Any fly fishermen here?
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kansasbrittany
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I don't flyfish, but I sure like the pics. Thanks for sharing them. Looks like some beautiful water in very pretty country!
JPH
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jmac, fishing Wyoming. If you fish from the Platte to the Snake you are covering some ground! I have not fished the WY section of the Snake much. Love the Platte, just wish the Reef wasn't so popular. Luckily there is another 100 miles of river to fish! IMO Wyoming still has some of the best big fish (trout) opportunities left.
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wyoming fishing
jph,
yup, i covered all of wyoming at least once. lol not to much of that state (WYOMING) that i havnt haunted at some time or another in my 49 years on the planet. your right about the platte river. gray reef is great float fishing and and is becoming over fished imo. its funny, when i was a kid growing up in casper wy. fishing on the north platte was good not great. now i live in arizona, and that strech of the north platte is a blue ribbons trout stream. fished it last october, snowing in the morning, heated up about noon and bug hatch began. fishing good great quickly for about three hours. caught some really big rainbows and very nice browns.
the snake river, around alpine, wy has big cutts and brooks. I could go on for ever... thanks again for sharen the pics.
scott
jph,
yup, i covered all of wyoming at least once. lol not to much of that state (WYOMING) that i havnt haunted at some time or another in my 49 years on the planet. your right about the platte river. gray reef is great float fishing and and is becoming over fished imo. its funny, when i was a kid growing up in casper wy. fishing on the north platte was good not great. now i live in arizona, and that strech of the north platte is a blue ribbons trout stream. fished it last october, snowing in the morning, heated up about noon and bug hatch began. fishing good great quickly for about three hours. caught some really big rainbows and very nice browns.
the snake river, around alpine, wy has big cutts and brooks. I could go on for ever... thanks again for sharen the pics.
scott
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blackcloud27
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wow. wish we had fish like that. have caught some small trout in yellowstone. bought boys flyrods for christmas. starting to practice casting. going to manitoba end of june and try to catch some rainbows and browns.
BleuBijou
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JPH, first off ,nice fish!!!! Second , I am not that good at fly fishing!!! I compare myself with my brother and 2 of his buddies who are amazing!!! So, I know I suck!!! I catch fish, but I am limited to lakes and medium to small rivers. Big water tears me up for some reason. Have a 6 weight Los Pinos' Sage and a 3 weight Elk horn rod, married with G-2 Ross reels. The one Buddy of my brother is owner operator of Dragonfly Anglers in Crested Butte, Colo. And the other is a life long friend who is a aquatic biologist , who is a nut and the best I have seen. We worked the U.S. Flyfishing Championship together here a few years ago and he was telling(Not supposed to ) when to set the hook. We go fishing, he catches 30 I catch 10. If you haven't seen the DVD " The Hatch" you have got to see it. It is about the Black Canyon of the Gunnison and it is awesome. That use to be a annual trip for those guys, but father time has slowed one or two of them down. Like us all!!!! Maybe not those young bucks!! The hike down the Black Canyon isn't for us all!!!!! Awesome pic's!!!!:coolpics:
http://www.feltsoulmedia.com/main.html
Check out the "Hatch" click on the Salmon Fly!!!!!
http://www.feltsoulmedia.com/main.html
Check out the "Hatch" click on the Salmon Fly!!!!!
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JPH
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Bleu, I have always wanted to hit the Black Canyon for the BIG bug hatch. Problem is I am always in Montana for the summer working and miss it! The trade off is I get some good fishing in MT. It is definitely on my Bucket List.:cheers:
Speaking of big rivers, I find that if you break the big water down into small pieces it isn't so overwhelming. Even in big water there are small pockets of the best water that hold the fish. Its a matter of reading the BEST water. The beauty of fly fishing is you learn something new every time out. It is a never ending learning curve.
Speaking of big rivers, I find that if you break the big water down into small pieces it isn't so overwhelming. Even in big water there are small pockets of the best water that hold the fish. Its a matter of reading the BEST water. The beauty of fly fishing is you learn something new every time out. It is a never ending learning curve.
winchester21
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Nice Reef shots! I love that stretch of water but have since grown to enjoy floating Northgate Canyon down to Bennett Peak. Certainly not the same volume of big fish but the scenery is worth it being away from any roads and R&R.
I'm glad you posted this pics, got me itching to wet a line. I grew up in Montana on the Gallatin and Madison and visit often but being in Colorado is just fine. We've got great water and I have been fortunate to enjoy the "hatch" several times in Gunnison Gorge. Having experienced relatively prolific stone fly hatches in WY and MT I was sure that I wouldn't be surprised but on day 2 of my first trip (about 7 years ago, second week in June) I witnessed an Alfred Hitchcockian hatch! It was alomst disturbing. Trees covered, constant buzzing, and endless trout cheeseburgers floating by. I kept several big browns (bad whirling disease on that river so keeping browns is encouraged) and with the touch of a sharp knife their belly would explode with a pink and black mess. Absolutely stuffed! It was an impressive site to say the least.
I'm glad you posted this pics, got me itching to wet a line. I grew up in Montana on the Gallatin and Madison and visit often but being in Colorado is just fine. We've got great water and I have been fortunate to enjoy the "hatch" several times in Gunnison Gorge. Having experienced relatively prolific stone fly hatches in WY and MT I was sure that I wouldn't be surprised but on day 2 of my first trip (about 7 years ago, second week in June) I witnessed an Alfred Hitchcockian hatch! It was alomst disturbing. Trees covered, constant buzzing, and endless trout cheeseburgers floating by. I kept several big browns (bad whirling disease on that river so keeping browns is encouraged) and with the touch of a sharp knife their belly would explode with a pink and black mess. Absolutely stuffed! It was an impressive site to say the least.
JPH
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winchester21, those fish were not taken at the Reef. I gave up on that place about 12 years ago. Great fishing but a little too busy for my taste.
Sounds like an epic hatch you witnessed at the Gunny. I would love to see it sometime.
I also agree with you about fishing other places besides MT. MT has a lot of good fishing and more floatable rivers, which attracts more fishermen. For my personal fishing there are many places besides MT that I prefer. Places off the radar with less people and bigger fish.
Sounds like an epic hatch you witnessed at the Gunny. I would love to see it sometime.
I also agree with you about fishing other places besides MT. MT has a lot of good fishing and more floatable rivers, which attracts more fishermen. For my personal fishing there are many places besides MT that I prefer. Places off the radar with less people and bigger fish.
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BritChaser
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Fellas Know How to Fly Fish
You guys know how to fly fish! Wow, would I like to catch a trout in that size range. I was on the Arkansas above and below Buena Vista last weekend and it was pretty slow due to some winterish weather.
You guys know how to fly fish! Wow, would I like to catch a trout in that size range. I was on the Arkansas above and below Buena Vista last weekend and it was pretty slow due to some winterish weather.