[christine]

thanks for the report dave. wish the news were better. am going to be out there next week. but only on the missouri for a day

looks like it’s at 15,900 today — and that’s ABOVE the dearborn! yikes. my friend in craig says it just looks huge. big big water

very tragic about the two rafters. and apprently two kids died on the upper missouri near townsend. so so SAD! it sounds like serious business on some of these western rivers right now. hope you’re staying safe

[christine]

adrienne

you’ve inspired a very interesting thread here — kudos!

I’m fairly passionate about fly fishing. so is my mother. and my 8-year old daughter is getting into it as well. so I’d be happy to share stories, answer questions. feel free to email me at flyfishchick @ live.com

I am more than happy to share personal experiences/insghts about women in the sport. but I am quick to point out I am a one-woman focus group. as a marketing professional I am often frustrated by the fact that all women anglers tend to be grouped together as one segment with unwavering tastes, thoughts, styles, etc. while women who fish have many overlapping experiences, I think there are some interesting sub-segments of females in the sport.

good luck with your presentation and please do feel free to email me if you’d like to chat further

cheers
christine

[christine]

I would go into the trout shop in craig and have them do a shuttle for you wolf creek to craig. easy float. some of the very best water. I heard good report just today on this very stretch. previous post is spot on…it’s very easy to see the take out b/c you see the town & the bridge etc. I usually fish this stretch early in season and move lower as things heat up and crowds come

i love every single stretch on this river. but think you get the most out of wolf creek to craig at this point in the year

craig to stickney is fun, but short. if you do this I would add spite to get a little extra time on the water. and it is literally the easiest take out on the planet. you just veery over to right and beach it

tell mike bushley in trout shop that the fly fish chick in austin texas says hello and you want much better information than I just gave you

have fun and pls come back and give us a full report!!

[christine]

welcome to the IA forum. I haven’t been here long myself but I’ve already found it to be full of great information, kind people and fun conversations

[christine]

dusty — yes, I was at tailwaters this weekend. the event was great. really really great. stacy trimble was wonderful. the guys at the shop made everything so easy and fun. as those training things usually go, I began to realize I know nothing and have tons and tons to yet to learn. so it was worth every penny

and the group of women were awesome. great attitudes, lots of laughs, very focused

brett — THANK YOU. I was trying to come up with the name of that houston shop in the middle of the night recently and couldn’t think of it for the life of me. have never been there but hear it’s great. I am having such a love affair with my SIMMS gear bag… realize you can get them everywhere but I think mine came from that shop

I’m a long way from putting together a trip to the coast but am very bullish on the idea. starting my research. would love any info/thoughts you have Brett!! no rush, spring break starts for us this friday so I’ll be traveling for a spell

hope everyone’s having a great week. wish we were all redfishing on the texas coast

[christine]

dusty — I’m very impressed with this commando trip you’ve dreamed up. it sounds like a blast. I’m too much of a newbie on the coast to venture out quite like this, without a guide, so I am really interested to see how this plays out. when are you thinking about going?

I’ve had one experience on the coast for redfish and our guide wasn’t quite what he purported to be when I spoke to him on the phone. no flyfishing. it was a mightly hysterical day — if I can find an appropriate way to tell the story on my blog without offending my grandmother and being sued for slander I plan to. because we had a blast and the stories are riotous.

but a redfish on a fly still eludes me. am hoping to come down may-jun-july-ish so I’m sniffing about for good flysihing guides who are patient with saltwater newcomers. I worked with stacy trimble this weekend, so I know of her husband billy. someone else has mentioned fred lynch.

brett/stiles — any other names/thoughts/ideas …say if I wanted to do a trip slightly less independent than the one dusty is planning??

dusty — you just might have the drill figure out by then and can lead us all back down for an IA retreat. sound like a blast!!

[christine]

JS – thanks so much! the blog is fun to do, but also nice to know people are out there enjoying it

and thanks for all the good commentary on the underwater camera. This discussion thread is proving more useful than reading the manual

[christine]

there’s an underwater setting?

hey Pete! uuuuum. no I did not use the underwater setting. I haven’t exactly read through the manual yet. am just getting started with this camera and had some fun on the river the other day with it. now I’m ready to read about the features and see what I can do with it. when/if it comes back from the grand canyon…I lent it to my buddy who lost his in the river the other day (thx again for the passes btw, we had a ball)

neal — your pics are AWESOME. Pete, I should redirect all Qs about this camera to Neal. his scuba diving pictures are inspiring. am going to take the camera to the bahamas in april and hopefully will have more cool pics to share

zach — thx for the link to the video. very cool, I’m definitly going to order one. my daughter was so intrigued with the underwater trout pic. she said it helps understand what she’s doing when she’s casting…can’t beat that for an extra dose of education!

[christine]

thanks a million darrin! cool, I really appreciate your comments

so funny you mention that about your pentax. yesterday my friend stumbled and went completely down for the count. totally soaked. and unfortunately ruined his pentax (non waterproof version!) and he leaves for a 21 day float trip on the grand canyon tomorrow. yikes. think he’s in the market for waterproof now. I lent him mine for his trip

and you’re totally spot on. I could not wrap my mind around the fact that you could put it UNDER water. I got the camera thinking it would be good on a boat. little splashing here/there. but you can actually submerge it. kinda crazy. then I had that weird oppty to hover over that fish so I really had to go for it. in the sunlight I couldn’t see the picture in the display. so it was kinda funny to get off the river and discover that I actually got some pics of the fish!!

[christine]

GREAT pictures. thanks for sharing — looks like a fun weekend! love the peanut butter pix

[christine]

matt– very cool poster. I’d buy one!

okay, so my contribution is so low brow compared to the cool, artistic entries in this thread. but I thought I’d share a picture of my TROUT CUPCAKE. I won’t bore you with the whole story of WHY I was decorating fishing-themed cupcakes, but if you’re curious you can read about it here:

http://flyfishchick.com/2008/02/23/getting-baked/

[christine]

you know, you are validating my hunch…

years ago I used to come out to MT first week of july. but the past few years with the drought and the fires, it’s just been better and better earlier in june. last year I came out june9th. fishing was sublime

so I’ve had it in my head I need to get out there the same week but real-life logistics might not let me get out there until last week of june, staying well into july

I was kinda bummed, but then I was thinking…with all the snow this year maybe that’s better. I thought I was kinda rationalizing but you just made me feel better about it!!

[christine]

actually I was inquiring about southern utah on behalf of a friend, and I’m not sure what his plan are exactly. I know he lives in Las Vegas and was thinking southern utah would be a manageable drive for some regular fishing. hearing you guys talk about it sounds like fun! I wish I were going.

I am ready to get back out west. fingers crossed, it’ll be june for me…

[christine]

oh you guys are the BEST! thanks a million for the excellent advice…

[christine]

thanks mark & thanks joel

it’s a really slick site with great information. I’m excited to be here!!

[christine]

I like the casting idea. zilker’s

[christine]

that would be great! think there are some guys on the GRTU forum as well that are going to roadtrip down for it.

I’ve read on another blogs about some groups getting together for dinner/drinks before the show and it just sounds like a fun way to go

hope yall are surviving this soggy saturday

[christine]

Hello, am also new to IA. Very excited to find such a dynamic board. this is going to be fun…

Cheers!

[christine]

anyone in this TX crew thinking of going to Houston on 3/5 for the AEG film tour?

I’m definitely going. but would be more fun to know if some others are going to be there too!

[christine]

I’m in Austin.
would be intrigued to see what you guys cook up…

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