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Beacuse of this picture of Kevin, I enrollrd my son and self into a class from a BPS guy. (coming up if a few weeks )
I just looked at it and thought "wow, that is something I can enjoy learning with my son":dance: as it appears there are a few trout places in our area
Thanks Kevin!:tu Not to thread Jack from you guys
:D

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Welcome to a life changing hobby. You will understand that very soon. Feel free to run any questions or thoughts by us. Also look for a local fly fishing club. Trout Unlimited has alot of clubs. You BPS guy should be able to help hook you up with some local waters and fishermen.

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I'm glad to hear my picture is changing lives :D! As kayak_rat said feel free to ask questions here. I found casting to be the hardest thing to pick up, but once you get out on the water and spend some time doing it, it becomes second nature.

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x2! I haven't really cast for a several months, but was actually pretty proud of myself at the park. Had 3 hula hoops set up at various distances out ot about 90 ft. and was pretty accurate. Was especially pleased at my backhand cast (we use that down here quite a bit when the wind picks up).

We'll see tomorrow though out on the water, that's the real test!

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Well, the original plan was to do a little surf fishing today, but plans got changed. Instead my daughter joined me at the park for her first fly casting lesson. I let her use my 6' St. Croix 2/3 weight "small stream" rod loaded with a WF3F line. She did really well for her first try.

Before we left the park, I let her try my 9' 9wt Orvis "Matrix" (older heavy graphite) rod with a WF9 Intermediate Sink line. That was just a little too much for her, but it helped her understand why she needed to do somethings with the 3 wt.

She always enjoys fishing with me, but this was especially fun for me. When we left she was already asking me if we could do it again later in the week and when could we go to "papaw's place in the mountains) :tu:wo:tu.

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Many years ago a friend told me he never wondered where his daughter would be on Friday nights, cause Saturday morning they were going fishing! He was right about that and other things. Thanks Perk! If things work out next weekend, I think a little "on water" time is called for.

BTW, ya gotta dig her amber tinted wrap-around fishing glasses! Daddy's Fishing Girl Indeed!!!

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Steve, I admire you. Too many fathers in this day find it hard to spend quality time with their kids. I have no kids, so just speaking from the sidelines. It is great to teach kids how to fish. Compared to setting in front of a TV....it is much healthier and more fun. I am looking forward to the pic of her first landed fish on a fly rod. TFO makes a killer Breast Cancer Awareness rod thats pink. I also was talking to my Sage rep about more womens oriented gear and he said that it is going to be a big push this year.

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I got out and did some river cleanup yesterday. The Elk River is known as a party river, but the MDC is trying to change that. The smallie fishing is awesome and the scenery is great. We had two canoes, two kayaks, and a flat bottom......filled them all. We were on the water for about 6hrs and only covered about 2 miles of water. I feel like we did alot of good, but there is alot of other water to be cleaned. Here are some pics from the take out. Of all the trash we got, some of the bigger were a washing machine, a window AC unit, a plastic 50gal drum, and tons of beer cans and sunglasses.

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It's amazing some of the stuff you can find in the most remote places.

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Anyone doing any fishing lately?

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I finally got out today for the first time in months, but I didn't grab my fly rod....I went musky fishing in the New River.

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Trout fishing is back, here in the Seattle area! Went out 2 weeks ago to one of my favorite lowland lakes, got all set up and realized I'd forgotten my waders. Cursed a blue streak and headed home where I grabbed my waders and hit a very urban lake 5 minutes from my house. Caught 21 recently planted rainbows and went home satisfied.

Yesterday after work I decided to try that old favorite lake again. Loaded up and, vest (check), rod (check), reels (check), fins (check). Jumped in the car, started her up, took one last look around, and SH1T! Almost forgot my boots. Let's see, first the body and then the mind? Anyway, got to the lake, with all my gear, and had a great 3 hours where I picked up 9 healthy trout, 8-10".

Got home feeling all refreshed after a tough week at work and pulled a Juan Lopez Seleccion #1 out of the humidor and poured a healthy snifter of Bulleit Bourbon. Nice finish to a tough week at work. Hope your weekends are starting out as well as mine did. Here's to a long productive fishing season in '09!

