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Agreed...it definitely doesn't match up with my experience. I put 100yds of backing on each of my reels and even with fish up to 29" I've never gotten down to the bone on my backing. Maybe down to about 30 yds left on the biggest fish with nearly the whole fly line out when it hit (70yd run)...

I just checked. My catch card is working on the MyWDFW app.

I used to daydream about fishing all winter...then I realized there are some fisheries that produce very well all winter long if you can stand the cold weather or just pick and choose your days. It is nice when you have a sunny day like yesterday though. I need to start packing the sunscreen...

If it was fighter jets it was most likely F-15s from either Portland ANG Base or Mountain Home AFB. Those are the two closest locations where fighters are based.

Never fished Caverhill, but it looks great and I’d love to check it out. I’ve fished a few other camps in the area. Thuya (Rustic Resort) I went to a few times as a kid and caught fish up to 3lbs…some of the outer lakes had 6lb+ back then, but I’m not sure about now. I haven’t been to...

Too bad they can't focus their advocacy on trawlers in Alaska...those poor pollock

I’ve got around 100 hats, but only about 15 or so are fishing hats (the nasty ones). The worst one is a 25 y/o Sonics hat that I can’t retire until they return to Seattle. I started always switching hats so I could tell the difference between days on a fishing trip when I was looking at...

1. Bananas = more fish 2. Never wear the same hat back-to-back trips/days…I don’t know why, but I also don’t want to find out.

32.75" and 14.5" would be a snake. 29" and 13" would be unlikely to hit 8lbs. 31" and 15" should be right around the 10 lb mark. Unless you regularly retain fish it's hard to get a feel for weight just going off length/girth. These are the stats from the 50 biggest wild rainbows caught at...

We still have a local one in Browns Point for kids under 18. Don't expect the kids to win if they are fishing for pinks from shore though.

Need to create a national fish offender registry. How are we supposed to know if there's one of them fishing in our neighborhood?

YouTube is a great resource for step-by-step tutorials. Agreed that woolly buggers and hare's ear are a great place to start. Other than that I would go to the shop where you usually buy flies and ask them to help you pick out the materials for a few of the flies that you would be using on the...

Awesome. Thanks for the great resource. I'm sure expanding my DIY skills will save me a ton of money in the long run just like my fly-tying does :ROFLMAO:

Bummer, but it's a good thing you have the other half of the blank still. Any tips on where to go to get started with rod building? I built a G-Loomis 5-wt back in high school with the help of the local fly shop, but that ended up as a victim of a car door. I got the replacement blank, but...

I have zero issue with the price. A combination fishing license with 2-pole endorsement for $97 is less than a day of skiing or a round of golf at a nice course. I spend more than that almost every time I go to the fly shop. It worked out to less than $2/day spent on the water for me last...

I listened to this podcast a while ago. It scratches the surface on the issue of stolen intellectual property of artists and provides a way that some are fighting back. Worth the listen if you're interested in the topic of AI generated images and art.

I usually look at the seminar schedule and decide based on that which day to go to catch a few talks. Lots of good info. The fly tying and watercraft technology is usually interesting. It’s also cool to see a lot of the guides and lodges for ideas on future trips. It’s not an every year...

Great book, but I could have done without that first chapter though.

I'd add some floatant, tippet rings, swivels, and a small selection of splitshots...never know when you might need them.

I would say my 13 y/o year was when I really latched onto it. My dad, uncle, and grandpa strictly flyfished, and I grew up fishing lakes in WA and BC with them, so I was very familiar with flyfishing concepts and strategy...my grandpa would complain about the "hardware merchants" when he saw...