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Hodgman puts out good chest waders for the price (link). Used them when my legs were good enough ta' work rivers and the pairs that I had over the YEARS gathered no complaints. As for the type material, that'll be personal preference but, think I'd go with the boot type for right now, over the stockingfoot (without boot type). Also, soles can be cleeted or felt (felt helps prevent slips and fall downs in de' rivers!) Hope this helps/opens your eyes a bit better <);-3 Hodgman: http://www.hodgman.com/Sale-Fishing-C69.aspx Similar to my type, when my legs and I had an understanding): http://www.hodgman.com/Wadelitereg-Breathable-Bootfoot-Wader-wCleated-Soles-P2059C69.aspx Note: One thing about the materials, some are the breathing type and others are not, but again that'll be personal preference

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Small is key right now. The stream levels are really low and clear right now so downsize and downsize again if needed.. If you can use single eggs, so much the better. Single or double maggots should work with a tiny jig. Mini Foo jigs by Weldon Tackle works well. Try the motor oil color and white as well. One more thing to remember..shiny split shot spooks steelies in clear water so get some that are dull colored. Concentrate on the deeper pools and look for fish that are rolling. Good Luck and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone on Y/A Fishing.

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It would help to know where you'll be fishing and when you'll be there. Might help if we knew what kind of gear you fish with and maybe your skill level. Barring that, I can tell you in general that if you're fishing in the next couple weeks (in warm, summer weather) from the shore or near the shore, you might have luck with terrestrial dry flies (grasshoppers, beetles, ants, etc.). On many lakes there will be winds at various times of day that will predictably blow insects from the shore into the water, and this becomes a sort of hatch that you can imitate. There may also be hatches of aquatic insects, but you'll have to check that out yourself — if you see fishing feeding regularly off the surface, determine what they are taking and imitate it with a fly. Without any hatches, you may be limited to fishing below the surface, and that will probably mean minnows and leaches. If you can spot small fishing along the shore, it's probably pretty likely that fish are hunting those fish and if you can imitate the size and coloration of them with a wet fly, you can catch fish that way. Leaches and other aquatic critters fished on a dead float may also be productive.

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A fortune!! He does not care that so many people have lost their jobs can’t afford to feed themselves/families and are basically destine for the streets. I think he sets a very poor example by spending all of this money!! But you know what let him go on his trips that’s one less day of damage that he could be doing to this country!!

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Odd that you can’t remember if you won. I would never forget that. Any way you have some nice ideas here but I think it needs a lot of work to be good.

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The best method in my opinion would be nymphing. I've caught most of my trout nymphing. Just read this website, it can explain it better than I can. Http://www.flyfishingjournal.com/archives/fa199809.htm The best overall fly in the would is without a doubt in my opinion and most other fly fishers the woolly bugger, Where I come from olive in size 8 or 10 is the most popular. As far as selecting which nymphs to use and which sizes to use, I can't really tell you that because I've probably never fished the river you'll be fishing so try to look it up on the Internet or talk to someone who knows.

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Sage, you want proof just look up what fly rod has the most fishing records. Peope who break Sage rods on fish nick the blank with flies that cause abrasions that will break any rod. And sage comes with a warranty that will replace the rod you may break with a small send in charge. G-Loomis and St. Croix also make very good rods and if you can't afford one there are plenty of great rods made by Cabelas. Hope this helped but the guys above me are right, different rods have different feels and attract different kinds of fisherman, what is right for one may have the wrong feel for another fisherman. You will just have to experiment and find out what your taste is,

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Here are the fly fishing rods available from cabelas. Http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/fishing-fly-fishing-fly-fishing-rods/_/N-1102568/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_105573780?WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104793480;cat104721480 Here is a link to cabelas fly fishing sale. You can save up to 60% http://www.cabelas.com/browse.cmd?categoryId=105993180&WTz_l=SBC;MMcat104793480;cat104721480 Here is a link to bass pro's fly fishing rods & reels: http://www.basspro.com/Fly-Fishing-Rods-Reels/_/N-1z11d79

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With most quality fishing rods, you will get a lifetime warranty for the original owner, you just pay anywhere from 25.00 to 45.00 dollars and companies replace the whole rod. Most will inspect to make sure you haven't broke your rod on purpose, but… Some it is a no-fault lifetime warranty meaning if you break the rod on purpose… The company will replace it. Most quality rods are very sensitive, by saying that… I mean you can detect subtle takes from fish, and set the hook to get them. Besides if fishing, is something you are serious about, why not treat yourself… With something that will last you many, many, fishing seasons. And don't forget to match it up with a decent reel. If you shop around, you will find you don't really have to pay outrageous high prices… For a rod, and reel, that is considered good quality. Just remember to research the warranties. Forgot to say if you take care of your gear, it will take care of you, fly rods require care… Unlike other rods. Many will abuse fly rods, thinking that they are like those other rods… That can take a lot of abuse. Most rod breaks are from human error.

