RE: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

2023-05-01 Thread jbalmer 
I’m in. I still have a bunch of pinky panfish bugs from a swap a couple years 
ago that never happened.

I’ll post that one too.

 

J

 

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From: 'KP' via VFB Mail  
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:19 AM
To: VFB Mail 
Subject: Re: [VFB] Re: I'M still kickin'

 

Hi Peggy,

Sorry to hear about your BIL. Condolences to you and your family. Amazing when 
you think you're  doing the right thing and it goes wrong.

Good to have you on board for the "swap" though. I see you are still doing 
youre demos and courses. Great work.

Gary I look forward to seeing this secret panfish fly. I would love to have a 
go at the crappy and sunfish. They seem pretty consistent fly rod sport.

I will put my fly up on here as soon as its done.

So far there is :
Peggy,

Gary,

Rene?
Me.

Plenty of room for all you other old farts out there. ONE fly and post a pic on 
here with the recipe. No postage to worry about, no dozens of flies to tie.
I'll start another thread.

 

On Tuesday, 25 April 2023 at 12:29:23 UTC+1 Peggy Brenner wrote:

I'll take part in the Old farts swap, after my BIL funeral this Friday, he is 
the first of our generation to go. For 60 of his 73 years he took insulin to 
live, went into a hospital for a week for dehydration and came out in a bag.

 

Peggy B

 

On Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 6:04 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Thanks Gary,
Dont know which to try first the fly or the drink! Haha.
BUT I will deffinitly tie a few flies up. I will puty a pic up at some point.

and


Rene

When is carnival season? Bierfest? 

 

And anyone up for an old farts swap MkII? Say ten participants and tie just ONE 
fly then put the picture of the fly and recipe on here No postage no 
sorting and no pressure and no loads of flies to tie. You could do it between 
naps!!?  :-)


Cheers

KP

On Sunday, 23 April 2023 at 02:08:10 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

Keith,  Here is the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Fly:

  
https://wiflyfisher.com/patterns/Pink-Squirrel-fly-pattern.asp

John Bethke is from Westby, Wisconsin.  

And the recipe for the Pink Squirrel Drink:  

  https://www.bryantscocktaillounge.com/

 

Pink Squirrel

 

1& 1/2 oz Creme de Almond

1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (White)

Large scoop Strawberry Ice Cream

 

Mix in a blender until smooth.

Pour into a On-The-Rocks glass

Float a Strawberry on top.

 

On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Ha ! Thats awesome. I will have a look at my swap collections. DonO was a 
monster of a human in the best way. Fantasy Flies I think summed him up 
totally. There were , and still are, some awesome guys in this group. Shame its 
dropped off the page a little bit. I see Nick occassionally post on Facebook 
and his sense of humour is still way out there in left field :-) 

I will have a look for the recipe for the Pink Squirrel. I know some water it 
will work on for sure. And with all this 10 foot 2weight fishing its prime ammo 
for that method I'd say.

As for Air Head? Well we all get to be a bit air headish when we are young then 
again when we are old. So nothing wrong with being an Air Head :-)

 

On Saturday, 22 April 2023 at 06:13:01 UTC+1 Gary Webb wrote:

Keith, I missed the Beer swap.  But I was in the Drinks swap where I tied a 
Pink Squirrel. More than 30 years ago I met John Bethke at a local sporting 
goods store demonstrating how to tie his fly Coincidentally the Pink Squirrel 
swap hosted by Don O is the last swap I've been a part of. I saw your name on 
the list of participants. I I fish with a Pink Squirrel quite a lot if there 
are no rises.

And when I do, I sometimes think of  Don Ordes.  A few days ago I could not 
find my Rope Dubbing DVD. I was about to tear the house apart. It took me three 
days to find. Nick Runnarsson hosted an Old Farts swap a few years back.  I 
tied a Gary La Fontaine fly: The Air Head.  That is the fly's true name and no 
one should infer anything from that about this tier.

 

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 11:33 AM 'KP' via VFB Mail mailto:vfb-...@googlegroups.com> > wrote:

Hi Gary,
Good to hear from you sport. Yep I remember the photos Byard put out of his 
dining room table covered in boxes of flys :-)  I did 1 and 2 and still have 
the hooks Byard got as a sample from one of the suppliers he used. That was a 
great forum. I till have all the swap flies from all the swaps we did. Tied 
copies but never used any of the flies. Did you do the Beer Swap?  Tie flies 
based on a local brew and send it in along with Beer coasters. I ran that swap 
and it was such a great variety. DonO's Cherry Bomb was literally that!!!  
The only regret I have is not ever being able to get out to the Sowbug show 
Tony Spezio ran. Could'nt afford it and now dont like the thought of all

RE: [VFB] Any VFB'ers communicating presently via email?

