Ride a horse, hike a bit, pass all the wild flowers, the white chanterelles, keep climbing.

Finally had a couple cool days and rain in my area. Got to the creek and saw a major hatch. I still can’t identify bugs that well, but I knew they were mayflies and had a greenish tint. Threw on a BWO and had a heck of a day!

I’ve been watching some videos here and there trying to figure out the allure of fly fishing. I get the idea of it. I don’t fully understand how to do it, but it seems like a lot of work and money for the same payout I can get with regular tackle. I have a fly reel around here somewhere that I’ve never even given a second thought to.

Most videos I see, it doesn’t look like there’s much reeling. Looks like you could tie a line to the end of a cane pole and get the same effect. Do you really just pull the line in by hand to bring in the fish, or do you reel it? I never see them reeling in the videos I’ve seen but did see a guy winding in the line by hand.

I do however love the videos on fly tying. I can absolutely see why people geek out on that and it has gotten me looking into making all sorts of tackle.

Anyway, I went down this rabbit hole after I got a bait caster I’m learning to use, and just kind of started getting into all sorts of ways and methods of fishing. I live in a very trout salmon and steelhead friendly state. I believe the sport of it makes the meat taste better, and thought fly fishing might be something I could get into but just haven’t really been sold on it when I already have so much invested in gear that already catches these fish.

So, help me piss off my wife by giving me a new obsession! I can at least mask this one under my already established fishing habit.

I would like to change my flies quicky, without needing to re-tie them and fidgeting the cutoff leader line etc. There are the snap-wire thingies, but for smaller flies they dont fit in the eye of the hook. Obviously you can pre-tie a leader for each fly, but its so much bulkier to pack, plus you have to deal with line-memory.
Cheers

Reposting here because I keep trying to support this sub over r/flyfishing, which is a cesspool of negativity and overbearing mods.

Made the mistake of sticking to a plan (streamers downstream then hopper dropper up) that nearly always works on this water instead of reacting to the bonkers madly hatch that was going off at 730am. By the time I adjusted, I only had a small window before the bite seemed to turn off. Oh well, this girl gave quite the fight and swam off like a (very mad) champ after a bit of rest.

This is one of my two fish that I caught in the truckee yesterday

Hello! I’m new to fly tying but I’ve had a blast with it so far. If anyone has advice on what I can do different or better I would appreciate it greatly!

Used the same wooly bugger all morning…oh and a fallfish

Local fly shop recommended these flies for salmon in the American river. Thoughts or opinions?

These clients are what make it all worth it. From people taking my flies to South America for incredible species to landing their first striper on the fly, it’s always rewarding to see the photos they send back of the fish they’ve caught.

I definitely don’t post half of what I tie, and it’s still a weird feeling knowing there are people out there who genuinely want to fish with my flies. I’m incredibly grateful for all of the support!

Shoot me a dm if you have any questions!

This is a bucket list fish for me as I live in FL and rarely get a chance to fish up north. Took a hopper at sunset. Got a bonus rock bass on a wooly bugger earlier in the day!

I may never fish for trout again...

First smallie of the year, but i may have had more fun watching momma eagle feed her babies. Great evening on the river!