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Oh! I’m going through a divorce and just need to start unloading shit out of the house!I used to about 30 years ago, gave all my stuff to a guy that was going through divorce that needed a way to cope. lost touch shortly after.
Great story! I live 50 minutes outside of Yellowstone now. My goal is to fish the park this year. Fire Hole is on the list.Haven't tied any in a long, long time but will probably resume when retired. Tied a few different types but what's funny is that the most fun (and fish caught) was had with the most simple flies I tied. I made rubber spiders that were dynamite on big fat bluegill and sometimes smallmouth. I fished the Caney Fork in Tennessee with a work friend and a customer and would kill it catching rainbows on self tied Wooly Buggers. The secret I never told my buddies was that mine were weighted a little with a bit of lead wire wrap on the hood shank. Just the right weight put the flies down where the fish were holding.
I'd like to someday learn to tie these:
Silvey's Visible Caddis. Years ago I had the Firehole in Yellowstone all to myself on opening day. The weather was cold and spitting a mix of snow, ice pellets, and rain; but the days before and after were warm which started the early stages of a hatch. Nothing hatching on my day, but several football shaped rainbows in brilliant color were hammering this fly. Apparently caddis usually hatch later in the day but the Firehole tends to have a hatch early in the day. Epic day with my favorite rod, one that was custom made near my home town in CA with a IM6 blank. Not really expensive either.
That's great. The Grey Ghost is from the Rangley lakes area of Maine, The Warden's Worry is from Saco, Maine
Do you use the mop flies often? I have been thinking of buying some of those mop slippers and using that to some up. Supposed to be good when the water is murky.I have also been busy getting ready for spring.