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Pt. Excellent choice my man. Nice work.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Lifted1]
#16984865 - 10/07/12 03:27 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just got back from a Steelhead Clinic and I must say I had a blast. I did not hook into anything but I learned LOTS and the instructor was generous enough to lend me a reel matched to an expensive spey rod I won to play around with until the end of the season.
Planning on getting out tomorrow and Tuesday to try my luck at hooking into a steelhead, several people have started landing them, including a 12+lb chromer at the same runs we were fishing today.
How is everyone's fishing adventures going?
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That sounds really awesome! I too am taking up spey\switch casting this season. Heading back out to the Trinity river tomorrow for a few days. I've seen lots of salmon and a few steelhead moving upriver, just lacking the time and being in the right place to connect.
I pretty much put the spinning outfits aside for the summer and managed to do fairly well on trout in mountain streams and lakes on flies. Flyfishing seems more satisfying the older I get..
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: RedSnapper]
#16985092 - 10/07/12 03:59 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Spey/switch casting is interesting for sure...I ended up winning a really nice $600 12" 6/7 wt. spey rod at a large fly fishing event last week..now to get out to the casting lessons that were included to get a good education.
Fly fishing is one of the few hobbies that has bitten me like mycology did...I have picked up a spinning rod once since I started fly fishing this summer to fish with the girlfriend... now I am trying to get her into fly fishing lol.
I am in love...something about tossing line 50-100 feet effortlessly with a two handed rod is just satisfying on so many levels.
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Evil, what are you using as a go to rod, say, for those browns in your previous post. I'm gonna guess: Orvis 5 wt?
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Lifted1]
#16985431 - 10/07/12 04:48 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Okuma Tempest 9 foot 5 weight matched with 5 weight floating line, 5X 12 foot leader, and around 2 feet of 6X tippet material.
https://www.okumafishing.com/product/view/combos/fly/tempest
I also have a Scientific Angler 8'4" 5/6 wt rod matched with a loop XACT 5/8 reel...the line is off tho...I cannot get a good cast with it unless I am tossing weightless flies, and the loading point seems off...A friend recommended over loading the rod with heavier line, will be checking into it in the near future as funds free up...its a nice rod and reel, something is just off with it tho.
http://www.looptackle.se/website1/1.0.1.0/147/1/index.php
My 12 foot spey rod is a Snowbee 6/7 wt. and I plan on matching it with an 8/9 reel and not to sure on the line/head setup yet...
I plan on buying a nice reel that can be used both on my 12 foot spey rod, and a 7/8 wt. switch rod..figure that is the best way to spend $500-600 and get setup for two handed casting as well as switch rodding...I like the flexibility offered with a switch rod as opposed to a two handed rod and even played with the idea of trading it in for a switch.. but chances are I will eventually want to move to two handed spey casting so I figure this is the better option.
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About ten years ago, I drove from Maine, through Canada, and into Alaska to live and work for about 8 months. I was about 24 years old.. I wish I'd been more into fly fishing and less into drinking at the time.. By the way: must return to the Yukon.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: geckomage]
#16992387 - 10/08/12 04:54 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
geckomage said: i personally don't usually use a fly rod unless im wading. but i do enjoy tying my own flies.
here is some advice on how to best catch your fish though. i have a tacklebox with all different types of simple bait with different colors. most all types of fish will like the same shiny parts, or the same jigglers or spinners however color preference changes from water system to water system. but the color preference can change. Here's how i go about figuring it out.
so if you find a good spot. my best advice would be to try a few different types of flies. see what you get some hits on. because diff shapes and textures also play a roll. after you find that, figure out which color they like. (i always take my fly tying box with me when i go on trips) then after you find out those two things, make a fly or two that fits the situation on the spot.
my setup that i typically use for trout fishing is:
ultra lite casting rods (1/250th of an oz - 30/250ths of an oz) because these are light, portable, and they can get those really light weight things out where you need them (you might like fly rods better but i just have good aim with the more traditional type)
i also have several ultra light spinner reels, and a few light bait caster reels. i like these because you can easily aim your cast with your rod and stop'n'drop the bait where it needs to go.
i typically use 2-6lb test fluorocarbon fishing line. it is more expensive but i typically fish for trout in spring fed spring systems so you need stealth. and fluorocarbon has the same light refraction as water so it turns invisible under water.
in the way of bait i like to use flies and you always have to try diff reeling speeds and jerks because it takes JUST the right one for them to hit it. otherwise they'll just look the other way. so find what works for you! the colors i have found to work well are white, yellow, orange and light greenish/brown.
if i'm feeling lazy ill travel up to the power bait section and put a split shot weight 2-4 ft up the line from a size 10-12 short hook with a powerbait ball on it (the reason for the hooks is you can completely conceal the hook inside the power bait, but you must position it so that the sharp tip of the hook is BARELY sticking out for it to be effective) then you just cast out to a good spot where you feel fish would hide. make sure the power bait is floating in the middle to bottom of the stream and wait for a fish to swallow it.
