

There is a printed magazine called "Sports n’ Spokes printed by PVA Publications (paralized vets) that covers outdoors and athletic activities for the wheelchair world.  I haven’t seen a copy in a couple years (used to be very good.) Can reach PVA pubs at 602-224-0500 They probably have some past issues with boating articles, plus they have a questions area. Gary Polson RBBI http://www.virtualpet.com/rbbi

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I would like some advice on what might be an appropriate style/make/model of small boat for use when either trolling or fly fishing on lakes. In the past I have used a converted 10 foot Portaboat with the center bench removed and a padded seat suspended between the front and back benches. A seat clamped onto a middle bench perched me too high and was not sufficiently stable for my comfort, which is why a three bench aluminum rowboat is probably not what I am seeking. I use a wheelchair and though I would be transferring from my chair into the boat, it must be something that allows be ready access from sitting on a dock to sliding into the boat. Climbing is not an option. My ideal boat would allow a small outboard motor and an electric trolling motor and have seating that allowed two people to sit comfortably and fish while at anchor. It should be light enough that one person could retrieve it and load it onto a trailer without any heavy lifting. I want something that is stable. Speed is not a consideration – just something to poodle about a calm lake. Any advice or recommendations of where to look would be greatly appreciated. I am a complete novice as far as boats are concerned and all information on things that I should consider will be gratefully received. Thanks, —

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I would like some advice on what might be an appropriate style/make/model of small boat for use when either trolling or fly fishing on lakes. In the past I have used a converted 10 foot Portaboat with the center bench removed and a padded seat suspended between the front and back benches. A seat clamped onto a middle bench perched me too high and was not sufficiently stable for my comfort, which is why a three bench aluminum rowboat is probably not what I am seeking. I use a wheelchair and though I would be transferring from my chair into the boat, it must be something that allows be ready access from sitting on a dock to sliding into the boat. Climbing is not an option. My ideal boat would allow a small outboard motor and an electric trolling motor and have seating that allowed two people to sit comfortably and fish while at anchor. It should be light enough that one person could retrieve it and load it onto a trailer without any heavy lifting. I want something that is stable. Speed is not a consideration – just something to poodle about a calm lake. Any advice or recommendations of where to look would be greatly appreciated. I am a complete novice as far as boats are concerned and all information on things that I should consider will be gratefully received. Thanks, —

You do not list where you want to fish and what tpe of lake you are fishing so this may or may not be appropriate. I would look at a tri hull you should be able to pick up a used tri hull posibly arround 18-20 feet which if very stable for a couple thousand I would think.My father in law had one for years and it was nice boat. Another option would be a pontoon boat but I am not sure how easy that would be to trailor and how rough of water it would take. If you are fishing a larg lake like lake Erie I suggest you charter of go with a friend because a boat that can handle sudden storms typically has a lot of overhead like dockage and insurance etc. I think dockage arround here runs from about $700-1800 dollars another option which I recomend is use transient dockage. If you have a decent size boat you can put it in lake Erie at a Marina like Genva Stae park for about $22 per day so if you reserved a slip for Saturday you could come up fish Saturday and leave your boat in the wtaer after fishing and come back and go boating in the afternoon and evening and then then next morning you are already in he water so you can go out again and then at the end of the day take your boat home. If you sleep on the baot your showers etc are included in the price. If you come for 10 weekedns the cost is arround $220 and that is a beteer part of the summer.A caomparable dock is $1080 for a season so this is an alternative. Yo obviously would not be retricted to weekends only but you see the savings is there. I hope this helps Captain Bryce Seymour http://www.ncweb.com:80/biz/hooker/

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Fly Fishing Fisherman Wiki » Fly Fishing » Can anyone post the url to the Gadabout Gaddis homepage?

Can anyone post the url to the Gadabout Gaddis homepage?

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The URL you seek is: http://www.seakayaker.com/gaddis/gadabout.htm

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The URL you seek is: http://www.seakayaker.com/gaddis/gadabout.htm

Hi Dave I bookmarked the site. Thanks for taking the time to post the information. — Tight Lines Al Beatty BT’s Fly Fishing Products Bozeman, MT http://www.flyshop.com/Expo/Specialty/BTsPdcts/index.html

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I’ve been away a week fishing the banks of Argentina for trout. What a blast. My friend told me someone posted info about a Gadabout Gaddis homepage, a hero to me in my childhood. Can anyone post the url here! Much Appreciated Vince

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My friend told me someone posted info about a Gadabout Gaddis homepage, a hero to me in my childhood.

 Truly fun to watch, but you know…we never really got a look at the fly!….any guesses as to what he had on..?…worms…nightcrawlers.., cheese!….;-) Steve D.

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Fly Fishing Fisherman Wiki » Fly Fishing Rod » Fly fishing in San Diego

Fly fishing in San Diego

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My wife bought me a fly fishing rod and some gear for christmas. I have never fly fished before but have always wanted to. Where can I go in the San Diego area to get some lessions in fly fishing? Also, are there any good places to fly fish (for trout) in San Diego? Thanx in advance Mike — MGS

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Call Jeff Solis at the San Diego Fly Shop 619-283-3445. Tell him Fritz told you.

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