Official Asylum Fly-fishing Thread

lightning9191 · 03-07-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gone Dave

Beacuse of this picture of Kevin, I enrollrd my son and self into a class from a BPS guy. (coming up if a few weeks )
I just looked at it and thought "wow, that is something I can enjoy learning with my son"

as it appears there are a few trout places in our area
Thanks Kevin!

Not to thread Jack from you guys

I'm glad to hear my picture is changing lives

! As kayak_rat said feel free to ask questions here. I found casting to be the hardest thing to pick up, but once you get out on the water and spend some time doing it, it becomes second nature.

Steve · 03-07-2009, 10:54 PM

x2! I haven't really cast for a several months, but was actually pretty proud of myself at the park. Had 3 hula hoops set up at various distances out ot about 90 ft. and was pretty accurate. Was especially pleased at my backhand cast (we use that down here quite a bit when the wind picks up).

We'll see tomorrow though out on the water, that's the real test!

Quote:

Originally Posted by lightning9191

I'm glad to hear my picture is changing lives

! As kayak_rat said feel free to ask questions here. I found casting to be the hardest thing to pick up, but once you get out on the water and spend some time doing it, it becomes second nature.

Steve · 03-08-2009, 10:54 PM

Well, the original plan was to do a little surf fishing today, but plans got changed. Instead my daughter joined me at the park for her first fly casting lesson. I let her use my 6' St. Croix 2/3 weight "small stream" rod loaded with a WF3F line. She did really well for her first try.

Before we left the park, I let her try my 9' 9wt Orvis "Matrix" (older heavy graphite) rod with a WF9 Intermediate Sink line. That was just a little too much for her, but it helped her understand why she needed to do somethings with the 3 wt.

She always enjoys fishing with me, but this was especially fun for me. When we left she was already asking me if we could do it again later in the week and when could we go to "papaw's place in the mountains)

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Many years ago a friend told me he never wondered where his daughter would be on Friday nights, cause Saturday morning they were going fishing! He was right about that and other things. Thanks Perk! If things work out next weekend, I think a little "on water" time is called for.

BTW, ya gotta dig her amber tinted wrap-around fishing glasses! Daddy's Fishing Girl Indeed!!!

03-08-2009, 10:54 PM	#3
Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	Re: Official Asylum Fly-fishing Thread Well, the original plan was to do a little surf fishing today, but plans got changed. Instead my daughter joined me at the park for her first fly casting lesson. I let her use my 6' St. Croix 2/3 weight "small stream" rod loaded with a WF3F line. She did really well for her first try. Before we left the park, I let her try my 9' 9wt Orvis "Matrix" (older heavy graphite) rod with a WF9 Intermediate Sink line. That was just a little too much for her, but it helped her understand why she needed to do somethings with the 3 wt. She always enjoys fishing with me, but this was especially fun for me. When we left she was already asking me if we could do it again later in the week and when could we go to "papaw's place in the mountains) . Many years ago a friend told me he never wondered where his daughter would be on Friday nights, cause Saturday morning they were going fishing! He was right about that and other things. Thanks Perk! If things work out next weekend, I think a little "on water" time is called for. BTW, ya gotta dig her amber tinted wrap-around fishing glasses! Daddy's Fishing Girl Indeed!!! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide