Any fly fisherman (woman)

[rwwong]

My wife and I just got back from a trip through Yellowstone and Glacier National Park. We had a blast, the fly fishing was awesome, and we caught a ton of fish. Here are a few of the highlights. As you can see from my smile, I was a happy boy!

[DasBlitz]

Nice. I never understood how fly fishing is different from regular. Besides the fact that the wire is much longer.

[Sniz]

great job!!! Those are some beautiful rainbows and browns you caught. That one brown needs to bulk up a bit....big head w little body. Mainly dry flies or nymphs or streamers?


I was out there this past fall and it was a blast. If you ever want to head out there again, my brother is a fly fishing guide in the area and has been for years. He WILL put you on the big fish.

Here is the evidence.....this is from last year. All caught on fly. This was on private property, private spring creek that is just LOADED. These fish are growing all year round, hatches all year round, and no fishing pressure.

Let me know if you want to see these fish!

Huge brookie - thats my bro


Fat rainbow in the net


Me w/ a male rainbow....beast


Mom w a pig of a rainbow


Me w the strongest trout I have ever hooked


This one looked like a steelhead


a 29 1/2" incher!!!


and the most ridiculous picture ever......footballs swimming

[Stephii_Rawr]

wow.. i miss fishing those ARE some pretty big fish... i think a dork like me would end up in the water with them =]

[Sniz]

Originally Posted by DasBlitz

Nice. I never understood how fly fishing is different from regular. Besides the fact that the wire is much longer.

sounds like your going to need some explaining.

To make it easy, in regular fishing your line (wire as you called it) is very thin and malleable. the line basically weighs nothing. The lure however is heavier and when casting its the lures weight that you are throwing...then line just goes along for the ride.

In fly fishing its the exact opposite. You are casting a very small hook w hair tied onto it to make it look like a fly. The line is much thicker and heavy and that is what you are actually casting. There is then a 6-12 foot leader of regular monofilament line that is tied onto the fly line and at the end of that is the fly. The fly is along for the ride in fly fishing, not the line. Also the casting technique is completely different.

this is a very crude explanation, pictures would work better.

[rwwong]

Wow Sniz,

Some really nice fish. I will defintely contact your brother next time I'm out there. We pretty much winged it going up there, so I thought we did pretty good.

[Sniz]

U did great!! we were fishing in simply the most ridiculous area ever........the spring creek ends up in a pond which eventually spills over off the private land into the river (this is in Big Sky, MT). I think the river is the Yellowstone but I could be wrong. The locals call the stretch just downriver from the spill area Hog Alley as some of the monsters from the private water are caught there.

Shoot me an email at matt@northropteam.com and I'll get you my bro's contact info. He lives in Bozeman and guides the whole area.

[rwwong]

Sniz,
Yeah the brown's head was huge! It looked like a frog. I caught the first bow and brown on Copper Johns, the other Bow on a Hopper, and the Cutty stripping Hare's Ears.