I'm spending the day tying up some streamers. I need a big brown.
Who is ready for trout?
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I used to flyfish and tie flies for fishing the local intercoastal waters here. I was recently given a used prototype TFO BVK 8 weight from one of their "celebrity" endorsers who told me to get back out there and start some trouble with it! How about a pic of a finished streamer?
im ready for the creeks to go down so i can chase the lake run steelhead !!
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How far deep are you in the ol' South? Ever hear of the South Holston? Here's a big South Holston brown.
No, it's not mine. That's Jim Habera, the cold water biologist for Region IV TWRA. Might be worth your time to fling that streamer in East Tennessee. Black Ghost is a pretty dependable performer on the river. Some of the Carrie Stevens patterns are worth your time too if you like to tie the classic feather wings. Good luck wherever you go.
No, it's not mine. That's Jim Habera, the cold water biologist for Region IV TWRA. Might be worth your time to fling that streamer in East Tennessee. Black Ghost is a pretty dependable performer on the river. Some of the Carrie Stevens patterns are worth your time too if you like to tie the classic feather wings. Good luck wherever you go.
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I'm in Georgia.
I'm going to hit up the Chattooga and some blue lines around there when the season opens up.
I'm going to hit up the Chattooga and some blue lines around there when the season opens up.
Getting ready for the new season here in the UK.
It's been the coldest March I can remember in years, so loads of flies tied!
It's been the coldest March I can remember in years, so loads of flies tied!
I'd love to catch me some. Unfortunately in all my hours a fish'n (40+) never caught one. Funny story. Went with my dad once and he caught a two inch fish once. I laughed so HARD that I feel on the boulders that I was standing on. Good times. Oh, and he's a chruch going full card carrying carpenter too!
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Last time I was there I bought a handful of Oliver Edward's flies. His sculpin and especially his spent wing caddis were some of my best producers.
I was a fairly simple fly tyer when I used to do it. Nothing fancy, just functional and it was such a source of pride when I caught a fish on a fly I tied myself. That being said, the last time I was in the Keys I bought some Crab patterns from Sandy Moret's shop. It didn't do any good since a tropical depression "sat" on me the entire trip. Allen, do you ever make it to the coast to try some saltwater flyfishing?
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I do. I have a place on St. Simons. Red fish and trout are pretty good there.
As my handle may imply, we catch a few around here. Still too much ice on large parts of the Yellowstone, but the Stillwater will have a rainbow run soon and the Gallatin is already being flogged by the hard core types who don't mind snow blowing in their ears.
The vise and materials are in my living room, much to my wife's annoyance.
As one might expect from my username, I'm always ready for trout, even when I'm not.
As one might expect from my username, I'm always ready for trout, even when I'm not.
I can't wait to get me some big Upper Calaveras River trout! Supposedly there are steel head up there, but I haven't seen any.
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I know a guide based out of that area that always has good things to say about it. What weight do you usually use for salt? The "go to" around here is an 8 weight.
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I have two rigs I use for salt, an 8 weight and a 9 weight spay rod. They are both bamboo, the eight is a 9 foot two piece, and the spay is an eleven foot four piece. Both have Allen reels.
I've never used a bamboo rod but the ones I've seen are beautiful pieces of craftsmanship. As I understand it, they have a slower action than the composite materials used today.
I have a couple of Tioga reels I picked up at a very reasonable price. I really wanted one 15 years ago when I couldn't afford it and like them but I just looked up the Allen Reels and they look like a great value on a reel with the latest design and technology.
I have a couple of Tioga reels I picked up at a very reasonable price. I really wanted one 15 years ago when I couldn't afford it and like them but I just looked up the Allen Reels and they look like a great value on a reel with the latest design and technology.
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I've been happy with my Allen reels. They have held up well.
I grew up fly fishing and learned on my grandfather's bamboo rod, and so I've always been a cane junkie.
They are slower, but they are what I'm used to and what I like. I built both of my salt rods from Chinese made blanks. Most of my freshwater gear I've bought antique rods off of ebay, stripped them, and refinish them.
I've made two blanks from scratch, but I'm not happy with the out come. I need more practice and some better jigs and planes to really pull it off.
I grew up fly fishing and learned on my grandfather's bamboo rod, and so I've always been a cane junkie.
They are slower, but they are what I'm used to and what I like. I built both of my salt rods from Chinese made blanks. Most of my freshwater gear I've bought antique rods off of ebay, stripped them, and refinish them.
I've made two blanks from scratch, but I'm not happy with the out come. I need more practice and some better jigs and planes to really pull it off.
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I was fortunate, my uncle built rods for 40 years, I have a good selection of scratch built and refurbs done by him customized for me. My favorite has to be my 5'6" solid glass spinning rod I initially used for Crappie and Bream but paired with a NIB 70's vintage Garcia spinning reel its a great all 'rounder for fish under 5lbs. I keep Yo-Zuri 6lb. mono on it and will go to a 2 or 4lb. flourocarbon leader for trout. I haven't fly fished in a while due to limited access to places, but I've been itching to get the U-boat out again.
To me, nothing like using a DT floating line on a 7'6" 3-4wt cane rod that loads up so smoothly and evenly on a back cast that all you have to do is think about where you want the fly to drop, relax your grip and it goes there. The wonderful movie A River Runs Throut it comes to mind, great story and enough fly fishing to keep any dry fly flinger happy!
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To me, nothing like using a DT floating line on a 7'6" 3-4wt cane rod that loads up so smoothly and evenly on a back cast that all you have to do is think about where you want the fly to drop, relax your grip and it goes there. The wonderful movie A River Runs Throut it comes to mind, great story and enough fly fishing to keep any dry fly flinger happy!
-Xander
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Placed an order for some of Oliver Edwards' sculpin flies, and hit Caylor up for a goodly handful of drys.
I'm also giving serious thought to building up a 6 foot 3-4 weight two piece Payne #96 taper blank. And match it to a tiny antique Hendrix reel that I've loaded with silk line. Use it for brook trout in the blue line streams (rhododendron tunnels) down here.
I'm also giving serious thought to building up a 6 foot 3-4 weight two piece Payne #96 taper blank. And match it to a tiny antique Hendrix reel that I've loaded with silk line. Use it for brook trout in the blue line streams (rhododendron tunnels) down here.
was out today chasing steelhead , lots of guys out today sitting in the holes , ill prob go back out a few times during the week , few weeks they'll be outta the deep holes and in the riffles as the temps rise but the mild winter has had them fishable since Sep when they started coming in .. fished a Scott 10' 6wt with rio nymph line , size 12 nuke egg veiled in milky yarn and a size 14 secret weapon nymph as a dropper ...lol
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