Lost and Found

This happened to me last week.
I went to the local lake and was enjoying good fishing, when I went to change a tippet, I left the front pouch of my chest pack open so I could grab a fly to put on. I then dropped a piece of tippet and leaned forward to grab it when my fly boxes in the front pouch fell out. I got down and picked them up, muttering some choice words, and put them back in my chest pack. getting back up on the stump, I tied on my tippet and fly and went back to fishing. I caught a few more fish and called it a day.

Later that night, I was home and setting up my fly gear for the next day...When I realized I had 3 fly boxes in the front pouch when I got to the lake and I now had 2 in the front pouch! Shit, I thought to myself as I realized that when those boxes fell out of my chest pack, one had fallen in the bushes and in my wanting to get back to fishing I had forgotten to pick the one up that was in the bushes!

There was still some people at the lake when I got there, And I started to think that one of them probably moved into my spot because I was catching fish and probably found and kept my box.

This box had about 150 flies in it, all nymphs, and the box itself was a Scientific Anglers System X. So I really did not want to lose it.

So I told my mom about it, and we resolved to the decision that we would go to the lake as soon as they opened, before school, and see if it was still in that bush...

That morning we woke up earlier than usual and drove to the lake. We were in fact the first people there. I walked out to the spot where I had dropped it and low and behold, It was still there!!

Needless to say I was extremely happy! We then realized we had a lot of time to kill before it was time for school, and I had brought my 3weight and chest pack. So I went to the car and grabbed my gear. I then walked back out and fish were rising. I started casting and immediately hooked and landed a very nice 2lb bow!

How cool is that? Finding my fly box, and catching fish before school even started, What a way to start the day.

That made my whole week.

Tight Lines!

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Thanksgiving Day Fishing

Went fishing today, later than I wanted to go but hey, fishing is fishing.

When I got to the lake I saw a couple fish rising but nothing major. Tried for a while with my sinking line and a woolly bugger.....Nada! So I Walked around to another side of the lake and saw some fish rising closer, I busted out my 3wt and started casting a little wet fly at them. Had one take, a very large fish and in one head shake snapped my 5x tippet like it wasn't even there.

Then it was time to go home, the owner wanted to close the lake, it being a holiday and all, early.
So I went home with only a strike and a large fish lost.

Oh well, At least I know that big fish took my fly!

Tight lines!

Tippet time

Starting to run low on my spools of tippet.

They are all Rio powerflex,5x-2x. And I like the stuff very much,

But am still thinking about trying another brand.

Seaguar, Frog hair, Orvis, more Rio, Rio flourocarbon, So many choices!!

I think I will end up buying mostly Rio powerflex again, because it has not let me down, and I have high trust in it....getting trust in a tippet takes a long time.

We'll see, I'll post what I do end up buying.

Been A while...

Since I last posted, Sorry about that.

I went fishing this past weekend and had a great time. Caught 15 bows on saturday and 2 on sunday. They were taking midges and the like, But they weren't taking what I was throwing, so I put a streamer out there and it did the trick.

I'm going fishing tomorrow in the AM before it is time to eat the turkey! Hopefully I can have a nice morning out on the lake and catch some fish, although it will still be nice even if I don't catch a fish.

I'll post my results of my trip tomorrow. Hopefully I'll remember to take some pics!!

Happy Turkey day!!!!!
Tight lines!!

Busy bee...

Been very busy lately, as any readers have noticed I have not posted in a while.

School has been getting the better of my time, leaving little for fishing...:(

Anyways, Today was my birthday! I'm Finally 15. Went out and had a nice celebration with the family.

And lately I have been toying around with this little RC Helicopter that is for in the house use. It's pretty cool and entertaining even if it is meant for an 8 year old. It hovers extremely well and I'm surprised at it's handling capabilities. You can find it here:http://www.airhogs.com/

Anyways, Might get to go fishing tomorrow,,,If time allows.

Organization

Organization is a great thing.
It started with my fly tying materials as I got more and more of them, I had to organize them better. Now I have came up with a system and it's easy to keep them organized if you don't slip up.
The organization then went to my fly rods, Reels and lines. My rods are now organized in their own corner, Reels in bags that are labeled with what line they have on them, spare lines all in their own boxes they came in, In a bigger box.
It then went to My fly backstock, which consists of multiple plano boxes of dries, nymphs and streamers.

It has now gone throughout, and my room is all organized, and everything is in it's place.

It's a Nice feeling when stuff is organized, like your life is in order and where it should be.

Maybe you might want to start getting organized? It seems endless but before you know it you will see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tight lines!

Line to leader connection

I used to use the Nail-knot for my line to leader connection, But after having three fail on me when getting stuck in trees, I decided it was time for a change.

I looked around for a possibility and found high marks for a knot called the Castwell knot.
I decided I would try it and it has not failed yet! Seems like a success so far.
Hopefully it will continue to be a success.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/knots/castwell.html
There is where you will find instructions to tie the knot as well as a little history on it.