Reading the Trees...............
We've all been taught to "read the water"............. by all the great writers on fly fishing.
I learned, on my recent fishing trip, to also "read the trees". For some reason, the photo doesn't show it too clearly, but there must be at least 50 strike indicators on this little tree which screams: Fish nymphs here!!!!
Last edited by Byron haugh; 04-20-2011 at 07:03 PM.
Too funny! My interpretation would be "fish nymph rigs here at your own risk", "owner not responsible for lost or stolen gear..."
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Very good KellyOriginally Posted by kglissmeyer
Too funny! My interpretation would be "fish nymph rigs here at your own risk", "owner not responsible for lost or stolen gear..."
Kelly.
I've seen Christmas trees with far fewer "decorations"!
Great-looking little spot there... but that tree might be a little too aggressive?
David Merical
St. Louis, MO
Hilarious.
Is that a fishing deck on the bank in the middle of the first photo?
Regards,
Silver
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought"..........Szent-Gyorgy
Maybe a side-arm, tuck cast...with a reverse angle mend???
Kelly.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
No, a walking path that follows the stream on the opposite side.
Byron,
Bet I know where that was taken. Bennett Spring in zone 2 across from the hatchery outlet. As I recall, you made a reply to one of my other posts somewhere stating you were friends with Charlie Reading. I often visit with him when I go down to Bennett. I live in Mexico,Mo and go to Bennett several times a year.
Back to your picture-several years ago my wife and I stopped by Bennett on the way back from Arkansas and were sitting in the car across from that tree. All of a sudden a teenage boy walked down that far path and climbed out on that branch and started picking off the indicators, flies and lures. We thought for sure the branch would break under his weight and, as you know, the stream is pretty deep there. He made it back okay though.
Regards,
Dave
Exactly!! You win the cigar.
Have you seen the big arch Charlie has built out by the highway at his shop? Huge!!!!!
That's the reason you were going to be my first round draft choice in the fantasy fishing league until this thing with the bum wheel came up.Maybe a side-arm, tuck cast...
Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!
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