Welcome. nice flies and those trouts are spectacular. I would love to add a Grayling to score card. By the way I am the king of the Whitefish.

Thanks everyone great information. I still like the rod it's just I need to get more familiar with it. The reason I stopped using it while in Wy is that I was after the Wy Cutt-slam, which I did accomplish. ...and they do slam it sometimes, eh? I had some cutt-slams at those ungodly Chernobyl Ants ...

Thanks everyone great information. I still like the rod it's just I need to get more familiar with it. The reason I stopped using it while in Wy is tht I was after the Wy Cutt-slam, which I did accomplish.

Interesting article. I used my 13ft out west with the furled line and found it difficult to cast in wind using a 6x tippet. When I went to a 5x it worked much better. The problem I had over all was with hook set. I lost several 15 -17 in Cutts because of that, small trout were no problem. I can't s...

Interesting article. I used my 13ft out west with the furled line and found it difficult to cast in wind using a 6x tippet. When I went to a 5x it worked much better. The problem I had over all was with hook set. I lost several 15 -17 in Cutts because of that, small trout were no problem.

In the past I tied my own leaders, then I went to Airflo with a butt section and you tie on the length if tippet. Now I use furled leaders, some store bought and others that folks have sent me. I prefer the furled leaders. The Tenkara line is furled and I have not had any serious tangling problems.

Very neat

Those are some nicely tied flies but don't qualify as Flymphs exactly. A Flymph has a full body with the hackle wrapped back towards the hook bend. See www. internationalbrotherhoodoftheflymph.com and www.dtnichlson.com for excellent flymphs.

Did you know, The true term for the body material should be 'Possum'. to my knowledge there is no 'opossum' in Australia or New Zealand (The Possum being a native animal to Australia only). It seems to get marketed as 'opossum' in the Northern Hemisphere. Now here is a tip is you can get hold of so...

Hot damn, I got to fish the long rod today, what a blast. I won't say it is going to take the place of my other rods but fishing that is a blast.