lakes or streams, and why??
Personaly i like streams more, cause i have never really fly fished lakes, and i like all the action out of the stream. for example, makeing a perfect drift, its not as easy as it looks when you first try
so i want to know what your appinion is
I prefer Lakes , I enjoy stalking fish along the shoals with drys but mostly I fish nymphs and enjoy the challenge of finding the right conbination of proper location correct pattern , right retrieve and proper depth . I like the suprise when you get a hit from a fish you can’t see . I love the quiteness of it all . I love to watch the birds fishing along with me , loons , osprey , eagles , kingfisher , greatblue herons . I even have learned to enjoy a tussel with the odd loon over the ownership of a fish . (It happens a lot around here ) I am learning to read the hatches and about the bug life the fish feed on . As a result I am catching and releasing way more fish than I ever did when I was just drowning bait and towing tin flashy things mindlessly around the lake . I have become more in tune with the Lake and its inhabitives . (Be one with the lake grasshopper) Plus most if not all the streams near me are closed to fishing . Its about 3 hours drive to the nearest good stream fishing . There are probably 50 lakes nearer to me that have good populations of trout in them.
I follow the “if the water doesn’t move,I do”
policy. I do fish lakes and ponds that are along the way as I hike to my favorite remote streams however.It seems to me that fishing lakes requires more “stuff” like tubes,boats etc. So I prefer the less complicated route where all I need is my stick and a vest.
Mark
I’d rather be in Wyoming!
I forgot to mention another consideration is that I have osteoarthritis which doesn’t let me wade or get my knees cold. Nice dry warm boat , only way I can fish . Unless I (horrors ) fish from shore with a spinning rod .
If my knees were ok and I was given a hard choice of one over the other .I almost hate to say this but the Pacific Saltchuck rules .In places it is like a lake in others it is like a river . Its diversity of sea and animal life is unmatched by fresh waters . IMHO
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Rivers and streams.
Allan
I thoroughly enjoy fishing the difference. JGW
Frankly, each has it’s own charm. I would hate to be denied fishing lakes/ponds or rivers/streams. We have far more fishable lakes & ponds in Ohio, but we are near many nice running waters, so I have the pleasure of fishing both.
My answer?..a resounding YES!!! and why?..Because I LOVE 'em!!!
Mike
“I’ve HAD muh say!”…
George MacMichael from The Real Mccoys
RW here,
As an outdoor writer for decades I have to keep my hand in both…and I do. But if the Good Lord came and told me I had to choose one, and only one, kind of fishing for the rest of my life, I’d choose the headwaters of good trout streams over everything else. It’s not all just the fish, it’s the surroundings, solitude and the fewer anglers in those kinds of places that have slowly drawn me to them over the years.
Later, RW
“We fish for pleasure; I for mine, you for yours.” -James Leisenring on fishing the wet fly-
Royal Wulff expressed my sentiments exactly.
Varden
Streams make noise, lakes don’t. I like the noise. However, I’m in the area where most running water is served with a casino. I’m only able to get to a good stream once a year, because of economics. The rest of my time spent on lakes, while not without a few fish, seems to be too narrow a venue for the sport.
My preference is streams merely because I desire more time on them.
There’s almost nothin’ wrong with the first lie, it’s the weight of all the others holdin’ it up that gets ya’! - Tim