Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 My dear old Aunt Harriett Way up in heaven she be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Nice way to pass some winter days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I tried my hand at fly fishing. I actually tried tying flies first. I found the best way to put them together was cellophane...a cellophane bag holds them nicely at the tackle shop as you make selections for purchase. Then I tried learning to cast a fly rod. I could cast the rod just fine. Not the fly or that rass-n-frass'n fly line....The rod may still be at the bottom of a lake in Northern California.... Nice way to pass the time, BMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 A bit of nostalga goes with tying. I keep remembering the last time I used that fly and where. Then all those wonderful memories come flooding back. I sure miss old Bruce. That man was a master at wood carving, wood working and fly tying. And he always outfished me too! I am certain the fish are bigger, fight harder, and are more plentyful where he is. And sitting around the campfire drinking his burbon was always special. Don't know what it is about fly lines that appeal to me so much. The graceful curl out over the water is like poetry in motion. Dang, I need a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crooked River Pete, SASS 43485 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I found the most important piece of kit for fly fishing is a ladder, so you can get your fly outta the tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 i would love to tie again but not being able to see or do tiny things with my fingers anymore has made it frustrating to the point of exasperation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, watab kid said: i would love to tie again but not being able to see or do tiny things with my fingers anymore has made it frustrating to the point of exasperation I go there often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Last time I tried my cousin and I cut all the hair off his sister's dolls to make bass bugs. They worked for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Dad tied flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 I just can't help myself. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 i need to dig my fly gear out again , its been a few years since i last had them out on the water but every time i did i had fun even if i didnt catch fish , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizPete Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Dad never didn't catch fish, though he always said if the cows were lying down, the fish weren't biting. We also never didn't catch fish, though Dad said we were cheating by fishing offshore. He always fished in fresh water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 19 hours ago, watab kid said: i need to dig my fly gear out again , its been a few years since i last had them out on the water but every time i did i had fun even if i didnt catch fish , I find that to be true also. ED: Chironomids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 More Chironomids: I couldn't help myself. I had an empty fly reel spool, so I ordered me a new flyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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