Fly Tying...the new hobby

I have taken up a new hobby....... Fly tying! It is incredibly fun and frustrating all at the same time, a challenge . There is always something to learn, always something to improve on.... and a chance to catch fish on something that I created. I am surprised how many different kinds of materials are used to create these flies. Birds, deer , elk, rodents, not to mention any kind of material found in the lint dryer. I think my next hobby is going to involve the old shotgun, that way I will never have to buy feathers again!!!




















This box of flies only took 50 hours 12 red bulls and 2 hissy fits :)

First fish on my own fly

I did it!! I caught fish on my tied flies!! What a great day. Temperatures were in the upper 20's, fish were hungry and never saw another fisherman the entire day.

The daily total was 28 fish....... 20 white fish and 8 brown trout. Used a sow bug and dead orange scud. Both of my flies caught fish, I can't believe it. I kinda cheated though, whiteys aren't too picky and relatively easy to catch but hey it worked!!

Backcountry Fishing

I ventured to a place that I had fished as a kid. This area is where I discovered that backcountry fishing was something that I wanted to peruse. I fed of the energy, thrived on the adventure of it all. It seemed that the anticipation of fish created a fast pace, I couldn't get there fast enough. When I was young I never remembered the hike though. My mind was always fixed in deep thoughts, mostly thoughts of how cool a teleporter would be, I wished that I could fly at least a few times an hour and then the fish toughts. I always could count on two things here. One, there wouldn't be another soul around, because only a crazy would go through all this trouble to catch high country trout and two, the fishing is always better than great. Hit the trail at 3am, headlamp, fishing gear, a red bull and 20 years of memorys. Nice and mellow for a few minutes, then the stair climb, forgot about that, straight up for the next few hours ,ok more like three! In the dark you make good time, the air is crisp and refreshing it like breathing fresh life.The sunrise is a burst of energy knowing your almost there. While hiking, my mind wandered about as usual, I thought about how the teleporter is probably a few years away from being bought at walmart but it is going to cost a bundle, if I wait a year I can get last years model at a good discount that saves me money and I can buy some new fishing equipment with my good financial skills, I still wished I could fly but I also took the time to enjoy the beauty, well I had to really because I took a few more rest stops than normal. I was winded, thirsty and my feet were killing me. I was also thinking and hoping the fish are as still as huge as I had remembered, because my friend might be upset to catch 4-6 fingerling's after this adventure. The fishing trip was superb, not because we caught a lot of fish or that there were trophy's to be had but it confirmed that I am a serious addict, I caught the biggest fish and rubbed it in for the rest of the evening. Only to be out done by him the next trip and yep I still hear about it.

Black Bears..

Saw a few cubs....then wondered where mama was. Yep she wasn't too happy. Great experience seeing them up close. Kinda wanted to pet the little ones but nah...it would have hurt too much

Winter Is Here!

Well, it's snowboard season. It has been nice taking to you all. I guess I will keep this updated because I will be too busy and tired to take calls, clean, pay bills and anything else that might have to do with responsibility is surely out of the question. By the way fishing season will start right after the snow melts so you have a small window of opportunity to get a hold of me before it happens all over again :)

All photos by Will

Saltwater Sunset

Saltwater action, cape cod.

Snapping Turtles..

Kind of cool to see both the mini and the adult version of this animal.