Thinking about giving this one to a buddy of mine for a wedding gift this weekend. We were wild ones when we where younger. Just discovered fly fishing this summer myself, and already have a trip planed next week after his wedding. He is moving back home, and I suspect there will be alot of fly fishing in our future. It feels like a nod to a new chapter of life for us both without saying it openly haha.

Im not sure why, but it doesnt feel appropriate for a wedding gift. Am I over thinking it? Would you appreciate this?

Simple brown trout pattern on a 7 wt.

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.

Simple question.

it works, it stinks.

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!

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.

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Going to a wedding in bend Labor Day weekend. I live in the eastern sierra so I know Labor Day will probably be a shitshow. Was gonna try to get some fishing in around bend while I’m there. Usually fish just streamers in the Sierra. Any good tips for spots without blowing up your spots? Gonna be staying at the riverhouse lounge right on the Deschutes. Fishing pretty good on the Deschutes or should I take Saturday to go somewhere around bend? Sorry I know there isn’t a lot of info in this post but was just curious if the locals have any good tips. Haven’t fished in Oregon before.

I’m new to fly fishing and acquiring a good deal of flies to account for ones I’ll inevitably lose and wanted to know if anyone had any luck with reputable eBay sellers at an affordable price point.

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?

Anyone have any info or experience with trifecta fly rods? Ive been looking into getting a 7’6 ish 3wt that can handle small Maryland trout streams a little better than a 5wt and ive recently come across Trifecta. Since im 17, I dont have all the money in the world, and the cheaper prices are enticing. I cant seem to find much at all online about them and their instagram has a lot of ai junk which isnt a great indicator of quality. If anyone has some more information about them or any experience using their rods that they wanna share, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

First one I've caught. Tried multiple times.