Good to hear Bob, glad you are back in action!

Oh no, sorry to hear that. It was already nick-named busted head from a different injury. B ad luck that place.
Hope you get better soon.

Oh, so that's what happened, all I could see from my vantage point was a red hat. Boy did I pick the wrong time to wander off. That is a pretty good hole, I wondered what was at the bottom.

Waterborne wrote:Landing the fish provides a sense of closure or a "satisfying end" as Papasequoia eloquently put it. Except I don't roll over and snore incessantly after releasing a fish.

another list, more or less on topic http://www.landbigfish.com/jokes/showcase.cfm?ID=14

This board has over 1600 members, even if only like 1 in 4 ties, and they each gave 2 flies...
Cool idea, I'm in.

Sounds like making the East Fork a national recreational area is your best bet. I would organize all the local enviromental groups, Sierra Club, Trout Unlimited, etc and make it happen. Jimbo Jimbo - I support both groups, these problems here are nothing new. Either that or the Sierra Club or some ...

McGuane? Gierach? Huh never heard of them... Kidding - great authors! a bit of fun now. Been reading this gem, picked it up for 1$ what a deal! http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h324/Tmanson001/labor%20day/DSCF2022.jpg Mostly for the outstanding photos. http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h324/Tma...

Bob - sorry but you snooze you lose. No, kidding (but not really) the main reason I put up the photo was because it was back in stock, all three sizes. Now 2 hours later the small one is gone, the 3.5 and 4 are still there. You guys gotta be quick. Yep it is the finished Xi 3wt, killer sale as well....

Bump! Hey look what UPS just brought me... http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h324/Tmanson001/DSCF1960.jpg Been messing around with it in the back yard and it is a great reel for the money. I will be using my 3wt a lot more when things cool down. Now the good news, If you guys missed it looks like ...

I guess if one was trying to be a minimalist they could get away with owning a 3wt, 6wt, and 9wt. That would cover most situations. I think I own about 8 rods that I actually use and have a couple more somewhere in the garage that I have not used in years. I like rods that break down to 4 pcs becaus...

Greg - Beautiful work as always. Bob - lets see that beauty get broken in!

Well I can't bring myself to say exactly... but that is the 215

Sasha wrote:I was thinking that getting a BJ while fighting a steelhead on a spey rod in the fall might be interesting

That is a report I would like to see, real potential for an awesome hero shot!

Wow - thanks for the votes guys. I think these contests are a lot of fun and really like seeing all the great images everyone puts up each contest.

The story behind the photo, well the short version is, I got real lucky with the point and shoot.

A couple things... First, awesome shots! I doubt less than 1% of fish make it to that size, hopefully more and they know how to stay hidden and not get caught! I saw one, back in 2009 that was the largest brown I had ever seen locally. I have never seen it again, but they are out there, very cool to...