Fly Fishing BS thread

Euro nymphing is the only way to go, indicators are the worst! If I have to use an indicator, I usually opt for a hopper/dropper

 

Time and place for everything lol

Sometimes you can’t get close enough to present without a bobber, and it’s the best way imo to keep a long drift going in a boat

But


Tight lining is usually a better way to get your offerings deep and drag free and I’ve always maintained that the most successful fishermen you’ll see on a river will be bobberless

But damn do I like to see/hear that indicator dive and take off upstream

 

What do you use the 9WT for? Windy conditions?
I got a 9WT and wish I woulda gotten an 8 WT. Way more versatile.

 

I'll let you know next time I plan on going somewhere.
To be honest with you I've never fished Tenkara. Looks okay for a small stream but nothing more. Could be wrong.

 

Subbing to fuel my jealousy for all you guys out west... however, it being almost April means one thing for me in Florida...

 

Inshore salt when I lived in Florida. I use my 7wt anytime I can get away with it, but if I'm throwing in the wind it definitely helps to use the 9wt. I got a full sink line for it and plan to try for some muskie in Fontana Lake eventually.

 

Just dreaming about fishing at work.

 

You should pick up a centerpin outfit.

 

Ya but u work with fish right so u are in fact dreaming about work lol

 

Ha! I knew someone would point that out. Fair enough! It’s hard to not think about fishing when fish are your life. I am planning our snorkeling monitoring today.

 

Nice. U gonna have ur guys looking for lil chinooks?

I fondly remember the summer I spent on an IDFG snorkel crew lol

 

I'm on my way!

 

Very true! I avoid the indos at all costs, but sometimes they are needed. If I'm tight lining, sometimes I'll throw one on real quick to cover a bit of water I can't reach, then take it off and keep tight lining.

 

The only time I truly embrace the indicator is on Pyramid Lake!

 

A mix bag. We have a few places we restored passage to but haven’t monitored. I’ll be looking for chinook/steelhead presence there. I will also be doing it to monitor a stream I will be reclaiming/restoring next year. Some streams is just to look for invasive mussels and document amphibian presence.

 

That’s amazing that a fish can swim to Wyoming from the pacific despite the innumerable obstacles

The desire to get laid is a powerful motivator lol

 

I am in Idaho now a days haha.

 

Still tho....
Your crew will love u if you base your surveys from the idfg cabin on the red river lol that place is dope
Mackay bar is awesome too lol

 

Unfortunately my crew will consist of only me this year. But I agree on both of those places. I feel so lucky to work in the field I do and in the location I am.

 

Jealous of what you do. Sounds like a job I could really get down with.