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    Favorite Sage Fly Rod

    Thats 2 votes for the XP 691-4. I know Nailbender loved his for SRC, perhaps I should invest in one?
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    Favorite Sage Fly Rod

    I say fly rods as they also made Gear rods of which I had a few. Personally I love the XP line up have the 590-4 & my big gun the 697-4 How about you?
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    Hopper / Dropper

    Over here it's a purple Hippie stomper or chubby Chernobyl on top and typically one of these 2 subsurface.... Option #3 is when the bite gets tough. Perdigon Nymph: Size #16 with a heavy tungsten bead. Its slick, epoxy body cuts through the fast Kootenai currents instantly to reach the strike...
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    Furthest Travel to Fish

    You fly up with Elton? Hear he did it 5 days a week for awhile.
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    Furthest Travel to Fish

    Barra de Navidad Got striped Marlin #1 there on a trolled mullet. Deck hand was a character, after the fish took its 1st big initial run & was jumping off on the horizon he leans in and whispers "now gringo, you reel"
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    Craig MT

    Do Sun morning breakfast & stand up and start testifying to the crowd. Remember Jesus liked being around fisherman 😎
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    Wanted Bauer Rouge 4

    Looking for one of these old school big trout reels. Original box & an extra spool would be a bonus. c/22
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    Craig MT

    Anyone been there? It's got 2 nice fly shops, 3 bars & 1 over priced restaurant. That's it. Heck of a place IMO c/22
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    Gum Wall

    A couple of personal favorites....
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    Gum Wall

    No, not that god awful thing downtown that makes me want to puke..... But this more pleasant view, one we've all seen in different iterations. Now this tiny Montana town fly shop "sticker wall" is pretty epic, enjoy. c/22
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    Fishing Mentor

    Who was yours? Mine was my Dad, he loved to fish on the weekends & started taking me along when I was about 8 or so, this would be around 1965. We had this section on the Cedar about 300 yards of river, you might know now as its upper section is currently marked out as a kayak run, you can...
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    Pretty Wild Cutts…

    My Dad had a story he loved to tell. He had this buddy with a sixth sense about fishing destinations. So he tells Dad there is this beaver pond I found, it chock full of cutthroat, Dad sez well the season isn't open yet.... So opening day Dad & him were there brite & early. He took a single...
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    Grayling in a Stillwater setting

    Looking forward to hitting it on Sunday, just starting to pack up
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    Snails

    We used to catch March 1st rainbows out of Warden lake & little Warden there bellies were chock full of snail shells
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    Grayling in a Stillwater setting

    Have a lake about 70 miles from of me that's planted with Grayling & Westslope cutts. Planning on spending a day there of my 1 week fishing vacation as I've always wanted to catch one. Sounds like the Grayling are typically aggressive and will take a dry if there's a hatch going off. This lake...
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    Maxima Chameleon Vs Amnesia (Red)

    Back in my saltwater fly days used to build beach leaders starting with Maxima chameleon 15 or 20 butt section, then blood knot down to 15/12 Ultragreen mid section then the 12/10 Ultragreen tippet. The chameleon in the butt section was for the stiffness & help turning over those big bucktail...
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    SFR Cooler advice

    Check this brand out. Yeti build style & blue-collar price tag
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    Kootenai Unicorn

    Native squawfish, now you can see why bronze/brass/gold would work on the big meat eaters Go 1/2 oz for chuck and duck action
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    Kootenai Unicorn

    The local bank maggots plunk below the dam at night with big baits. They always haul out some overweight bows. This fish actually looks more athletic was caught roughly 4 miles below the tailrace
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    Kootenai Unicorn

    Well, yes. But a tailwater river with a steady stream of turbine chummed Kokanee
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