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Van
Howdy all.
Well, i picked up a fly rod this past summer after longing to use one most my life. I am a life long Oregonian, 5th generation, and I have always been a fisherman. The last ten years i didn't really fish much. In that time i got hooked on pc games, got a wife and child and a couple houses. Now things have settled back down and i am fishing regularly again and taking up the fly rod for 90% of my fishing.
I am mostly geared up now but need to improve on my rod inventory. I picked up a Reddington Red.Fly 2 6wt rod as a starter rod after picking up a really bad Martin fly rod combo that was basically a wet noodle. I am looking at a getting a nice 5 wt, an 8wt and perhaps a 3/4 wt.
I have a stupid amount of flies now. One of the things that got me motivated to fly fish was inheriting 3 boxes of old flies from my great uncle when he passed away. Now i can't seem to pass a rack of flies without picking up a few. I think i have enough Salmon flies to last a couple years.
I will be on the banks of the Deschutes this spring during the hatch.
I am looking to pick up a pontoon boat in the next year as well for all the small lakes we have around here and in Washington.
This past summer i took some casting lessons from an instructor at Kaufmann's. I wanted to make sure and get the mechanics of the cast right to optimize my chances and make my presentations as good as possible. I also managed to cast some flies on the Clackamas, Deschutes, Fall, McKenzie rivers and Trout Creek up near trout Lake, WA. this summer. I landed about 10 fish all said and done over the summer. Nothing of great size but a good rookie season, imo.
Glad to see this forum and hope pick up a lot of info from those more experienced than i.
Cheers.
Well, i picked up a fly rod this past summer after longing to use one most my life. I am a life long Oregonian, 5th generation, and I have always been a fisherman. The last ten years i didn't really fish much. In that time i got hooked on pc games, got a wife and child and a couple houses. Now things have settled back down and i am fishing regularly again and taking up the fly rod for 90% of my fishing.
I am mostly geared up now but need to improve on my rod inventory. I picked up a Reddington Red.Fly 2 6wt rod as a starter rod after picking up a really bad Martin fly rod combo that was basically a wet noodle. I am looking at a getting a nice 5 wt, an 8wt and perhaps a 3/4 wt.
I have a stupid amount of flies now. One of the things that got me motivated to fly fish was inheriting 3 boxes of old flies from my great uncle when he passed away. Now i can't seem to pass a rack of flies without picking up a few. I think i have enough Salmon flies to last a couple years.
I will be on the banks of the Deschutes this spring during the hatch.I am looking to pick up a pontoon boat in the next year as well for all the small lakes we have around here and in Washington.
This past summer i took some casting lessons from an instructor at Kaufmann's. I wanted to make sure and get the mechanics of the cast right to optimize my chances and make my presentations as good as possible. I also managed to cast some flies on the Clackamas, Deschutes, Fall, McKenzie rivers and Trout Creek up near trout Lake, WA. this summer. I landed about 10 fish all said and done over the summer. Nothing of great size but a good rookie season, imo.
Glad to see this forum and hope pick up a lot of info from those more experienced than i.
Cheers.
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