Fly Fishing
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Hell ya! I need a little advance notice because I have a 3 month old son but I'm itching to get back out there.
OB 3319
Influencer I
Haha do it @OregonTrail4runner ! Fishing is open from Oct.1-June30. Oct-Feb is usually cold, windy and nasty, that is the time you are likely to catch only 1-3 fish in a day but the chances of them being huge is better. After Feb it starts to warm up a bit, still great fishing but you are more likely to catch a lot of smaller guys (5-20 fish days are common and my buddy even landed over 60 fish in a full day out there last march)!
OB 3319
OB 3319
Influencer I
Don't say I didn't warn you guys. Here's two BC fish from back to back years on the Skeena system. First is 42" x 23.5" and the second was 41" x 22.5" ... Depending on whose formula you use they were between 27 and 34 pounds. It's just nice to see big wild fish like these. I hate the photos as they lock these beautiful fish in midair for eternity, even though they were simply lifted for the photo and released. Studies have shown that even brief exposure to air can reduce the chance of survival of released wild fish. The movement is to #Keepemwet and photograph wild fish in the water. I can live with that. Unless it's a fish I plan on eating he stays in the water... Here in the Northwest with our battles to protect the remaining wild stocks of anadromous fish it is just a good habit to get into and share. Stepping off the soapbox now.
Bad news fellas, looks like Pyramid is going to be closed till April due to washed-out roads and unsafe beach access.
OB 3319
OB 3319
Influencer I
Would love to! Clearing that with the wife is a bit of a challenge. 3 month old baby and a crazy schedule makes things difficult.
OB 3319
I am excited by the exploration/discovery of backroad trips. But I cringe every time I read a trip report or see pictures of folks plowing across a waterway (typically smaller streams) in their vehicles.
So question to you all more experienced overland/fishers -- is there any type of protocol for when/what water is traversed on four wheels? You have any similar type of reaction to the potential negative effects on waterways or do you just stick to overlanding in the desert?? :)
So question to you all more experienced overland/fishers -- is there any type of protocol for when/what water is traversed on four wheels? You have any similar type of reaction to the potential negative effects on waterways or do you just stick to overlanding in the desert?? :)
If I have to cross water, which I can't think of the last time I did, I would crawl as slow as possible to do as little disturbance as possible.
OB 2646
It all depends for me. If I don't have to cross it, I wont. If it is necessary I will take it slowly and make as little impact as possible. Over the summer I worked for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection doing bioassement and stream surveys. When people would thrash across streams above the reach we were sampling, it would take a lot longer for everything to settle than I expected. We pretty much would take a lunch because our samples would be off. It's not the end of the world and chances are they aren't the first or last to cross but not a bad idea to avoid when possible.
OB 3319
Influencer I
I cross at established crossings and go slow. Any travel by vehicle has some impact on the environment, we just need to minimize it... blasting through virgin desert would be just as unsettling to plant lovers. We do need to be smart and set a good example for others no matter where we travel.
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Hi ya'll
I am Chris my home waters well the would be the clear streams of North Georgia but I have fished Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona, Washington and Utah.
so far caught Rainbows, Browns, Brookies, Cut Throat,and Arctic Grayling and am now looking to get two more Apache and Gila....Much harder to get but thats why its called fish and not catching :)
I am Chris my home waters well the would be the clear streams of North Georgia but I have fished Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona, Washington and Utah.
so far caught Rainbows, Browns, Brookies, Cut Throat,and Arctic Grayling and am now looking to get two more Apache and Gila....Much harder to get but thats why its called fish and not catching :)
Advocate II
I Love fly fishing. I find my self throwing a line up the road here in the northern part of Montana year round. Love the north fork and the south fork . Right next to glacier national park. Cut throats and rainbow with the occasional bull trouts. Best fly up here is the purple haze fly for most of it. All washed down with som scotch ale cold smoke:)
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Advocate II
The majority of my fly fishing is on lakes. I prefer to be in my float tube whenever possible. I love Glacier, I spent 3 weeks there a couple years ago and can't wait to go back.
OB 2646
I am new to overlanding but not new to fly fishing. Thanks for starting this thread Chris! My home water is in Colorado -the South Platte from Cheeseman Canyon through Deckers. I also fish the Blue River quite a bit but that's because I can get a Starbucks and Chipotle if I need to in Frisco. If any of you get to Colorado and want to fish, I'm in!!! I'll go anywhere...San Juan River in New Mexico is pretty awesome as well.
