Fly Fishing BS thread

Went this weekend rivers were blown out caught a few smallies and rock bass. Looked at the Caney (Its a tailwater for those who are not from the area) and said hell no. Running 2+ Generators pushing 15,000CFS of water.

 

Finally get to contribute to the thread I've been into tying flies a lot and finally caught some fishies with it! A month ago I went to the Upper Owens and got skunked. Saw the fish rising but couldn't get them to bite. Maybe too much fishing pressure? IDK.
So this last time when I pulled up and saw a grip of fisherman I turned around kept driving. Ended up on deadman creek where it flows into the upper Owens and caught my very first fish on a hand tied fly! And my first fish on the new setup- moonshine rods epiphany and sage 2230. Caught it on a rainbow warrior on the first cast! I was whooping and hollering since no one was around. What an exciting feeling!!that part of the Owens is beautiful with lots of trees and it is secluded Bc it's not near the hot spots.

The next day after camping, I hit up Hot Creek. They had just restocked it the week before and boy was the bite on! I caught a total of 3 in 4 hours, seemed to spend a lot of time untangling my two nymph setup. But I Caught them on hand tied a Rainbow Warrior, a red Copper John and a hares ear nymph. What a satisfying and humbling feeling to know that I caught them on my own flies!

 

great pics! congrats it's an awsome feeling catching fish on flies you tied

 

Agreed. Few things are more gratifying than catching a fish on a fly you've tied.

I remember watching a 3M video back in the 80s when I was learning to tie and the dude was sitting streamside with a little net pulling out some aquatic insects from the water, tying a match right there, and then proceeding to catch fish with it.

As a kid I was blown away by it. As a grown up kid I still think it's super badass!

 

Congrats. Its such a satisfying feeling

 

If you still have that fly and that's the fish you caught with it... get a printed picture of the fish you caught with it, glue the fly to the picture and put in a frame.

I'd love to have my first tied fly and picture of the fish. It was an ausable wulff on a brown trout on the St. Regis River in nothern NY. Still can see the fly drifting and the run I caught it in.

 

You never forget that moment!

 

Anyone ever seen or used black fly line?

 

Stellar idea! I will definitely look into that

 

Negative! Brown (full sinking), but never black.

 

I have a black sinking line, and I think a black section of a shooting head system, but never have seen a black floating line.

 

i have black sink tip never saw black line

 

Been a while since I wet a line....heading out tomorrow to a local river to chase Browns!

 

good luck!

 

This is something I really want to start doing. Catfishing is only so fun. Lots of mountain lakes around northern az so this would be worth the day trip.

 

From last weekends trip -

 

nice pic of the brookie

 

Beautiful.

 

Brookie love