When I fish local creeks with lots of granite the studs come in handy, on the kern I feel studs are needed. I agree with Brownbear a little algae makes it slick.

I have both Simms and Patagonia they seem about the same to me. I have only studded my Simms and took them off when I did a drift boat on Klamath.

Very nice, I have a wet tip Para 15 clone it is a great taper.

Lots of equipment to buy, think about buying or to drool over. SxS I love the Thompson reels. Sweet grass makes some nice rods, I like some of the small builders out there like our Doug Daniel (theopilus) he builds some incredible Quads, James Reid, Bill Blackburn, Dennis Stone, penta rods from Larr...

Ran into that this weekend. Got to the pond. Saw lots of ripples of fish hitting the surface. Threw out my dry fly. Got a hit but missed it. Got another hit missed it. Grrr. Kept missing. Finally saw what was taking my fly. Was a little fish maybe 3 inches long. Don't think it could swallow the fly...

Those pics are awesome incredible to see that much line in the air.

If you are ever in the Vancouver area hit James up he is a really cool guy and can really cast a spey rod. His rods are awesome.

Spey casting is so cool, had to be cool hanging out at the Spey O Rama

Some people grow out of catching trees others like myself just really keep doing it, I guess because I am God at it. Keep it up you will catch fish, everytime is a learning experience .

Brian Did you happen to see any James Reid bamboo Spey rods ? He is out of Vancouver and said he was going to be there. I fished with him and got to play a little with his Spey rods, it is incredible to be able to lay out that amount of line, makes a big difference on the bigger rivers. Dray built a...

Get a net with longer handle, straps to carry float tube if you want to hike into places to fish.

Nice pics looks a lot better than my first year.

We are getting constant rain in Ventura County now hope it means snow in the mountains.

Great article, I have fished with quite a few "Geezers". I have learned so much from them and have been amazed by how well they fish. It makes me want to be a better fly fisherman. I will never forget fishing with "Ants" in Mammoth that man flat out kicked my rear hiking above Ro...

Sorry Darrin I picked up 50 bites on my legs so much for saving weight by not bringing waders and just wet wading. Plus the additional 20 bites on my hands. I did not expect so many bites in early Feb nor would I expect poison oak issues this time of year. This is the same creek that I fought ice 1-...

James Reid and Bob clay make hollowed spliced bamboo spey rods. They balance nicely and are you can cast them all day. Dray on the forum built a 10'6 spliced Spey based off a 9ft heddon that James told me to start with when I fished with him in BC and caught some pinks and cutts. I am not sure Spey ...