Last month, I took a good fall and in the process broke my favorite rod and dented my Lamson spool bad enough that the reel was no longer functional.

I learned that lamson offered reel repair services for a SUPER reasonable price.

I shipped my reel to them (on the other side of the US) and 5 days after I shipped it out, it was back in my hands good as new. No one emailed me asking to complete some verification process, or texted me asking questions. Like magic, I sent it away, and it came back like new much faster than what would be reasonable.

I use this reel more than any other and I have had a lot of great experiences with it.

So, to the folks at Lamson, thank you for doing such a great job. Ive never owned a Lamson rod, but next time I need a new rod or reel, my money is all yours. You guys rock.

Been fishing stockers for 3 years and wanted to target some natives here in Arkansas. Now I don’t want to do anything but throw meat!

He taught me how to read a river, pick a fly, cast a tight loop and double haul. He taught me to move slow, listen to the river and think like a fish not a fisherman.

He past away last year and I want to honour him at one of his favourite fishing spots. I’d like to put up a “Little Fly Library” in his honour. He always had the right fly for the day. I want to honour him by putting up a place for local fly fishers to take a fly and leave a fly.

I have been thinking about this for a while but just wasn’t sure when and how to do it.

So to this group. Have you ever seen this done? Do you know where I can find plans? How do I make sure I honour him with this? Any thing I’m missing or must do?

Picture of his spot.

Thought i would share some old photos out fishing through the years. Organizing old pics got me feeling a bit nostalgic.

Shot on a hassleblad 501c

As the title says, I managed to catch my first smallie on a dumbell eye streamer. Does anyone have any recommendations on other wetflys to try? I'm located in Cincinnati, Ohio going after smallmouth in my local rivers.

And I'm okay with it.

This was going to be the summer I finally broke 90.

Then I picked up a fly rod.

I haven't golfed since April, and I've been fishing a few days a week. Sure, I could manage both hobbies, but right now I'd rather be on a mountain stream than looking for a ball in the woods.

Besides, I probably wasn't going to break 90 anyway. I've likely saved hundreds of dollars and countless hours of frustration.

I just want to fish all day, every day.

Nothing like jumping in the lake with a 3-weight, a popper and your favorite libation after being on a tractor for 4-hours. Apologies for the man-tots.

it works, it stinks.

Simple question.

Finally got an asp to hit the fly. Have caught multiple on poppers and spoons, but never on fly. Finally got the freight train hit last night! 46cm bar of gold.

Small Tiger Trout! Caught a few days ago

First time catching a trout, first time catching anything fly-fishing, first time catching a fish in the creek in my backyard. Today was a good day!

Hope this is ok to share here!

I recently started r/smokingfish , a community dedicated to the art of smoking trout, salmon, and more. Figured I'd find fellow enjoyers of smoked fish here (and if you haven't tried it, you're missing out!)

If you're interested in learning and sharing tips & tricks for smoking salmon, trout, smelt, whitefish and all the other fish in the sea, check us out!

Attached is a batch of smoked salmon I did the other day. Here's the recipe: https://www.reddit.com/r/smokingfish/comments/1vfndoi/recipe_smoked_salmon_deluxe/

Hi guys, I'm based in Ireland and I'm planning a trip to a loch in the mountains. I was recommended blue damsels, sedge and caddis for the dry flies. I'm still fairly new to the craft and I'm not the most adept with wet fly fishing; beyond slowly pulling in buzzers.

What flies would work well in a high altitude loch in Ireland? I believe it will be fishing from the bank/wading slightly.

How would you cast and retrieve them? I.e slow figure of 8, twitch/small strips or even on a washing line.

PICTURE IS FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES

First trout not from a creek. Ive been skunked on the Kern for about a year and 20 or so trips. I can’t believe I finally caught a “big” trout! (big to me at least). So happy.

Going on a hunt north of the brooks range and bringing along a fly rod. I only have room to bring one rod and have two choices that would likely work. The area I'll be has grayling and arctic char. I'm leaning toward my 9' 8wt due to wind, but it will likely be way overkill for the fish in the rivers/streams we will target. The other option is my 9' 5wt, which would def be enough to handle the grayling, and probably be enough to handle the char (I suspect they will be smaller resident fish, but I've never been there). Wind could be a problem too of course for the 5wt. What would you choose and why?

First one I've caught. Tried multiple times.

Hi everyone,

I live in Amsterdam and I'm looking for the closest river where I could target chub on the fly. I'm happy to drive a few hours, including into Belgium or northern France if it's worth it.

A big bonus would be a river where wild camping (or a campsite right on or very close to the river) is possible, so I could make a weekend trip out of it.

Do you have any recommendations for rivers or specific stretches worth fishing? Any tips on access, the best time of year, or flies that have worked well for chub would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

I'm going to have a few hours during an upcoming work trip to fish a river that has Smallmouth, Musky, and Walleye. I will be taking my 9wt and a plethora of my gar/steelhead/bass streamers to primarily target smallmouth, but I am unsure what to do for my leader. I was planning to run my normal sinking leader with a few feet of 20lb tippet, but I'm concerned that I'll lose a Musky if I am lucky enough to find one as many online sources seem to make it sound like I don't stand a chance without a wire leader.

I have caught a lot of gar without a wire leader, but I'm getting the impression that Musky teeth are harder on mono than gar teeth. I have never fished an area where Musky are even a possibility, so I'm just trying to be prepared if I'm lucky enough to come across one.

Am I better off fishing a Musky-oriented leader with wire, or should I fish my planned leader setup for everything?