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Man, you're killing me :tu

I'm doing a Low Country/Crawfish Boil this afternoon, and celebrating my wifes birthday tomorrow, but next weekend, lookout!

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I love fly fishing, been doing to for 30+ years. Mostly trout, but now I live close to a large lake, can see it from my front windows, so I'm doing a lot more warm water fly fishing these days. I plan to go out this afternoon for some sunnies. I think a fish fry may be in order for dinner tonight.

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Looks Yummy!!

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Looks awesome Black Dog. I have had the largemouth bug here in Arkansas as of late. Big Woolies and Clousers are the fly of choice. A Zonker for getting deeper and the mouser or popper for evening top water action.

We have had a chit ton of rain here, so fishing creeks and rivers is a no go. Been tying up flies for this season and looking at new boats. Also got a set of the Redington RedFly2 outfits for the clients coming. Helluva rod for a great price.

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Hey folks John from Cape Cod here, light tackle fishing is one of my passions.
The stripers just came back yesterday, the boat is ready but it is pouring and blowing 20 kts.
I will be out tomorrow if the wx breaks.

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Gotta bring this up. We are raising money for a Reel Recovery retreat here in Arkansas. Just found out Temple Fork Outfitters is making a special Reel Recovery rod. They have similiar rods for Casting for Recovery and another charity group. This is a charity that is very close to my heart. Just had to pass it along.

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Great day of flyfishing on Cape Cod with a bunch of bright new arrivals.
The fish were running around 28 inches, I had a blast with poppers and clousers .
Bent Flyhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0809_1020a.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...0809_0747a.jpg
I took a lot of pix but only a few came out using cell phone and bright sunlight I was just guessing on the pic.

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A good thing...as long as you're fishing! :D

I gotta get outta here! Lead a canoe trip last Saturday and mad a couple of casts, but with 26 guys in the fleet, it was more trouble than it was worth. Gonna try to sneak out this weekend or next though for some serious fishing.

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Glad to hear someone is getting out there.....I think I need to make a more concerted effort.

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Went trout fishing after work last Friday. Luckily my buddy was an old hand at bass fishing. The trout fishing sucked but the bass fishing rocked. Fun, technical fishing from a float tube, casting into the debris close to shore. Those fish can fight, but sometimes they give up a little too easily. My first really successful bass fishing trip.

Got up the next morning and headed to my local shop that was having a rare sale on rods. Cast both the Sage and G Loomis 5 weights but the Sage just felt better to me. Picked up a VT2 at 25% off. This weekend is my last chance to fish with it as the next 2 weeks are booked. After that though, it's RIVER time! Yeah, baby! Gonna be a good year.

p.s. Already have fishing plans for 3 days on The Lochsa in Idaho this August, followed up with 3 days on The Boulder and possibly a day on the Missouri in Montana this September. Yeeehaaaaaa!

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The VT2 line is great. There are, honestly, very few rods that feel as great as a Sage. Alot of people dog them for the price, but they are the Ferrari of fly rods. I have been looking at a 7'6" 3wt in the VT2. Something for smaller warm water streams around here. Probably have one of the Bluegill BASS rods in my future as well.

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Well, I finally took the dive. About 2 months ago, I bought a cheap cabelas fly rod/reel combo and learned how to cast and really enjoyed it. I got hooked and about a week ago I bought an Orvis battenkill Mid arbor reel and their streamline fly rod. Now im itching to get out and fish with my new set up. Im going to be fishing mostly warm water; bluegills, crappies, bass, and pike. Wish me luck this summer:tu

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Very nice Warren:tu :dr I can taste them now

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Anyone have any suggestions on flys for bass? I only have 2 bass bugs and Im looking for more. My line is 8 weight.

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Clousers, zonkers, mouse patterns, frog patterns, leech patterns, woolie buggers, and crayfish. I mainly fish warm water and use a variety of these. The bass lures a tad more pricey, but necessary. I have been tying alot of rabbit fur and pine squirrel patterns. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions about setup or use. I have an 8wt Sage ZAxis that I use for lakes. I use my 5wt's for creeks or rivers. Also, what areas are you fishing? That will determine colors and such.

