old f--ts with flyrods

[trapper2000]

week  end  i  think i'll  go  somewhere  after  panfish ...enjoy  your  day  and  my prayers  to  your  friend  RG  ........

[trapper2000]

decide  to  take  a  rest  from salmon  this  morning  so i  enjoyed  a  extra  cup of  coffee,slide  the  yak  in the  truck and  switched   rods  to  the  5wt  ....paddling  felt  so  smooth  as  the  yak  glided  over  the water  i  tossed  nymphs  for a  few smallish  gills  seen a  bass  swirls  near shore  so  tied a  stp  frog on ...maybe  13 incher responded  quickly  ....  so i  unhooked  him and  set back thinking i really  don't  want  this  season to end ,i know  i'll have  steelies and hard water  but this season  on the open water  has been very special .....i  got to meet  so many  fellow  mff people  , got to fish hard  and  was  rewarded well  ....i  can't  help  but  say  thanks   God  ....i may not  have a  lot  of  money  ,but  i'm truely  a  rich  man 

                                                                                                                                                                                          life  is  good 
                                                                                                                                                                                            TRAPP

[trapper2000]

 flyfishing  zones  with  people  using  ther  rods  like  mouching  rods oz  of  lead   and   a  hook   or  big  raven  floats  and  running  it like a center  pin ? i think every  fisherman  should  call the  dec  and  end  this  flyfishing only water!  it's a  disgrace 

[rgfixit]

Sorry Trap, but the whole snagging thing is a disgrace. That's all they're doing....snagging. I guess I've had a problem with it since the 70's when the slugs would rip 3oz weighted trebles with 50 lb and surf rods. A bit more technical now...but still the same.

Real trash fishing.

RG

[trapper2000]

RG  good  to see  you  back  was  getting  worried  about  you  !

[rgfixit]

A shot from about 20'.
Cute little bugger, eh?
RG

[drowndin dots]

A shot from about 20'.
Cute little bugger, eh?
RG

chipmunks are hours of entertainment while in a treestand  

[rgfixit]

I'll have to tell y'all about the Goin Reservoir Chipmunk Launching Championships.

RG

[trapper2000]

chipmunks  make  great  dubbing

[rgfixit]

Only you Trapper.....only you

I'm guessing the cats in your neighborhood are scissor phobic.

RG

[NYtrout27]

I'm guessing the cats in your neighborhood are scissor phobic.

RG

haha the first fly I ever tied was an emgerer.  I used hair off my girlfriend's cat's back lol.  Turned out rather nice actually.  

[KingPerch]

chipmunks  make  great  dubbing

Crazy 'OL BUZZARD!!--KP

Nice shot RG!! Megan agrees with you..."Cute little bugger"!!

[trapper2000]

look  at  him  ,  he's  laughing  at  ya  .....  never  trust  a  wild  animal  ....you  coulda  been  attacked!

[fishing mechanic]

That is awesome RG.

Camping at Brennan's this past weekend gave my family plenty of close up's of almost tame squirrels, skunks, and chipmunks.

[rgfixit]

I know a piece of woods that holds some flying squirrels and another that has a population of black squirrels. They're next on my list. The stream behind my house is really shut down now. It's funny how these warm water streams just turn off when the temps drop. I took the new (old) Fenwick down to one of my spots last night. No takers, but the rod is a joy. I have a feeling my glass rod collection is gong to grow.

It's been an interesting year of fly fishing for me. It started with a state of the art, high tech 3wt and ended with a 50 year old bamboo and a 40 year old ferrelite glass rod. One thing's for sure.....I need to build a rod rack (maybe a reel rack too)

RG