Comments on: A Big Fish on a Tiny Dry: The Underground Gets All Happy and Stuff

By: Sado-Masochistic Fly Tying - How to screw up something that works fine : Singlebarbed

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:05:51 +0000

[...] I had a live sample for the #20 Blue Wing Olives, complements of the Trout Undergrounds precise phot…. Modified to give me more to see, as old eyes and tiny dries are not a good match. [...]

By: The Underground Goes From Hero to Zero: Fly Fishing, Stupidity, and October Caddis : The Trout Underground Fly Fishing Blog

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:18:12 +0000

[...] my last fishing report detailed my triumph over one of the Upper Sac’s heftier wild specimens, but if the ancient Greeks taught us anything, it’s that humanity largely sucks at the game [...]

By: wayne eng

wayne eng — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:27:15 +0000

Thomas…great fish.is that the blush off your cheeks reflecting off the trout?…..e.t.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:08:17 +0000

It appears Mr. Bertrand has a future in high-fashion world of hand modeling…
Gorgeous fish! I can’t wait until I’m up there in just nine more days.

By: Big Sky Taku

Big Sky Taku — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:29:12 +0000

Wow, I can’t match that last comment without my wife giving me the raised eyebrow look, but I can say it also brought out the sh*t eating grin on your face too! One of those times that makes you smile for days. As for line color, Gary Lafontaine was a real believer in line color. I have been fishing the dark green line from the Book Mailer. No data to back it up, but it makes me feel stealthier. Talking about the Lamson reel, it looks like it wouldn’t reflect light much at all, another of Gary’s peeves. I just bought an Orvis Battenkill LA (only cuz it was on the cheap) and like the LA part. It sounds like the Lamson comes out ahead on the drag, thanks for the note. The Tricos are out here in the warm days, and the BWO’s coming on. Send more rains and clouds to the north country.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:47:54 +0000

That one is a beauty! The rainbow colors bring out the blue-ish-brown-green in your eyes.

By: samistopdog

samistopdog — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:55:23 +0000

Nice, I’m jealous and kicking my own arse for the rest of the day….I drove right buy the upperSac on my way to Oregon yesterday and even though I had time and gear ….did not stop. Please the next time you see me, throw a shot of Tequila in my eyes for punishment.

Steve

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:10:56 +0000

Beatiful fish!

I read a study on fly line color and it’s effects on fish somewhere. I’ll have to try to dig it up.

By: Curly Friede

Curly Friede — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:04:46 +0000

Nice fish. Never. Ever. Take Curly Fried seriously when he tries to fool you with expert-sounding wetfly advice. The real deal, and nicely written.

By: Murdock

Murdock — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:25:08 +0000

Extra points for holding the fish close to the body so as not to cheat on size.

That’s a great looking rainbow. As for the line I fish a Sci Anglers on my 4 wt and have it in their olive drab color. I think the color makes a difference when its waved over fish.

Great catch.

By: flytimes

flytimes — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:33:14 +0000

That’s the kind of fish that would make a four and a half hour drive through traffic worthwhile. Strong work Tom.