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peepers said:
might head out on saturday and try some TX rivers. they are stocked with rainbow. should be fun.
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4 degrees out right now, another foot of snow coming tomorrow and Pete tells us
he's going Fly fishing this weekend. a******!
 
green40 said:
4 degrees out right now, another foot of snow coming tomorrow and Pete tells us
he's going Fly fishing this weekend. a******!
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Lane, I can guarantee that there are fish rising to midges in the Swift and the Farmington right now, and that some are streamborn, not like those sissy put'n'takers down in TX. Frostbite and the ice on your guides might be an issue, but you can't say we dont' have flyfishing here...
 
Was just thinkin about this thread....

Met a real old-timer in the NEK a few weeks back that was related to the founder of Orvis and worked there for years. Says he still gets free stuff from them all the time. Cleaned up some trees for him and he hooked me up with a brand new TLS rod and Battenkill II reel with extra spool. Not to mention all kinds of little goodies (tools, fly boxes, hooks and fly-tying supplies) and let me keep 4 cords of firewood!

Cept for waders...I am ready for spring!
 
VTFJ40 said:
Was just thinkin about this thread....

Met a real old-timer in the NEK a few weeks back that was related to the founder of Orvis and worked there for years. Says he still gets free stuff from them all the time. Cleaned up some trees for him and he hooked me up with a brand new TLS rod and Battenkill II reel with extra spool. Not to mention all kinds of little goodies (tools, fly boxes, hooks and fly-tying supplies) and let me keep 4 cords of firewood!

Cept for waders...I am ready for spring!
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Brother, you have just shown what karma is all about...glad you helped him and that he helped you. See you at ice-out!

Dave
 
natickdave said:
Brother, you have just shown what karma is all about...glad you helped him and that he helped you. See you at ice-out!

Dave
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Yeah, it was kinda sad actually. The power company widened the rite of way and dropped some monster trees then just left them for the property owners to deal with. The guy was willing to let whoever cut it up take all the wood (about 14 cord), but everybody that offered wanted cash on top of the wood. Morons.

Nice old guy and lives right on the Clyde river, which from what he told me has some monster trout.
 
Going to see how rusty my cast is this weekend down at the reservoir. Taking Jack and see if I can get him interested. He says he want's to learn to fly fish so we'll give it a shot.

Anyone teach a kid to fly cast yet? I have no idea how to start with him. The place we are going is nice and open so that will help both of us.

I walk across the levy on my walks and there was some good fly activities last night, no fish rising but the bugs are definitely coming out.
 
I had Ian out when he was about 6. Showed him the basic arm movement and let him go.
Had to tell him to slow down a few times but he picked it up real fast.
Crimp the barb with some needlenose pliars or use a barbless hook to be safe!
 
I found this and thought it would be a good method to try with him.... Simple Tricks for Teaching Kids to Fly Fish: Troutfishing Tips Children Can Learn

The Casting Motion for Little Ones

Many fly casting resources preach a casting motion arching between a ten o'clock and two o'clock swath overhead. But for kids the back cast should stop somewhere near the twelve o'clock position, or directly overhead. And the forward cast should land lightly upon the water every time. No false casting.

This process will keep the fly on a high plane, away from their bodies, ears, and eyes on the back cast, and the fly will be on the water a large percentage of time on the forward cast.

For practice, lay their taut fly line down in the grass, rod in hand, with the tip pointing to the far end of the fly line. Teach your child to raise their rod to the twelve o'clock position with a crisp, deliberate motion, wait for the line to load, then drop it back down where it lay in the grass previously. Once kids can repeat this process safely without a leader and fly, they are ready for the water!
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I found this and thought it would be a good method to try with him.... Simple Tricks for Teaching Kids to Fly Fish: Troutfishing Tips Children Can Learn

The Casting Motion for Little Ones

Many fly casting resources preach a casting motion arching between a ten o'clock and two o'clock swath overhead. But for kids the back cast should stop somewhere near the twelve o'clock position, or directly overhead. And the forward cast should land lightly upon the water every time. No false casting.

This process will keep the fly on a high plane, away from their bodies, ears, and eyes on the back cast, and the fly will be on the water a large percentage of time on the forward cast.

For practice, lay their taut fly line down in the grass, rod in hand, with the tip pointing to the far end of the fly line. Teach your child to raise their rod to the twelve o'clock position with a crisp, deliberate motion, wait for the line to load, then drop it back down where it lay in the grass previously. Once kids can repeat this process safely without a leader and fly, they are ready for the water!
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