In the quest to reduce the weight of fly rods, manufactures have gone to stronger materials and they have reduced the amount of material used. Almost all of the manufacturers have used higher modulus graphite to make the rods more sensitive, lighter and more efficient. When using the higher modulus, a lighter blank will produce the same stiffness. But nothing is without drawbacks, as the higher modulus blanks are far more prone to break
I am very impatient and I do not always take the time necessary to care for my fishing tackle so this is a lesson for me as well as for some of you anglers. Your tackle if not properly disassembled can be damaged or it can deteriorate before your next outing. Also, the next time you go fishing you can avoid time consuming chores before you are prepared to fish; and why waste valuable fishing time. So, why not take these easy steps after your next trip.
The Missouri River is the longest river in the USA draining over one sixth of the nation's area. It starts with the confluence of the Jefferson, the Madison and the Gallatin Rivers at Three Forks, Montana. It is also a tributary of the Mississippi River contributing about 45% of the Mississippi's water. The claim is that the Missouri River contains 4,000 trout (wild trout that is) per mile. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set off on an expedition up the Missouri from Wood River, Ill. on May 14, 1804.
The South Holston River, or SoHo as it is called, is living up to its reputation again this summer! The Sulphur Hatches this summer on the South Holston River have been nothing short of spectacular. These little yellow sailboats have almost covered the water on many days this year.
As those of you who have been following the progress on our TroutU web site know, we have been bringing you detailed reports about various trout waters throughout the USA. We have included The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the Yellowstone National Park, as well as the Southeastern, Northeastern, and New England States. Now, we are adding the "Western USA Including the Rocky Mountains" section.
September Caddis ? Most serious fly fishermen know that mid Fall is the time for the October caddis to emerge but this September we are seeing consistent but sparse emergences of #16 tan sedges with respective free living caddis larvae(Hydropsychidae) that were found by researchers in the 2010 summer seine samples.
I have been concerned about the water temperature in the Great Smoky National Park due to the exceptionally hot summer that we have experienced. I wanted to know if it would be harmful to fish for the pre spawn brown trout. I suspect that the browns will have a good appetite getting in good shape for the rigors of spawning, and as you know when they actually spawn, we prefer not to add the stress involved in catching them.
I went into the archives at ASKABOUTFLYFISHING.COM to hear a live interview with Trapper Badovinac and they were discussing fly fishing on the Missouri River in Montana, which by the way is the longest river in USA.
New England including the states of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine have some of best streams for fly fishing and they are not unreasonably out of reach for those living in metropolitan New York City. For example Connecticut has two fine trout streams in the Farmington and the Housatonic Rivers.
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