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Sweet, looks you guys had a slayfest! Gotta love Wyoming, one of my favorite states to fish that's for sure!

A stripping basket can be extremely helpful, but I don't think a lot of guys use them down there although I know it would work quite well. It keeps your line out of your feet and makes it much easier ...

I have several rio versitip lines and quite like them. I have fished them mostly in freshwater for trout and steelhead. I have used them on both single hand and spey rods and they make it very easy to ...

I have encountered this scenario several times over the years, mostly with whitefish in the west but also with chubs, suckers and carp. In the case of the carp, I actually wanted to catch them since t ...

Unlike spin rods, fly rods aren't necessarily designed to cast certain sizes of flies. There is no "set" maximum fly size that you can use on any size fly rod, but there is a point in each l ...

Yep, that is what they charge. Most manufacturers that offer a lifetime warranty charge for warranty of their rod to cover shipping and handling. Some companies have better deals than others, but most ...

Good question and I am sure a lot of people have differing opinions on this, but here is my 2 cents.

First of all, one of the most important things to do when playing fish on a fly rod is to maint ...

Sweet bro! I have actually talked to a few guys around here that have found a few and are gearing up as well. May try to hit it myself this weekend.Thanks

After living in New York for the past 3 years, I have spent quit a bit of time in the saltwater chasing stripers and the pelagics when they are around. I always see some very early season pictures of ...

Sounds like a great day, spring is definitely in the air and summer not too far behind!

fly fisherman magazine and fly fishing in saltwaters magazines both have a section called "fly tying bench" that have a large database of patterns. Most of the big name magazines have good p ...

I was in St. John a long time ago (20 years or so) and we had a guide trip booked for the day for bonefish. Unfortunately the wind kicked in and the trip was canceled and that was our only day. I did ...

For dry fly fishing, fishing down and across gives you quite an advantage since the fish sees your fly before anything else (tippet, leader, flyline) so they are more likely to take the fly in that sc ...

An 8 weight is not really an option for Marlin. Typically for marlin a 12 weight is minimum size required and frequently 13 and 14 weights are used. Marlin and sailfish are fairly equipment intensive ...

post it in this thread and I will check it out.

I haven't done this specifically in that area, but have in other areas of mexico, costa rica etc. For the most part it is a matter of finding the fish and finding somewhere where you can access the wa ...

Raul,
Can be a little confusing, but really is very easy.

1. The image has to be located on a public web server. You can use photo sharing sites for this such as photobucket or flickr or picasa. ...

I have one on my 7 weight and fished it during an epic evening of sand eel striper fishing last summer. It was nonstop action for 4 hours or more until ultimately at 1 in the morning we were worn out ...

Over on facebook some guys posted the following:

Jeff Rainey
Tween Waters Inn..

David Peterson
Good call on Tween Waters. We stay at south seas resort which is expensive and they are not kind ...

I take a little different view of this. I have fished west coast "summer steelhead, west coast winter steelhead and east coast steelhead (not sure if you would call them summer or winter since th ...

Are you looking for the Kreel tackle "claw dad" flies? Urban Angler VA used to have them if you haven't checked there yet. (703) 527-2524

Interesting perspective Dave, definitely agree about the surface disturbance and perspective. I have had countless reinforcements of that one.

As far as the humidity and how it effects surface ten ...

The Ross Evolution is designed primarily for freshwater, but you could easily use it in saltwater too. The size range only goes up to a size that would work for an 7 weight or maybe an 8 at the most, ...

realized i never put mine up. i want to catch an albie, bonito or leerfish in the Mediterranean when i am there this summer. would be pretty cool to also get a huchen, marble trout or soft mouth trout ...

So i have been watching this blizzard rip through NYC...pretty impressive. 8 inches on the balcony, haven't left the apt since yesterday. It got me to thinking of how much I miss the days in Utah when ...

Alfredo,
I haven't been there but would love to go. I have a friend who has been there several times and I emailed him and here is what he had to say:

"Awesome lodge, one of a kind setting i ...

Cliff boxes are good boxes I agree especially for bigger flies and saltwater flies. Since this is the saltwater forum I assume that is what you are looking for. I use different boxes for my saltwater ...

norm,
I have been fishing Skagit lines for a while now. When RIO lines first introduced them 7 or 8 years ago, I had to try them out on my annual BC trip and fell in love with them. Of course the guy ...

I would look at both Waterworks Lamson reels or Ross Reels. They both have a range of different models for good price points that hold up very well and perform great in saltwater. Both also have very ...

I wonder if "the accounting department" has a travel budget? Laughing

Not necessarily that hard, but can take a long time without some sort of fly line winder and you need to know a few knots. If you have a fly shop or tackle shop of some sort nearby I would highly reco ...

Guys, I am sure this will be an awesome show once again! I drove all the way from NYC last year since I knew it was going to be such a great time and it was big time! Hope I can make it up there again ...

This is a common question for someone getting into the sport. It can be confusing to figure out why you need a leader, why you need tippet, what is the difference between leader and tippet etc?

Bo ...

I know guys who spray it on their worms when ice fishing Very Happy

You may be able to save a few bucks buying an Xi3 from somebody that builds them but there is an important consideration when doing this. Yes the rod blank is covered by warranty, but that means when ...

In NY this went into effect last season around Oct 1. You could just buy the license along with your freshwater license. Many towns fought this on long island and i believe there was a boycott in one ...

Dave- thx for the tips...not sure I will be able to nail down specifics ahead of time but good idea to call that's for sure and the consulate is a good idea hadn't thought about that.

Marcel-awesom ...

Yeah it is important for any fly rod to have the ferrules secure but with an external ferrule like the one on the sts, it is a little harder to tell when it is not tight. There are ways to help solve ...

That is classic! Not really sure what your guide was talking about with that rod. I own that same rod, the 3 piece 9 weight STS...killer rod! I have had it now for almost ten years and since moving to ...

Thanks Marcel, I found that site, pretty sweet! Did you see that video of the guy catching the dorado off of the jetty in italy? awesome stuff! also saw that article about montenegro albies which was ...

So my fiance and i are going to the mediterranean this summer for vacation and of course the first thing i looked at is the fishing options. Where there is water there are fish. I have since done quit ...

Boz's definition is what i always understood it as. Sweetwater=freshwater.

I think it comes from a spanish to english translation of the term "fresh water" which in spanish is "agua ...

Both in fact more than a hobby more like an obsession and passion and frequently a job. I have spent my entire life flyfishing and most of my adult life working in flyfishing.started guiding at 18 and ...

have had people in the boat with me sever a fly line with a cigar...

The Salmon River in Idaho can be very good for steelhead fishing in March mainly quite far upriver around Challis, Idaho. The Clearwater River, specifically the South Fork can also be very good at tha ...

Primary advantages of fluorocarbon are that it is more abrasion resistant and less visible. It doesn't break down as easily as mono though, so it is not as environmentally friendly. There is also a lo ...

I like this topic. I tend to be somewhat analytical so these types of things interest me. Plus I feel that if i can understand things like this I can use them to my advantage, not that i have it figur ...

Take it from somebody who knows Joey, loves steelhead and travels all the way across the country every spring to fish the Olympic Peninsula, this is a killer trip and a killer deal. If you have wanted ...

Thanks guys, good info! appreciate any and all responses, I like to hear it from guys who use the stuff...thanks again!

So I have been fly tying most of my life and started out on a thompson model a vise from a kit that my dad had got when he was a kid. The vise was very basic, but it did the trick and held the hook an ...