Comments on: The Underground’s Asking: Where Are You Fly Fishing in 2007? http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/ Fly Fishing the Upper Sacramento River : Tom Chandler's Fly Fishing Life : Fly Rods are the Measure of Life Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:16:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Marc Poulos http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Marc Poulos Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:29:46 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2988 Trout fishing in the winter? Try North central Arkansas. After all, this IS where the world record brown trout comes from. Right now we have an inch of snow on the ground and soon to melt with the 40 degree temps tommorrow. But best of all a shad kill coming through the dam and large hungry trout eager to devour anything white. Life is goooood! Marc Trout fishing in the winter? Try North central Arkansas. After all, this IS where the world record brown trout comes from. Right now we have an inch of snow on the ground and soon to melt with the 40 degree temps tommorrow. But best of all a shad kill coming through the dam and large hungry trout eager to devour anything white. Life is goooood! Marc

]]> By: Capt Gordon http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2984 Capt Gordon Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:33:42 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2984 I just lined up a Mosquito Lagoon excursion for April in conjunction with a Mouseville trip. I just lined up a Mosquito Lagoon excursion for April in conjunction with a Mouseville trip.

]]> By: ijsouth http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 ijsouth Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:39:42 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2958 ..."What is it about a place that draws us, even if the trip is long and the fish are small?"... Good question. For me, this trout fishing on small streams is a recently acquired addiction. I think some of it has to be the setting; the mountains are such a contrast to where I live, so there's that. There is also the amazement that I still have when I look at all that rushing water - how can anything live in that? The marshes of Southeast Louisiana are fish factories, and even a casual visitor can see that - all sorts of bait activity in the water, tons of birds, etc. The little freestone streams, by contrast, are beautiful, but harsh at the same time. You quickly find out that there are indeed fish there, and some of the most beautifully colored creatures in the world, too. Then, there's the test of presenting your fly perfectly to incredibly skitterish trout - this must be how a brain surgeon feels with a scalpel in his hand. It is a completely different style of fishing for me, and that probably explains, at least in part, why I would fill up my tank, herd my kids in the car, and drive 700 miles for a chance to catch a 6 inch fish. …”What is it about a place that draws us, even if the trip is long and the fish are small?”…

Good question. For me, this trout fishing on small streams is a recently acquired addiction. I think some of it has to be the setting; the mountains are such a contrast to where I live, so there’s that. There is also the amazement that I still have when I look at all that rushing water – how can anything live in that? The marshes of Southeast Louisiana are fish factories, and even a casual visitor can see that – all sorts of bait activity in the water, tons of birds, etc. The little freestone streams, by contrast, are beautiful, but harsh at the same time. You quickly find out that there are indeed fish there, and some of the most beautifully colored creatures in the world, too. Then, there’s the test of presenting your fly perfectly to incredibly skitterish trout – this must be how a brain surgeon feels with a scalpel in his hand. It is a completely different style of fishing for me, and that probably explains, at least in part, why I would fill up my tank, herd my kids in the car, and drive 700 miles for a chance to catch a 6 inch fish.

