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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IspjQJAFf1A Fish barbless and ditch those indicators.
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Alaska for 1st timer
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I have some friends who were famous, now retired, veteran fly fishing guides in Alaska for over 30 years. They worked for a number of high-end...
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I was born on March 25, 1945, at the end of World War II. My dad was still in the US Navy, stationed on Palmyra Atoll near Christmas Island fixing...
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Yesterday,
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Sage Xi3 890-4 and Orvis Clearwater 10 ft 8 weight for sale
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I can believe there is all that much difference between the Sage Xi3 saltwater series than the best rods today, but I could be wrong. I liked...
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07:41 PM
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Ultralight Float Tubes
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Good one Jay....your memory is still good. They were round, "doughnuts", in orange and came with an orange bag, like a pillow case, to wave around...
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Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
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Thanks stonefish, I don't like mixing the genetics of hatchery fish and wild fish, but we need to thankful for what we get. ...
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Yesterday,
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Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
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Yes, tcorfey, we should be happy about all that. I guess when you have a hatchery where the fish can go past it to spawn naturally upstream,...
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03-22-2023,
09:38 PM
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Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
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Oh well ....I guess it was too good to be true.
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03-22-2023,
08:54 AM
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Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
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They will never learn...............so sad. stonefish, I did not know that about the hatchery. Thanks. Was that a deal they made with the...
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03-22-2023,
08:43 AM
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The Inside Angler - March '99 thru July '02
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There is a lot of good information in those publications. Mike and Chris Fong, like Ralph and Lisa Cutter, made huge contributions to the...
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03-22-2023,
05:03 AM
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Redington is having a good rod & reel combo sale now.
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03-21-2023,
03:25 PM
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Fly Line Identification Trivia
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John, are you interested in selling that line?
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03-20-2023,
05:42 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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Wonderful photo of fly fishers on ladders at Pyramid Lake, Nevada.
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Stillwater - Trout In Lakes
AM or PM?
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03-20-2023,
08:22 AM
Carl Blackledge
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WTB: Sage Xi3 or Newer 10wt Saltwater Rod
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Mel, Don't sell that 9 wt till after you come back from Loreto :) Carl
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03-20-2023,
08:16 AM
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WTB: Sage Xi3 or Newer 10wt Saltwater Rod
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I have a Loomis 10/11 mega in 3 piece in great shape ( 250) , By the way I also fish for roosters in Loreto for 5-6 weeks a year, I use my Sage salt...
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03-20-2023,
06:00 AM
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WTB: Sage Xi3 or Newer 10wt Saltwater Rod
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Yes, Echo rods are designed by Tim Rajeff who is the brother of Steve Rajeff of Sage and they are both top fly rod designers. ...
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03-19-2023,
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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03-18-2023,
06:22 PM
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Elwha river after 6 years of no dams - exciting video
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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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03-17-2023,
06:29 AM
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Boat Recommendations for Lower A, Yuba and Lower Sac?
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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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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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03-15-2023,
05:01 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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03-12-2023,
12:46 PM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
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In March things are warming up here in Florida.
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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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03-12-2023,
05:34 AM
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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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03-11-2023,
06:59 PM
Carl Blackledge
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WTB Loomis 12 wt NRX
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Hey guys, Anybody have a 12 wt Loomis NRX they want to sell for cash? I would consider an 11 wt. If you do just email me, or call me 707-481-9000 ...
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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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03-11-2023,
06:43 AM
Bill Kiene semi-retired
started a thread
In March things are warming up here in Florida.
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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 | 325 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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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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