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Lateral view of a Male Baetis (Baetidae) (Blue-Winged Olive) Mayfly Dun from Mystery Creek #43 in New York
Blue-winged Olives
Baetis

Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.

Dorsal view of a Skwala (Perlodidae) (Large Springfly) Stonefly Nymph from the Yakima River in Washington
This Skwala nymph still has a couple months left to go before hatching, but it's still a good representative of its species, which was extremely abundant in my sample for a stonefly of this size. It's obvious why the Yakima is known for its Skwala hatch.
27" brown trout, my largest ever. It was the sub-dominant fish in its pool. After this, I hooked the bigger one, but I couldn't land it.
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SlateDrake9
Potter County, PA

Posts: 144
SlateDrake9 on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 1:46 am EST
So, when you believe you have everything you will ever need for flyfishing, what do you get for yourself?

Custom made 9'3" slow action 2 weight?

Another bamboo fly rod?

Several high end fly boxes?

A custom fiberglass rod?

1 man pontoon?

Expensive fly reel (New Hardy Perfect maybe)?

A bunch of technical clothing?

Something else?

Fishing with bait is like swearing in church.
-- Slate Drake
LittleJ
Hollidaysburg Pa

Posts: 251
LittleJ on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 2:38 am EST
If it were me, I would go bamboo or a hardy perfect. Then at least I could justify it as an investment. Given the current state of affairs it may not even be a bad investment.
CaseyP
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Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA

Posts: 653
CaseyP on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 6:45 am EST
oh, gee...get something with a history. either a history of its own, or a history because you know the maker personally. then when there's so much stuff that you decide to help others get started in the sport, you'll know what to keep.
"You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra
Falsifly
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Hayward, WI.

Posts: 660
Falsifly on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 7:33 am EST
So, when you believe you have everything you will ever need for flyfishing, what do you get for yourself?


An appointment with a psychiatrist.
Falsifly
When asked what I just caught that monster on I showed him. He put on his magnifiers and said, "I can't believe they can see that."
Hellgramite
Southern calif.

Posts: 45
Hellgramite on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 8:17 am EST
That's a tough one to answer because after looking at what i have as far as fishing gear.You can never have everything.
Troutnut
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Administrator
Bellevue, WA

Posts: 2758
Troutnut on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 9:03 am EST
A drift boat.

A house on a trout stream.

A chilled aquarium with trout. (Only legal in some places.)

An aquarium for aquatic insects. (Again, legal some places.)

A really nice camera to take on the stream.
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D.
Troutnut and salmonid ecologist
Shawnny3
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Pleasant Gap, PA

Posts: 1197
Shawnny3 on Jan 1, 2009January 1st, 2009, 2:28 pm EST
Time, my friend. Just time.

-Shawn
Jewelry-Quality Artistic Salmon Flies, by Shawn Davis
www.davisflydesigns.com
Leakywaders
New England

Posts: 43
Leakywaders on Jan 2, 2009January 2nd, 2009, 10:44 am EST
I'll second that.
Drag free??? If the fly didn't drag, I wouldn't know where it was!!

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