2023-04-16 Thread jbalmer 
I haven’t been very active for a while, whether it’s posting to the group, 
tying or even fishing. Looked @ my tying station the other day, thinking about 
tying some bass streamers. Only got out on the water a couple times last year, 
hopefully that will change. I’d be up for a virtual swap.

 

J

 

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  jbal...@betadigm.com

309-287-9421

 

From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Peggy 
Brenner
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 7:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Any VFB'ers communicating presently via email?

 

How many of us are on the facebook vfb page?  I was thinking we could swap but 
instead of mailing a box of flies just post a picture on the facebook, no 
postage.  They think a lot of themselves and are just to much now.  It would 
give us all some ideas from each other but not the consistency of tying a dozen 
or more of the same fly.

 

Peggy B

 

On Sat, Apr 15, 2023 at 6:52 PM Michael Bliss mailto:flyfish...@gmail.com> > wrote:

I'm still here.  I miss the "old" days too.  We had so many participating.  I 
am sorry that we have lost a few of our great members.  I appreciate Rick 
posting on the email site.  I did not know we had a Facebook presence.  I don't 
go there often.  I guess I will have to start going there.

 

Mike Bliss

 

On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 10:54 PM Bob Hendry mailto:bhen...@cheerful.com> > wrote:

I'm still hanging on. Though I don't understand why I even bother with wearing 
waders. Seems I spend considerly more energy trying to climb up out of the 
creek than fishing it. Nothing worse than having cold H²O up to your knees 
inside your waders 

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On Apr 10, 2023, 17:02, at 17:02, Gary Webb mailto:glwranger...@gmail.com> > wrote:
>I see Rick Zieger fairly regularly posting on our Facebook group.
>But hardly anyone else.  I miss hearing from everyone. It would be nice
>to
>know how many of us are still falling into the creek or out of the
>boat.
>Gary Webb
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RE: [VFB] Fwd: Tony Spezio

2020-08-15 Thread jbalmer 
That’s so sad to hear, Tony was one of the tyers that talked me into joining in 
the first place. I would not have a problem meeting @ Sowbug.

 

J

 

From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of Peggy 
Brenner
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2020 8:55 AM
To: 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail 
Subject: Re: [VFB] Fwd: Tony Spezio

 

For those who are not on FB, Tony died in his sleep last night.  I visited them 
at the home in early March as I was in Mountain Home for a ladies fly tying 
event. He was determined to make 90 but didn't seem to have a plan other than 
getting home after that. Going home was not an option without live in care, but 
the home was very nice and everyone knew both of them as the employees lived 
local as well. 

 

Maybe next year for Sowbug we should all meet there for a  moment of silence in 
his honor and before we all get to 90.

 

Peggy

 

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:22 AM 'Rick Zieger' via VFB Mail 
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Thanks for the info. Not what  I wanted to hear.

 

Rick 

 

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, 06:16:10 PM CDT, Scott Bearden 
mailto:scott.bear...@gmail.com> > wrote: 

 

 

FYI, Keep Tony in your prayers. He has several major hurdles to overcome.

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From: Mike Stout 
Date: Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:23 PM
Subject: Tony Spezio


For those of you that don't know (I think that is most of you), Tony had to
have his other leg removed. They did it yesterday, and the last that I
heard from his son Bob, he was asleep in his room. His daughter and son in
law were there. This was a 50/50 operation and he survived again. There is
also a 50/50 chance of life threatening complications in the first 30 days.
They will only let 1 family member in at a time, so of course this is all
second hand for me. Just reporting what I have been told. I am currently on
the Conejos, and communication is slow. Will report further when I
have more information.

Mike

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Re: AW: [VFB] Streamer Swap 10/19 UPDATE

2016-10-20 Thread jbalmer 
Yeah, throw me in there too.

