re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here

If they're short striking, once they start following, start baby stripping pretty quickly. Like 2-3" strips.

Just keep the rod tip pointed at the fish. In the water is fine too. Focus on stripping to set. To practice, when you're stripping and the fish is following, just tell yourself to stripset over and over.

Like I said earlier, I don't see strip setting as imperative for slot redfishing, but if you're eventually trying to catch other flats species, you need to learn. Particularly species that you can't see eat that well, like bones or sheepies It's important to keep the fly in the water until the fish eats. Trout setting will cost you fish in that regard. That's really the best case for learning to strip set a slot redfish.

I haven't forgotten about posting a picture of the Patagonia pack. Just moved and things have been kinda crazy. Will get a photo soon.

Ordered a few new tools and other tying items, ive discovered what I like and don't like with the kit I got, so upgraded what I don't like. Getting better at tying, deer hair is still a bitch. Can't tell you how many videos I've watched on YouTube of it. Practice, practice practice.

Did manage to get a little fishing in yesterday, Caught some bluegill on a yellow caddis , bass not so much. If nothing else the casting practice was nice.

In Michigan the salmon should be running or will start very soon.

And Zac - deer hair is a bitch to tie. You think you have it tight enough only to find out after than it's not.

10 inch trout ? who the hell goes out fishing for bait ? CO dam dam lakes have some big Pike, with teeth ! my new 5wt Fenwick World Class, 9 ft and slightly used Lamson Guru 1.5 is now for sale. $ 275.00, less than cost of just the rod. WHAT WAS I THINKING............ ?

too much work for small fish, too much i dont know/understand and most likely this could be my last trip . this was bucket list item for me, but in truth i just dont feel like being bothered with all the bs. dont need lessons to catch pike and i dont need $800.00 of stuff to do it with. my rod/ reel for sale. it is what it is..........

if someone local wants the rig, i'll throw in a Columbia fly vest and 6 inch forceps also. if not, will let the daughter do the ebay thing.

Yeah, but when that trout comes outta no where and destroys a dry fly it makes all the frustration worth it. I'm by no means a good or even average fly fisherman but there's just something about it, working so hard and concentrating so much on making that perfect cast, the world just goes away and then BAM! Fish on.

True you could catch ten times the amount of fish on soft plastics or other lures, but There's something to be said about a challenge.

So sorry to hear about that. Glad to got to take it off the bucket list.