Robert Burton
Fly Fishing Zombie
Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.
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Post by Robert Burton on Apr 12, 2006 9:06:47 GMT -6
I am just wondering about the level of commitment to the fun side ;D of fly fishing
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Post by darrellmyskiw on Apr 12, 2006 9:08:31 GMT -6
if I can't get on the blue water - green is a good substitute to cast on .....
need practice - the only way to get better and break bad habits
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Post by randyh on Apr 12, 2006 18:06:13 GMT -6
going to hit the lawn soon - also planning to take a drive to see if certain ponds are open. Trying to convince my self that practising away from the water will actaully benefit me the most. But it's difficult.
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Robert Burton
Fly Fishing Zombie
Eventually all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.
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Post by Robert Burton on Apr 13, 2006 7:23:07 GMT -6
Practicing away from the water allows you concentrate on your loops. tracking, arc, acceleration, positive stop etc on the water the fish (even when not biting) are a distraction.
Casting on the lawn/in a park is a great way to 'show the flag'. Yes I have had to put up with my fair share of 'Catch anything yet?' but a few folks have stopped to ask about ffing or tell me they used to ff before they moved here.
That is a part of the inspiration behind this site. My dearly departed father in law (whom I never met) ff all his life. He got transfered here and never ff again till the day he died. He didn't know any ffrs or knew of anyplace to ff.
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stephenjay
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"Fish are too valuable to only catch once" - Lee Wulff
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Post by stephenjay on Apr 13, 2006 12:50:23 GMT -6
I don't let a little thing like -20 weather stop me from fishing the rivers!
This year I had the good fortune to fish up until November here, December in BC, January here, and March at Fairford and Lockport. What off season?
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Post by kilgortrout on Apr 21, 2006 8:36:20 GMT -6
I live so close to the assiboine that I can nick on down ther for some practice. It is a mind set to go there to practice and not really be concentrating on fishing, to the casual observer they both look the same. Cheers Ron.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 14:23:41 GMT -6
The pothole lake at the end of My driveway gets plenty of action, LOL. I find that 30 minutes in the yard beats 8 hours on the lake any day. But My biggest problem is seeing the fish, then everything goes out the door and I cast like an evil maniac. I can cast for hours straight and flawless it seems in the backyard but while casting to a rise, I can knot a leader like the best of boy scouts.
In the yard I can focus on targets and use height sticks to see how high, low or bad My arc is going. On the lake, the fish determine how far or how quickly I need to get My fly to them. It's a great place to practice side and roll casting for sure.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2009 13:10:16 GMT -6
If I cannot make it out to fish the local waters I'll head out to the green lake (local park) for a few hours of casting practise. Like others have said it is a great way to correct mistakes or to try out new casts.
Fun thing I do to add to the casting practice is I set up targets to cast to. Paper cups with a few stones to hold them in place set at various distances from where I am standing. I'll cast to the furthest then shorten up to mid or closest one then back out to the far ones. Oh when I set them up thy are in a fan pattern so I can practice change the line layout also.
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