I've fallen into the water three times during my fly fishing career. Looking back, it was always when I was turning around. I guess I'm not planting my wading stick ahead of me, the way I do when I'm wading straight ahead.
Randy
First Day Out: Took a Fall When Turning Around
I've fallen into the water three times during my fly fishing career. Looking back, it was always when I was turning around. I guess I'm not planting my wading stick ahead of me, the way I do when I'm wading straight ahead.
Randy
Glad you are OK.
Rick
Think of it as your fishing baptism for 2013!
I've only fallen once and, ironically, it was caused by my wading Folstaff. I was wading in what turned out to be a muddy area. The tip of my Folstaff got stuck in the mud and the staff came apart when I pulled on it to move it forward with my next step. Bungee cord does not support my weight. Always nice t learn something new through experience.
I've slipped and fallen a few times. Once on damp, flat rock, out of the water. I was taking a step, and my other foot just shot out from under me. Broken a couple rod guides on a spinning rig when I did it, too.
The most embarrassing was last year. Wading out to my spot, but I had to cross a couple rock bars. They weren't that high, but the swift current sets the rocks at an odd angle. I managed to loose my footing when I hit the bar, got spun around, and went over backwards. My waders floated like a cork, as did my backpack. My rear end managed to sink the 9 INCHES to the bottom. I stood up, and looked around to see if anyone was watching. Luckily, no one was.
I now take a different spot to my usual fishing spot. Only one small rock bar to cross, and that's almost gravel-sized rocks.
Are all of you kidding? I don't consider it a successful fly fishing trip if I don't go down at least once! hahahahahahahah
Work is something for people that don't fish.
Mike, I'll bet you are under 30. Us older guys tend to wade like we are much older and more fragile than we really are. But I watch my sons wade like they are crossing a normal street. I admire them for that, but I also laugh a lot when they fall.
Cannot begin to count the number of face-first, close-up, aqautic entomology excursions I have made over the years... And I have made far more stealth-mode, backward approaches... Both will give you a good close look at the river bottom...
Plant the stick to the rear of the way you are going to turn.
Even though I fell in shallow, rocky water where I could have gotten seriously hurt, the wading staff broke my fall, so all I got was a cold dunking.
I'll never wade without a wading staff.
Randy
I'm also glad your ok... falling is not one of my favorite things to do when fishing lol
"Because by the Grace of God I can, be on a beautiful mountain stream with a friend , have the water boil from a 12" Native Brookie taking a self tyed dry,and feel it on the end of my cane... It don't get no better than that..."
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