Fly Rods

[Pow4Brains]

Nice pix! Looks like a slayfest.

shit, may have to go for a drive. i'm always up for chasing the hauser hawgs.

My Cuz is heading there today!^^^^^

I think a Mini at Hauser in the fall is in order!

Here are a couple pix from this spring. One from the river and one from the lake

[sfotex]

Nice fish - the lake sure looks clear!

[Hook]

Nice fish, When I'm in AK, I usually go none stop for about three days and then crash in a heap. It's hard to stop with all that daylight.

On a completely unrelated note, I had an Explorer about the same vintage as the one in your pics. I bought some stainless steel running boards for it and blew the transmission a week or two later. They have just been sitting in a box in my garage, never used. Pay for shipping and they're yours if you want them. (two door xploder)

[LaramieSkiBum]

caught these goldens a few weeks ago. These are just the ones I ate for dinner. I lost count of how many I caught.

[skifishbum]

^^^^
Sweet lookin fish.
It's not to often Whitey comes up to dine.
Here is a whitey ate sally shot.
Cause very few have love for Whitey

[Pow4Brains]

caught these goldens a few weeks ago. These are just the ones I ate for dinner. I lost count of how many I caught.

Wow those are some beauties! Are you sure that they are goldens? They kind of look like Western Slope Cutties in full spawn attire. Here is a pix of a golden, and as you can see they tend to be a little more “golden”.

[mnflyfish]

Wow those are some beauties! Are you sure that they are goldens? They kind of look like Western Slope Cutties in full spawn attire. Here is a pix of a golden, and as you can see they tend to be a little more “golden”.

They look like Cuts to me as well. Still nice fish!

Hey any advice on weather a person should fish trout when it's extremely hot? I'm afraid that if I go on Sunday, we're in a record hot and dry spell, that any fish I catch I'll kill. Now I'm not some nut job devoted to catch and release only, but the river I prefer has a slot limit and sure and hell I'll catch most if not all of my fish in that range where I have to put them back, thus killing them from the heat. This is very unusual weather for us so this hasn't come up much before. Should I fogo the trip?

Just a little ethical question, I'm leaning towards bass and sunnies just to get out of the house.

Good Luck,
Jay

[Pow4Brains]

Hey any advice on weather a person should fish trout when it's extremely hot?

Yeah, I’d leave them alone until it cools off. Usually a water temp above 68 is deadly for rainbows (browns can tolerate a little warmer temp). But, if you must go, try to fish early in the morning.
Thanks for keeping the future fish in mind

[fez]

like Pow4Brains said, warm water is a killer. if you decide to go, check the water temp, go early, don't play fish long, and give them plenty of recovery time before release.

[LaramieSkiBum]

Wow those are some beauties! Are you sure that they are goldens? They kind of look like Western Slope Cutties in full spawn attire. Here is a pix of a golden, and as you can see they tend to be a little more “golden”.

yes they are goldens, a pure strain in an isolated lake in the Wind Rivers. They are mature, the smaller fish (i can see your hand in that net), look like that, but those puppies pictured above are 2 to 3lbs and spawning.

No cutt on the neck, not cutt's...see the spots towards the tail and the red strip down the middle match the smaller fish pictured in your post. Most goldens in california don't get anywhere near this size I'd imagine.

We have Colorado Cutt's, Bear (Bonnevill) River Cutts, Snake River Cutts, and Yellowstone Cutts in the region, but these are goldens, the smaller fish I caught look more like the one pictured above.

[Pow4Brains]

^^^^Please take me fishing!!!

[Andy_B]

Fly Rod Jong Q.

OK, I have dabbled in fly fishing for a few years. Mostly on inland lakes (shore and Boat) for Bass, pan fish. Every once in a great while I'll make it to a trout stream.

I'm looking to get a 5wt, good for trout, good for bass, heavy for pan fish....

The question is on length?

I'm looking at a TFO Lefty Pro or finesse, just not sure how long to go...

Thanks

[cj001f]

9' is the way to go.

[Free Range Lobster]

9 foot.

no question.

[Andy_B]

^^^ Anywhere better to buy from?

[mnflyfish]

like Pow4Brains said, warm water is a killer. if you decide to go, check the water temp, go early, don't play fish long, and give them plenty of recovery time before release.

I took your advice and got yard work done instead of fishing, damn! We're in a hot and dry streak so it looks like the fishing is going on the back burner for a couple weeks. I'm set up to guide a fellow in early Sept and again in late Sept so I have plenty of time for some scouting before hand. The one guy's never fished before, oh joy, so he'll be happy catching the little guys and getting a bunch of pictures, the late Sept trip is a group from the National TU and they will expect a lot more. Hopefully we'll get some rain and cooler temps and get the activity level back up. I should preface this by adding that I'm only a guide on paper, gives me the opportunity for good discounts from the various companies, and I make a little over the season to pay for my trout addiction.

