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Yesterday,
06:47 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Redington Strike Euro Nymph Rod - 10' 3 weight
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This would be an exciting fly rod to own. Back in the 1970s Joe Fisher made some 10' #4 line two-piece graphite soft, light fly rods but we...
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1 replies | 99 view(s)
03-18-2023,
06:22 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
started a thread
Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
in
Steelhead/Salmon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t_m1myVBBQ The wild summer Steelhead is the most magical freshwater fish. I personally believe that hundreds...
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0 replies | 159 view(s)
03-17-2023,
06:29 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
in
Boats - Anything That Floats
One true fact in all this is as soon as you get anything to float you, it will open up an entirely new fly fishing world. We started in the...
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
03-16-2023,
04:46 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Thomas & Thomas Horizon Series 9' 5 weight 4 piece - HS 905-4
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Thomas & Thomas is one of the top fly rod makers in the World. Back East they do very well. They just had a hard time out in the West coming up...
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1 replies | 160 view(s)
03-15-2023,
05:01 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
started a thread
Steve and Neil were old friends in Sacramento, California.
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Saltwater
Steve Chappell and Neil Hansen were both very serious veteran fly fishers of the Great Generation, both gone now They were some of the founding...
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0 replies | 168 view(s)
03-14-2023,
04:58 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
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Boats - Anything That Floats
Captain Andy Guibord likes a 16-17 foot Jon boat that is 60" wide at the bottom rear with a tiller jet outboard. He likes a set of drift boat...
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
03-14-2023,
07:36 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Jeff’s 2023 American River Shad Reports
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American Shad
A conventional jet boat guide on the Sacramento river who fished for Stripers, salmon, and Shad told me that in high water the fish come in large...
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8 replies | 841 view(s)
03-14-2023,
07:32 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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A friend took my down to Fort Pierce to show me how to catch "Lookdowns" to eat.
in
Saltwater
They use two-handed fly rods in the surf, especially up on the Northeast coast of America. They fish in the summer for Stripers and Bluefish from...
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2 replies | 299 view(s)
03-12-2023,
12:46 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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In March things are warming up here in Florida.
in
General Fly Fishing
_________________________________________ When we were looking for a house here a real estate salesman told us to get as close to the ocean as we...
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2 replies | 275 view(s)
03-12-2023,
05:34 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Recommendations for Klamath Lake / Williamson River
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Fly Fishing Travel
Confluence Outfitters is one of the top guide groups in Nor Cal and southern Oregon. ...
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6 replies | 404 view(s)
03-11-2023,
06:46 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Seatrout or Searun Brown Trout in the shallow salt water.
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Saltwater
Lots of folks are making a living with a YouTube video channel producing new ones every day or every week.
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3 replies | 1774 view(s)
03-11-2023,
06:43 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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In March things are warming up here in Florida.
in
General Fly Fishing
We are in peak large-mouth bass time with the famous Headwaters Lake about an hour west of us. Watch some fantastic action on YouTube of the...
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2 replies | 275 view(s)
03-11-2023,
06:12 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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I Need A Miracle Everyday
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Photography
Either one of those wonderful winter-run Steelhead would change anyone's life. Just knowing they still exist is heartwarming to me. In his...
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10 replies | 884 view(s)
03-11-2023,
05:59 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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The fish and the dog
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Steelhead/Salmon
I always say that the dog is the greatest gift from God to mankind. Our family has had dozens of good dogs, starting with my grand parent's old...
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5 replies | 564 view(s)
03-10-2023,
09:54 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Pyramid Lake Monster
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Stillwater - Trout In Lakes
Many years ago Pyramid Lake and Lake Tahoe both had huge Cutthroat trout in them. Back then the fish could swim from Pyramid Lake to Lake Tahoe...
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6 replies | 1606 view(s)
03-09-2023,
08:27 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Favorite Delta Bass Fly?
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Fly Tying
That first one is about the same thing most anglers that I know fish with. John, you are a top angler, top fly tier and top photographer. ...
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10 replies | 662 view(s)
03-09-2023,
08:24 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Favorite Delta Bass Fly?
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Fly Tying
Kevin was so far into the top water bass..........amazing. Many were so lucky to have been able to fish with him. After our first day on...
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10 replies | 662 view(s)
03-09-2023,
08:12 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
started a thread
A friend took my down to Fort Pierce to show me how to catch "Lookdowns" to eat.
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Saltwater
It was about 36 miles south of my town, Sebastian, Florida, to the Fort Pierce Inlet. We fished off a catwalk under a large bridge over the water....
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2 replies | 299 view(s)
03-09-2023,
07:58 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
in
Boats - Anything That Floats
All these interesting discussions gets me thinking about the old retirement thing. I am 77 and spent my entire adult life around outdoorsy men...
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
03-09-2023,
05:08 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
in
Boats - Anything That Floats
Most people are better off saving their money and going with the best top guides at prime time. ________________________________ 3 of my best...
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
03-08-2023,
07:36 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Favorite Delta Bass Fly?
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Fly Tying
Captain Kevin Doran told us that May was his favorite Top Water month for LMB in the Delta. ...
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10 replies | 662 view(s)
03-07-2023,
09:29 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
WTB: Hatch Finatic 4+ & 7+ All Forest Green / white
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Classifieds
All we sold was the natural color, anodized aluminum. We did special order others that were colored. Hatch fly reels are one of the most...
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2 replies | 280 view(s)
03-07-2023,
08:33 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
in
Boats - Anything That Floats
An old friend of mine who guides with a BBW drift boat says if you row one, you will buy one. The Ferrari of drift boats........
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
03-06-2023,
09:13 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Here is a great new film about Steelhead and Bill McMillan
in
Steelhead/Salmon
With the removal of many small, defunct dams, I have some good feelings about the future of some Salmon/Steelhead rivers.
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2 replies | 383 view(s)
03-06-2023,
08:08 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Stumbled upon a nice little website on shad fishing
in
American Shad
Over ten years ago Bjorn Straube took me to the Saint Johns River near Titusville, Florida in February for American Shad. We went out in his...
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1 replies | 308 view(s)
03-06-2023,
07:57 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Loreto opening
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General Fly Fishing
Baja has always been "the best bang for the buck". A trip like this can change your fly fishing forever. There is a great advantage to going...
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1 replies | 339 view(s)
03-06-2023,
07:16 PM
Bob G
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Isla Blanca Lagoon near Cancun with friends in 1996
in
Saltwater
Hey Billy - Because of your kindness and courtesy to the staff, during my visit many years later dropping your name provided the "Keys To The...
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2 replies | 292 view(s)
03-05-2023,
12:32 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
started a thread
Isla Blanca Lagoon near Cancun with friends in 1996
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Saltwater
We had wonderful group trips here out of Kiene's Fly Shop........27 years ago. "Boss Guide" = Beto was one of the best fly fishing guides I...
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2 replies | 292 view(s)
03-05-2023,
06:06 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
I Need A Miracle Everyday
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Photography
Today, to catch a Winter Steelhead on a fly is a real big deal. Amazing pictures of a very rare fish....... Thanks again John. ...
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10 replies | 884 view(s)
03-04-2023,
10:57 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
replied to a thread
Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
in
Boats - Anything That Floats
Yes Lee.....you have to have a sense of humor.
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32 replies | 1878 view(s)
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