Showing posts with label Fly Fishing for Trout. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fly Fishing for Trout. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

A Capital “P” for Persistence Thursday on the Sipsey

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As I drove the 145 miles Thursday to fish the Sipsey, I was thinking how easy it once was to drive the 12 miles from our house in Jasper. T...
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Some of my Favorite Post From 2016

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As I sit here today and scan through some of my blog posts from this past year, they make realize why I love to fish so much. I still rememb...
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Sunday, January 1, 2017

2016 Zoomed by Can 2017 Slow Down Some

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 Moving is never easy, especially when one gives up 30 years of memories living in one place. Cathey and I have adjusted well to th...
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Thursday, July 14, 2016

The Uni-Thread Leader-Quite a Find!!

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Rain, sleet, and a light dusting of snow have kept me inside most of the week with the exception of my gym time a couple of mornings. This...
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Friday, July 1, 2016

A Break From Blogging For Now

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I can’t believe it has been 5 weeks since I wet a fly on the Sipsey. The bluegill quest has cut into my trout fishing time there. I had a ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Blogging Buddies-----Hard to Beat!!!

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It’s always good to receive free stuff especially if it's from a blogging buddy. I received this pack of goodies from Howard at Wind...
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Friday, April 29, 2016

The Orange Nymph?

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I wanted to fish the Sipsey yesterday before the rains that afternoon. Generation was scheduled at 3PM so that gave me about 3 hours to w...
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Testing The Furled Leader

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Today I was back on the Sipsey to continue evaluating the furled leader. It passed the test last week as I used it high sticking pocket wa...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

High Sticking in Pocket Water

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I wanted to try my new furled leader out today, so no generating and off I went to the Sipsey. I forgot it was a holiday weekend, so that ...
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Monday, March 14, 2016

Battling Gusting Winds on the Sipsey

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I have fished in windy conditions a number of times on the Sipsey but this past Wednesday had to be the worst. I met Jay at the Pump Stati...
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Friday, March 4, 2016

Using Your Chest Pack as a Rod Holder

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Every time I’m on the tailrace I keep reminding myself I need to share my latest find with you guys. I know some of you may already know a...
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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Ledasink Leader Sinkant

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Rain, rain and more rain for the past couple of days has pushed the water level on Smith Lake up 5 feet. Trout fishing will be put on whol...
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Saturday, February 20, 2016

First Trout For 2016

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Finally, I get to fish the Sipsey again; December the 15 th .   2015 was my last trip. We had 2” of rain in Jasper Monday and I figured th...
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Monday, January 18, 2016

Memorable 2015 Fishing Trips

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This is the time of year I get to thinking of landing beautiful rainbow and browns on the Sipsey and Caney Fork . As stated in my last rep...
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Eagle Claw Featherlight Fly Rods

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I thought I would share this fly rod find I discovered the other day while searching the net.   Troutlet is selling their Feather Light E...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Making the Most Out of Time Well Spent

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I couldn’t have asked for a better day to fish the Sipsey this past Friday. The temperature was in the low seventies with overcast skies m...
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