What are you fishing this week?

[Doug K]

still fishing the Norm Thompson/Farlows/Sharpes 7'10", with the Colonel's reel - a 3" Sharpes Gordon, the reel box has the Colonel's name written on it - with a 5wt line. I'm pretty sure this is supposed to be a 6wt, still it throws the 5wt eagerly even with a salmonfly imitation lashed to the leader..

[St Vrain Angler]

Wednesday's combo: Tufts & Batson 7' 9" 3/2 5wt and South Creek reel with Cortland Sylk 5DT.
Runoff is still strong, but the fish are starting to look up.

[thomast]

A Winston Quad 5 wt with a Bouglé and a Cortland Sylk.

[creakycane]

A Jim Royston Para 13 with. Hardy Featherweight Multiplier and Sylk DT 4.

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

Brought my Orvis seven four and 8' 3/2 4 1/2 oz rod to the Strawberry River. The wind was higher than anticipated so I decided to fish my 8' using Phoenix DT6 silk on a Hardy Uniqua from the late forties/early fifties. Took my personal best trout (the 20"+ brown) and my personal best brook trout from the same pool on a size 18 Royal Wulff. Celebrated with a bit too much Scotch after returning home :-)





tight lines,
Joe

[Rio Grande King]

Now that sir, is a day to celebrate! The scotch (or two or three) were well earned.

Ken

[St Vrain Angler]

This morning through midday: Mark Edmonds "Payne Parabolic" 7’9” 3/2 5/6wt and Abel Pt.5 reel with Cortland Sylk 5DT. Nice combo for black stoneflies & para hoppers.


This afternoon and evening: Jenkins GA803 8’ 3/2 4/5wt and Ross San Miguel-2 with Cortland Sylk 4DT. Sweet casting and fishing setup for red quills & parachute Adams.

[flyty2]

Phoenix DT6 silk on a Hardy Uniqua from the late forties/early fifties.

LHW? Are those rare?

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

They are rare in true LHW. I couldn't play these off of the reel as I have not yet got around to adding a standoff opposite of the pawl to make it a converible reel. I have the standoff and will make the conversion.

[PYochim]

A 7'9" quad from Cris Carpenter on a stream in my area before it gets sucked dry. The water is cold and plentiful and the fish are cooperative. The problem is the single track road to get there.

[Sandan]

This week coming up, I'll be fishing a Dickerson 8014 clone by John Clancy, A Sweetgrass Mantra 8' 4/5 penta and an 8'4" 5wt.modified Sam Carlson taper built by Alan Kube. Henry's Fork, etc., etc., etc. Color me excited

[scarlet>fire]

Spent the day with my brother in the high country. Fished my Goodwin Granger Aristocrat 8642 with Hardy 3 3/8" Uniqua and Pheonix wf 5 silk line. We caught a lot of brookies and splake. Nothing big, but saw some big ones. Overall wonderful day! Cheers!

[fishbates]

A nice grayling on my Gillum 8’ 3” restored due to varnish meltdown

[Don Andersen]

Two rods designed for Stillwater. Both 8’3” hollow construction. I use a 6 wt and 7 wt lines on them.
Built the first one of this taper <20 years ago.

Don

[NewUtahCaneAngler]

Took my Orvis Seven Four out with some Orange and Black hoppers that ibookje sent me. Jay, the hoppers fooled both browns and cutthroats. My best was a 15" cutthroat that was a beautiful pinkish orange. The seven four did well on these fish, but I should have brought a heavier rod for use with the hoppers. Also borrowed my buddy's Orvis Superfine Fly & Spin that I sold him and caught a nice brown with Jay's hopper on that rod as well.

[teter]

Finally got a cool morning and fished a tailwater that was running about 50 degrees at midmorning. My one fish smacked a #16 Olive Stimulator. The rod was an 8'6 Ed M. Hunter Approved made by Phillipson. I have two of them; I hadn't fished this one in about five years. Most of the pictures are freeze frames from a video.

[Shrimpman]

Phoenix DT6 silk on a Hardy Uniqua from the late forties/early fifties.

LHW? Are those rare?

I use my '20s Uniqua as a LHW and it works just fine. The incoming click is very light, but outgoing is strong.

[Bamboo revival]

With the water warming up I’ve been taking my Munsey 7’ 2/3 wt my favorite small stream rod to chase native cutts it’s dry fly heaven up high!!

[nativebrownie]

Luckily, a few days on a favorite limestone in central PA. Joined by a '30s FET Dirigo, 8', 5-6 wt - makes for wonderful afternoons...

[Bloodhound]

I am still in the process of getting my first bamboo rod fishable...so if I fish, I am fishing glass...it was the Phillipson X86 with a JW Young Pridex this past weekend.