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Fly fishing is taking over

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LEATH
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its happening....beware
Jan 1 2013 7:17PM
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SupaHotFire
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If you don't fly fish, then you don't fish at all.

Jan 1 2013 7:22PM
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VT_scratch
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already happened
Jan 1 2013 7:26PM
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grapejuice3000+
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fly fishing is the bazness, never catch and keep tho
Jan 1 2013 7:33PM
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Bread_Fish
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You have a problem with eating fish. I eat what I catch all the time.
Jan 1 2013 7:35PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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Love fly fishing. TIGHT LINES!
Jan 1 2013 7:42PM
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Plankton
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my principal took me and 3 friends on a fly fishing field trip last year. so fun..he bought us ice cream and then we played the penis game in the back of his truck
Jan 1 2013 7:55PM
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Benedetto.
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Catch em on the fly!!

NY Catskills rivers and streams.

Mostly the Neversink..

Tight Lines!!
Jan 2 2013 7:20PM
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skibeest
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I love fly fishing! There's just something about it that makes it so much more peaceful than regular spin casting or deep sea fishing.
My best fly fishing memories are trout fishing on the Housatonic and going on a guided trip in Oswego, NY during the salmon run. The fish were huge!
Jan 2 2013 9:15PM
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Benedetto.
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One day I'll get up that direction!
Jan 2 2013 9:16PM
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Dr.Dealgood
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I fished the Housatonic regularly this past season! Couple of friends guide for the two outfits in Cornwall Bridge so we took a lot of float rides down the riv. Good times for sure! I love that river, as the saying goes, "There's no tonic like the Housatonic."
Jan 2 2013 9:19PM
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SkeechyD
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where have you been?? ive been fly fishing since 99
Jan 2 2013 9:49PM
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loomis
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I've been fly fishing my whole life. In fact, for Christmas I got a new rod and reel, and some new waders. So stoked!
Jan 2 2013 9:52PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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i have fished almost every day for the past 5 summers. My job let me live by myself in my cabin 20 yards from Belt Creek in the best state of Montana. Without a doubt the best years of my life. This creek is a big secret and it is extremely rare to ever see anyone else ever fish it.
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heres ever a great spot for cliff jumping if it gets too hot to fish
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Jan 2 2013 9:58PM
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loomis
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That looks so sick! I live in MT too, and I think it has great fishing.
Jan 2 2013 10:35PM
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status_whitegirl
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Jan 2 2013 10:36PM
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Benedetto.
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Great, I'll check it out. And those MT pictures are breathtaking
Jan 2 2013 10:56PM
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POWDER.RANGER
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FUCK YA BOYZ

any nsers need some high quality flies send me a message, i tie for a local fly shop and specialize in steelhead and salmon flies but if ya need any other patterns i can adapt, broke my ankle real bad last spring so no skiing for me this year so this is what i'm doin instead
Jan 3 2013 12:07AM
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Bozite
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Ski in the winter, fly fish in the summer
Jan 3 2013 12:19AM
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HenniferLopez
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Story of my life.
Jan 3 2013 12:55AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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That is beautiful. My goodness. What are you catching in there, how plentiful are they, and how large are they getting?
Jan 3 2013 1:00AM
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skodeo7
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I started fly fishing a couple years back and its been straight addictive. I'm living around the Seacoast area now in NH and we have a few decent rivers that are open all winter long for C&R only. We had an incredibly mild winter last year so I fished more than I skied.

Just recently I finally started tying my own flies. I am so damn excited to fish some of these. I haven't been out since I've tied any yet but soon!
Jan 3 2013 9:16AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Yep, I finally got a new rod last winter and bass plugged on the fly all last summer. Trouts fun but I got a lot to learn about the entomology of the streams and rivers here in southeast PA. I even took it night fishing last year and scored some smallies at midnight.

To be honest though I love all kinds of fishing, gotta admit though fly fishing is taking over from baitcasting for me a bit. I still love to nightfish with bait though and surf fishing with bait is still pretty badass too. Although I hope to get my fly line in some saltwater next summer.

