Interest in a fly fishing forum section?

[SleepyJones]

Lots to discuss between rivers, lakes, dry fly, wet fly, dead drift, then there's fly tying and entomology plus lots more.

 

[307]

I’m trying to get back in the habit of tying flies for this years trips, salt and fresh. I’m not sure how it happens but I own about $20k (seemingly) in tying materials but never seem to have the exact thing I need…

I think it’s a conspiracy.

 

[Twisdom]

I am going to Colorado and am trying fly fishing for the first time. Any beginner tips?

 

[IdahoBeav]

I am going to Colorado and am trying fly fishing for the first time. Any beginner tips?

Are you going alone? If so, swing by a local fly shop. Ask for advice on local waters and which tippet & flies to use.

 

[IdahoBeav]

Whats the Tikka of the fly rod world? Whats the SWFA, Maven, and Nightforce equivalent for reels?

Tikka = Echo

SWFA = Redington

Maven = Lamson

Nightforce = Galvan

Swarovski = Winston

nymph fishing w/indicator = shooting whitetails from a ground blind over bait

dry fly fishing = mule deer hunting

streamer fishing = elk hunting

euro nymphing = turkey hunting, you put a lot of effort into it and think it's cool, but in reality you're just annoying and no one cares about your success.

 

[307]

Tikka = Echo

SWFA = Redington

Maven = Lamson

Nightforce = Galvan

Swarovski = Winston

nymph fishing w/indicator = shooting whitetails from a ground blind over bait

dry fly fishing = mule deer hunting

streamer fishing = elk hunting

euro nymphing = turkey hunting, you put a lot of effort into it and think it's cool, but in reality you're just annoying and no one cares about your success.

I think that's a strong effort.

 

[307]

I am going to Colorado and am trying fly fishing for the first time. Any beginner tips?

Look up Hank Patterson, fly fishing guide. Lots of good info there.

 

[SMOKYMTN]

I have a lot of Redingtons but I’d probably have to say Echo is the tikka of the FF world. Redington has gone a little haywire lately (case in point the one pictured above.) But I do agree that if you can’t do a decent cast on a cheap rod you don’t have any business buying a Sage.

I own everything from a Helios to a Sage Sonic, and still to this day my Redington Classic Trout rod is still one of my most fun to fish. They're good rods for the price point.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

Tikka = Echo

SWFA = Redington

Maven = Lamson

Nightforce = Galvan

Swarovski = Winston

nymph fishing w/indicator = shooting whitetails from a ground blind over bait

dry fly fishing = mule deer hunting

streamer fishing = elk hunting

euro nymphing = turkey hunting, you put a lot of effort into it and think it's cool, but in reality you're just annoying and no one cares about your success.

echo and Redington are fairly terrible.

 

[IdahoBeav]

echo and Redington are fairly terrible.

I don't like them either, but for the money, they're tough to beat.

 

[SMOKYMTN]

Big Flies > Small Flies

I don't know man, a size 24 midge on a wild, rhododendron choked Appalachian stream is pretty fun too.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I don't like them either, but for the money, they're tough to beat.

I had an echo ion XL 6wt for awhile that was borderline unusable. I thought it was strange because I've never had trouble with any fly rod before. maybe I had the wrong line matched to it, either way I moved on from it. Redington can be ok, just not my jam though, Im spoiled with Scott, sage, Abel,Ttibor and galvan.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I own everything from a Helios to a Sage Sonic, and still to this day my Redington Classic Trout rod is still one of my most fun to fish. They're good rods for the price point.

Dis you see that 5wt shootout that yellow dog made? they tested like almost every 5 weight out there with a fairly strict evaluation process and lots of different people trying the rods...the reidngton trout classic won.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’m trying to get back in the habit of tying flies for this years trips, salt and fresh. I’m not sure how it happens but I own about $20k (seemingly) in tying materials but never seem to have the exact thing I need…

I think it’s a conspiracy.

yeah me too. I just can't motivate myself to spend all day tying flies when I can buy them for a few bucks. Ive got bins and bins of tying stuff and all the tools, vice everything and I just don't do it.

 

[SMOKYMTN]

Dis you see that 5wt shootout that yellow dog made? they tested like almost every 5 weight out there with a fairly strict evaluation process and lots of different people trying the rods...the reidngton trout classic won.

I am not shocked at all, it's a great little rod for the money. I can't speak for their other models but I will always tell beginners who need a decent rod that won't break the bank about the Classic Trout.

 

[ORwaterfowler]

I had an echo ion XL 6wt for awhile that was borderline unusable. I thought it was strange because I've never had trouble with any fly rod before. maybe I had the wrong line matched to it, either way I moved on from it. Redington can be ok, just not my jam though, Im spoiled with Scott, sage, Abel,Ttibor and galvan.

That ion is super clunky compared to the other rods from Echo I have. Was given a 10' 7wt that finally found a use for as a dedicated stillwater indicator rod with a 6wt single hand spey line. It's a chore to cast, but moves a long leader under the bobber well with multi fly rigs.

 

[BLJ]

Tikka = Echo

SWFA = Redington

Maven = Lamson

Nightforce = Galvan

Swarovski = Winston

nymph fishing w/indicator = shooting whitetails from a ground blind over bait

dry fly fishing = mule deer hunting

streamer fishing = elk hunting

euro nymphing = turkey hunting, you put a lot of effort into it and think it's cool, but in reality you're just annoying and no one cares about your success.

I’m not sure who is in charge of such things but I would like this to be a sticky. Somewhere.

The euro nymphing is perfect.