I have a rubber band hooked to the front of my pack. When my dry fly gets to wet I place the hook around the loose end of the rubber band, grab the tippet about a foot above the fly, pull and stretch the rubber band and then play it like a banjo. Dries the fly out and then I drop it into my dry floatant.
This vid is a great reminder that I need to lighten my load...I have known that for a long time but only think about it when I am putting the damn thing on. "Weigh" too heavy. Might just do that today while it is 25 degrees and the waters are raging. One thing I usually have in my vest is a plastic grocery bag to put trash in as I walk out. A habit from Great Lakes Steelhead days. Thanks for the great work Jon and Steve.
I’m (Steve) a chronic overpacker. My “what if” organ is always yelling at me. Those guys who can just go out with those little gear necklaces blow my mind. Good call on the grocery bag. I reckon if we all did that our rivers would be a lot nicer in a hurry...
(I am a first responder, so I tend to have a little extra gear for an emergency...nothing crazy) small Headlamp, swiss army knife, light weight rain/wind shell, $2 work gloves, Nalgene and life straw water purifier, small first aid kit (and small packets of basic medicines - calamine and benadryl), whistle, lighter and some dryer lint, sunscreen, bandana, and either bear spray or a revolver (if needed).
Glad I found you guys. I've been fishing with good buddies for the last 30 years. Yikes. Mostly in the eastern Sierra in California. Staggering beautiful country. Gear-wise, in addition to what you displayed, I carry bug juice (don't you have critters in the south?), small needle nose pliers (for pinching barbs, which I assume you guys always do), a thermometer (which I can't remember using), a flashlight (for tying on flies at dusk, the best time to fish), a magnetic fly holder (it works!) and, lastly, a rain shell (yes, we get a bit of rain in Oregon and California). Most important thing to have is, of course, a sense of humor -- especially on those no-fish days, which you, Steve, seem to have with regularity.
Thanks Greg. I would love to carry much less than I have but I always feel like somethings missing even if I will never use it. I appreciate the view and I would love to fish out west someday. -Jon
Looks good to me! Some of my favorites to carry are: BeFree water filter bottle: because drinking clear mountain water is an indisputable joy. Walton’s thumb UV light & knotsense
Never mind. I (Steve) just looked it up and that thing is awesome. I’m getting one for sure. And maybe Jon can get rid of the nippers he stole from Andre the Giant.
Great channel ! I like the vibe of of it. Fun fact, in most European countries it is illegal to fish without "pincers".Keep in mind that if you gonna travel somewhere :)
Sorry: this comment ended up in the spam folder. Don't know why. We really appreciate the encouragement... It helps us keep going. Glad to have you around the channel...
I think both are good options. Steve likes his fishpond and I like the Umpqua but I wish it had something to carry the longer net that I have. Thanks for the sub.
spatialdata.sam.usace.army.mil/hydropower/default.aspx That’s what I use most of the time or I just call the Buford Dam number to get the schedule for the day.
It's actually just the Water Data website. You can find the Buford Dam gauge here: waterdata.usgs.gov/ga/nwis/uv?site_no=02334430 They also have gauges at Jones Bridge and Island Ford (among others). Just search for the park you want to go to and add "generation schedule" or "flow rates" and you should find it.
Ha, glad it was of some use. We’re not really newbies anymore but our bags are still overflowing with stuff we probably don’t need. That’s the problem with spacious packs. We tend to fill them up...
Ah nope you covered it. I bought all that stuff figuring I was gonna need it and it would make a better fly fisherman...Not so much but hey, helping the economy.
Ok, did you just not show your zipper bags of emergency TP or are you trying to be modest?! If there’s one thing I never leave home without, it’s the “tickets”....
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Hey, Thanks for referencing our video. Steve really did a great job in the edit on the pack video. Hopefully we can start cranking out some videos this spring.
just use a backpack with only one dangly thing being a tippet bar. streamer rod in tube holder on the side. hiking with one of those stupid looking dangly things is unbelievably annoying
