Comments on: The Underground Delivers Absolutely the Final Word on Fly Fishing. (I Knew It All Along.)

By: Jim Webb

Jim Webb — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:48:52 +0000

I don’t mind if someone fishes with worms. Fishing is fishing in my book. I just prefer to do it with a fly rod because I think that is more fun. I particularly like dry flys, because I get a kick out of seeing the fish take the fly. I really don’t care if someone fishes with a $3200 Winston Bamboo or with a $79 Cortland, or anything else for that matter, including fiberglass. It’s none of my business what people fish with, as long as they have a modicum of streamside etiquette, unlike the spin fisherman who, when I turned around, was 20 yards behind me, casting to exactly the spot from which I had just hooked and released a fish (on a nymph, no less). Rather than get in an argument with the guy, I just moved-plenty of stream to go around.

By: isaac

isaac — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:35:12 +0000

some of us just like to catch fish and not go broke doing it, keeps me grounded(the reason for flyfishing?) at least I don’t chuck worms into their guts. can you honestly say you’ve NEVER touched graphite? and does it REALLY matter that much if we go to hell or heaven, its life.

By: Jim Webb

Jim Webb — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:23:01 +0000

Hmmm. I think I smell a purist. Quick! Everybody run out and buy a silk line for your bamboo. Clean it, and dress it and hang it up when you are not using it. That will get the pagan bastards off our water!

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:34:38 +0000

Our interpretation is if you can cast it with your normal casting stroke and split shots and indicators aren’t involved, you’ve got a shot a heaven.

Of course, that’s assuming you don’t fish graphite.

But that’s a whole different sign.

By: isaac aka shrtlnr

isaac aka shrtlnr — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:15:51 +0000

desperate times call for desperate measures, subsurface searching continues————–

By: Teh Wind Knot

Teh Wind Knot — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:39:21 +0000

The Lord speaks to me. He tells me to get medieval on ‘em with streamers. Great big furry streamers. And mousies. Those are dry flies, aren’t they?

By: clay

clay — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:29:43 +0000

Please forgive me lord for I have sinned!!!!

By: Will

Will — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:51:27 +0000

Interesting article from Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited talking about the native brookies and the problems of stocked fish:

http://www.patrout.org/brook.htm

I particularly like this line:

“Hatchery fish are bigger and much more aggressive than wild fish and utter chaos results. The whole orderly system established by the resident fish collapses. Imagine what would happen if your neighborhood was suddenly occupied by a horde of big, ill-mannered, aggressive strangers who had nothing to eat except your food and nowhere to stay but your house.”