]]> By: Jim Webb http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2946 Jim Webb Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:12:23 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2946 I travel 2 1/2 hours by car to a small stream in the sourthernmost part of the Sierra. I moved to California from Kentucky part because of the Sierra Nevada range, the "range of light" as John Muir called it. The first time I came west, I fell in love with the mountains. But the southern Sierra at lower elevations are not like the northern Sierra, and certainly not like the eastern slope up north, and I'm not talking about the fishing. When I go there, I get this strange feeling, as if something were not right. When I traveled to them often in the summer, the mountains were my haven in the summer, a place of refuge from the heat and congestion and smog. Where I love to fish most in the southern range remains hot during the day; it only gets cool at night. But in the later part of the day, when the caddis begin to dive bomb the smooth water and the brown trout come out to play, I get to "walk into the postcard". I've encountered rattlesnakes, fire ants, heat and thirst, but when that happens, nothing else matters. The stream is small, a spring creek of sorts, flow in the range of 100 cfs, lined on both sides with willows. Unassuming, and thankfully overlooked (walk 3/4 of a mile and your away from every other fisherman), it is easy to wade, not at all tricky in that respect, and grants me a few browns every time I go there. An incredible respite from Los Angeles, and home again at night, if I wish. I travel 2 1/2 hours by car to a small stream in the sourthernmost part of the Sierra. I moved to California from Kentucky part because of the Sierra Nevada range, the “range of light” as John Muir called it. The first time I came west, I fell in love with the mountains.
But the southern Sierra at lower elevations are not like the northern Sierra, and certainly not like the eastern slope up north, and I’m not talking about the fishing. When I go there, I get this strange feeling, as if something were not right. When I traveled to them often in the summer, the mountains were my haven in the summer, a place of refuge from the heat and congestion and smog.
Where I love to fish most in the southern range remains hot during the day; it only gets cool at night.
But in the later part of the day, when the caddis begin to dive bomb the smooth water and the brown trout come out to play, I get to “walk into the postcard”.
I’ve encountered rattlesnakes, fire ants, heat and thirst, but when that happens, nothing else matters.
The stream is small, a spring creek of sorts, flow in the range of 100 cfs, lined on both sides with willows. Unassuming, and thankfully overlooked (walk 3/4 of a mile and your away from every other fisherman), it is easy to wade, not at all tricky in that respect, and grants me a few browns every time I go there. An incredible respite from Los Angeles, and home again at night, if I wish.

]]> By: TheGrebe http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 TheGrebe Fri, 02 Feb 2007 18:40:08 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2943 Staying at home in 2007, (Nor Cal) Wonderful to see those staying close to home fishing and enjoying it. I for one went to Central, and South America and Aruba fly fishing. Although catching fish, some quite large, the experience in the back country of Mendicino Forest Lake County north to the Trinity Alps beats it all. We have so much unknown (by the general public) small fly water to utilize it is unreal. I for one love it. If big buck trips are your thing, consider what I am doing from now on: ... Fighting to get the Salmon and Steelhead back into Napa, Lake, and Mendicino Counties. Mainly the East Fork of the Russian River, Eel River, and the Upper Spring Creeks of the Snow Mountain Wilderness area of the Mendicino Forest. What a boon to the sports related business's that would be. I am putting my money and volunteerism where my mouth is, and would like to suggest the same for all fly fisherman and women in these areas. The big rivers are making progress toward restoration. Now let’s fight for the smaller steams and rivers as well. 1. I am donating to projects that further restoration, and writing Legislatures and the Governor. 2. I take a "We can work together with those opposed, but the fish and there habitat come first. You can have your power and water but only after the fish and their habitat are safe. 3. I teach fly tying to Boy & Girl Scouts and their families. I am developing a program that teaches fly fishing from the non-elitist standpoint. You do not need an expensive fly outfit to be successful. With inexpensive equipment one can often out fish many of our elitist posers who pay big money to have the guides provide the photo top’s for show and tell with their peers. 4. I resolve to instill a love for the finer aspects of Fly Fishing: mentally, healthfully, and spiritually. A Sunday on the river thinking about what the Great Scout in the Sky has provided is a rewarding and personal growth experience for us all. That $5,000.00 exotic trip and $1,000.00 plus fishing outfit may become a reality for you in the future but for now we should keep the money in the good old USA and help to fix the problems that may cost future generations the ability to experience all that fly fishing and fishing in general is. Cement Bath tub trout are ok for locked lakes but how about supporting our native spawning fish to ensure the future for them and our children. A river clean enough to raise native trout is clean enough to use for drinking water and a lot prettier and healthier than rock and concrete channels. YISOAB The Grebe Staying at home in 2007, (Nor Cal)

Wonderful to see those staying close to home fishing and enjoying it.

I for one went to Central, and South America and Aruba fly fishing. Although catching fish, some quite large, the experience in the back country of Mendicino Forest Lake County north to the Trinity Alps beats it all.
We have so much unknown (by the general public) small fly water to utilize it is unreal. I for one love it.
If big buck trips are your thing, consider what I am doing from now on: …

Fighting to get the Salmon and Steelhead back into Napa, Lake, and Mendicino Counties. Mainly the East Fork of the Russian River, Eel River, and the Upper Spring Creeks of the Snow Mountain Wilderness area of the Mendicino Forest.

