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1) absolutely, luckily the launch wasn’t busy 2) I was launching solo, pulling the boat down the dock to tie up so luckily my trailer was still there but it was a rush to pull it back, and not easy as it was sinking

Yes, my 12 foot Duroboat took on water quickly

Let’s play “guess the mistake I made at the launch this morning”.

Take an evening and catch a few perch or bluegill with a barbed treble hook to remind yourself why single barbless hooks make your life (and the fish's) a lot more pleasant.

Barbless - having hooked myself right under the chin this summer and having to have the guide rip it out confirmed the practice for me. Side note: the guide had forgotten to pinch the barb on that particular fly, I had noticed and pinched it myself just before a gust of wind whipped it around...

The Irish Grouse - from Dressed Irons

Russ: 214 Geno: 187

+1 good list Maybe also purple haze in the Adams sizes. When I first started I went into shop and just asked them to give me a dozen of the flies I would need and that was a great start. Tying your own will leave you with more variety of flies you'll ever need, but you'll learn a ton...and...

Scott Jackson’s red snatcher. Except it wasn’t till I tied a few that I realized I forgot the goose biot wing buds. Oops.

The key to not buying 20 rods is to simply not count how many you have. I agree with others on the 4wt. I have a Redington Classic Trout 4wt 9' rod (4-piece) and it is fantastic; heck of a rod for the price. When I bought it the fly shop guy/guide (at a well known cool-kid shop) didn't even try...