Fly fishing is taking over

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Cutthroat from Kimberley on the St. Mary's
 
flies in my pops neck ,bad castingdudes in pontoon boat rowed by our camp ~ dusk found the carnage next morn. word was they

popped their anchor, but bad rowing requardless. they hiked out that night rented a raft the next day and salvaged er

they coat the road w/ magnesium choride for dust control, shit makes a mess and dries like concrete

afew more from a $$$ colored tailwater

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Dude much unlike a teenage girl, I appreciate every glimpse into the life I wish I could lead. Dibs is the fucking man.

P.S. I wish you guys would start posting some fly fishing stoke and info in the fishing cult!

 
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

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This is worth skimming through, even if you don't speak Norwegian! 50 minute ling independent film made by a bunch of young fly fishermen.

I have no association with the video, just want to share it because I think it's rad.

http://vimeo.com/75166233

 
aint gots no instagrammers facefuck or twitter twattersaint nothin more than a fishy skibum snappin pics and sharin pursuit of the fishes stoke

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Hell of a day on the river this weekend. Super stoked to find some good trout on the east coast after leaving MT. Obligatory instagram pic.

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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!
 
very nice! I'll be up there next weekend and I cant wait to cast and hunt for some brookies.

It sucks living in Charlotte now.
 
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.
 
For sure! Thanks for the tips

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.

I really would like to get into it this spring.
 
grabbed the furkid and hit the road for the seasons 1st pursuit of the fishees road trip

north slopes holdin good snowpack

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made it to

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grabbed the vessel and headed back sw

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stoked god

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made it 2 starvation

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outfshed by aves again

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cruised up to Altamont and the lc ranch

S slope

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fish pics

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Can anyone recommend a good book or site for someone who knows absolutely nothing about fly fishing?

I know how to cast and all that, but I'm completely helpless in the picking flies/strategy department.
 
12972041:DeebieSkeebies said:
I 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
 
12972932:SFBv420.0 said:
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

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

the

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parkin lot in key west would be not a bad place if you were to

i

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

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there were hoppers hoppin and gods blessins

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fed em well

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enjoyed the views

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we put a few in the net

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and enjoyed reflections

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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

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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

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made it to ftlaud grabbed a rental and headed s

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snapped a few along the way

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sammies w/ multiple pork products

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o heck yeahs

hit the dock to try n find the crew

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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

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good thing is they gots thousands of options. There were reminders of other important life lessons

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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

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there was wind

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didsum

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and sum

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and a bit of

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sum

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and sum

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saw a few poons which led to

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team backcountry boat arrived and tried to turn it into one of them damn salty dick measurin contests

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fired up 90 horsies worth of power and went huntin

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where we did sum

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saw a school of bones so we

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nsl so we

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before callin it a morn

tbc after sum gainful employment
 
12972041:DeebieSkeebies said:
I 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

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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

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not sure if my presentation trumps pattern speil will be remembered but i'm pretty sure your first nice troot will

bridal veil falls

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headed up to meet gretch and his greenie crew

maiden voyages

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put a few

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swimmin gods

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and wine bag slappin shenanigans

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consumed

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had to dp alone

the flotilla assembled and hit the water

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got a few

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fungus among sum

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eakin out an existance

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every rapid tells a story

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mrs. b made it loaded up and we headed back round

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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
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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

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goldielocks scored

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randoms

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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

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kess and i used another pass for another night and

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rained pretty good so we holed up in the tent he slept which is what that old dog does more n more of

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until then magic "fish on" words fire him up

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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

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the rains subsided and one of those special evenings started

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set sail w/ the captain and started grillin things that had faces

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Fore peggin a few

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cheers

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did i mention the part about the lingering site of 100lb tarpon and the slight salt diet ruining my summer troot fishin

fuckers

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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

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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.

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a few more

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bead fishing?

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murica and those who keep it free

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fuck yeahs
 
I fucking love fishing , I got to go deep sea fishing earlier this winter in Belize.

It's fun as hell and so rewarding to eat that Tuna sashimi you spent 2hours reeling in.
 
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.
 
13020642:SFBv420.0 said:
been doin a bit of tu voli work amungst sum fish pursuin

I was just looking through that thread where everyone was writing Swedish and thought I was still in it.
 
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.

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