J

> Hi,
> If there is still space I'd like to join.
> Rene
>
> - Nachricht beantworten -
> Von: "Peggy Brenner" 
> An: 
> Betreff: [VFB] Streamer Swap 10/19 UPDATE
> Datum: Mi., Okt. 19, 2016 17:59
>
> Let's also have a streamer swap, open pattern of tyers choice, flies due
> February 15, 2017
>
> 1. Peggy Brenner Yellow Jane Craig
> 2  Don Ordes
> 3  Wayne Blake-Hedges
> 4  Jack Harford
> 5  Michael Bliss
> 6  Bob Hendry
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Re: [VFB] Classic Dry flies 10/19 update IMPORTANT

2016-10-19 Thread jbalmer 
Personally speaking, all my flies are classic:)

J

> Can i ty assortment of flies or do they all have to be  the same ?
>
>   Donna
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>> On Oct 19, 2016, at 11:57 AM, Peggy Brenner 
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>> I have 12 members who wnat to be in the Dry fly swap, is 12 ok with
>> everyone in the swap and we call it closed!
>>
>> Let's do Classic Dry Flies, tyers choice of pattern.  I'm limiting to 10
>> participants with flies due February 15, 2017
>>
>> 1. Peggy Brenner
>> 2  Martin Westbeek
>> 3  Tony Spezio
>> 4 Don Ordes
>> 5  Mike Bliss
>> 6  Pete Gramp
>> 7  Wayne Blake-Hedges  Hendrickson dry
>> 8J Balmer
>> 9  Rick Zieger
>> 10  Jack Harford
>> 11 Bob Hendry
>> Rene Zillmann
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Re: [VFB] Dry Fly Swap

2016-10-18 Thread jbalmer 
I'm in, I'll let you know what I'll tie in a couple of days. My mother's
in the hospital & I'm dealing w/ family issues until then.

J

> I really need to tie more dry fly patterns. 
> I'm in, will tie a classic Hendrickson dry.
> Wayneb
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>   Is a klinkhammer qualified as a classic dry?  Been trying to get my
> proportions down better for the thorax spacing on those and thought this
> swap would be a good opportunity to challenge that.  If not, then I'll
> tie up an intentionally over-hackled fast-water thorax dun that has been
> quite productive for me, with a synthetic dubbing I created from
> scratch.  Either way I'm in (just one entry for 10 flies), but let me
> know if the Klinkhammer is ok or not,
> please.Thanks,-petepete.gr...@gmail.com
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> I am in.
> Mike Bliss
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:54 PM, Peggy Brenner 
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> Let's do Classic Dry Flies, tyers choice of pattern.  I'm limiting to 10
> participants with flies due February 15, 2017
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Re: [VFB] QFTD

2016-07-30 Thread jbalmer 
or, how it out fishes other flies:0

>  "One of the most dependable marks of any well-tied fly is how neatly the
> head is finished."
> Chuck & Sharon Tryon    "Figuring Out Flies"
> Rick
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Re: [VFB] p.s.: ATTN JIMMY MOORE

2016-07-21 Thread jbalmer 
I own two domains & use Outlook, but I generally don't have issues. &
speaking of Norwegian trout streams, any good ones near Lillehammer, Flam
or Bergen?

> Jimmy:
>
> Yes, I agree with Al. I was having problems with the email provided by
> my ISP so I swapped to GMail and have nit had a problem since. Since VFB
> is a Google group and Gmail is a google product, they both work together
> nicely.  why not become bigtrout...@gmail.com?
>
> Neville (Nev) Gosling
>
>> Allan Fish 
>> July 21, 2016 at 9:10 AMvia Postbox
>> 
>> Jimmy,
>>
>> I'm sending you a note via old reliable snail mail!
>>
>>own my own domains Works better than Earthstink. (this seems to be a
very unreliable ISP
>> but you could try Gmail with it. If is was me, I would find a better
>> ISP)
>>
>> Al
>>
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Re: [VFB] Rick Zieger hanging his catch on the clothes line!

2016-07-19 Thread jbalmer 
That's definitely a Monday joke:)

> Imagine it tastes crappie dried.
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> On 7/15/2016 8:51 AM, J Balmer wrote:
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>> Never had dried crappie…
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Re: [VFB] Flippin

2016-04-16 Thread jbalmer 
>Finally got checking email this AM:) Water is up again this morning,
gonna head to the show around 9 & fish this afternoon. Not sure where
yet, unless the water drops it won't be in front of the cabin.

