Proposal

[fflutterffly]

I would like to propose a thread of new sections. Maybe titled Memories or something more entertaining. One this thread we can do exactly as Otter did, take the road down memory lane. We could post short essays on our experiences, how we found fly fishing or wet flys, how we fell in the water, tangled in the trees, broke of tips or even tied the first of a kind fly. I think the project might be interesting. What say you all?

[Otter]

Obviously u can count me in

[kanutripr]

It MIGHT cut down on hijacks. Nah probably not!



Vicki

[willowhead]

Me and my long time best fishin' pal went fishin' on the Beaverkill one day.....we get to the (unnamed) pool, size 12 light brown Caddis are everywhere and fish are rising........so we spread out a bit, and i spot what looks like a really good fish just off the far bank. So i take what seems like forever to wade over to where i feel i can get a decent cast and still not spook it. Then, when i get there.....i tye on a Caddis energer and just wait.....perfectly still for 15 minutes. Then i measure out what seems like enough line to load the rod.....messure the cast off to the side, turn.....and drop the fly bout 12 feet in front of the fish and make a quick upstream mend. Somehow my timing was perfect and he comes up and takes it..........a gorgeous wild 16 inch Brown with a butter yellow belly above white and lots of bright red spots. After i let 'em go.....i never get another fish that day.
My buddie has not caught a fish allll day and we really need to get headed back to Manhattan. It's bout 6 p.m., takes two hours to get back to town and i gotta work, first set at 10 p.m. So he finally relents and agrees to get movin' sayin', just one more cast. i just smile as he makes the cast, and up comes this beautiful Bow and takes the fly. This story is documented at the CFFC&M, where the next weekend i put it a book they had out for everyone to fill the pages of, with just what your proposing here flutter...........so does that answer your question? i titled the story, First and Last Cast.......

[FliTrap]

A posting I made on another site to a thread about the "Tellico Nymph".
A great story to go along with this great fly!

I was fishing the famous White River in Central Arkansas, one fall day. This is a “tail water” type river, below an electric generating dam. As they release water, there are times that us wade fishermen will need to get on out for awhile until the water level stabilizes. On this day, I took that time to walk over to a local bate / tackle shop, striking up a conversation with the shop keeper. After a few minutes, an older gentleman, struggling some in his walking, comes into the shop. He describes how he had fished this river some 30 years prior and had his best trout fishing ever, fishing with a “Tellico Nymph”. The gent went on to tell how he was recently, now 83 years old, was diagnosed with heart failure and how his son, remembering the great fishing story, told often over the years, had talked him into a “fishing trip”. The two had traveled three days to get to this spot…. this river. As the man ended his story, he asked the shop keeper if he had any “Tellico Nymphs”. To say that the gent’s spirit shifted to sadness was an understatement, as the shop keeper explained that he had never heard of the fly. The old guy, expressed thanks, stating “I was just hoping…..”. He turned and slowly walked across the park towards where a younger man was setting camp.
As I always have my tying tools when I travel to fish, and recalled having seen that fly in a recently purchased reference book of historical flies that I had on hand, I set about, there on the bank of his river and tied up a half dozen of those Tellico Nymph. Putting the tools away, I walked to the travel home and knocked on the door. The older gent came to answer as I announced that the river was once again stable to fish. Holding out my hand to his, I said, “you’ll needs these……”. Tears came to his eyes, as well as to mine, and I have never seen a person his age, gather gear so quickly.
May I say, that the best fishing trip I have ever had, was not one of catching fish…. but in sharing those flies and then watching from distance as that gentleman wadded the edges of his waters for what may no doubt, have been his last trip. His casting stroke was that of a much younger, energized man, that evening. I’ll never forget his call: “fish on!...” as he raised that fly rod into a sweet bend.

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[tie2fish]

Nice!

[willowhead]

Cool story F.T. Thankx for sharing. See flutter.....you dream is commin' true.

[hankaye]

FliTrap, Howdy;

Great story, Good to see you back on the board.

hank

[FliTrap]

Easy to please fly tyers? Wow...
Kidding! Guys and gals.... It good to find the time to get back on here! Way too busy lately. I'm even having "Fly Tyer Anxiety" lately! Or is is "disassociation syndrome"? But things are shifting so I'll try to stay connected a bit more!
That is one of my favorite stores to share and I do have others!
Story telling is a great art and sad to say, even with the use of the net, too many stories go untold!
It would be fun to see either another topic area for such or simply "pin" a thread titled "Fish Stories and More" to the top of an existing topic list!
Either would be fun to follow!
FliTrap

[fflutterffly]

flitrap that was my intended suggestion when I posted Proposal. I'd also like to see a special area.