Comments on: The Interactive Underground: We Ask You Again if Gas Prices Have Changed Your Fly Fishing Plans

By: Are gas prices effecting your fishing plans? | Michael Gracie

Are gas prices effecting your fishing plans? | Michael Gracie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:46:09 +0000

[...] the ride-then-wade side, the Underground has run successive polls on the issue. Note the change in opinion just a few months of rising prices (and rising media [...]

By: Peter Spirito

Peter Spirito — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:27:29 +0000

I’ve got a lot of up-front cost of driving from South Florida to North Georgia and beyond. I’m taking fewer trips but staying a lot longer.

By: G. F. Gone Fishing

G. F. Gone Fishing — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:09:01 +0000

I stand outside the local fly shop and offer free guide service, just to double up with someone from the city, that is willing to drive over 45 miles to the better streams.
Next I will be tying and offering free flies….or a fishing derby price and catch a ride with a contestant. I don’t care if gas becomes rationed. I’m going fishing. Yesterday I scheduled a 4:30am interview with an employer, so on the early return trip, I could stop at a stream.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:21:32 +0000

Things are getting desperate when you start calculating cost per trip. Earlier this year I looked at a drive to a remote creek that would require 4WD clearance.

Then I sat and figured the cost of gas driving the Bronco winter vehicle instead of my beater Toyota. Gads!

By: Bob Laskodi

Bob Laskodi — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:38:56 +0000

YEEEEGADS, if gas prices stay this high I may not be able to afford to take my boat to the Delta this fall for striped bass. At these prices, each trip will cost me 100 clams. YIKES!

By: Peter Spirito

Peter Spirito — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:28:06 +0000

I live in S Florida. Its 700 miles to decent trout fishing. I’ve cut back on daily expenses like having dinner out, weekend breakfast, cut back on magazines & read more internet, fewer trips to the store, etc. In August I will be in Blue Ridge GA, May I was on the S Holston in TN with Jeff Wilkins.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:49:14 +0000

You guys are totally right. My old truck was a 91. Sorry brain not functioning, to many days inside. Need a break!!!!!!!!!!

By: G. F. Gone Fishing

G. F. Gone Fishing — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:20:36 +0000

I live close to the NYC Croton Watershed and need to fly fish almost every day. I had moved 35 miles away and had to move back again. My plans were to fish this evening, at a less favored river, at 7 miles distaince. Instead online, seeking a second part time job, to fill the tank. Came across your post, as a deversion. I would much rather be fishing ;) Had given up a better job, commuting to NYC, as to have more time to fish trout localy.
Gas prices have put a bite into that plan.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:31:16 +0000

Dan: You gotta mean your Prius is a 2001? That’s when it was introduced in the United States (1997 in Japan).

As for me, I think I’d look pretty good sitting on the 90 mpg scooter pictured above, hammering along those dirt access roads on the Upper Sac.

Then again, I bring style to everything I do…

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:39:42 +0000

No it is a 91. I bought it used two years ago(100,000 miles) and the battery dies two days after I bought it. Toyota warranty repaired it even though there were no warranties left on the car. It has worked great ever sense than (140,000). I wish I could buy an American car that had the same customer service and quality of product.Until they get their heads out of their asses I will have to buy Japanese cars.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:16:31 +0000

Wow. Right now we’re at 65 “Yes” and 36 “No” – a turnaround from March’s poll.

Is this fly fishing’s next big ride?

By: oatka

oatka — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:07:30 +0000

While I don’t take many actual trips, I haven’t gone even a 1/2 drive away for trout in a while, instead I’m doing my normal summertime warm water fishing. But, even with that, I’ve started limiting myself to the closest pond (4 miles from home) instead of farther ones. Fortunately, that closest pond has been successful at rekindling my love. Once I thought it was only good to fish when I had too, but something has change in that pond, and it’s high on my list. Of course, when you pull out a 17 inch large mouth bass (my personal best) it’s easy to fall in love again.

I have contemplated riding my bike to even that close pond. I have to figure out a way to rig up my rod on the bike first…..or buy a 7 piece rod and back pack it!

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:39:29 +0000

It has most certainly affected my trips. The closest really decent trout fishing is either in Tenn or the Cumberland tailwaters and you are talking minimum 3 hours or more each way. Even in my Chevy HHR @ 30 mpg it’s at least $100 in gas.

More local ponds,creeks and such for me. Got any good bass and panfish patterns you would like to share?

By: Murdock

Murdock — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:22:23 +0000

you will see me creekside in a Honda accord not the usual Toyota Tundra. It helps a bit. I think for me it has cut down on the impulse trips. Its hard to hop in the car and drive 2 hours to fish for just an hour or two. I still like the Tennesee tail water and the mountain streams but that big warm water lake a mile for the house sure seems more and more appealing.

By: ijsouth

ijsouth — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:30:23 +0000

I’m actually going to be in the market for a camper – not a hulking motorhome, one of those pop-up jobs…but I won’t haul it around the country. I’m going to park it on my land in Tennessee – I’ll at least be able to save on hotel rooms. The gas price affects everything, so of course it’s affected my flyfishing. I would like to fish around here, too…but my circa 1970 Johnson sucks gas like no tomorrow, plus my mileage goes into the crapper when I’m towing it. For a really big saltwater trip around here, I would end up spending almost as much in gas as driving 700 miles to the Smokies.