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Comment on Right Under Your Nose… part 1 by Gregg Martin

Gregg Martin — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 23:32:29 +0000

Dan,

Finally got around to reading this, wonderful writing about wonderful fish! BC does not have a monopoly on great fly fishing. I too love and enjoy our whitefish, actually they have provided me with more joy than trout, and were essentially the fish my boys learned to fly fish on. While fishing for them and trout and carp occasionally we pick up our largescale sucker, a hard fighter especially in streams and they will eat very close to the top as well. Good Dan!

Gregg

Comment on Bad Mooneye Rising by prairieflyfisher

prairieflyfisher — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:46:12 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I will try it more horizontal next time. In my defense, the camera is on my chest so it makes the rod look higher than it really is.

Comment on Bad Mooneye Rising by Mike

Mike — Sun, 13 May 2012 04:33:49 +0000

Not bad man Only tip I’d share is don’t hold the rod tip so high after you set a strike, I find it far safer to go horizontal. Then again, I’m used to fighting wild brown trouts.

Comment on Bad Mooneye Rising by howsmallatrout5

howsmallatrout5 — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:26:23 +0000

Definitely worth the wait! Great views and nice catch!

Comment on What I Can by prairieflyfisher

prairieflyfisher — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:59:04 +0000

It’s amazing how frustrated I can get while I’m supposedly having fun. Thank god the fish don’t repeat swear words!

Comment on What I Can by howsmallatrout5

howsmallatrout5 — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:15:32 +0000

I should write this on the back of my fishing license.

Comment on Catching Up by prairieflyfisher

prairieflyfisher — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:52:01 +0000

Ha… Took me an awful lot of words to say what you just did in 4!

Comment on Catching Up by howsmallatrout5

howsmallatrout5 — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:11:48 +0000

Newsflash: it’s all good.

Comment on Right Under Your Nose… part 1 by prairieflyfisher

prairieflyfisher — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:30:50 +0000

I’m glad you like it! It really is interesting that, once a stigma has set in, people just won’t change their mindset about those fish. I think those stigma’s can vary from region to region too. I’ve never had a shot at a Whitefish but one of these years I’m going to. I figure, the more fish I can learn to catch on a fly, the better I am at flyfishing. and why not get better? (not to mention have a PILE of fun!)

Comment on Right Under Your Nose… part 1 by howsmallatrout5

howsmallatrout5 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:39:25 +0000

Superb post, and great photos! There is an effort out here in the west to rename the Mountain Whitefish to “Rocky Mountain Bonefish” in order to undo its reputation as a coarse, carp-like fish. I love trout, too, but let’s face it — all fish can be interesting and fun in their own ways. Looking forward to the gamefish — I love panfish on the fly!