My cell number
eight seven zero - five seven seven - two seven eight one

Zack is the name.

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I will be fishing in Northern Wisconsin on various lakes. The water is fairly dark. What sizes/weight of flys should I be using for my line? I have 2 bass bugs but havent used them yet. They are fairly big.

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yum

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How about pm'ing me your address and I will get some out to you. As far as sizes....all depends. Most of what I throw on the river for smallies is size 6 to size 2. That pretty well covers smallmouth and a good portion of the largemouth. Check out the Bass section in the Orvis catalog. Also look at the streamers for trout. Alot of your flies will cross over from cold to warm water. Also check out the Outdoorsman's Banter thread in the banter section. There are alot of fellow fly fisherman there.

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Will do, Zack:tu

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Figured this thread needed bumped. Went out today to a stream that was stocked on Monday. Ran into a huge pod of trout.....caught 5 on a brown nymph....I think it was a brown stone nymph. I had a huge one on, but it gave me one leap and then tossed my nymph back at me.

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A couple that were sent to me from friends and posted on the outdoors thread that probably should have gone here...

Red Surf
http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...Surf%20Red.jpg

Reds in the Grass
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First time out this season for winter steelhead fishing, and I'll be darned if I didn't actually get one. A nice 29" hen that fought like crazy. Four good runs and left the water twice. This is one great Christmas present.

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Very nice!!! Merry Christmas for sure!

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After see a picture of my daughter learning to cast using one of my smaller fly rods, Zack (Kayak Rat) offered to help me out with a rod better suited to her.

It was one of her favorite gifts this year Zack. Thank you! She was able to practice with it a couple of times before she and my wife left for the N.Carolina mountains yesterday, but I managed to leave the camera home both times. She is definitely looking forward to trying it out on some fish next weekend when she gets home.

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The rod is a TFO 9 ft 5/6 weight what has smaller grips for smaller hands. I put a Okuma SLV 5/6 larger arbor reel with a 6 weight forward floating line on it for her. I'm impressed with the way this rod casts, and the reel balances it beautifully.

They get back Sat. afternoon/evening and she's already asking me to have the boat hitched up for Sunday morning. Yea baby!

Again, thanks for thinking of us Zack!

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Zack, is a top notch brother, good on both of ya's!!!:tu

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No doubt. I'd bump him, but I hit my limit. I'm also hoping to get over to ya'lls neck of the woods one day to fish with him. Maybe next year.

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Steve - Nice job on the the Christmas present. I hope your daughter takes to the sport. I foresee great times ahead for the two of you!

I've heard good things about the TFO. You done good.

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It really feels good, even with the smaller grips and my big hands.

She definately enjoys fishing, it will be fun seeing her handle a long stick!

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Steve, it was truly my pleasure. I cant wait to hear about the first fish she catches on HER rod.

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I think he leaves alot to be desired.......;)

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For the money, I think they are one of the best rods out there. They are not top of the line, but they are not dollar store quality. They dont make you pay for their hours of R&D or name in the price of the rod. Plus customer service is next to none.

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This thread kind disappeared...

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Good idea Steve. I have been brushing up on my photography. Thinking of maybe selling a few.

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This is a good buddy of mine fishing down here in Arkansas.



BTW.....Steve, how is your yungin liking that rod?

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She loves it, just wishes she could use it more! I hope to rectify that this coming weekend!

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I had no idea this thread was buried in here. I'm hoping to get one more day in before the lakes freeze over here. I'm on Thanksgiving break, and it is supposed to hit 50 on Tuesday. If that doesn't happen the only thing I will be contributing for the next 6 months is flies.

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This winter I am REALLY hoping to get tied up! I said that last year and thought while Holly was recovering I would have a chance, but negative on that one! We will see!

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Thanks for the update Steve. Glad she is getting some time with it. You guys have an open invite in the drift boat if you can ever get up here.


Speaking of tying......been playing with some African Grey Parrot feathers.

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The white body on the copper ribbed fly is made from the plume of one of the feathers.

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Thanks Zak! I hope to take you up on that one day!