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Nice browns:

Started myself for about $250 at wholesale sports a number of years ago. This got me a vice, all initial tools, and the materials to tie the prince, pheasant tail, hares ear, and parachute adams in sizes 10 through 16. Also had enough to buy a plastic tub with dividers. If I could give a piece of advice, spend at least $140 on the vice. My beginner sets just broke over time and didn't hold flies all that well. Bass pro sells a pretty decent rotary vice for around that price.

LOL.

Interesting topic Wolfie. I think my neighbor cooks drugs but I have not been beating my wife more than the regular amount. Did I mention I hate italics!

Really fun video to watch. Keep em coming!

Bought them about 3 months ago and have at least 30 trips without a scratch. On one trip I slipped on a piece of concrete under water that had a a chunk of re bar sticking out that cut my shin. It never even marked the waders. Great durability. If you have a good price I say go for it.

The upside to this was that none of us would have seen him dragging himself out of the river on his belly, which was just another great memory of the trip! Always look at the bright side!

Trees, trees, rocks, mountains, trees. Wow... what an adventure! And what a great group of guys with which to share such an experience. That was honestly one of the funnest, and sure to be, most memorable outings I have experienced as a fly fisher. I know this because when I got home, my mind was so overweening with all of the days senses that every time I closed my eyes I was right back in those canyons hearing the running water, wincing from the sun rays, and smelling that fresh mountain air. Pure magic. The only down side of the day was forgetting to bring my second large bottle of water for the last leg of the journey. As I leaned over to take a sip from the clean cold river I was standing in, accidentally I dipped my camera in the water and from what I can tell its toast. A very small price to pay. I managed to get some of the photos off the SD card. Sorry Rick, I only had one portrait of you that was recoverable, and you looked like your dog just ripped a hole in your tent trailer. Here are the photos that I recovered: Thanks so much guys for letting me tag along.

Thats one unbelievable brown right there. My god!

Just the top? That's strange, I thought Sage requires the connecting butt to fit the ferule. What Kind of break was it? Maybe I heard wrong about this since I have never had to warranty any of my sage rods. Can any of you sage warranty guys confirm this?

Magnificent colors!

Lol, yeah Bobloblaw I think a sucker counts! I have to admit the Bull was the wildcard! I did not expect to find one whatsoever. It was pretty quiet out there. Never even saw a footprint although I know you must have some somewhere. As for pics, I didn't take any. My main camera is broken and I only had my blackberry on me which takes worthless grainy crap. Next year I plan on buying a new camera just for my trips. Whether or not Ill be posting the photos has yet to be determined. And Maxwell, yeah it was trippy as hell, and was what I enjoyed the most about the trip.

Headed the complete opposite direction I usually go for my stream fishing on Sunday and was rewarded with a first-time-ever for me. I caught 6 different species of fish over about a 9 hour period. I caught rainbows (1), browns (2), cutthroat (3), brookies (4), whitefish (5), and a bull trout (6). All fish ranged from around 6" up to the biggest of the day which was a solid 18" brown. Had a much much larger one break me off and saw a massive trout swim out of a slow tail-out as I walked by that I would guess at 25" or better. It was huge. Anywho, I didnt care one bit about the smaller to medium sizes, the fact that I had no idea what I was reeling in each time was simply awesome! At some locations I caught 4 species out of the exact same spot/rock within minutes. Most fish were taken on stimies, small nymphs, and wooly buggers. Oh, and Rick, before you ask, the answer is yes, and thanks.

Sounds like a whole lotta fun guys. I'm finding myself out on those small creeks more and more myself these days and am having the time of my life.

You are obviously a great teacher Rick! That first morning we all fished together would indicate this. While you and me, unable to catch anything, watched in envy as 3 large trout were landed by your protege. That boy also possesses some serious skillz! Hope he finds a way to continue his new talents across the big pond.

LOL... you made my afternoon with this. You would think that group of river squatters would at least share a whole brain amongst the group... guess not.

Float tubing the bow is seriously dangerous! I would advise anyone who asks to absolutlty not do it!

My money is on a cutbow

You can't go wrong with RIO Gold Freshwater lines either. This is the first year I have used them (Usually use SA Lines) and I am very impressed so far. The 6wtf I have is super High float, soft memory free, and shoots great. I can't say how well it holds up over multiple seasons, but I can tell you that after about 30+ trips it still looks like new and that says a lot since I am pretty rough on my lines. I have ripped branches off trees and bushes, broken 14lb mono off the end by pulling straight down the line on a nasty snag (the hardest I have ever had to pull to break off BTW when going for pike). I have used heavy weight and long leaders to sink most the of shooting head for full days on lakes and it still floats right to the tip as soon as you pull off the weight. Have used many types over close to 20 years and can honestly say this line performs as good, or better than most lines I have owned.

It's a rainbow, and thanks.

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now that is awesome!

I digress...

What an incredible experience this trip was for me, and I would like to thank Rick, and Davie for sharing it with me. I have been threatening to fish these areas for many many years. To finally visit them with 2 fine gentlemen, who are also fine fly fishermen, just made it that much better. It's funny how our perspectives change as we grow older and more experienced. When I was a younger man I may not have enjoyed this trip as much as I actually did since there was a time when catching lots of fish was important to me. Even though I only put one little Cutty in my hand after all the miles of bushwacking, & sweating I came home feeling like the luckiest man on the planet. This was one of those trips that you never forget. Oh... and Rick, Ill post a few shots tonight including that pretty bow you landed at our first stop.

Check out Jim Mclennan's website. He has some awesome clinics that take place on both the Bow and the Crow. Jims website