~~~IMPORTANT~~~ only use the above method if you intend to clean and eat the fish. because they will swallow it. and to get it out you either usually rip up their insides or stick the hook in them and snap the line. you will loose some hooks this way but you can get most of them back when you clean the fish just be sure to not let the stomach slip away from you! i have gotten many a nice fly for free and several of mine back from checking whats inside trouts stomachs :P
hope this helps some of you! take care 
I like your style . I've been fishing ultralight for the last 20 years. I've actually caught many trout over 7 lbs on 4lb and a five and a half foot rod.
Here's a five lb. brown I took one winter morning at first light. 
I prefer small spinnters or tiny jigs but will use bait I find in the area also. I also will use streamers occasionally. I really don't fly fish anymore however. I used to tie and make my own fly rods.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Icelander]
#16999928 - 10/09/12 05:57 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Very nice fish!
I will have to try ultra light fishing for trout and other species down the road for sure.
Wanted to share todays project with everyone, it is somewhat fly fishing related. Having recently won a $600 fly rod I wanted to build a rod rack that would protect my current and future investments.
I went and got a cheap T.V stand at a thrift store for $10 and modified it to suit my needs. I spent around 2 hours and had scrap wood,screws etc kicking around so this project only cost me $10 and my time.
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Sweet, now get out there and fish. Try Yellowstone sometime for some great flyfishing. I used to hitch hike there from Seattle every summer for several years to meet a friend who flew out from Michigan. When the cutthroat are spawning out of the big lake there the feeder streams can be some of the best fly fishing imaginable for surprisingly large fish. Try a basic Adams on those cutts.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Icelander]
#17000582 - 10/09/12 07:23 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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I got out a few times this weekend after the seminar hoping for steelhead. Had a few nips, a few hook ups into smaller fish that got off (did not get a good view) and that was about all. I did however get to play around with my new two handed rod and a reel that my instructor lent me for the fall. I have spey casting lessons two weeks from now, and plan to get out for the morning hopefully next week and perhaps hook into some steelhead...I have seen pictures from this year in the same run I am fishing of some monsters...right place, right time, right technique
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I've watched youtube vids of that type of fishing. Looks like a blast. I've been fishing hard since I was a tiny boy. We had a beautiful little brook trout stream on our farm back in Michigan. I'm about 60 now. My fishing days are coming fast to a close. It one of the things that has made my life worthwhile. I hope you get half the pleasure from it that I have.
These were taken trolling flys from a canoe on this lake near my home in late spring.

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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Icelander]
#17001167 - 10/09/12 08:38 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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I have been fishing on and off since I was very very young. It was my mother who first placed a fishing rod in my hand and planted that seed.
Several years ago I was heavy into fishing...going out 4-5 times per week, every week all season long. I was targeting bass mainly and caught some hawgs. Near the end of that stretch of time I got into ultra light fishing for bass and panfish...was hooked again. After that point my life got very busy and I only got to fish a few times each season. This year I took a trip into Northern Ontario to visit family, got out bassin and it sparked the obsession again that ended up leading to fly fishing and tying...I would not change a thing...nothing like sitting on a raging river at 7:20am as the sun rises, near freezing temperatures, ready to go toe to toe with a large silver adversary...its a magical thing.
Those trout are beautiful, very vibrant.
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Sounds like you are fairly near the Boundry Waters. That's an amazing fishing experience that I most highly recommend. In spring we were able to take large pike up to 12 lbs. on streamers in the shallows. What a spectacular fight in water about 2 ft. deep. Great leaps and splashes and runs. Great smallmouth and walleye too. A canoeists dream. Those were the days. About 35+ years ago now.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Icelander]
#17014133 - 10/11/12 06:34 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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amazing thread! i started fly fishing this year; i'll post my own flies this weekend. thanks for sharing
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: x7x_x7x]
#17014307 - 10/11/12 06:53 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Fly fishing is a very strong addiction in those who take part it seems lol.
Right now I am tying up a dozen flies for a monthly fly swap on another forum...I tie up 12, send them to the person running the swap and then they send 12 back all tied by a different member. Sounds like a whole lot of fun to me
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I quit and moved to ultralight when I wanted simplicity and found myself moving around a lot. I also found myself catching, or at least hooking more large trout.
I never considered myself a particularly good fly fisher. With ultralight however I found myself fishing like I was always hoping to. And I find doing it well is almost as challenging as flyfishing. Like most things in life only a small percentage of fisher people really consistently catch good fish.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: Icelander]
#17028621 - 10/14/12 09:46 AM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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another boring and frustrating sunday. here's some of the flyes i'm been waiting for months for release.

this one is made with and Owner hook triple edge cutting point
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: x7x_x7x]
#17029161 - 10/14/12 12:04 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Here's my tying bench disaster zone and all the steelhead bugs I've been wrapping for the last 2 days. Assassins, herniators, egg sucking leeches, rubber-legs stonefly nymphs, comets, glo bugs, silver hiltons and skaters.
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Re: Fly Fishing & Tying [Re: RedSnapper]
#17030254 - 10/14/12 03:23 PM (12 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nice, just think of the fun you'll have losing those to some big fish.
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