01-08-2011, 01:56 AM
I had a good unexpected fishing partner on the Weber a few years back, I was fishing near Peterson and I had worked up river to one of my good spots, there was a guy fishing above my hole and I was nailing them in my spot, I kept an eye on the guy to see if he was having any luck and I didn't see him hook anything.
After awhile of fishing he starts working his way down to me to ask what I am using, I informed him what flies I was using and he stated that he had never heard of the flies and that he was new to flyfishing, I asked if I could see his set up and he handed me his rod, I can't remember what he was using but it was some god awful creation that some shop sold hi,
I asked if I could rig his rod up and he let me have at it, I tied on some flies and explained the method, put on some split shot and gave him a lesson in the spot I was fishing, must've been his second cast and I gave him a "Fish, set the hook" and he was into a Weber brown, so he hung out with me the rest of the day and we fished the river, I remember him getting a phone call from the GF or wife and he sounded so happy, he told her he was finally catching fish and would be late. That was a great memory of a happy fisherman who was finally starting to "get it". I can only imagine he is still fly fishing.
Anyways I had a great day and hopefully helped someone start on a lifelong fishing journey.
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After awhile of fishing he starts working his way down to me to ask what I am using, I informed him what flies I was using and he stated that he had never heard of the flies and that he was new to flyfishing, I asked if I could see his set up and he handed me his rod, I can't remember what he was using but it was some god awful creation that some shop sold hi,
I asked if I could rig his rod up and he let me have at it, I tied on some flies and explained the method, put on some split shot and gave him a lesson in the spot I was fishing, must've been his second cast and I gave him a "Fish, set the hook" and he was into a Weber brown, so he hung out with me the rest of the day and we fished the river, I remember him getting a phone call from the GF or wife and he sounded so happy, he told her he was finally catching fish and would be late. That was a great memory of a happy fisherman who was finally starting to "get it". I can only imagine he is still fly fishing.
Anyways I had a great day and hopefully helped someone start on a lifelong fishing journey.
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