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I'm planning to be there in early October, same as last year. I fished a hare's ear about 1' under an indicator in 5-6' of water. I'm embarrassed how many fish broke me off on the take. Those fall fattened fish are a blast.

Oh man do I love that lake. Awesome report!

We had a 12" cutt on the line that was being chased by a huge bull trout. It was wild to see! We were all amazed that both fish simply appeared out of what looked like an empty rock bottom run.

Mine is 37-1/2" measured from the outside ends. I think it fits rod sections about 36". It fit OK in the overhead bin, but it has such a wide diameter that it won't fit in a bin that also is full of larger carryon bags. I was lucky my closest bin had a few smaller bags for kids so it was...

I carried my Sage Ballistic tube onto Alaska flights last week, in addition to my carry on bag. I then "gate-checked" both before boarding without any fees. The Ballistic tube carried seven rods (extras for others joining us at our destination in Montana). My own interpretation of Alaska's...

I think I'm a bit spoiled by prior trips. We have one "run" that requires a long walk to reach that we have found more than a few larger cutts in before. They might have been in the run this year but they didn't show. Oh well, that's fishing!

For this year's gathering of the guys in my family fly fishing trip we chose to stay a few days in the upper forks section of a western Montana stream. Our cabin was just a mile from the ranch/compound where the series "Yellowstone" is filmed. We saw Kevin Costner on the street in the small...

Tim for the Win!

What does the underside look like?

IMO, Dave’s tying is some of the finest I’ve ever seen, anywhere. I’m glad he focuses on the classic flies as well.

Rick, the upper St Joe in the fall is still on my list to do so no personal experience there in the fall. FWIW, we did spend time in September on upper Rock Creek MT (west of Phillipsburg). To our surprise, it’s Cutts were dialed into a #14 perdigon with a black body, red collar and silver...

Getting a bit off topic, but here's a cool shot of my son's bamboo rod getting a haul on the St Joe. Love that deep bend, and love the way the rod springs forward to send the dry fly to the waiting cutt. This happens to be a Granger 8040 taper rod...nice progressive taper, you can see how the...

Congrats on your 8'3" Sweetgrass! It's made by one of the most highly respected and beloved makers in the bamboo world, Glenn Bracket, who gained his fame as the longtime head bamboo rod maker at Winston. The Mantra series are a model line Glenn created to make a more affordable option for his...

Rich, I think a bunch of guys from the Overtake FF Club went up there around then. Ron

Every time we do this I look forward to a great time, and every time I go it's even better than expected. Thanks guys for hanging out and sharing your amazing fly rods today. Great to see old and new friends. There were so many great rods, but my personal favorites were Mike Monsos' 8'4" and...

I'd love to cast that Gene Edwards.

We'll miss 'ya Greg!

Mike, I must be in the same memory club as you.

For any who missed the earlier thread in the Bamboo rod forum, we are getting together - Sunday June 9 at 11am at Cascade View Neighborhood park in Redmond WA For our annual bamboo and glass rods meet up. It's a great, casual gathering where folks can bring new or classic bamboo and glass...

I'm also intrigued by the 8'4" length. It seems like in most things we gravitate toward the "big round numbers"...as fly rods were developed over time that became 7', 8', and 9', with a lot of 7-1/2', a fair number of 8-1/2' and a handful of 9-1/2' models. But perhaps an 8'4" is ideal for...