tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post7599464540932411027..comments2023-06-19T09:51:51.043+01:00Comments on Dry Fly 'Expert': Behold! My Prodigal Fly...Regular Rodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-57825054588932416942011-04-21T11:27:31.160+01:002011-04-21T11:27:31.160+01:00thats kinda crazy, I have some willows that HATE m...thats kinda crazy, I have some willows that HATE me and always take my fliesDustin's Fly Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092709071195192017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-58636506189267923682011-04-19T20:44:22.027+01:002011-04-19T20:44:22.027+01:00HI,
Just found your blog. Great story. I have a t...HI,<br />Just found your blog. Great story. I have a tree that is my arch rival. The hole is so nice I have no choice but to fish it. Whether that means loosing a fly or two. Good point about the bats.Trout MaGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01437393088658564694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-86568492166909546732011-04-18T01:39:23.610+01:002011-04-18T01:39:23.610+01:00Andrew
Where there is a no wading rule you need to...Andrew<br />Where there is a no wading rule you need to check with the keeper. My interpretation is that "no wading" means no wading to fish. In which case even standing in the edge to fish is breaking the rule. However, to protect wildlife, it may be necessary to get in the water to retrieve a dangerous fly or to return and nurse a fish that is not going away quickly. The snag is what to do if it is spawning time, or just after, when the gravels are full of eggs?<br /><br />I would paddle to the tops of my wellingtons to get a dangling fly, maybe swatting it with the landing net to snag it out of the tree. If the fly is not dangling but embedded instead, then I would not wade to get it. Although I have fallen in before now reaching out to a fly and thus ended up wading back to the bank.<br /><br />Brk Trt<br />Thank you. The photograph was taken by my best friend who is a fine photographer as well as the world's finest superdetail scale modeller of 1/43rd scale automobiles. He caught the moment just as a particularly large and strong brown trout decided it would prefer to be elsewhere. It was at this nerve wracking juncture that I managed to catch the landing net in a briar. The picture is of near disaster, that somehow was averted by the rod doing exactly what it was intended to do in such pressing emergencies...<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Regular RodRegular Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04412350204961563932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-32519743518770450502011-04-17T22:43:59.452+01:002011-04-17T22:43:59.452+01:00Interesting words.
We have all been there.
I love ...Interesting words.<br />We have all been there.<br />I love the photo in your header.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725820531987570568.post-56234596879436447182011-04-17T22:27:36.131+01:002011-04-17T22:27:36.131+01:00RR what's your policy on the "no wade&quo...RR what's your policy on the "no wade" rivers: into how deep water would you "paddle" to retrieve a fly?<br />I've lost a handful of flies on three recent trips to the Lathkill because I've stayed dry on the bank. One day last week I chose to wear waders because the grass was wet so the best way to keep me dry was to wear them. In theory I could have retrieve any snagged fly from the tufa or from a branch but didn't. Did I do right or should I have gone in, retrieved the fly, then got out?<br />Thank you for your advice,<br />Andrewandrew parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685238733845903616noreply@blogger.com