Just picked up one of these from eBay. I needed a better 5 wt so I hope this one is good. For 59, it wouldn’t be much of a loss even if it wasn’t better than the ones I already have.

Fly Logic – fly rods & fly reels with logic

Try the Search box over in the righthand side of the page. It only searches on fly fishing sites that I have in my bookmarks, therefore the results are very targeted. It works great for finding fly patterns. If you know of any other good sites to add, let me know.

Smith’s Creek

Kevin and I took off at 7:00AM on Monday to Smith’s Creek outside of Harrisonberg. It was a brutely cold and windy day but we fools took off work and we weren’t going to miss out on a day of fishing.

We met Billy at Blue Ridge Anglers who gave us [...]

I had to post it. I call it the “Fuggly Bugger”.

I wanted to make a really loud fly to get the brown trout’s attention in Smith Creek. I think I succeeded. I only hope that if I decide to use it, that I don’t ruin the fishing for the rest of the day.

Have you ever heard “if it doesn’t fit, don’t force it”?

Well, I have but I didn’t listen.

I wanted to make some progress on finishing up my St. Croix SCIV rod last night so I worked at getting the handle on the rod. I must not have the proper tools as it was very [...]

I’m almost set for the outting on Monday. Got a pair of new waders from LL Bean. I typically don’t splurge on the best stuff, but they had some waders that Simms made for them at half price. Couldn’t pass it up. Also got a new vest and some flies. My fly tying is going [...]

Smith Creek Article – I’m getting excited!

Flyfishing Entomology

A comprehensive, and very scientific, entomology web site that I ran across today. It may be a little too technical for me. Troutnut.com is more up my alley, but as a reference, this is an excellent site.

I FINALLY get to go fishing! I’m very excited about this trip because it is for a full day (taking off from work), a new stream, and I’m paying a per rod fee so it better be good. We (me and Kevin) are going to Smith Creek near Harrisonburg a week from Monday for the [...]