Wraith Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 3135 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 95 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 659 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2013 Birthday: 04/19/1964 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I love fly fishing but don't get much opportunity to do it. Anyone else? Tristan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamu Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted April 9, 2012 When I was a kid many moons ago I used to recreationally fly fish for pan fish, not like I knew what I was doing. Now with the boat I have considered getting a fly rod again. I am not a serious fisherman and just want to pass time with store bought gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labob Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8261 Content Per Day: 1.55 Reputation: 5968 Achievement Points: 53581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 11 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted April 9, 2012 I don't like flys they taste like shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
little_old_man Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I grew up fly fishing in southern Ohio for bass and panfish. Then I moved to California over 30 years ago and tried my hand at fly fishing for trout and steelhead, but I'm not much on eating either of them. Got into saltwater fishing then figured out ways to ocean fly fish and it's a blast, especially when you get a big lunker on a 10 foot rod. I once caught a 28 pound striped bass, 22 pound salmon and numerous big rock cod fly fishing in the ocean. Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Wraith Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 3135 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 95 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 659 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2013 Birthday: 04/19/1964 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Sweet! I love fly fishing but don't get to spend near enough time doing it. I have one particular fly that I was taught how to tie by a friend and have caught 5 different species with it. It's a blast. I only wish I had a boat :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage_inc- Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.37 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted April 9, 2012 its a pain in the bum to fly fish.i like spinning reels...have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WeednFeed Posted April 9, 2012 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 39 Topic Count: 344 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2325 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 23984 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 35 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Macintosh Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Fly fish, did someone say fly fish? I have been fly fishing since I was 10-11. I am soon to be 55. I fish for Sea run Brook trout and Sea Run Atlantic salmon. I can't remember how many Salmon I have caught over the years but I enjoyed everyone of them. They are a great fighting fish. Some people think the taste god too Mmm. I also fish Brown trout but mostly with hard ware in a lake very close to my home. Here is a link of me releasing a 35 inch sea run Atlantic salmon last June. It was quite hard to video this and hold the fish at the same tme but you will enjoy it I hope. When I go fishing I loose all track of time and even what day it is as you can hear me. Really isn't that the point about fishing to forget about work, bills etc. Enjoy the video, Weed http://s174.photobuc...nt=b259fdaf.mp4 PS; I am currently useing 2 different sage rods one is a 4 piece Sage S-AXIS 8 weght line the other is a 2 peice Sage RPL 9 weight. Don't tell Mrs Weed but I just ordered a Beulah 11 foot Switch rod # 8 line c/w a Snowbees GEO 9/10 fly reel. This is a 2 handed rod set up. I also ordered a Snowbees auto inflatable fly fishing vest. I can't wait. Edited April 9, 2012 by WeednFeed drunksniper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Wraith Posted April 11, 2012 Member ID: 3135 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 95 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 52 Achievement Points: 659 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/16/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2013 Birthday: 04/19/1964 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Awesome video Weed! I think the best thing about fly fishing is that you can go out and fly fish all day long, never catch anything and still have fun. =) WeednFeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted April 11, 2012 Member ID: 51 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 342 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5974 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 3766 Achievement Points: 45818 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 06/26/1949 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I have fished all my life...I lived on a small lake until I was ten, next door to my grand parents on my fathers side...I was around six years old before my parents would let me wade fish the trout stream at my Grandparents cabin...Before that I had to fly fish from the shore (you really learn to watch your back cast that way and how to roll cast )...My Grandparents on my mothers side lived on a river where I honed my catfishing skills...I have never fished the Gulf or the Ocean but would like to someday... :) Edited April 11, 2012 by Blackbart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
