Is anyone into Fly Fishing?

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Permalink Reply by aggie71 on April 16, 2009 at 11:22am

Good news ... I finally got around to checking out the ycerp.org web site and read about the fly fishing seminars that were offered last year. Hopefully they will repeat this again in 2009, as it sounds as if we could all use some basic instructions before catching all those trout. See all you fishermen (and women) soon .... sharpen your filet knives :-)

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Permalink Reply by aggie71 on April 25, 2009 at 1:49pm

OK fellow fly fishing wanabees ... I took my first (and only) lesson on fly casting today. I was shown the proper way to do the overhead cast, the side cast, and the rolling cast. These are the basic casts that one needs to master first. I was also told about fly rods and reels, and how to makeup your fly line+leader+tippet+fly. There was not enough time to go over the various knots, and advanced casting techniques such as "shooting" the line to extend the length of your cast. There was time to try the three basic casts a few times, but the instructor suggested we go out on our own and just practice what he showed us. So I am headed for a big grass field near my house to practice more. When I meet up with you I can show you what he showed me. Before we actually go fly fishing together it might be worthwhile just finding an empty field and practicing basic casting techniques. This could make for a more successful fishing trip when we actually head for the stream.

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Permalink Reply by Wendy Dodd on April 29, 2009 at 3:27pm

If you have any fly fishing questions you can ask Walter at the bell desk at the Old Faithful Inn. Walter has been working in the park for years and is one of the best, also very entertaining. There will also be lots of employees at Lake that fish.

Safe travels,

Wendy

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Permalink Reply by Brian on May 4, 2009 at 12:48pm

Hey I just joined this social network, but you can count me in. I love fishing whether its trolling, fishing from the shore or fly fishing. I will also be staying in Fishing Bridge hope we can all meet up and get plenty of fishing in.

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Permalink Reply by aggie71 on May 17, 2009 at 10:43am

EeeeeGaaaads....I am going to miss the Fly Fishing seminar at Lake Lodge on May 21! One of my future fly fishing buddies needs to go to this thing and take some good notes! Check your YCERP calendar for details (probably posted in the EDR). Let me know if ya plan to attend.

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Permalink Reply by aggie71 on May 17, 2009 at 10:57am

Actually it is going to be OK .... I'll try attending the seminar at Canyon on May 30 @ 7:00pm. If anyone wants to ride up there with me...let me know. Richard

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Permalink Reply by Tyler Patton on May 22, 2009 at 12:26am

Man, i am soo into fishing, but i ahve never fly fished. i am really looking forward to learning how to do it. For those of you who work in old faithful there is a fly fishing seminar in the rec. center tomorrow night. Im planning on going to that. unfortunatley im not sure what time it starts, so if you are looking into learning how to fly fish, you should check out this seminar. I cant wait. i just heard about cool works yesterday, and i heard about it from three different people in the same day, so i had to check it out. i havnt been able to track down people that i recognize yet, but i have plenty of time to do it. i hope to see some of you out here. good luck with the whole fly fishing thing. MAN, i cant wait for fishing season!!

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