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 Idaho Fly Fishing: The ''Highway To Heaven'' Leads To The Salmon River
Posted by waterwhippa on February 05, 2010 (159 reads)
Few places I have visited capture my imagination like central Idaho. My introduction to the area was in the late 90’s, never having traveled to the Rockies, I was absolutely floored by the wide open space, infinite sky and unadulterated landscape. Since the maiden voyage I’ve made it a point to get back there every few years or so. This trip my wife joined me for a nice summer getaway. We flew into Boise, hit the grocery store, filled a few coolers, rented a car and made the three hour push east on Route 21. Appropriately named “The Highway to Heaven”, the panoramic views of jagged, rock studded peaks along the switch-back road left us feeling very small and insignificant. We stopped for lunch halfway at a groovy restaurant in Lowman, on the Payette River. The views from the deck were stunning and this being my wife’s first time out west, she was absolutely mesmerized and blown away. We reached our destination in the late afternoon, a sweet little cabin on the Salmon River. The next eight days would prove to be nothing less than spectacular, the conditions were tough for fishing with high and unseasonably cold water due to a super wet spring. We fished a bunch anyway and made the best of it, rode horses, hiked, soaked in the hot springs, visited some old ghost towns and had an unforgettable time in the process. Things just seem to move a little slower up in the mountains out there, a very welcome pace compared to the hustle and bustle of the
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Striped Bass Fly Fishing: My First Real Fish On A Fly!
Posted by JohnD-RailRiders on July 03, 2009 (886 reads)
Having gown up fishing (with a spin rod) with friends off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard for blues and stripers I am not a complete newbie to the sport of fishing. With that said, I had not thought about nor fished much in 15 years. About a year ago, when my company RailRiders began selling adventure clothing to fly fishing shops, I became curious as to what this addictive sport was all about, not to mention I figured I should learn to talk the talk.
About 6 months ago I was introduced to Jeremy, Joey, Kory, Boz, Dave and many other Flies And Fins crew members . Jeremy and I talked a lot about the sport and I watched tons of videos and looked at hundreds of websites and became intent on learning this mysterious addiction. With advice and help from the Flies And Fins crew, I proceeded to buy a fly rod, fly reel and some flies and went off on a sailing vacation in the Caribbean. I was psyched to give my new toys a try. I quickly learned this is a sport more frustrating than golf and those without patience, such as myself, did not help the cause. Needless to say it blew 24 knots consistently; I saw lots of fish and came home empty handed.
About a month ago my daughter and I decided to give it a go on a lake in NH where we have a summer home. After practicing my fly casting in the yard we headed to the dock to see if anything with fins lived in the lake. After several casts I felt a tiny tug and landed the
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Delaware River Fly Fishing: Dry Flies & Highly Selective Wild Trout
Posted by waterwhippa on May 27, 2008 (1993 reads)
I love to fish dry flies over highly selective, wild fish. No other aspect of angling is even a close second for me. After the cast and mend as you coax your fly into the feeding lane the anticipation is incredible. I am completely obsessed. With that being said, anything that will facilitate this obsession is a good thing right? I had my doubts. Kranefly and I have added a new tool to our Delaware River arsenal this year, a 16’ drift boat. I’ll be the first to admit that I was skeptical before we made the purchase. It’s quite comical that after 25 years of combined fly fishing, neither one of us had ever stepped foot in a drift boat. We had been kicking the idea around for years and this spring it came to fruition. After the maiden voyageas I was sold. I will spare you the advantages and drawbacks because they are irrelevant. That fact of the matter is that seeing the giant tail-waters of the Catskills from this perspective is dramatic and puts a whole new spin on things. It is a blast learning how to maneuver the boat and setting your buddy up on the bow to present a fly to fish that were unreachable to us forever. Our floats this week were awesome, in addition to seeing 13 miles of the East Branch for the first time, we also landed several wild fish, watched bald eagles sail through the valley and even spotted a black bear and her cub strolling down the bank. I’ve realized that it is important to keep things fresh and exciting and the addition of the boat has rekindled my passion for the outdoor experience. Looking
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Saltwater Fly Fishing: A Flies & Fins Saltwater Fly Fishing Video
Posted by jeremy on December 20, 2007 (3216 reads)
Saltwater Fly Fishing Video
I don’t know what I enjoy more about saltwater fly fishing, the variety of species I pursue or the cast of characters I meet during the pursuit. Saltwater fly fishing is still relatively new in many respects. The saltwater fly fishing legends like Chico Fernández and Stu Apte helped to define the sport of saltwater fly fishing; hence there is a wealth of knowledge as it relates to species like bonefish, permit, tarpon and places like the Florida Keys, Belize, Bahamas etc.. I live in Maine and I make fly fishing trips a couple times a year to places like Mexico or the Florida flats or the Florida Everglades; but those are not my home waters and those are exotic trips for me. I am amazed at all the fly fishing opportunities that my buddies down in Florida have available to them. Exotic fish such a bonefish, tarpon and permit are only a bike ride away. Through Flies and Fins, I have been fortunate enough to expand my personal fly fishing network in way that boggles my mind. I feel blessed for the fact that when I go to Florida, I have friends like Dave Tepper of fliesandfinssouth.com, to share with me their networks and intimate knowledge of the fisheries they know so well. With that said, I often notice that when I travel to these type of “exotic” saltwater fly fishing destinations that the fly fisherman whom I am fishing with know
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West: Alaska, Mexico, BC ... A Look Back And Ahead
Posted by jason-c on February 13, 2007 (1826 reads)
Well you had to know it was coming. I have been Jonesing to do some steelhead fly fishing on the west coast, wishing for warmer weather and eager for some saltwater fly fishing in Mexico. Needless to say, I have been waiting for winter to wane. After seeing some of the recent reflection articles and videos I also started to review fly fishing memories from days past. So many good times with new friends and old friends. This is the very thing that makes the sport of fly fishing what it is and happens to be the same thing that makes the Flies And Fins sites what they are. Fly fishing adventures in the wild chasing all sorts of fish and shared the experience with good friends on and off line. Looking back on the fly fishing trips we have made has really got me excited about this coming fly fishing season. Alaska, Mexico, BC, the North East, the North West, the Rocky Mountains etc. It is really nice to revisit these places as I plan out the coming year. I can not wait to get out and hit the rivers and oceans with
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