MadMonk2 Posted April 15, 2012 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 90 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 105 Achievement Points: 867 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 minutes ago Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted April 15, 2012 It's been awhile since I last did any flyfishing, but now that I am retired (finally) I am going to be able to do so. I live in Eastern Washington, Yakima to be exact and up in the Yakima Canyon the river is flyfishing only, barbless hooks, 1 fish limit, which is about all I would want anyway. The Bow's get up to a fair size, 10# are not uncommon... I think a 15" would be perfect for me to take home. I am originally from Texas where I learned my fishing skills on Bass and Crappie and Channel Cat, and I do still miss the Channel Cat, catfish up here taste really weird. I got into flyfishing when I got to WA and began to tie my own flys..... I tie a Jay/Daves Hopper that looks real and is a killer, the Steelhead like them and so do the Bow's; problem is with the way my fingers have stiffened, each one will take awhile. But you can't beat tieing something that fools a nice fish. I also have all the other gear and go for Steelhead and Salmon in the Yakima, Klickitat, Cowletz and the Columbia. Biggest Steelie so far was 18 1/2# and on the Cowletz River my biggest Salmon was 40#.... there again, a long time ago for the Salmon, last year for the Steelie. Perhaps one of these days, if your ever up this way contact me... maybe we can go fishin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Shamu Posted April 15, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted April 15, 2012 Good release Weed, lots of fishermen don't know to hold the fish for awhile so it gets it's bearings before the release. Release to soon and they can go belly up and die. I also liked Monks comment about barbless hooks. All fishing I will do is barbless. I like the relaxation fishing brings but do not want the fish. (Meat and potatoes man) Barbless allows for good sport with as little harm done as possible to the fish. WeednFeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMonk2 Posted April 15, 2012 Member ID: 214 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 6 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 90 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 105 Achievement Points: 867 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 minutes ago Birthday: 08/13/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted April 15, 2012 Yeah Shamu, a barbless hook will make the fight a lot more even. You really have to play em or a quick turn and you will loose them. I love the sport, but only occasionally take one home. In another post I was reading, it talked about releasing your fish... If you have really fought the fish, it is going to be really tired and as we will build adreneline as we fight they build something too and when the fight is over, it acts like a toxin. Hold your hand loosely just in front of the tail and lightly support their body. Slowly push, then pull the fish backward to lightly force water through their gills till they revive enough to start fighting your grip of the tail.. then they will most likely survive. That 40# Chinook I caught, I fought for about and hour, up and down river. When I finally got him in, he was so tired I had to work with him for another 15 minutes till he came out of his duldrum and I let him swim away. Remember to help them if it is at all possible; to maintain or fisheries. An again if possible, remove the hook without touching them if you can, they have a light layer of "scum" on their bodies that protect them from infection and if they loose a little of it, they can pick up something and die... remember our hands are covered with bacteria that is foriegn to them. Blackbart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Bogleg Posted May 5, 2012 Member ID: 907 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 96 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2731 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 3928 Achievement Points: 26177 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 19 Birthday: 02/10/1969 Device: Windows Share Posted May 5, 2012 I am a die-hard fly fisherman. SW Wisconsin has hundreds of miles of spring creeks filled with wild browns and brookies. hxtr, drunksniper, WeednFeed and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WeednFeed Posted May 5, 2012 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 39 Topic Count: 344 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2325 Content Per Day: 0.44 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 23984 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 35 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Macintosh Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hey Bogleg, that's a great Brown trout. Looks to be in the 5 + range. I caught this the other night after work. Hardare no flie rod. Every once in a while we eat one so this one is well gone. hxtr and Blackbart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
hxtr Posted May 7, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.17 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted May 7, 2012 I am a die-hard fly fisherman. SW Wisconsin has hundreds of miles of spring creeks filled with wild browns and brookies. that is a great looking fish.... Blackbart and MTNMAN52 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tristan Posted May 7, 2012 Member ID: 3157 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 6 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 221 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 160 Achievement Points: 1489 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/25/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 31, 2017 Birthday: 11/09/1977 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I have not tried my flyfish rod since 2009 but need to get back into it again. Great fish there Bogleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTNMAN52 Posted May 19, 2012 Member ID: 247 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 244 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 342 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 698 Achievement Points: 5119 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 29 Birthday: 02/27/1952 Device: Windows Share Posted May 19, 2012 Great job with that Brown Bogleg..Here is one I caught yesterday on a dry fly (Sulpher) Bogleg and Blackbart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Cobranss Posted May 21, 2012 Member ID: 663 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 112 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 48 Achievement Points: 809 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Sunday at 10:52 PM Birthday: 03/19/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted May 21, 2012 i do alot of fly fishing here in the western part of pa there isnt anything better then catching a fish on something you tied yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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