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Sporin
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I haven't gone in years but was planning on getting out again this year, need to go through my equipment though, but I'd definitely be up for some fishing this summer.
I'm in! I was out for a few hours
last night. The river up the street is
"fly fish only"
Would love to hit the Millers or Deerfield!
Lane
last night. The river up the street is
"fly fish only"
Would love to hit the Millers or Deerfield!
Lane
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funny thing is i just started and have never been around here. i have been in VT and i actually caught my first fish out in idaho (wild trout) but i am now "hooked".
dont worry i can get my line out there...
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we should plan on something soon!
dont worry i can get my line out there...
.we should plan on something soon!
Sporin
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I started fly fishing back in my restaurant days. I worked nights so we'd get out of work around 2 am. Eat and hang out for a few hours, fish from dawn until l7, then go to bed. (I worked 5pm-2am).
After I got a day job and had the kid, time evaporated so I haven't wet a line in 4 years or more.
Looking forward to getting back out there.
After I got a day job and had the kid, time evaporated so I haven't wet a line in 4 years or more.
Looking forward to getting back out there.
Used to watch my grandfather fly fish, but he didn't have the patience to teach me. Been fascinated with it recently, but still haven't ever tried it.
All the backroad driving I do around this state would make it the perfect hobby.
Just what I need....another hobby.
All the backroad driving I do around this state would make it the perfect hobby.
Just what I need....another hobby.
Went out this morning to check things out,
water is very high because of the rain the last few days.
Had good luck with a chartruese wooly bugger. Several strikes, and had one on
for a little bit (barbless hooks). I have tomorrow off so I plan to head out again.
Got the fever bad!
Lane
water is very high because of the rain the last few days.
Had good luck with a chartruese wooly bugger. Several strikes, and had one on
for a little bit (barbless hooks). I have tomorrow off so I plan to head out again.
Got the fever bad!
Lane
Sporin
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The only fly I ever learned how to tie.
Sporin
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Had to travel alongside the Ottauquechee today to get to a client for some on-site web training, the river looked to be in great shape. GORGEOUS day out, I really need to get my license and keep my gear in the car.
None of us has caught a damn thing yet!
Well, some of us have caught something! It is only a technicality that I had to go to Montana to do it. I have the requested pictures, but I can't figure out how to get them to 800x800 and not have them look like crud. Any advice? The crud is attached anyway...
Was in SW MT from 5/17-5/22, which is very early for our annual trip, but the snowpack was so poor this year that we had to plan accordingly. Turned out to be a great move, as the river levels and mountaintop snow looked like late june not late may. Fished the lower Beaverhead only once (water too warm, only two fish on the sulfur dun), spent most of our time in the Valley Garden on the Madison and the Ruby in the canyon. Did pretty well, something like 80 trout for the week, almost all on the dual nymph rig (bead head nymph and bead head wolly bugger) given the lack of surface feeding. My best day was my last (go figure), fishing the "cabin beat" on the Ruby, with 25 browns and 3 whitefish before lunch. For me, the biggest fish was around 19 inches from the Madison, and my brother picked up a 22 inch brown on the Ruby (which is a tiny river with very big fish). All of us broke off a number of big ones.
Back in new england, I waded my home waters between water st and the dam in south natick saturday afternoon. The air was cool but the water was warm, and I had a fine couple of hours with the foam poppers while the family napped. The river is still pretty high, making crossing a tip-toe affair in places. The sunnies were fiesty and intensely colored, and the calicos were schooled up just right, so that made the drab day very tolerable. I had taken a ton of bluegill, one largemouth and quite a few calicos, and was in a nice contemplative mood as I wandered out from under the pleasant st bridge, only to find myself surrounded on all sides by other fisherman. Too many flying lures for me, so I bailed back out and waded down. At the pool where the river turns hard south, I hooked, fought and lost a very nice largemouth, the biggest I have had on in this area in a while. I'll be back there on a warm night soon...