J





 Jack and I are tying mornings. We're doing a float trip this afternoon.
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>> Bob & I are tying all day tomorrow.
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>> if the water is down like it was this evening,  I think we'll cut out
>> early and go fishing.  There was a pretty decent caddis hatch this
>> evening and the fish were rising everywhere!
>>
>> Wayne
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>> Got in a bit ago and just ate. Heading for motel. We're beat. Long drive
>> with a long holdup from a bad wreck (burning semis).
>> Seeya tomorrow at Sowbug. We're tying in the am and fishing in the pm.
>> Probably won't be back in time for shindig.
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>>> > On Apr 14, 2016, at 4:54 PM, J Balmer  wrote:
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>>> > I'm @ Wildcat Shoals, text or call me @ 309-287-9421. I might fling a
>>> fly or two in a bit, water looks good for wading below the cabin. let
>>> me know if you want to get together for dinner and/or refreshing
>>> adult beverages, I'll have the phone w/ me.
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Re: [VFB] test again Pu-leeze

2014-12-04 Thread jbalmer 
 I've been out of the country, but unfortunately not fishing. .

J

Im Hollering
 Hope all is better Jerry McKaughan, President
 CADDIS Fly Fishing Club
 P.O. Box 9104
 Russellville, AR 72811
 www.caddisflyfishers.org

  On Thursday, December 4, 2014 2:02 PM, Jimmy D. Moore
 ray...@earthlink.net wrote:


  Somebody  Holler!

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Re: [VFB] Sage Fly Rods

2013-02-14 Thread jbalmer 
I had the same great customer service w/ St Croix. When my 2 piece 5WT
cracked landing a 11 lb catfish, I asked them that if they were going to
replace it I'd prefer a 4 piece. They called me when they got the rod 
said not only would they replace it w/ a four piece, but they'd upgrade
the rod for less than half the difference in price. I try to stop in there
every time I'm in Park Falls.

 Chuck,

 Several things to consider here. One is that part of the cost is the
 labor,
 another is RD, materials, warranty, and total cost of operations.
 Obviously if one is made offshore it is likely being made for pennies on
 the dollar. If the employee in China is being paid $0.70 an hour to make
 an
 iPhone 5, then consider that shaping cork handles or wrapping guides
 probably pays $0.05 an hour. Some companies have lower end models made
 overseas and save the better stuff to be made in the US, Canada, or in
 Hardy's case the UK. Usually quality control isn't an issue in these
 cases,
 but you are getting something that the materials cost less as well. Maybe
 carbon fiber that was cutting edge 20 years ago that is now cheap to
 produce, vs thinner and stronger carbon fiber that was just developed
 within the last couple of years. Does it make a difference? Cast them and
 judge for yourself. Even blindfold yourself and do a blind casting
 comparison to remove any bias.

 Since this great recession I have saved my dollars to buy American.
 Nothing
 racist, but rather I believe that we are destroying ourselves and
 weakening
 our dollar every time we purchase something overseas. If I were Chinese, I
 would patriotically buy Chinese made goods, or if I were German, I would
 buy German made goods. You can't really do this 100%, but when I can, I
 make it a point to buy American. We were the greatest manufacturer in the
 world from about the 1880s to the 1980s. Our money is leaving this country
 for imports faster than we can bring money in from our own exports. If we
 don't reverse that trend soon... American manufacturers like Sage and Abel
 have made a point to not offshore, not cut corners for the sake of chasing
 the bottom of the market. I recently replaced my aged and leaking Cabelas
 waders for a pair Sims G4s for this very reason. And I can tell you
 without
 a doubt that pinching my pennies for it was worth it to me. They are
 without doubt the best made pair of waders I have ever used, seen,
 touched,
 etc.

 All else considered, Sage stands by their products. Most companies do, but
 in Sage's case I can speak from experience of a close friend of mine whose
 rod broke (from a likely hook ding) and not only did they replace it
 without question, but when the replacement was lost in the mail they
 expedited another replacement to him. They shipped it overnight in fact.
 You pay for that kind of service. A lot of offshore budget line products
 come with a very limited warranty. That warranty factors into the total
 cost of the product and the manufacturer has to leave enough profit in
 there to stand by their product. Not that every single rod is going to
 need
 replacing, but they do need to factor that into the cost.

 Now if you really want something (anything really) high quality, even
 luxury goods, and it is out of your price range then you might want to try
 the second hand market. You may not get the latest and greatest, but you
 are still buying a piece of that dream. And I know you are frugal, so this
 is a more practical approach for the budget conscious.

