1st Steelhead on a fly....

[ChezJfrey]

...while Ninjia and I sat on the bank offering sage advise like "nice fish don't lose him, and are you sure it's not a carp".

LOL! Gotta love having friends around to offer 'advice'

Nice going, eggs!

 

[eggs]

Haha yea jimmy had me laughing while reeling in with the carp comment..

It was an awesome trip and a good day. And thanks for the kind words everyone.

 

[skunk]

Sweeeetttt! Nice job with that.

 

[GDBrown]

I'm very impressed! I didn't think "Nerds" could be so multifaceted. Great looking fish and great story with pictures and witnesses to boot. I really need to do more fishing.

GD

 

[Markcanby]

Nice fish but man how rude. Do you know how long Jimmy has been after a fish? I am always nice enough not to catch fish around him. You should try to do teh say Eggs.

 

[eggs]

I know.... I felt bad.. I don't think jimmy, lonn, or chad have got one.. and this was my 5th try at winters and less than a year since picking up fly fishing completely..

I hope jimmy post up his pictures he took!

 

[Markcanby]

Thats why I didn't tell them about the one I hooked just killing time on Easter Sunday. I think my 6th time with the flyrod.

 

[bigsteel]

excellent fish bro,sounds like a great day on the water with buddies...

 

[ninja2010]

it was definitely great to see a steelhead hooked on the swing on a home-tied no-name fly...

sorry for the delay in posting the photos, but i was out FISHING...

anyway, here's what i got on my phone:

the hookup... "wow! it's buuldogging..."



the anticipation of the climax... "okay, bring it closer to the bank, i'll come from behind and tail it so it doesn't get spooked..."



da money shot...



the fly that fooled the fish



... and eastcoastborn's new-found friend from the pasture...




btw, mark, i haven't been skunked the last 5 trips on the river. all on the swing, some fin-clipped. but none bigger than 8"... and eggs, i did get one - witnessed by lonn.

 

[Thuggin4Life]

Hey way to go man! Nice fish and nice fly!

 

[JeannaJigs]

Man I don't trust cows sneaking up on people like that.

 

[Markcanby]

Well Im glad to you are finaly getting into some fish Jimmy. I thought you didn't like catching small fish though.:lol::lol::lol:

Dont feel bad though Jimmy I haven't landed any either just hooked one for 10sec.

 

[Anyfishisfine]

That's most awesome.

 

[bernduffy]

A terrific example of perseverance. Nice job hanging in there. I went 0 for eight once and was about to give up. 0 for 10 would just about be my limit....at least for a while.
Although, don't I remember Jed Davis writing that he went something like 0 for 20 while figuring out how to fish spinners? Then he caught a couple of hundred a year!

 

[GDBrown]

Will someone be kind enough to send me a PM with the GPS location of that hole? I've been looking for a place like that forever and never found one. I can fine plenty of good steelhead water but the brush is always right at my back! I'd even take a lesson from one of you guys and bring lunch too if it will help.

GD

 

[Eastcoastborn]

I took that picture. 1st fish I've seen caught on the swing. nice.

 

[jathrtn]

type of material?

type of material?

Hey bro just out of curiosity is that fly ties using schlappen or marabou. it almost looks like palmered sclappen but the feathers are kinda long which makes me think u palmered the marabou. schlappen feathers arnet usually that long. :think:

 

[eggs]

I actually used the butt end of schlappen and palmered em(i didn't have the marabou in that color, but do now).. then used left over tips for the tails... the body is dubbed with purple "pop-a-top" yarn all pulled apart and then ribbed with yellow floss.