Fly Fishing BS thread

The way it was explained to me from a university professor is due to the location the blood vessels connect to the gills on trout. Easily damaged when the head and jaw are craned back that way. May not be immediately noticeable but the damage can kill them slowly.

I suppose if you’re killing them it doesn’t really matter but it’s a bad habit a lot of guys bring to trout from bass fishing.

 

Thanks for the explanation, guys.....will pass it on to my son and Adam!

 

Lol for a bunch of people who get their jollies by shredding innocent fish faces and calling it good sport we sure are concerned about somebody giving a trout a neck ache

In any case i don’t lip em cause the little fuckers have teeth

 

Learned that the hard way on a big brown many years ago. Tore my thumb up a bit.

 

Growing up I was taught to NEVER lip-lock a large mouth bass when using a treble hook! I forgot that lesson ONE time. OUCH!

 

Just stumbled across this awesome thread.

Just tying up some elk hair caddis for a trip down to the driftless area of MN next weekend. Probably tied way more than I need, but I was on a roll.

 

Hit the creek last night and caught a few. One of the prettier wild fish I caught I didn’t get a pic of, unfortunately. They’re hitting dries like crazy. Hoppers and chubbies.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CNoMBVQAco6/?igshid=147u08gnu6d7e

 

Stunning photo.

 

that will make a day for sure

 

I’ve heard the real fun during the cicada hatch is catching carp on top. I missed out during the last emergence here

 

east side of USA sounds like a while different experience than what I’m use to here in Idaho and Oregon

 

Lol definitely some glaring differences but overall it’s the same game. A yellow stimulator works as well in Montana as it does in WV

I will say I miss bouncing down the big western rivers in a raft slapping the bank with junk. Here in the SE all the floatable freestone rivers are too warm for trout.

On the other hand, smallmouth are pretty badass

 

indeed! I do love throwing big foam bugs to bank bows from my pontoon boat. However, when you can fish a river that has trout and steelhead (like the Deschutes below) it makes for a fun mystery fishing during certain times of the year

 

100% agreed and those Deschutes fish are awesome on a stout 5 weight. Such a gas.

 

I had the good fortune to fish the Deschutes last fall with a college buddy that lives in Bend. The fishing was slow that particular day but I did manage to catch a small redband and a huge buzz lol.
I’m gonna get back out there sometime when the B runs are in

 

the buzz is part of the experience on the river. Some of my best fishing memories

 

Will be on it the middle of June!!!

 

Are you sure that is a cutthroat? Looks like brown trout spots to me. Nice image.

 

get it while you can



Seems to be changing more than ever