 Regards,

 Scott


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   Folks: I just downloaded and started watching a video called “Sage Fly
 Rods: Made in America” and it takes you on a tour of their factory,
 which
 is on an Island just off Seattle Washington, and tells about how great
 the
 fly rods are etc. Are their flyrods REALLY “THAT GOOD”?? Are they REALLY
 worth the prices they charge??  I have never casted one, but I have
 always
 told ppl that I think I’d put my $100 St Croix “Premier” against any rod
 on
 the market. And the Bamboo rod Tony built for me puts that St. Croix to
 shame. But that is sorta comparing apples to oranges to me, the bamboo
 vs.
 the Graphite rod, cause they are just totally different in their action
 etc. But anyway, the cheapest Sage I have seen, I believe is about  $300
 And that is for their “entry level” rods. Are they REALLY worth the
 money
 or is it like a lot of things and you are paying for that “name brand”??
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Re: [VFB] Sage Fly Rods

2013-02-10 Thread jbalmer 
Most of my fly rods are St Croix Legend Elite, but I've fished w/ Sages 
other rods. While I don't own a Sage now, I will @ some point. As w/ any
high end product, there is a name component to the pricing, but it is also
true that w/ a lot of fly fishing equipment you get what you pay for.
There are a number of more than adequate fly rods in the $100 - $200
range. but there is a noticable difference when you move up to the $300 -
$600 models. I like St Croix because they cast  feel as nice as some rods
twice their price, their customer service is outstanding  I spend a fair
amount of time in Park Falls WI. That being said, there is a similar bump
up to more expensive rods. As my casting prowess  disposible income
improve, I will own Sage  one or two other manufacturers, but for now, St
Croix does quite well for me.

J

 Well, it is a lot like cars.  You can still get there in an old Toyota
 like
 I have but a nice new sports car is better and feels totally different.  I
 have a couple of Sages and Winstons.  I also have one I made, a few
 others.
  I have caught fish on all of them.  But they do perform differently.

 Mike

 On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:28 AM, Chuck Alexander 
 chuckalexan...@centurylink.net wrote:

   Folks: I just downloaded and started watching a video called “Sage Fly
 Rods: Made in America” and it takes you on a tour of their factory,
 which
 is on an Island just off Seattle Washington, and tells about how great
 the
 fly rods are etc. Are their flyrods REALLY “THAT GOOD”?? Are they REALLY
 worth the prices they charge??  I have never casted one, but I have
 always
 told ppl that I think I’d put my $100 St Croix “Premier” against any rod
 on
 the market. And the Bamboo rod Tony built for me puts that St. Croix to
 shame. But that is sorta comparing apples to oranges to me, the bamboo
 vs.
 the Graphite rod, cause they are just totally different in their action
 etc. But anyway, the cheapest Sage I have seen, I believe is about  $300
 And that is for their “entry level” rods. Are they REALLY worth the
 money
 or is it like a lot of things and you are paying for that “name brand”??
 Thanks, Chuck


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Re: [VFB] New Portland future flyfisher in family

2013-01-21 Thread jbalmer 
Congrats!



 Just got back from visiting our 1st grand-baby in Portland.  Here I was
 explaining to her the intricacies of fly tying.  I think she's getting all
 of it.

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Re: [VFB] Strange fight for this lake

2011-06-16 Thread jbalmer 
I'd be interested, but it's a little longer than a 40 mile trip for me.
ION, the Firehole is a great place to fish, but I was casting in 30+ mph
winds all afternoon. Never saw a rise,  like you the biggest fish on of
the day we never saw. wasn't as big as yours, but I had to work to bring
it up stream on my 7wt. Most of the trout we caught were smaller browns.

 I don't normally give a fishing report after a 'mundane' outing, but last
 night was different.  I was left with a question and a challenge rather
 than a photo of a nice fish.  We drove out to the lake for our anniversary
 dinner at the marina, and had time to wet a line before heading back.

 So we went to my favorite spot at the mouth of the canyon.  I usually fish
 a big bunny-fly or crawfish pattern, but I thought I'd give one of my
 australian possum rope-worms a try.  It's about 4 long on a size 8 wet
 hook, and the whole body is an extended furled rope-dub of chopped/dubbed
 possum with 3/4 inch at the tail being fl. orange.  It had a large red
 metal bead-head and a small collar of wet hackles.  It was roped on 2#
 mono so it was pretty limber, and oh yeah, it had a tiny 00 gold colorado
 blade at the tail end (no split-ring on this one- just locked into the
 loop at the end of the furl), and no hook at the end, just the main hook
 at the front.  It looked real tasty as I retrieved it in the fairly-clear
 water.

