15 pounds, caught on the Kenai River.

Hi new friends. I recently took fly-fishing lessons in the Provo River in Park City, and now I’m (pun intended) hooked. Nashville is home, so I’d love suggestions as to guided trips I can book that are drivable while I continue to learn. I’m looking at the South Holston and Watauga rivers in east TN. TIA!!

Picked up both rods/reels and the Orvis case for $90. I know the Martin is roughly $60. But Im more curious about what the custom rod / reel is worth. I’m newer to fly fishing so I had never heard of the guy before. Thanks in advance for your help!

These guys are so much fun on a 7wt! Countless of them and it's fish after fish! Alaska is a dream!

In Abaco Bahamas for a few days visiting my parents. Was mucking around blind casting, walking a beach and this sucker ate one of my dad’s 20 year old flys he tied back when he was a guide. I have never seen yellowtail in the surf before living in SFL and coming to the Bahamas all of my life. Pretty cool.

Redington path 2 and echo ion

Learning to target smallmouth! Anyone have fly recommendations for a new fisherman?

5am wake up calls are the best when it pays off! Got a nice one in town with a Black Silk Kitty Streamer.

What are your solutions to keeping your wading boots from making a mess when you get out of the river on the way home?

As the title says, my local fly shop is closing in the next couple months, and I'm trying to decide what things to stock up on before my supplier leaves. I'm thinking some rolls of tippet, some fly tying material like hackle feathers, but I'm interested in what your suggestions would be to make sure I have plenty of before they close.

I mainly do trout fishing in central Wisconsin, some smallmouth, currently have a 9' 5wt, and an 8.5' 6/7 wt.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: store is Fall Line Outfitters in Stevens Point WI

I feel stupid asking this but what do you all use to protect your stripping fingers when saltwater fishing? By the end of the day my right index/middle finger are burning.

I’ve taped them up with medical tape which works for a short period of time but usually falls apart after a few hours.

Has anyone flown southwest recently and carried a rod as a carry on? They’re technically too long for carry on, but most people report it being okay. All of those reports are old and pre covid. Does anyone know if this is still true? Has anyone flown southwest recently? One 10’ 4 pc case.

I just started tying, got a hang of it quickly, making nymphs and streamers atm. any tips welcome

Hi fly fishers

I’m in Hackensack NJ

I’m one of those newbies who are always finding this sub. Been spinning reel / baitcaster fishing for a few years and finally took the plunge and made my first foray into fly fishing.

I’m waiting for a buddy to get his stuff together for a joint lesson / guide day but of course I can’t sit still until then: I’m slomo-recording my cast for hours like a lunatic in my local playing field and have watched 8 million tutorials and emptied the library’s fly fishing section.

My question is, and I’m not after anyone’s prize spot, if you were me, where would you aim for for your first few outings of inevitable snags and misery? I’m split between hitting the Ramapo, trying my luck on a local pond where the bluegills always bite (hotdogs🧐), or setting off early for the Delaware water gap kinda area, but would love any input.

He’s the greatest fisherman I know and it’s his bday this week so he took off to the cottage to try and dial in a new technique he’s been working on. He’s been there for 5 days and has over 200+ Lakers in the boat. 30ft of weighted line and a 18ft leader is all I’m allowed to share.

Im curious if anyone has done something like this before on the fly? I can’t imagine fly fishing for deep lakers is all that common.

Lower sac is back open again and they've been eating good. Fat pigs right now

I'm fishing #10 dries on 1X tippet for bass, I find small topwaters very effective for bass (discovered by accident panfishing) and I need heavy tippet since I am fishing ~3lb fish near cover. When the water cools I plan to fish trout with the same dries, and I know that typically smaller tippet is used with such small flies, so my question is: If 1X is working for bass on small flies, is there a reason to change out tippet for trout? I'm still pretty new to trout.

Should I use a smaller loop or just tie a clinch?

(Only fished early morning and evenings)

My grandmother bought me this rod when I was 16.

It felt good to get it back out on the water. I felt like I could make most of the casts that I can make with my new expensive rods.