Washington Fly Fishing http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/ Fly fishing forum. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:27:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/images/misc/rss.png Washington Fly Fishing http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/ Leaders and tippet spools for sale http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71167-Leaders-and-tippet-spools-for-sale?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:19:07 GMT After cleaning out my kit bag I have discovered that I have WAY too much stuff! Here is a list of tippet spools and leaders that I would like to... After cleaning out my kit bag I have discovered that I have WAY too much stuff! Here is a list of tippet spools and leaders that I would like to unload.

Rio Flouroflex Plus 30yd fluorocarbon tippet spools in 3x, 4x, 5x, & 6x. Each spool retails for $14.95/ea, will sell all for $35.00 + shipping

Rio Powerflex 30yd nylon tippet spools in 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x & 7x. Each spool retails for $4.25/ea, will sell all for $12.00 + shipping

Rio “Trout” nylon knotless leaders 9’ 4x. I have 2 (3pks) for sale, $6.00/pk

Rio “Bass” 6’ 8lb & 10lb (2/ea), $2.00/ea

Rio “Bonefish/Saltwater” Flourocarbon knotless leader 9’ 16lb & 20lb (1/ea). These retail for $10.95/ea, will sell for $6.00/ea or both for $10.00

Rio “Hand Tied” (factory made) 7’6” 3x freshwater leaders. I have 3 of these @ $2.00/ea


Rio “Toothy Critter” leaders w/ shock tippet 10’ 15lb nylon. I have 3 of these @ $2.00/ea

Retail on all of these items is about $145, I will sell the entire lot for $75.00 shipped!! ]]> Classifieds Tightloops65 http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71167-Leaders-and-tippet-spools-for-sale lone? http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71166-lone?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:15:00 GMT Anyone fished lone this month i was thinking about going but last time i was there the water temp was high any info would be :thumb::thumb: thanks. Anyone fished lone this month i was thinking about going but last time i was there the water temp was high any info would be :thumb::thumb: thanks. ]]> Stillwater kvannice http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71166-lone Very expensive mistake http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71164-Very-expensive-mistake?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:22:27 GMT I'm writing this thread to warn others of a silly mistake i made. My name is Steven and i'm from Australia and very new to fly fishing. In March/April this year after reading plenty and talking too plenty i had decided to go down the path of Sage rods after using a LOOP for some time mostly fishing the where the river meets the sea. I had also thought that i was would to try using a Spey rod to cover some of the large waters. So looked on e-bay and found some good deals but one caught my eye about custom rods. I e-mailed the particular person which happens is in your area and writes on this forum. And after a couple of calls i placed an order for a Sage 5# z-axis $575US and a 7# tcx spey $750US. With the Australia dollar you can times that by 1.2
So i have been waiting calling and e-mailing Dave after the 3-4 weeks he said it would take to make them both. You feel as if you have been taken for a total fool knowing for one, you have no course of action as you are past the 45 days allowed by paypal to place a claim. And foolish me did some searches on the net to find i along with others around the world seem like they have been stung as well.
Even TODAY!!!! Dave still says he will send a rod next week. This just gets you mad since you know he is still on e-bay with a 100% approval and yet you can find many unhappy customers on the net.
So Dave if you happen to look at the forum i do hope you are quite proud of yourself. Because i trusted you in good faith and paid you some 5+ months ago for something you still haven't delivered on. I guess you must be waiting for the Carbon fiber trees to mature properly before you cut them down is that is?
On a brighter not i have learnt heaps from very well meaning people on these forums and hope to learn more as time goes by.
Thanks for reading and i hope no one else gets done. However the net is a big place and i'm sure many others will get done the same way. But what goes around comes around Dave. ]]> Rod Building sinjin http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71164-Very-expensive-mistake South fork Nooksack clean upSeptember 11th S.F. Nooksack River http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71163-South-fork-Nooksack-clean-upSeptember-11th-S.F.-Nooksack-River?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:01:49 GMT September 11th S.F. Nooksack River Join NSEA, RE Sources, and the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for the 1st Annual... September 11th S.F. Nooksack River

Join NSEA, RE Sources, and the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation for the 1st Annual South Fork Nooksack River Canoe Clean Up. We'll be paddling down the South Fork of the Nooksack River from 9am - 1pm in an effort to remove litter from the riverbanks. Some canoes and life jackets will be provided, but folks are encouraged to bring their own canoes to join the clean up effort. Canoes will launch at the Acme Bridge and paddle to the Van Zandt Bridge. Volunteers are also needed on land to help launch boats and unload collected trash. Pre-paddle refreshments and garbage collecting materials will be provided.