Anybody got a spare fly vise they can part with for a reasonable price??
Jan 3 2013 9:31AM
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Huck_Norris
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So...  Aside from the "soul" and all that shit, can someone tell me what is so special about flyfishing?  Every single time I've gone fishing with my flyfishing buddies, I've out caught them at least 3-1.  I know a ton of people like it, but why?

Never tried it fwiw.  I'm just curious.  Tele skiing of fishing or some kind of revelation? 

Jan 3 2013 10:18AM
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pat_in_the_hat
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in a way it is. but its much much more involved then spinning or any type of fishing. There are literely millions of different combos of flies you could use. From different patterns, sizes, colors, and even combinations of multiple flies. From my perspective fly fishing really gives you a chance to find out what the fish are feeding on during a time in the day. It almost makes you able to look into the mind of the fish and see what they are thinking. And once you get the experience to pick out a fly that hits really well, it will be the most fun you can have fishing.
Plus you can fish alot of different types of streams, from ponds or still bodies, big slow moving rivers all the way down to creeks that you can actually step across.
But the main deal about fly fishing is that it is a different experience for every person.For me it is a way to go hike back into somewhere that possibly noone has ever seen before and catch fish that no one has ever caught before. It is a huge release from the outside world.
Its just one of those things that you will never understand until you experience it.
Jan 3 2013 10:32AM
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NotGhood
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I do enjoy fly fishing but I can't say i prefer it to other kinds of fishing
Jan 3 2013 10:36AM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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I'd simply say it's more involved and closer to a form of art than baitcasting.

To be super into it at an addictive level is to know your fishing spot so well that you know what bugs are the food source in the stream all year. From nymphs to hatches to streamers it's all trying to mimic what the fish are after at that time. Add in the variables of lines, rods, leaders and hardware and you've got many many many different ways to fish any given body of water.

On top of that there is the skill of tying you're own flies. this is the art form of actually outsmarting the fish with your skills and knowledge. To fool a fish into biting a fly that you tied because it can't tell the difference from the real thing is satisfying on it's own.

Add to that all the skill it takes to cast properly so that you drift right or get the placement your looking for or avoid a tree branch to hit just the spot you want all without piling the line up and spooking the fish is a lifelong adventure on it's own.

I've never caught a fish on a fly i've tied. I've been fly fishing about 4 years now and I'm still working on properly casting. Basically I've got almost a half a decade in so far and I feel like I'm just getting my feet wet.

I guess you could say the more in depth and difficult a skill is, the more rewarding it is when you get it right and it works.

Holy essay.
Jan 3 2013 11:08AM
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loomis
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great movie
Jan 3 2013 11:27AM
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JzD.
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When you see the fish come up, suck your fly in, go back under and you raise your rod and there's that splash of water from the line raising from the water, it's incredible. Can't really explain it but almost everyone in this thread knows what I'm talking about. You just have to experience it
Jan 3 2013 11:31AM
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2L208
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its just cause more people from the midwest are moving to the west.
Jan 3 2013 11:33AM
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brizz
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Always say the same thing but i also like to tele. It is a bit harder and sometimes really stupid but when its right there is nothing better. Watching a dry fly float into position then watching the surface explode never gets old. The fight also presents different challenges than a bait caster which is good and bad. Finally I rarely kill trout with flies but when worm dunking or spinners the frequency of dead fish is higher. I guess i do it because its fun and seems like it levels the man/fish game a bit, so maybe its more soul i don't know. Give it a try and see what the hype is about
Jan 3 2013 11:39AM
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SketchyMike
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fly fishing is soo relaxing.
Jan 4 2013 1:07AM
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Benedetto.
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Like a form of medication. Smoke a bowl and hit the water..