Kind of funny that my first post on yt/mud is about fishing...the next one will probably be about bikes...but soon I will post some photos of my new bumper...
Dave
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'72 FJ40L
Was in SW MT from 5/17-5/22, which is very early for our annual trip, but the snowpack was so poor this year that we had to plan accordingly. Turned out to be a great move, as the river levels and mountaintop snow looked like late june not late may. Fished the lower Beaverhead only once (water too warm, only two fish on the sulfur dun), spent most of our time in the Valley Garden on the Madison and the Ruby in the canyon. Did pretty well, something like 80 trout for the week, almost all on the dual nymph rig (bead head nymph and bead head wolly bugger) given the lack of surface feeding. My best day was my last (go figure), fishing the "cabin beat" on the Ruby, with 25 browns and 3 whitefish before lunch. For me, the biggest fish was around 19 inches from the Madison, and my brother picked up a 22 inch brown on the Ruby (which is a tiny river with very big fish). All of us broke off a number of big ones.
Back in new england, I waded my home waters between water st and the dam in south natick saturday afternoon. The air was cool but the water was warm, and I had a fine couple of hours with the foam poppers while the family napped. The river is still pretty high, making crossing a tip-toe affair in places. The sunnies were fiesty and intensely colored, and the calicos were schooled up just right, so that made the drab day very tolerable. I had taken a ton of bluegill, one largemouth and quite a few calicos, and was in a nice contemplative mood as I wandered out from under the pleasant st bridge, only to find myself surrounded on all sides by other fisherman. Too many flying lures for me, so I bailed back out and waded down. At the pool where the river turns hard south, I hooked, fought and lost a very nice largemouth, the biggest I have had on in this area in a while. I'll be back there on a warm night soon...
Kind of funny that my first post on yt/mud is about fishing...the next one will probably be about bikes...but soon I will post some photos of my new bumper...
Dave
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'72 FJ40L
who is NatickDave???
i am heading to Block Island to fish this week end, and to go to a wedding but my buddy Chris (who is the one getting married) is the harbor Master out there and runs a charter fishing company. www.bifishworks.com anyway not sure what we will be fishing. While I enjoy fishing , whats running and where never really stick in my head. hand me a fly rod and I am good to go.
again who is this NatickDave person???
Jason
i am heading to Block Island to fish this week end, and to go to a wedding but my buddy Chris (who is the one getting married) is the harbor Master out there and runs a charter fishing company. www.bifishworks.com anyway not sure what we will be fishing. While I enjoy fishing , whats running and where never really stick in my head. hand me a fly rod and I am good to go.
again who is this NatickDave person???
Jason
"again who is this NatickDave person???"
I think he's our new fishing guide/instructor!
I think he's our new fishing guide/instructor!
I flyfish every so often. Like Dave, since the kids, my fishing time has dropped quite a bit. I kind of suck at casting as well, but have caught stuff locally. I too love catching the pan fish, calico when they are schooled up for spawning as Natickdave said...tons of fun. Even with my bad casting ability. My folks have a place on the Bass River on the Cape and I love going down there and catch schoolie strippers( smaller ones). They're like 14-25 inches and its tons of fun! My equipment is pushed to its limits there. I've seen people bring in some of the big ones on the same 8 weight rod, but I guess I'm not skilled enough...or at least rich enough to replace a broke rod You guys are spreading the fever here....
You guys are spreading the fever here....
who is NatickDave???
he is that jerk that was leading an intermediate run at the FG, but then asked Joe "you know how to get back, right?" so that he could bail out and fish the Millers River before the barbeque...not the kind of guy you want to go wheeling with
Dave
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Perpetual Newbie
'72 FJ40L
he is that jerk that was leading an intermediate run at the FG, but then asked Joe "you know how to get back, right?" so that he could bail out and fish the Millers River before the barbeque...not the kind of guy you want to go wheeling with
Dave
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Perpetual Newbie
'72 FJ40L
oh Pete's friend until you sold poor Pete.