Registration for this event is required. To register contact Volunteer Coordinator Lindsay Taylor at 715-0283 or ltaylor@n-sea.org. ]]> Fly Fishing Forum Chris Johnson http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71163-South-fork-Nooksack-clean-upSeptember-11th-S.F.-Nooksack-River Idaho Mtns to Desert http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71162-Idaho-Mtns-to-Desert?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:21:00 GMT Havent posted much but figured I should give an update on a great Idaho trip I just finished up. To say the Hopper bite was epic would be a good... Havent posted much but figured I should give an update on a great Idaho trip I just finished up. To say the Hopper bite was epic would be a good description but started the trip hiking into some trophy bow and cutt lakes that see very few people as they are off trail...fish to 22" and fat. Have a couple more to hit next summer that I didnt get to that have some huge cutties. Fun stuff when you have a gorgeous, hard earned lake to yourself!

Middle portion found me chasing browns with hoppers in the desert country, fish to 25" with average being 20" range and missed a few that were much bigger...rose upwards of 20 fish the first day in less than 4 hours and 2nd day in same spot saw about 1/2 that

End saw a few days in headwaters of Boise river with a 2wt, more small hoppers and nate bows in the 10" range. Had to end on the water I grew up on even though the fish are small it was probably the perfect place to wind up a great fishing adventure...cheers!

Not dialed in on the pic posting here yet so if interested in some fish pics here is the link to the photobucket file...

http://s699.photobucket.com/albums/v...ead/Idaho2010/ ]]> Fly Fishing Forum Keith Humphrey http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71162-Idaho-Mtns-to-Desert Conservationist artist and folksinger Walkin Jim Stoltz has died http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71161-Conservationist-artist-and-folksinger-Walkin-Jim-Stoltz-has-died?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:08:21 GMT Legendary American folksinger, backcountry traveler, and wilderness advocate James "Walkin' Jim" Stoltz passed late Friday night, September 3, 2010, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana.

Stoltz, age 57, a veteran performer for 35 years, earned his nickname “Walkin’ Jim,” by hiking more than 27,000 miles through wild country in North America. Packing a guitar and penning extraordinary lyrics along the trails, Walkin’ Jim’s always-humble-yet-strikingly-powerful songs voiced enormous respect and appreciation for the Earth, its wild places, and the wild critters that he carefully studied and truly adored.

A one-of-a-kind performer known for his powerful baritone timbre, stunning photography, humorous and elucidative stories, inspirational poetry, literally awesome lyrics, and emotion-packed vocals, Walkin' Jim Stoltz toured extensively throughout North America for more than 35 years. His last public performance in Montana, where he lived, was on March 6, 2010, in Missoula, where he played a benefit concert and celebration for the Last, Best Place Wildlands Campaign and Wilderness Watch.

In addition to being a co-founder of the Last, Best Place Wildlands Campaign, Walkin’ Jim Stoltz co-founded Musicians United to Sustain the Environment (MUSE). In 2006, he organized a 45-state outreach tour with other musicians and authors, and worked with hundreds of community organizations to support clean water and to protect all public roadless wildlands and their dependent wildlife species. In tribute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored Stoltz with its “Outstanding Achievement Award” for his advocacy for nature and Wilderness across America.

Walkin’ Jim Stoltz was featured on folk shows and syndicated programs throughout North America, including National Public Radio in the United States and CBC/Radio-Canada.

Wildlands advocates recently dedicated The Walkin' Jim Hiking Trail, close to Arizona's Hells Canyon Wilderness and the Center for Biological Diversity featured Walkin’ Jim on its Web site.

Visit Walkin’ Jim’s "Keeping it Wild" Web page in which Jim helps Americans take action to protect their endangered public roadless wildlands legacy.

Walkin’ Jim Stoltz was a co-author and dedicated proponent of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) , the “wildest bill on Capitol Hill,” which, when enacted, will designate 24 million acres of our roadless public wildlands legacy in Montana, Idaho, northwestern Wyoming, eastern Washington, and eastern Oregon as Wilderness.



The Northern Rockies Ecosystem is the LAST remaining functioning ecosystem in the lower 49 states where all native species still reside! The Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) will protect essential habitats for many at-risk species that characterize the Wild Nature of the northern Rockies, such as the gray wolf, bull trout, cutthroat trout (Montana’s official state fish), otter, mountain goat, mountain sheep, elk, arctic grayling, northern goshawk, boreal owl, pileated woodpecker, ferruginous hawk, Montana vole, sage thrasher, wild bison, peregrine falcon, bald eagle, pine marten, fisher, lynx, wolverine, and grizzly bear (Montana’s official state animal).



