I am a recent addition to this board. I live in the Ottawa Valley area of Ontario and fish mostly stillwaters for trout, bass, pike and muskie. I have started
fishing small secluded lakes in the area for trout (my favorite) and the Ottawa River for pike and muskie. I also like to fish as much as I can when I travel
to different areas of the US and Canada, my absolute favorite is Wyoming where I lived for 5 years. I am planning to fish northwest New York state, Maine,
Florida and British Columbia in the next several months. I have only fished graphite rods but I am about to start building my first two fiberglass rods on
Diamondglass blanks (both 3 piece 3wt and 5wt). Glad to have found this board.
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Where is everyone from and where do you fish?
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Posts: 3 (06/24/08 10:58:04) |
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Posts: 1 (06/25/08 07:19:45) |
I live in Quebec's Outaouais region where I fish mainly for native brookies. I do fish for smallmouth bass on occasion since it is the most common fish in
this area. I have fished for atlantic salmon and sea-run brook trout on the North Shore of the St-Lawrence for the past few years. I found this site while
researching a Fenwick FF75 I recently purchased. There is great info. to be found here.
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Posts: 2016 (06/25/08 10:50:19) Moderator and Chat Room Host |
Squaretail and brookie 10...welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders! I'm glad that you found us...and looks like the both of you are die hard Canadian
brook trout'ers. Please post some photos and let us see the waters and fish that you are catching up there.
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Posts: 2 (06/29/08 06:14:08) |
Newbee here!
I reside just outside of Tampa, FL. I grew up down south in the Naples area and spent my youth fishing and exploring that beautiful part of the Gulf Coast. About 2 years ago my father-in-law gave me a couple of old glass fly rods. As soon as I figured out how to cast the line a few feet (it wasn't pretty) I loaded the kayak and headed to the river. After a few hours I caught a bluegill with a grasshopper imitation and was immediately hooked. SInce then I've been targeting bass and bluegill in local ponds, lakes and rivers and my casting has gotten much better. I'm fortunate that my mother lives in the South Park area of Colorado so I've also been able to dabble in trout fishing. Most recently I've found the courage to leave the spinning gear at home and take only the fly rod on my salt water excursions.
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Posts: 375 (06/29/08 22:46:00) Master Guide |
hey fff, glad to hear that you're puttin those glass rods to use. i grew up in central florida (titusville). i've since relocated to the pacific
northwest, but i sure enjoyed the many lakes and some fine coastal fishing until we moved out here 12 years ago. how often do you get out in the salt? welcome
aboard. -mike
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Posts: 6 (06/30/08 04:57:46) |
Mike
I'm about 25 minutes from the bay. There's a nice little whole in the wall spot only accessable by kayak or canoe that we try to hit once a week - great for snook and red fish (I caught a 32 inch red out there 2 weeks ago on spinning gear). So far I've only caught a few small snook, sea trout, a bunch of lady fish, and small jack on the fly but I'll keep trying. I'm also just a few minutes away from several kayak access points to the Alafia River. I've had good luck with bass and a variety of panfish with the glass rods there. We have access to several small ponds and lakes that are also very productive with the fly rods. You live in a beautiful part of the country. I have relatives in Washington state but I never made it out that far. Allan |
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Posts: 7 (07/03/08 12:54:05) |
I live just north of Asheville, North Carolina. We've got good trout streams very nearby and good smallmouth fishing on the French Broad River, 15
minute drive from my house. I fish on the Davidson and Ivy and lately Shelton-Laurel but my favorite spot is Big Creek. It's a wild trout stream near the
Tennesse border in a remote area. We catch and release beautiful little jewel-like brookies there and eat peanut butter and sliced onion sandwiches on the
Appalachian Trail.
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Posts: 6 (07/05/08 22:11:43) |
I live in Western New York, approximately thirty minutes from Jamestown, NY and forty minutes from Erie, Pa. I am about a half-hour, from Lake Erie and its
tributaries that give us Brown, Rainbow, and Brook Trout, Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass and Steelhead fishing, We also have many trout streams in NY and
Pennsylvania nearby, one of which is across the road from my house.
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Posts: 2 (07/09/08 11:24:55) |
I went fishing my favorite stream yesterday (rivière du Sourd), loosely translated Deaf River. Water levels are pretty high still and discoloured. Only caught
a few small brookies of which I would be ashamed of posting pictures . The average size is 10 inches with some running to 12-14. With the hot and muggy weather
we've had, I think I will try some smallmouth lakes in the area for a change of pace. Also this is a good time for going after some gar in the Ottawa
River. I'll keep you posted on the results.
