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Shad fishing at Bonneville, Oregon side. Trying to get my lead-head, barbed "fly" out as far as I could, and then down in the water column. I'm a lefty and the wind was blowing upstream. Recipe for disaster. On what turned out to be the premature last cast of the day, on a backcast, I saw this...

This has been a very useful thread to me. Thanks for all your experience-based thoughts. I fish mainly areas/lakes that I know very well, but I fish solo a lot and I know that the older I get the easier I could get into trouble.

My wife and I took a trip to the Bahamas, specifically to the Governor’s Harbour area on Eleuthera. The trip started out in New York City, visiting family. I had a lot of solo time, so I decided to take in some of the usual sites. This is the exact spot where, on December 16, 1985, John...

I have recently received great service from Sage repairs.

Very interesting, useful stuff. Thanks to all for taking the time to share. I want to learn that Pitzen knot.

We will be on Eleuthera.

Folks- Thank you for your perspectives. I had a wonderful member of the community offer me one of their spare lines for the trip. It is so awesome and it really made my day. I will post about the trip as long as my fishing flailings are not too humbling!

I have one shot for bonefish, next month in the Bahamas, probably my only trip down there. Maybe I'll get hooked and go back, who knows. I want to buy a 8 wt line that I can use there and then bring back to use as a standard 8 wt dry line. Suggestions?

A very interesting project! Way outside of my skillset...

Great stuff- Thanks for posting.

Steelheading, what a gig. Ice cold mornings, get there very early to be the first on the water, and so often it is a no-bite or one-bite event. Today I got one bite, a strong hatchery buck that made it a great day. Caught it at the bottom of the last hole I was going to fish.

I fished earlier this week, drove around and saw all kinds of conditions, including iced over water! Fishing for me was OK, but these are always enjoyable trips. A few pics: The first ones are from my hotel morning, evening, and the next morning. The last one is late in the day on Wednesday.

Sage advice, Ive of Ione! Nicely stated, RCF as well. Good stuff up and down this thread. As is usual, I don't take good advice. I am still working at 67, but I do like my job OK. Maybe 2 more years.

Kinda cool live webcam of current Kilauea eruption... I think this is right now, right?

I can't tell you how bad I want to go do this. I went a few times when opportunity presented itself and I loved it. Haven't been down there in years.

I am pretty sure I stayed at that Dana Hotel one time and had meetings in a bay view conference room. I watched dudes in belly boats catch quite a few fish. I worked it from the shore early morning and did OK myself, 7 wt + clousers.

Google will help!

A nicely shaped wiper- the younger ones are kinda lanky. These fish are really pretty in the water.

I have the black one in the pic posted by Crusty. It has never really been useful for me, but maybe I haven't given it a chance.

Caught Dec 27 on a muddy river. She had a stomach full of 2-inch Crappie.