[Rods]

I love these posts - a whole whack of guys who all probably own between 10 to 20 rods each all reccomending the one rod you should own LOL - reality is that your gonna catch a big trout, your gonna love it and before you know it your going to discover what many on this site already know...That the true strategy of flyfishing is contriving ever increasingly creative methods of sneaking yet one more $500 rod into the house without the old lady (or old man) finding out, keep them everywhere, always move them around different locations including vehicles, leave them in and out of tubes confusion is the best strategy, if your wife can't accurately count your rods she can't freak out and start calculating how many extra mortgage payments you "could have" made instead of feeding your new obsession. I vote you treat it like a band aid !!! why draw out the pain over a 5 year period ? I say go out and drop about 6 grand on a top of the line rods and reels in every possible weight available - its gonna happen, there is alway going to be that little itch deep in your brain that softly wispers "yes, that was a perfect day but if I had a 3 wt on the one hole at the one bushy cut back bank I could have had a 29 instead of 28 fish day" - last weekend my wife asked me why I need 2 canoes, 2 belly boats and a pontoon boat, my answer ? "Because I don't have drift boat, if I get one of those I can unload a belly boat" she responded "oh OK" trick is to get one in the driveway before she figures out the 5-7k difference in price LOL

 

Seriously though, I agree with learning on the 6wt you have, its more forgiving and chucking streamer on a 4wt can be challenging to say the least - I learned on a 6 wt, its a great all round wt but that said like many above I pretty well fish moving water with a 4wt exclusively. Al you didn't mention your skill level or experience, if you have your basic casting figured out go 4 wt

I am a beginner fly guy who has river fished for years but not with a fly rod, so I bought a 6 w sage and now am hooked aftercatching a few fish and a nice rainbow.

 

 

[Nyhmphs]

Are you allowed to fish wih 2 nymphs? and how would you set that up? Thanks

[Lost Part Of Rod]

i'll be down at the Highwood this weekend, will keep my eyes open for you..but don't count on finding 4 pieces, that would be pure luck in my books...........Wolfie

Thanks

[Lost Part Of Rod]

How'd that happen?! Wouldn't the line (and fly) keep everything attached to the line?!

 

Just curious...

 

P

Thats what I want to know, I was with him, I saw the rod flying in the air and I said the fly should stop it, but it didnt, I was laughing so hard I almost fell over, I feel sorry the guy it was his first trip out, I dont know what he was doing.

 

[Lost Part Of Rod]

My buddy was fishing the highwood river Sunday near the Highwood group camp area, he casted and lost the 4 pieces to his 5 piece fluger rod, we watched float away and we searched for a while but no luck, anyways if someone happens to come across the first 4 parts to the rod it was green could they give ryan a call at 403 921 6325.

 

thanks

[A First For Me - 6 Species Day]

That would be a great day.

[Ahh...how The South Just Sucks You In!]

Great pics

[Stuck In A Rut...]

I hear ya getting skunked sucks.My friend tells me the same thing every time i get stumped and ask for advise.He says, maybe your flies suck.Most times he's right.

Sometimes you just have to sit back and match the hatch, i have had a # of eveings just like that

[Rods]

i just purchased a new 6 w sage, but am more inclined to fish the smaller streams in alberta, would you just go with the 6 w or go out and get a 4 or 5 w for the smaller streams, or do i just stay witha 6 wieght?

 

AL

[Live And Learn]

The guys at the fishing hole are great, they sent in the top to be repaired and gave me a loaner.

[Live And Learn]

Went out Sunday to the Highwood with my brand new sage fly rod, fished for a few hours hooked some smaller trout and we decided to head up to another stretch, as we got back to the truck I decided not to break my rod apart and left it in the back of the truck drove up about 20 minutes got out and saw that my tip was boken about a foot down, not the brightest thing ive ever done, always break down the rod if youre traveling, i guess thats why they give you carrying cases and tubes.

 

AL