Fly Fishing

Anzac · Newbie Joined: Apr 02, 2008 Posts: 5

G'day from Australia, I have been coaching my younger sister in the art of saltwater fly casting here in Oz and she loops her 9wt wicked as now!
Loves it that much she has just bought another rod an 8wt and we are off to the Cook Islands to catch her first Bonefish. I have thrown a fly all over our country for the past 10yrs and never ran into a female casting flies. My sister wants to know if there are any that stand along your shores in the States. She gets some pretty crazy looks when she's out casting. The sport here is dominated by males and she loved to know she isn't the only one. Cheers Anzac

jeremy · Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:08 pm Post subject: Boz

Hi,

Boz's wife emelia is an amazing fly fisher .. and an amazing fly caster .. He and she can probably fill you in more, but I do know that boz tell me that there are some perplexed looks when the "status quo" fly fisherman come down river in their waders and such and see emilia in a bikini throwing out some amazing long casts with tight loops ... I have fished with emilia and she is, indeed, a very good fly fisher ... Other than that however, I don't see many saltwater female fly fishers here in the USA ... whether it be in florida or northeast .. statistically, i just don't run across them ....

Bella · Newbie Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 3

Hi it's Anzac's sister here.. Yes when i'm out fly casting its dominated by old males who look at me strangely but that doesn't deter me from the sport i love. Hopefully one day there will be more women fly casters like emilia and i which would be awesome. Off to go fly fishing with my new 8wt rod...Cant wait!! Very Happy

Boz · Newbie Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Portland

Bella,

Welcome! Your not alone... there are a few other dedicated female flyfishers out there...my wife is one of them...check out these stories below.

Hope to see you posting a fish tale and some photos of fish from "down under" soon!

http://www.fliesandfins.com/article616.html

http://www.fliesandfins.com/article597.html

Hunter · Newbie Joined: Dec 06, 2006 Posts: 39

There are more around. I've dated two women who were decent flyfishers. In fact, it's not uncommon to fish in the presence of women at some of the spots I frequently fish. Usually they're the wife or sister of someone else who flyfishes hard, but not always. Opening day was earlier this week here in Maine and there was a woman out wading amongst the rest of the crowd.

But, Boz' wife Emilia is the only one I know to fish in a bikini. Cool

For a little inspiration, here's a shot of Cathy Beck and Maine guide John ford with a tuna she landed on the fly.

Bella · Newbie Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 3

Hi to all!
Sorry have been busy flyfishing in Weipa Australia where i had an awesome time catching my first fish on fly!
How do i get photos uploaded so i can show you my trip?

Marcel_Karssies · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:15 am Post subject:

You can use a free service like photobucket and upload your photo's there.
Next step is to copy and paste the so called img tags into your forum message and voila! the photograph will show in your post.

Bella · Newbie Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 3

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Here is a photo of a beautiful Giant Herring caught in Weipa QLD Australia. I am totally hooked now!
To view more photos from my trip in Weipa QLD Australia you can visit my website at: www.tribalflyfishing.com I would put more photos up but i would take up too much room!
Thanks for the tip on uploading photos. My brother and I are going on another flyfishing trip soon so will keep you posted.

Anzac · Newbie Joined: Apr 02, 2008 Posts: 5

Well done. It was a magic day on the water. Well done sister.

FatTire · Newbie Joined: Feb 18, 2007 Posts: 49

Very cool. Allow it to consume your life..like it has done to so many of us. There is nothing better.