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Posts: 786 (07/14/08 20:55:50) Master Guide |
Brookie10, we don't mind 10inch fish. Most of us just like to see a successful trip, what it looked like and what you ate. Welcome.
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Posts: 3 (07/18/08 17:56:54) |
I'm living in the Pocono Mountains of Northeast Pennsylvania; home to many, many small freestone streams, like the Broadhead, Bushkill, Paradise,
Tobyhanna, Tunkhannock, Swiftwater, Lehigh, Lackawaxen, McMichaels and others. Native fish in this area are all brook trout, with some of the streams
receiving considerable amounts of stocked browns and rainbows in the April-May timeframe. The fishing here is much like it is in the Catskills; in fact,
it's the same range; just another part of the Adirondacks. Water here is probably 80% public and 20% private. The private water is easy to access and
sometimes not that expensive; you have to walk some to get to the good public water - but it's worth the hike. Temps here are getting high (88 F today),
but many of the streams up here are heavily overhung with rhododendrons, conifers, broadleaf trees and such; so the fishing is still pretty good in the early
morning and early evening; even where the water depths are not more than a couple of feet and flows are low.
What I'm enjoying fishing right now is my 7'6" Diamondglass 3 wt. Plenty of rod for the usual sized fish that I encounter and succeed in landing - 8-15 inches, and I've landed fish over 24 inches with it (on a chernobyl ant in post-rain tea colored water, no less!). I also have (and fish) an Eagle Claw 7' 5/6 wt. which takes fish regularly and which has to be the best money that I've ever spent on fishing gear - bar none! |
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Posts: 1 (07/21/08 19:45:06) |
I'm a first-time poster from Connecticut. I recently found this forum after buying my second fiberglass rod, a Diamondback 7'6" 3-weight. (My
first one was back in the early 1970s, a Wright & McGill 7-foot 6-weight that cost about $15) Anyway, I'm really enjoying the Diamondback and this
forum. For the past 25 years or so, I've been fishing mainly Winston IM6 and Orvis Superfine graphite rods, so the switch back to fiberglass has been
smooth and easy.
I like to fish small to medium-sized trout streams here in CT and in northern NH, where I grew up. I need to get a new 3-weight line for the Diamondback and I would appreciate any insights on what works best on this model. I'm thinking SA Trout DT3. Thanks. |
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Posts: 543 (07/21/08 19:51:00) Master Guide |
Labtrout,
Good call on the SA trout in the double taper. I prefer DT in smaller weights.
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Posts: 2 (07/22/08 19:24:08) |
Thanks, KeeBranch. I picked one up today. Casts beautifully.... at least in the yard
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Posts: 2505 (07/22/08 21:49:30) ezOP |
Labtrout,
Welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders! The Diamondglass 7½ foot, 3 weight is a nice way to get into glass. Now that it is the heat of summer here in Kansas, I'm missing the Farmington River myself! Tom |
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Posts: 2 (07/23/08 06:00:43) |
Good Morning,
I'm new to the board and currently live in Windermere, Florida with Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina and northern Virginia as former stomping grounds. I grew up fishing glass hand-me-downs, specialize in making cork bass bugs, and am interested in learning about building and rebuilding glass rods. My fly fishing background is diverse having worked for Fish and Fly magazine and Fly Fishing in Salt Waters magazine. I'm looking for my first project rod to strip and rebuild. I have enjoyed lurking on the board and look forward to asking many questions in the future. Best, Mark Rumph southernflyfisher@gmail.com |
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Posts: 3 (07/23/08 18:22:20) |
Thanks, Tom. The Diamondglass 3-weight should be perfect for the Farmington about now, with the main hatches being BWOs, midges, size 20-22 caddis and
Needhamis as well as ants.
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Posts: 1 (07/23/08 23:57:36) |
Hello, I'm new here and I live in San Antonio, my main local water is Salado Creek. I occasionally head to Beorne and fish Cibolo creek, I will go to
Calaveras lake along with the Guadalupe and Frio rivers on occasion.
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Posts: 2512 (07/24/08 00:54:45) ezOP |
borumas,
Welcome to the Fiberglass Flyrodders! Texas is well represented in this forum! If you look at some of the past posts, you will see some familiar photos. Tom |
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Posts: 4 (08/06/08 20:45:47) |
Great forum with lots of info. I am from Madison, GA. I fish Lake Oconee, Ocmulgee River (that's becoming my passion), ponds, and Keaton Beach Florida for
reds and trout. Just got into this with a couple of beautiful old glass rods.
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