Fly Fishing BS thread

as long as she still wants to go back out the next day, shes doing just fine! mine seems to be the same way.

 

Oh yeah she loves it, she just desperately wants that pic with a fish for her instagram haha

 

whatever drives her!

 

Except maybe a frozen wetsuit lol

 

Pisgah is national forest right? I know in Allegheny National Forest you can dispersed camp anywhere except a few restricted places.

EDIT - https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/nfsnc/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=48112&actid=34

 

Yeah it is, I've just seen various no camping signs up around that way. Not sure what the policy is. I would think just setting up 200 feet from the river would be fine that there are no signs forbidding camping.

Also-has anyone tried just using a regular tent in the bed of your truck? I have a two person backpacking tent that is pretty small. Not sure if it will fit or not.

 

I'm sure it would work. I sleep in the bed of my truck under the Bestop.

Also

Sounds like you can't just plop a tent down anywhere in Pisgah.

 

I am a little late on this but I believe there are some designated camping areas toward Edgemont that are right where the DH meets the Wild Trout section. I know that I at least saw a couple decent pull offs with a fire pit. There is also a camping place in Mortimer but that place is a little sketchy haha. If you plan on staying the only two stores I know of are in Mortimer and Edgemont and the one in Edgemont is rarely open when I'm there.

 

I had planned on going fishing this morning but when I went to get my waders off the porch where they had been drying I found that a rat decided make them his home.

 

That just sucks,I feel your anger.

 

That sux

 

Question:
If you bought a nice, $400 set of Simms to replace them, would the lifetime warranty apply to something like this?

 

Simms prolly not but I bet LL Bean would lol

 

For this reason I will not get a very expensive pair of waders. I was looking earlier and I might get the Orvis Encounter waders. They are fairly cheap and don't look too bad.

 

This goes thru my head every time I go into my Orvis store. I think "do I want to spend the long dollar on a set of Simms or Patagonia waders, or do I just by a new set of decent priced waders around a $100 every 2-3 years"?

I haven't had any issue with many of the store brand breathable waders. The only thing I complain about is I can never get a sock foot wader foot that is not ridiculously over sized. I hate having all that extra neoprene balled up in the toe of my boot.

I solved that issue by just buying womens waders. The fit is better in every part of the waders.

 

I might try the Simms Freestone waders. I just can't justify spending $400+ on waders that I wouldn't use very much. On my previous waders I had the same issue as you.

 

I have the Simms freestone waders, good fit in the foot, well made, durable.

 

I may just get those. Thanks

 

My G3's fit awesome, but like all waders, they do leak a bit.

Which reminds me, I need to chase those leaks before next weekends trip.