Good Luck,
Jay

[mnflyfish]

Fly Rod Jong Q.

OK, I have dabbled in fly fishing for a few years. Mostly on inland lakes (shore and Boat) for Bass, pan fish. Every once in a great while I'll make it to a trout stream.

I'm looking to get a 5wt, good for trout, good for bass, heavy for pan fish....

The question is on length?

I'm looking at a TFO Lefty Pro or finesse, just not sure how long to go...

Thanks

Absolutly 9 foot! It will make mending real easy, and makes wind less of a factor. The only down side is if you fish in real tight areas. I carry a 7ft 3 wt for smaller streams with a lot of brush on the banks. Even still, I've used it once this year.

Good Luck,
Jay

[mushmouth]

Good thread, lots of good info. I have a question to add. I'm ready to make the switch and obviously would like a setup which is flexible for my needs, etc.
So here what I want to do:
I fish primarily for stripers and large mouth bass. Ranging in size from 15-24 inches (maybe a 28 every now and then) on the striper size. The large mouth fishing I do is in a small lake with plenty of room, so I don't think rod length is an issue. The large mouth range in size up to 2-2.5lbs.
I'd like to keep the large mouth fishing "sporting" while having the ability to work a larger end of the range striper should it come to that. I have a large amount of experience fishing light tackle so I'm confident, as I get the hang of this method, I'll be able to work larger fish on lighter tackle.
So the question is, what rod/reel specs would fit?
So far, this is what I've come up with from Orvis...am I on the right path?
http://www.orvis.com/store/Product_C...subcat_id=7911
http://www.orvis.com/store/Product_C...subcat_id=7907

[Pow4Brains]

^^^^^Yup. Here's a link with some pretty good combo prices. A 6 weight will be perfect for what you described. I'd get a rod that has a fighting butt and a reel with a quality disc drag, quick pick up speed and sealed bearings. Personally, I am really getting addicted to the 10’ rods by Sage for lake fishing (the extra leverage allows you to put a little more oomph on the fish when needed). Tend to be pretty $$$ though.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...ainCatcat20431

[fez]

you might want a second spool for your reel too. that way you can keep a fast sink line on for stripers and streamer fishing large mouth and have a floating line for large mouths on the surface (poppers, mouse patterns, stuff like that)

[mushmouth]

Thanks for the follow ups guys. I've got hte Orvis rod and reel sitting in the "basket" waiting to pull the trigger.

Next step I''ll be checking out lines and backing and alt spools as per your rec Fez. I've been wanting to do this for years now and will be psyched once trigger is pulled...now if only I could find some extra $$....

[Andy_B]

What about this set up? Is the reel decent?

5wt, 9 footer

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...327&hasJS=true

or

http://www.flyshopcloseouts.com/cpoi...logStyleId=528 Rem. CPS w/

Lamson Velocity reel $325.00


Edit

I guess it comes down to the drag systems, the cabelas SLA has cork/Teflon and the Lamson has fully sealed and zero-maintenance conical drag... I going to guess the Lamson is the way to go.

Edit #2 after some googling it seems that the cork and Teflon is a better system. Help!

[Pow4Brains]

What about this set up? Is the reel decent?

5wt, 9 footer

I have a Redington RS2 4 piece 5wt that I really like. They did have one of the best “no questions asked” warranties that I have used 5 times , but I think it has changed since Sage bought them. The RS2 is a medium action rod that will present a dry fly well, but can be a little soft for the “duck and chuck” when nymphing with a lot of weight and large flies. Overall, it’s a very well rounded rod. A 4 piece is nice cuz you can travel and backpack with it.
The Orvis Battenkill is a solid reel that has held up for me for years. Personally though, I prefer a larger arbor and therefore, would go with the Cabela’s deal.

I’d buy this one:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...327&hasJS=true

Just my .02.

[MakersTeleMark]

I have a Redington RS2 4 piece 5wt that I really like. They did have one of the best “no questions asked” warranties that I have used 5 times , but I think it has changed since Sage bought them. The RS2 is a medium action rod that will present a dry fly well, but can be a little soft for the “duck and chuck” when nymphing with a lot of weight and large flies. Overall, it’s a very well rounded rod. A 4 piece is nice cuz you can travel and backpack with it.
The Orvis Battenkill is a solid reel that has held up for me for years. Personally though, I prefer a larger arbor and therefore, would go with the Cabela’s deal.

I too 2nd that rod for a good travel all arounder, and I've used their replacement policy as well. I've got a Battenkill and like it for creek fishing but prefer something a bit larger for long hucks.

[sfotex]

Got out last week with the new setup on the Boulder river. It was a Friday night and I was feeling lazy but wanted to get out, so I called my friend up and we headed out to the river. The fish were rising, but they weren't biting for us. My buddy ran thru about 10 different flies but no luck. I stuck to a nymph and didn't catch anything.