What a boon to the sports related business’s that would be. I am putting my money and volunteerism where my mouth is, and would like to suggest the same for all fly fisherman and women in these areas. The big rivers are making progress toward restoration. Now let’s fight for the smaller steams and rivers as well.

1. I am donating to projects that further restoration, and writing Legislatures and the Governor.

2. I take a “We can work together with those opposed, but the fish and there habitat come first. You can have your power and water but only after the fish and their habitat are safe.

3. I teach fly tying to Boy & Girl Scouts and their families. I am developing a program that teaches fly fishing from the non-elitist standpoint. You do not need an expensive fly outfit to be successful. With inexpensive equipment one can often out fish many of our elitist posers who pay big money to have the guides provide the photo top’s for show and tell with their peers.

4. I resolve to instill a love for the finer aspects of Fly Fishing: mentally, healthfully, and spiritually. A Sunday on the river thinking about what the Great Scout in the Sky has provided is a rewarding and personal growth experience for us all.

That $5,000.00 exotic trip and $1,000.00 plus fishing outfit may become a reality for you in the future but for now we should keep the money in the good old USA and help to fix the problems that may cost future generations the ability to experience all that fly fishing and fishing in general is. Cement Bath tub trout are ok for locked lakes but how about supporting our native spawning fish to ensure the future for them and our children.

A river clean enough to raise native trout is clean enough to use for drinking water and a lot prettier and healthier than rock and concrete channels.

YISOAB
The Grebe

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2939 Tom Chandler Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:23:59 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2939 Gotta love all the plans. Still, I'm as interested in the "why" as much as the "where." What is it about a place that draws us, even if the trip is long and the fish are small? Gotta love all the plans. Still, I’m as interested in the “why” as much as the “where.”

What is it about a place that draws us, even if the trip is long and the fish are small?

]]> By: Pete http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2938 Pete Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:17:20 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2938 In the near future I will be spending a good deal of time at my local stocked trout stream until the saltwater heats up, then it's on to striped bass et al. As far as travel goes: I will be fly fishing for peacock bass in Miami this spring, without a doubt. My favorite freshwater fish on fly. I have my annual trip to upstate new york after ice out to fly fish for northern pike. I have a trip scheduled for Boca Grande for some tarpon on conventional tackle, then probing the backcountry for snook, reds, and speckled trout. And I have a trip slated for New England to chase after school bluefin with the long rod again. Of course I have dreams of wading the flats of the Seychelles, but the odds of that happening are beyond negligible. And catching a carp on fly is high on my wish list, too. In the near future I will be spending a good deal of time at my local stocked trout stream until the saltwater heats up, then it’s on to striped bass et al.

As far as travel goes:

I will be fly fishing for peacock bass in Miami this spring, without a doubt. My favorite freshwater fish on fly.

I have my annual trip to upstate new york after ice out to fly fish for northern pike.

I have a trip scheduled for Boca Grande for some tarpon on conventional tackle, then probing the backcountry for snook, reds, and speckled trout.

And I have a trip slated for New England to chase after school bluefin with the long rod again.

Of course I have dreams of wading the flats of the Seychelles, but the odds of that happening are beyond negligible.

And catching a carp on fly is high on my wish list, too.

]]> By: kbarton10 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2936 kbarton10 Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:36:03 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2936 It will likely be the Upper Sacramento between Dunsmuir and Lake Siskiyou. Been through there many times, but have not fished as often as I should have. Armed with my copy of "how to crap inna woods," I will see if I can achieve local fame by despoiling all of TC's favorite haunts. It will likely be the Upper Sacramento between Dunsmuir and Lake Siskiyou. Been through there many times, but have not fished as often as I should have.

Armed with my copy of “how to crap inna woods,” I will see if I can achieve local fame by despoiling all of TC’s favorite haunts.

]]> By: GL http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2929 GL Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:06:18 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2929 no reason the "backpacking gear" part of hike-in gear list should be more than 12-15 lbs for summer in the Sierra. Leaves room for 30?!% lbs of fishing gear? no reason the “backpacking gear” part of hike-in gear list should be more than 12-15 lbs for summer in the Sierra. Leaves room for 30?!% lbs of fishing gear?