In the proud tradition of Montana’s famous conservationist and U.S. Senator, the late Lee Metcalf; NREPA will protect the public’s wildlands, wild animals, big game, pristine watersheds, and fisheries that make living in Montana and the Northern Rockies such a special and rare privilege. ]]> Fly Fishing Forum John Dude http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71161-Conservationist-artist-and-folksinger-Walkin-Jim-Stoltz-has-died Sad News - Guide Missing on Snake River http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71160-Sad-News-Guide-Missing-on-Snake-River?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:58:13 GMT Saw this referenced and led to the link: http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6417 Missing guide is Robert Merrill from Three... Saw this referenced and led to the link:

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=6417

Missing guide is Robert Merrill from Three Rivers Ranch.

Sober reminder that being in, on, or around the water (fresh or salt) can be dangerous. ]]> Fly Fishing Forum Madison52 http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71160-Sad-News-Guide-Missing-on-Snake-River nfr looking to rent a room http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71159-nfr-looking-to-rent-a-room?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:34:31 GMT I'm looking to rent a room for approximately
30 days ASAP. Ill be working 12 HR days 6 days a week
At the refinery in Tacoma, starting monday, and
I have no place to live. Ilive in bellingham. Im also needing someone that has a fenced backyard for my lab
I would be able to pay the rent when pay check comes which is every week.
Dan @ 253 301 9224 really appreciate this help and will be happy to pay ya a bit more
for trusting me. I tried. Cl but skank bot females hover that place playing. There stupid
games. ]]> Classifieds Crippled Anchovie http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71159-nfr-looking-to-rent-a-room WTB Sage XI2 796-4 Rod Blank http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71158-WTB-Sage-XI2-796-4-Rod-Blank?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:03:35 GMT WANTED SAGE XI2 796-4 BLANK THANKS FOR LOOKING WANTED SAGE XI2 796-4 BLANK THANKS FOR LOOKING ]]> Classifieds sageman1106 http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71158-WTB-Sage-XI2-796-4-Rod-Blank <![CDATA[Hey...I'm trying to fish here!]]> http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71157-Hey...I-m-trying-to-fish-here!?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:08:53 GMT Here are pictures that came through my email. I thought you all could use a little sappy touchy feely moment. If it's already been post, please except my apologies in advance.
Attached Images
]]> Fly Fishing Forum Kerfwappie http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71157-Hey...I-m-trying-to-fish-here! Needed Lamson Radius spools http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71156-Needed-Lamson-Radius-spools?goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:07:59 GMT I am in need of spools for the 3rd generation Lamson Radius 1.5, 2, and 3 reels I have. If any body has any of this that they don't need or use please let me know.



Thanks Jr ]]> Classifieds onlymidges http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71156-Needed-Lamson-Radius-spools NFR Farmed Salmon http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71155-Farmed-Salmon?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:16:15 GMT I saw an article the other day in a Seattle food mag, about this company raising coho in fresh water tanks, on land. The companies name is Aqua seed,... I saw an article the other day in a Seattle food mag, about this company raising coho in fresh water tanks, on land. The companies name is Aqua seed, they have been around for a long time, providing eggs for the industry. They have a farm around Rochester where they raise coho in tanks, the water is filtered many time and recycled, as well as the waste. Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch has given them thier "Super Green" status. They sold around 200,000 lbs last year, But mostly in BC.

I've benn saying this for a long time, if they want to farm fish, they should do just that, on a farm, not in our oceans!!

Thought you might find it interesting
Forgot to mention the name of the paoduct: Sweet Spring ]]> Fly Fishing Forum Chris Johnson http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71155-Farmed-Salmon Sage SPL 181-3 and Orvis WF1 Wonderline http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71154-Sage-SPL-181-3-and-Orvis-WF1-Wonderline?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:58:38 GMT Slightly used, you cant tell, factory made with tube and sock and unfilled warranty card and new in box Orvis 1 wt wonderline - $375 or best... Slightly used, you cant tell, factory made with tube and sock and unfilled warranty card and new in box Orvis 1 wt wonderline - $375 or best reasonable offer ]]> Classifieds Madison2 http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71154-Sage-SPL-181-3-and-Orvis-WF1-Wonderline Lost Gunnison #2 Spool http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71153-Lost-Gunnison-2-Spool?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:02:25 GMT For what it's worth, I lost a Black Ross Reels, Gunnison #2 Spool this past Sunday on the Mighty Methow.
Location - about half way between Twisp and Carlton.

Bummer...

if anyone finds it, I'll gladly pay to ship it...

thanks,

jason ]]> Fly Fishing Forum JT FLyfisher http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71153-Lost-Gunnison-2-Spool Wanted : Archery Range finder http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71152-Wanted-Archery-Range-finder?goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:38:06 GMT Let me know what you have and how much your asking. Thanks! angle compensation is a plus! :thumb: Let me know what you have and how much your asking. Thanks!
angle compensation is a plus! :thumb: ]]> Classifieds Jeff Coria http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/showthread.php/71152-Wanted-Archery-Range-finder