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ruppell
climber
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Stimbo
That's the best idea for a natural strike indicator I've ever seen. Way to think outside the box man.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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I agree, journals are a great thing. Whether it be rivers, lakes, saltwater, whatever.... I try to jot down notes on water flows, temps, date, time, weather, and the bugs that worked and the bugs that did not, plus notes on tippet size, rigging, etc.... I find my memory not so clear as I age... it could have been the drugs.
WTF, that was a buddy of mine, a fellow knucklehead that loves to fish as much as I do regardless of conditions.
That's the best idea for a natural strike indicator I've ever seen. Way to think outside the box man.
That line would build up to about the diameter of a pencil. The guides of course would freeze up. It was like casting cable, there was nothing pretty about the process. If you caught a fish when you were this iced up, you could not reel in as either a guide or tip would break on the rod. You would have to put the rod-reel down and hand line. Fortunately, there were no hookups when the temps were the lowest. Hmmm.... something for the journal!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Hmmm.... something for the journal!
NOTE TO SELF: If well below freezing.... stay in your warm bed, sleep late, eat breakfast, enjoy second cup of espresso...maybe go skiing.
Good to know something was going down last weekend.
Nice Fish all... and this is the best thread in the TACO.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Jan 12, 2017 - 11:43am PT
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Wow...and it looks like the Truckee River was flooding its banks too.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Jan 12, 2017 - 02:10pm PT
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So I had a neat interaction with a patient today. He's a real old dude who suffers from a little bit of dementia and some multiple sclerosis. Shaky and frail but when we got to trout fishing talk at his last appointment his eyes perked up and he got all sentimental and chatty. I did his surgery and he turned out great and today he showed up for his postop visit to let me pull the stitches out and he said he had something for me.
He handed me this old soft fly "box." It is crushed suede leather and has a nice zipper and a super fuzzy inside. Old-school. And a beat up old knife of his. He gave it to me as a gift and said that I could use this more than he could these days. He said his hands and feet don't work but seeing my big trout caught on the lower kings at his last visit made his day.
What a cool gift froma debilitated old river codger and a nice interaction that makes my job all worthwhile.
You can bet this thing will be with me on the river for a long time. Thought you guys on this thread might like the story and a couple photos.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jan 12, 2017 - 03:29pm PT
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Really cool.....
A friend gave me a book last week... said it belonged to his late Grandfather who FF his whole life. The note inside the book cover indicated it was given as a gift in 1965.... the book was first written in 1896 and this copy is an update- written in 1910!!!! I will post the exact tittle and author later. Maybe some of you folks may have read it. The style is really different and hard to comprehend but i'm getting the hang of it and it is starting to make sense.
But what made me think of the book was looking at the minimalist Fly Box your friend gave you...
In the book the author stressed that a Fly Fisherman is differentiated from other Fishermen by the small amount of gear required... a pole, a line keeper (reel) some spare "gut" (leader) and a few Flies. All carried in a small bag. And the attitude that a day out FF, a day out in nature, is something that is pure and good for a man's soul.
Made me reconsider all the junk I have been lugging around and my goal is to cut it by about 60%.
So Micro .... good to know that wallet is going to get back out to where it belongs.
Did those Flies come with it? Secret patterns?
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Jan 12, 2017 - 03:42pm PT
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Standard Adams dry flies there.
I have a fly box like that but mine isn't suede, and I haven't used it in many years. I used to use it to carry vials that I collected bugs in but gave up bug collecting a long time ago.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Jan 12, 2017 - 06:27pm PT
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Just got the news from the I.G.F.A. (International Game Fish Association) that this pink salmon I caught last August while fly fishing in Alaska has been awarded the new world record (all-tackle length).
It was really a team effort with my wife Yvonne. I couldn't have done it without her help in netting, measuring, and photographing the fish.
After the fish was measured it was released alive and well to spawn and propagate its big fish genetics to the next generation.
tags = Bob Gaines I.G.F.A. World Record pink salmon Kenai River
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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Jan 12, 2017 - 07:59pm PT
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Sometimes you don't need a trout to make you happy.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Jan 12, 2017 - 09:01pm PT
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Holy schmoly Bob. That thing is a rhino! Congratulations.
Scott
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jan 12, 2017 - 09:31pm PT
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BG! Congrats on that huge salmon on a fly.
Super-congrats for putting it back to spawn.
Glad you got the record too!
You deserve it!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jan 12, 2017 - 09:34pm PT
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Ahhhhhmazing!
So is the rumor true that world record fish usually come with some sort of compensation/endorsements from companies?
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crackfiend
climber
Springdale, Utah
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Jan 12, 2017 - 09:54pm PT
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Winter steelhead are my favorite fish to chase. The season is just getting underway here in SW Oregon, as soon as river levels drop. I have CHROMERS on the mind...here is a pic from a fish I caught on the Applegate river last year.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Jan 12, 2017 - 10:07pm PT
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Scott, What a great gift!
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Jan 12, 2017 - 10:16pm PT
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Winter steelhead are my favorite fish to chase. The season is just getting underway here in SW Oregon, as soon as river levels drop.
I concur. Could be time to plan a steelhead trip!
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jan 13, 2017 - 06:23am PT
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BG..... Way to go!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Jan 13, 2017 - 07:41am PT
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Congratulations Bob on that pink. What a toad!
Steelhead fishing, what an addiction. Just standing there, waiting for a tug, and rubbernecking at the redwoods. It is a treat to be able to cast and hook into one of these amazing fish. What a journey they take.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Jan 13, 2017 - 09:09am PT
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Thanks guys.
Could be setting up for some good winter steelhead fishing in the next month or so....
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Peater
Trad climber
Salt Lake City Ut.
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Jan 16, 2017 - 07:11pm PT
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Ed, that is not Fly fishing. Your supposed to do it like that other guy.
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BG
Trad climber
JTree & Idyllwild
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Jan 16, 2017 - 07:42pm PT
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Cool looking beetles WTF!
I always wondered why the fish at Pyramid Lake seemed to prefer those strange beetle patterns until I actually saw this green water beetle swimming in Pyramid Lake. Maybe I solved the riddle and this is what we want to match? Might be why the chartreuse works so well!
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