]]> By: ijsouth http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2926 ijsouth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:33:37 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2926 Almost forgot...the places I'll go this year: 1. February (weather permitting, just after Mardi Gras) - Smokies...hope the hatches start a bit early. 2. April/May - Brookies in North Carolina and Virginia 3. Various times in summmer - more trips to smokies, etc. In between, trips out to the local marshes for reds and specks. I'm pretty resigned to short, long-weekend type trips - I have my kids with me, and I have to work around their schedule...plus, it keeps the costs down. I can make it to Townsend, TN from my front door in a little over 9 hours, which isn't bad. Almost forgot…the places I’ll go this year:

1. February (weather permitting, just after Mardi Gras) – Smokies…hope the hatches start a bit early.

2. April/May – Brookies in North Carolina and Virginia

3. Various times in summmer – more trips to smokies, etc.

In between, trips out to the local marshes for reds and specks. I’m pretty resigned to short, long-weekend type trips – I have my kids with me, and I have to work around their schedule…plus, it keeps the costs down. I can make it to Townsend, TN from my front door in a little over 9 hours, which isn’t bad.

]]> By: BillyB http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 BillyB Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:22:43 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2923 Well, my local waters are the redfish-infested marshes of South La., so there'll be plenty of that. Other destinations: Andros (Bahamas) for Bones in April, Jackson Hole in August, and hopefully another trip to the backcountry of GSMNP. After the Jackson trip I may head up to Yellowstone . . . Tom, shoot me a line if you want guide recommendations for redfishing about an hour outside of New Orleans. BillyB Well, my local waters are the redfish-infested marshes of South La., so there’ll be plenty of that. Other destinations: Andros (Bahamas) for Bones in April, Jackson Hole in August, and hopefully another trip to the backcountry of GSMNP. After the Jackson trip I may head up to Yellowstone . . .

Tom, shoot me a line if you want guide recommendations for redfishing about an hour outside of New Orleans.

BillyB

]]> By: ijsouth http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 ijsouth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:20:25 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2922 Actually, we could go to the French Quarter and get a Lucky Dog...they're a New Orleans institution - Jimmy Hoffa in every bite. Actually, we could go to the French Quarter and get a Lucky Dog…they’re a New Orleans institution – Jimmy Hoffa in every bite.

]]> By: Scott http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2920 Scott Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:38:22 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2920 Looking for a ultralight weight float tube for your summer backcountry trips? Toys R Us has them. You can get them with either SpongeBob Squarepants or the Little Mermaid printed on them. (I'm his brother, it's my JOB to taunt him so). Looking for a ultralight weight float tube for your summer backcountry trips? Toys R Us has them. You can get them with either SpongeBob Squarepants or the Little Mermaid printed on them. (I’m his brother, it’s my JOB to taunt him so).

]]> By: Ed http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2918 Ed Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:25:12 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2918 I am heading back to upstate NY this spring for steelhead or brown trout, then again in the fall for salmon. A buddy and I are going to try really hard to catch a carp on the fly around here (VA/MD). I'll do my usual smallie fishing in the Shenandoah. But I'm most looking forward to my Montana trip with my wife in July and a guided float trip! Your thoughts about Maine have me thinking about that state again, I have been wanting to go there since before I started fishing. Now it seems like a must-visit state! I am heading back to upstate NY this spring for steelhead or brown trout, then again in the fall for salmon. A buddy and I are going to try really hard to catch a carp on the fly around here (VA/MD). I’ll do my usual smallie fishing in the Shenandoah. But I’m most looking forward to my Montana trip with my wife in July and a guided float trip!

Your thoughts about Maine have me thinking about that state again, I have been wanting to go there since before I started fishing. Now it seems like a must-visit state!

]]> By: ass hooked whitey http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-2917 ass hooked whitey Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:00:48 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2007/01/31/the-undergrounds-asking-where-are-you-fly-fishing-in-2007/#comment-2917 who could forget central washington in july for the finest capr fishing this planet has to offer? who could forget central washington in july for the finest capr fishing this planet has to offer?

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