So we have a family vacation coming up to Yellowstone in a couple weeks. Will be camping at Grant Village June 19th-25th. Wondering is anyone has any easy-access/family friendly/low hassle little creeks or streams to suggest? not looking to turn family vacation into a "FISHING TRIP" but mo...

Bernard wrote:- Unless you are fishing with a rod under 6 feet, I see no need to have a leader longer than the rod. Again, keeping in mind that this is all about small stream stuff.

I agree with that: a leader/tippet combination about the same overall length as my rod is sort of my benchmark.

I got mine, thank you. Look forward to trying.

It is a tough thing right, because fishing/hiking itself is obviously pretty minimal risk. But very few do those things only... fisherpeople travel usually a distance from home, they stop for coffee and lunch, they meet up with their friends, they visit gas stations, they stop in for bait and tackle...

It wasn't at all clear to me how those dohickeys would work... but this video helped and *, it does look slick.

I mean, I have long been a fan of about a 4-5' furled leader + tippet on small streams - Usually about 12" of 4x and 18" of 5 or 6x. I am not actually a fan of the stortest rods - i find my 7'10" rod a lot easier to use on small streams than my 6'6" rod, because the length helps ...

I'll be the first to admit that mostly... its just that I haven't been fishing much between work, kids, sports, etc... my solo hobbies get crowded out.

Jim, just logging on for the first time in a while and am just gutted to hear this news my friend. wishing the best for you and your family, and I am so sorry to hear this news.

This post makes me wonder if braided line would work in a furled leader to make a continuous taper.... hmmmm.

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Good price, but for the same or less weight you could do a tarptent double rainbow... and sleep two. Again though, good price.

Facebook is absolutely garbage for meaningful conversation. HST uses Facebook to surface interesting forum posts, and outreach, but not to replace the discussion. That seems to work OK.

Nice Mike!

Honestly, I will go against the grain here and say that for small creek, I absolutely LOVE wearing waist-high breathable waders. They are not much more hassle than wearing pants, but provide nice protection from kneeling on rocks, streamside nettles, and cold feet. I am a big fan. I prefer waist hig...

Sorry to hear this.