ColdWaterFshr Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: still haven’t thrown a fly for smallies. 😐 Get Tim Holschlag's book, "Smallmouth Flyfishing", and while it's fun and worthwhile, I agree, I can't say I'm sold on the idea. I've caught plenty on the fly, but around here, there are better methods. snagged in outlet 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 51 minutes ago, ColdWaterFshr said: Get Tim Holschlag's book, "Smallmouth Flyfishing", and while it's fun and worthwhile, I agree, I can't say I'm sold on the idea. I've caught plenty on the fly, but around here, there are better methods. I'm sorry but TH is a clown. A so-so fisherman and a lousy writer. If you wanna learn Smallmouth Flyfishing then a day or two with http://ozarksweetwater.com/ or https://osaguidesoutfitters.com/ will save you years of frustration and milage. snagged in outlet 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 7 hours ago, fishinwrench said: I'm sorry but TH is a clown. A so-so fisherman and a lousy writer. If you wanna learn Smallmouth Flyfishing then a day or two with http://ozarksweetwater.com/ or https://osaguidesoutfitters.com/ will save you years of frustration and milage. While I see the value of a guide I prefer to figure it out myself. I thought about doing a few guide trips when I got my river jet. As much for learning about running jets as fishing. But I’ve done it on my own. Took me 3 years to get a 20”er in the boat. Banged my boat around a little but it’s been the most fun and rewarding experience I’ve had fishing. I still can’t wait for the next trip. Aside from fishing exclusively for big trout I’ve lost my zeal for fly fishing for trout. There’s been plenty of trips I could have switched to fly gear and probably hammered smallies. Maybe this spring I’ll throw a rod and some flies in the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: While I see the value of a guide I prefer to figure it out myself. I thought about doing a few guide trips when I got my river jet. As much for learning about running jets as fishing. But I’ve done it on my own. Took me 3 years to get a 20”er in the boat. Banged my boat around a little but it’s been the most fun and rewarding experience I’ve had fishing. I still can’t wait for the next trip. Aside from fishing exclusively for big trout I’ve lost my zeal for fly fishing for trout. There’s been plenty of trips I could have switched to fly gear and probably hammered smallies. Maybe this spring I’ll throw a rod and some flies in the boat. I totally understand what you are saying and that’s how I roll 99.999% of the time. But the only time I have ever been actually tired of catching smallmouth was with Jeff Trigg at Ozarks Sweetwater. We had a couple of miles to go and he was telling me the spots to hit and at that point I was done. It hurt too much to cast anymore and I had seen plenty of fish for the day. Not only was it a great day for numbers, I also learned a lot more in that one day than what I had “figured out” in 15 years. I can’t vouch for the other recommendations but Wrench could show you a thing or two as well. snagged in outlet 3 and nomolites 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjm Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 I guess I'm not a very good trout catcher, in almost 50 years with the fly rod I've never caught a trout on either an an egg fly nor SJ Worm and it's not because I didn't try them. Tom Nixon has always been my bass fishing reference. So I probably don't know much about them either. Never heard of Tim Holschlag, but when I look him up, the dude is dead so he no longer is either a clown or a writer. snagged in outlet 3 and BilletHead 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Flysmallie said: I can’t vouch for the other recommendations but Wrench could show you a thing or two as well. I'd be deathly afraid of what *thing* he might show FishnDave, Daryk Campbell Sr, fishinwrench and 4 others 7 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 28 minutes ago, ness said: I'd be deathly afraid of what *thing* he might show Well we know it will be smallish😂 fishinwrench, Daryk Campbell Sr and fshndoug 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: Well we know it will be smallish😂 It's worse that I had feared if some here know things like that Daryk Campbell Sr, BilletHead and snagged in outlet 3 3 John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 26 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: Well we know it will be smallish😂 And we know that YOU like it LARGE ! hotdog/hallway 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilletHead Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Not bragging or anything like that but I have you all beat. No not in the way you are thinking right now. Fly tying crap! Daryk Campbell Sr, kjackson and ness 1 2 "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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