My good friend, Noel from Australia, just sent me a photo of a day he and I had on Loon Creek in Idaho this Summer. Take a look at the bend a nice cutthroat is putting in this rod…an 8′ 3″ 5 wt rod I built for him a couple of years ago. I’m now building Noel another rod to compliment this one…a 7′ 3″ 4 wt/3 piece rod. This new rod will be a great travel rod for Noel when he is out on smaller water.
Putting a bend in a bamboo rod!
No, I’m not bait fishing with my bamboo fly rods. I’ve made a commitment to take a small step in helping clean up our rivers. Each time I get out fishing, I make sure I pick up some trash I find along the river. It’s usually a Styrofoam bait cup or a beer can. I pick it up, put it in my vest, and haul it out with me to dispose of in the appropriate waste container after I’m done fishing. If we all do a little, we can make a big difference.
Let’s help clean up our rivers. Pick up something each time you’re on the river.
Mary Ann and I got the chance to camp for a few days on the Deschutes River last week. She spent 3 days searching for steelhead…she hooked two steelhead…lost both of them! I spent my time with my 8′ 3″ 5 wt bamboo rod tempting trout. I didn’t get many but did manage to pick up a few nice rainbows on stonefly nymphs. Here are a few photos of our time on the Deschutes.
Our campsite at Grassy Camp.
Fighting a nice fish.
A nice rainbow that took a #6 orange and brown Jimmy Leggs Nymph Pattern.