Riffle, run, pool
Jan 4 2013 12:55PM
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DayMan
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I can't do it. I went this summer with a friend of mine, we went to a supposedly awesome spot up and down this river for five hours, and I didn't catch shit. I don't like fishing, I like catching.
Jan 4 2013 1:00PM
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Nacho+
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I love it. My dad taught me how to do it in the 1st grade, and we go all the time in new hampshire, and on the ocean. I went on a fishing trip to Ireland a few years back, adn it was so fun. My english teacher has been asking me and my friend to teach him how to do it because he has always wanted to try it
Jan 4 2013 2:05PM
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Benedetto.
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Great fish!

Last spring was my first time picking up a fly rod and I happen to live near Roscoe, NY aka Trout Town USA so I still have a lot to learn!

Can't wait for the spring time..seeing those fish rise..
Jan 4 2013 7:12PM
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Stickity
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okay seriously how does everyone on ns do everything?
Jan 4 2013 8:44PM
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pat_in_the_hat
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theres always time for fly fishing
Jan 6 2013 5:50PM
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Benedetto.
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I'm in the market for a new fly rod this spring so I was wondering what y'all sport or recommend? 9ft 5wt

I've been checking out Orvis.. They have a reasonably priced model with great quality..

Tight lines!
Feb 14 2013 6:22PM
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skodeo7
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If you're near Southern, VT I'd highly recommend dropping by their Factory Outlet (next to the flagship store). It's in Manchester. I've gotten both of my Orvis rods there for deep discount. I picked up a refurbished TLS powermatrix 8'6" 5wt mid-flex (originally $400 but got it for $165) about two years ago. More recently I picked up a refurbed Helios 8'6" 5wt mid-flex for $275. The rod is incredible. The refurbished stuff doesn't have the 25 year warranty but it's also 1/3 to 1/4 of the original price. Totally worth it. They have Tent sales which have even deeper discounts. The flagship store is worth a visit if you're nearby.

Sage also makes great rods.
Feb 15 2013 8:12AM
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Huck_Norris
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Glad someone bumped this, really intrigued to give it a try this coming season. Heard a lot of fly talk this week and it's got me really wanting to go.
Feb 15 2013 9:14AM
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Stainr
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fish dont like me.
Feb 15 2013 9:46AM
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JzD.
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God I've wanted a Helios or so long, how is it?
Feb 15 2013 9:54AM
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elinde
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fly fishing is the shit
Feb 15 2013 10:43AM
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skodeo7
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It's a seriously incredible rod. I didn't really believe the hype until I tried my friend's and I didn't really get to see how great it was until I owned my own. It's so lightweight, perfect for delivering dries with the precision and delicacy. The mid-flex is great for dries but if you're fishing mostly nymphs or big streamers I'd go for a tip-flex. Apparently there are only very minor changes between the original Helios and the new H2 according to a friend that works for Orvis.

I also picked up the "new" 3D Hydros line, it's amazing. You can cast so damn far with it and it mends really nice. Huge step up from the older Wonderline. There's a bit of noise from the line when shooting it but it's basically a non-issue. Again, I didn't believe the salesmen BS until I tried it, it really casts farther and more accurately.
Feb 18 2013 8:55AM
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Culture+
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been fly fishing since i was a wee chap love that stuff
Feb 18 2013 11:15AM
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Ben_Mo-Fat
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I really want to learn
Feb 18 2013 11:18AM
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Ben_Mo-Fat
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Someone should make a new and active fly fishing cult, it would be helpful and dope. People could post tips, gear, and spots.
Feb 18 2013 11:20AM
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Jake...
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yup I am on it!
Feb 18 2013 11:30AM
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Shabangarang
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same dude me an my dad go to Scotland every year to fly fish.

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Feb 18 2013 11:33AM
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Jake...
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there is a bunch of fishing cults already and non took off.


I also am super down with hitting the river. Ive been out 14 days since Jan 1. The tribs here are open in small sections , and for the most part they dont freeze over. Can fish right through the winter. Its awesome
Feb 18 2013 11:35AM
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