Michael Phillippe
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I bought my first Simms waders when I was 50, replaced them when I was 55, replaced those when I was 60, and plan to get a new pair this year to celebrate making it to 65. Each pair has had between 300 and 500 days on the water, and the pair I am now retiring has well over that…not to mention the 74 (know and patched) holes. And they are made in Montana. Why would you buy anything else?
Actually The Fish Hawk (then in Buckhead – don’t know where they are are now) got me into fly fishing in 1974.
YNP is the most magical place in the country. I’ve been there more than a dozen times and can’t wait till the next trip!
The last chapter of Arlen Thomason’s book ” Bug Water” has a nice explanation of how trout see insects. Thomason, like me, is a biochemist so perhaps I just understand his way of writing, but I think it’s a concise, readable explanation.
I’ve actually journals my days on the water since 1978. Over the years I’ve tried everything from “fly fishing journals”, aka FishPond’s journal (very nice by the way) to simple, plain journals. I think I like plain best. I don’t feel compelled to measure anything or count fish. Sometimes I record hatches, conditions, etc., but sometimes I just write I think. I wonder if anyone will ever read them?!
Hey Guys, it’s getting to be that $70 is the standard rate for annual non-resident licenses. I now spend more on licenses every year than gear!
I second the vote for Uptown Anglers, Zach. Used them in February and had an excellent experience. FGood guide, beautiful boat/truck, and top flight gear to use if you want (Scott S4s and Hatch).
I am fishing a somewhat unique situation here. The Delaware River system (West Branch and Main Stem primarily) require casts to rising fish of 60-70 feet with #16-20 dry flies. Any closer than 50-60 feet and you will never see the fish again.
Zach is dead on with the “by feel” comment. Hence, my need to cast a bunch of lines. Especially when one ads the third variable – casting style.
Gentlemen:
I’m trying to identify new lines for two of my rods – a Winston BIIX and a Scott S4. Both 4 piece, 9 wt, 5 weights. Unfortunately these days it’s a trial and error process to determine the right line with so many different types of rods and all the new complex tapers in lines. (Yes, I’m old enough to remember when a 5 weight line was a 5 weight line!) Suffice it to say that buying $75 lines to ‘try out’ on my rods is not the optimum methodology. So, I decided to do a bit of homework first.
What I’ve tried on the rods so far:
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