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#21 Advmoto18

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Posted 26 April 2020 - 02:25 PM

I've been at it for 52 years now. 

 

#1 fly fishing secret in my book...learn to cast like Joan Wulff!  Then add some Lefty Kreh.

 

I'm pretty much in saltwater these days.  Just an occasional trip to the NC mountains too wet a line for native rainbow, brown and brook with a 3 line rod and tiny reel.

 

I upgraded to the new 2 piece Scott Sector 9 line rod with a Hatch 7 Plus reel to chase big reds and bones.  Unfortunately, couldn't get to the Keys due to the virus.

 

Around the Low Country, my Scott Meridian 8 line is my go to daily rod with an old Steve Abel built Super 8.  Not as light or smooth drag like today's reels, but, still one of my favorite setups.

 

Wishing you tight lines!

 

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#22 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 26 April 2020 - 03:03 PM

Here’s another video that gives us hope for our rivers.  The narrator is Bob Hunter, my friend and fishing partner.   Water Watch of Oregon and Rogue Flyfishers were instrumental in the removal of Savage Rapids and Gold Rey dams, and the breaching of the never completed Elk Creek dam.  The only remaining dam is Lost Creek,  above the town of Shady Cove.  It was built in the late 1970s for irrigation and flood control.

 

My family had ranches on the Rogue, downstream of Shady Cove, and was been impacted by the floods of the 1950s and 1960, losing at least 20 acres to flood erosion.  Though Lost Creek dam slowed the loss of land, I don’t believe the damage to the fishery justified its creation.

 


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#23 Wandering Sagebrush

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Posted 26 April 2020 - 03:12 PM

Here’s the Gold Rey dam..

 

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#24 Advmoto18

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Posted 26 April 2020 - 03:18 PM

I'm, certainly no fishery or hydrology expert...

But, I don't think I've ever read where a dam is a good thing for fish.

 

A friend who is farming up in VA adjacent to the Shenandoah River had to spend over $200K on projects to prevent runoff and erosion.

 

Steve, hard to imagine losing 20 acres to erosion and what it did to not only family's land but the fishery as well!


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Posted 26 April 2020 - 03:49 PM

Bill, I’m with you on dams are not good for fisheries.  When Lost Creek was put in, the COE put in the Cole Rivers Hatchery Immediately below the dam.  It pumps out thousands of hatchery fish, but the gene pool has suffered greatly.  Another issue is getting water flows and temps right to help fish migrate and survive.  The lower Rogue sees salmon kills in hot summers because of warm temps and poor oxygenation.


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#26 Vic Harder

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Posted 27 April 2020 - 01:42 AM

I don't know where this post belongs, but it IS about fishing, while on the fly... LINK

 


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#27 smlobx

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Posted 27 April 2020 - 11:28 AM

Just want to say this is a great thread!

 

Really hoping to be able to wet a line soon...


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#28 Casa Escarlata Robles Too

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Posted 27 April 2020 - 07:23 PM

I don't know where this post belongs, but it IS about fishing, while on the fly... LINK

 

Thanks Vic great video.

They are fun to watch in the wild.

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#29 Advmoto18

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Posted 27 April 2020 - 10:55 PM

Steve...

 

We have hatchery Rainbows in a few creeks I fish in western NC.  Hatchery fish don't fight like native or taste nearly as good.  

 

You can tell a native Rainbow in hand by the clipped adipose fin.  They are clipped on young fish at the hatchery.

 

If the adipose isn't clipped another good tell is a worn pectoral fin.  The fin will wear down from hours of swimming against the concrete floor of the pond/tank.  The fin never heals or grows back.

 

A native Rainbow will fight almost like a Brown.  Hence, pretty easy to discern when you have a hatchery Rainbow on the line from the hook up.

 

But, the hatchery is necessary IMO.  It provides an easier source of food (than native) for the predators who rely on the trout.  


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Posted 03 May 2020 - 12:11 AM

Here’s little secret from Orvis...


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