 I usually just catch one trout in the 4 to 6lb. range, and then no more.
 It's a steep drop-off, and I lose a lot of flies in the rocks as I try to
 bounce the fly off the bottom coming uphill on the retreive, especially
 with a wet sinking line.  Last night I fished the heavy-headed fly on a
 dry line and let it sink slow just over the edge.

 The technique worked as just beyong the drop-off, only 15' out or so, but
 deep, I got a take.  It felt like it normally does, just a snag-up, but
 then with a definite pull-pack.  Then I felt the weight.  I was fishing a
 5-wt., so I had a good feel of the fish, but it wasn't fighting like the
 big trout I caught so many times before here.  It didn't panic at all or
 take off, but it had the strength and weight to do just that.  It just
 slowly swam off, taking the slack and most of the fly-line out, and it
 stayed real deep.  It felt more like a big catfish or even a stingray
 rather than a trout, but this lake has neither of those.  There's trout
 and wall-eye and the rare burbot and some carp.

 I had Cheryl come grab the net off my vest and get ready to land it, but
 that wasn't going to happen any time soon.  I had it on for about 3 or 4
 minutes as it very slowly worked it's way out to deeper water.  I had no
 control as it just slowly took line off a tight drag.  If I tried to palm
 the reel, the tip would just drop.  I had the definite feeling if this
 fish did a panic run, it would spool me.

 Then it ended, just as the backing started to show.  Line went slack and
 no fish on it.  I could feel the fly as I reeled it in, so the hook must
 have just slipped out.  It came back with green moss on it, so the fish
 was on the bottom when the hook pulled.

 So why write about a lost fish?  Because I have no idea what I had, and
 I've caught countless trout at this location, both in a boat and from the
 shore.  It drops off straight down to 130' deep, the original river
 canyon, so anything could be cruising the cliff looking for crawfish in
 the rocks.

 Was it a walleye?  Didn't strike like one or fight like one.  Was it a
 rainbow, like 95% of the fish I take there? Maybe, but it didn't fight
 anything like a rainbow and it never panicked.  Was it a big brown?  Most
 likely, as they will stay deep and bury their nose in the bottom.  But it
 never struggled like a trout does.  It just very slowly made its way out
 to deep water, like a big catfish would, and very much like a stingray
 would (I have caught them on flies).

 So now I have a quest, to find out what that was.  It's 40 miles to that
 spot, so it's not a cheap drive with a pick-up truck and high gas prices.
 But I need to find out what that was.  If it was a big trout, I don't even
 want to guess what it weighed, as I've never had anything that heavy on
 the line in fresh water, including the pike I've caught.  I did catch a
 20lb. carp that was close, and this lake has some big carp, so maybe?

 I lost the fly in the rocks on a subsequent cast, and never had another
 take, which is the usual for this spot, which tells me it was the
 territorial trout for that piece of shoreline.

 I have a dozen more of those worms, so I'm on a mission now to find out
 what that was.  I'm planning to take the canoe next time so I can fight
 him from the deep side rather than the shore, and I can work more than the
 one spot of shoreline.

 So, in this case, losing the fish makes it more intriguing than catching
 the fish.  Game and Fish says there are some giant trout on the bottom in
 the center of the lake, in the 30lb Kamloops class,

[VFB] Memory

2009-05-25 Thread jbalmer 

Happy Memorial Day,  to all you vets, thanks.
Can't decide whether I want to plant in the rain or rebuild my
basement after the new HVAC, so I think I'll transfer everything in my
vest to my new chestpack.

J
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[VFB] bagged

2009-05-18 Thread jbalmer 

Got my baggie full of bugs today, including one of my own. If
someone's missing mine, let me know.

J
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2009-04-24 Thread jbalmer 

It appears that there was a problem w/ my e-mail address. I didn't
realize I had an account w/ my business address too  that's the one
that was banned. Don't know why but oh well.
As to the pond, my 5wt isn't the best rod for casting into a 20 knot
wind. Crosswind, I was almost God-like, but there were a few sine
waves going into it. The crappies  the bass seemed to want it that
way, so I got to work on part of the qualification test.

J
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