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OK, your not going to like me for saying this, but you aren't going to easily find a high quality fly rod and reel for a small budget. How much were you considering spending? With this information i might be able to suggest a suitable outfit that will be practical and still of reasonable quality. Sadly fly fishing isn't a cheap sport, which i think puts a lot of people off but if you suggest a budget i will do my best to find a suitable outfit, also information on what he fishes for and where would be very useful. Failing this your best option would be to get him a gift certificate from bass pro for the amount you intended to spend, that way he gets exactly what he wants. *Update* Fisher_King, Merry Christmas, decided to come back to yahoo after most of my rivers have frozen over lol .

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Artificial Crawfish or Hellgrimites. I prefer the Hellgrimites. Just cast upstream and let the artificial drift back, on the bottom.

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Well let me say its great you want to start fly fishing, there are lots of OK fly rods and reels combos for the price you listed, its a great method of catching trout and your lucky to have the white river to fish, lets see how i can help you, firstly combos that i recommend, this is a little over budget but well worth it, it should see you good and happy fishing for a long time. Http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_96767_175001003_175000000_175001000_175-1-3 If you find out the area of the river your fishing you can figure the line weight, for small wild browns and small dries a 3wt or 4wt would be ideal. If your hitting the bigger rainbow trout then anything up to a 6-7 wt would be ideal, if you decide to look for a rod your self you need a medium to fast action, not a tip action as you're just starting out. The rods mentioned by your self aren't ad rods but if i were you and you can afford to go with the TFO rod. If you really don't mind spending allot and want the best combo for a beginner then the sage launch is the way to go, i gave my son one of these to start with and it has a good tip action that will cope with an in-experienced caster. Http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90951_175001003_175000000_175001000_175-1-3 Its easy to start fly fishing, buy your self a combo you cana fford and it will take off from there, this site is VERY helpful, read through the WHOLE of it and you will be started in no-time http://www.sexyloops.com/beginners/index.shtml You may also want to look at flies to use, you can get lots of info here, and if you want join the blog where you can ask angler in your local community how the fishing is going and what to catch them on at the white river. Http://www.virtualflybox.com/ You will need a fly line, a floating line will cover you for 99% of the time and you may want to move onto intermediates, sink tips, slime lines, DT, fast sinking etc later on. When you buy a fly line make sure its WF=weight forward, it will be easy for you to cast. One last thing i will say even if you only spend a little amount on a fly rod, buy a quality fly line, they may be expensive but you can tell the difference, after all its the fly line that takes out your fly and leader. Quality lines are RIO, Airflo, Sage, Orvis. This was taken from a question i answered on the fly and tippet and leader, its important and you can learn allot from this, reading is the key to learning about fly fishing! You might also like to look at this, taken from another fly fishing question very similar to yours. From the end of the fly line down to the fly, follow these steps and you should catch. For tippet material you have a large choice because first there are leaders then there are tippets for general fishing tippet i use fluorocarbon as its invisible in all water and suitable for saltwater too, for makes i always go for airflo sight free g3 which i generally buy from cabelas, second are leaders these are tapered towards the tip and help yo achieve a better turnover (cast and presentation) these i don't often use but when i do i use Cortland fine trout leaders in clear, these are good for a beginner such as your self as the dont often need changeing and help you cast further than before with a neat presentation what i will say is dont use flourocarbon for dry flies as it will make them sink, you can use it so long as you put a floatant on your dry such as gherkes gink or loon, aquel i buy lots of my gear from cabelas and bass pro and here at http://flyfishingnets.org

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There's nothing much more to add to what kevin has already said, but i can add a little, firstly yes a 10ft rod will give you a better cast, mainly because both the distance you will have to move your rod on the forward and back cast will be reduced, a tip action rod ensures this, a 10ft rod also has lots of power further down in the blank which is why its used so often on reservoirs; on boats in the UK, also they have enough power to easily handle a DT line or in-fact those with a extra large factory fitted shooting head like the rio outbound or the airflo 40+ they also cope allot better in windy conditions at throwing out even your biggest streamer/lure. The last advantage is simple the length, they allow a longer leader and team of lies to be used but with the ease of netting the fish kept the same as that if you where using a shorter leader.

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Try the fly rod selector at Orvis.com: http://www.orvis.com/store/search_wizard.asp?keyword=&refine=34&refine=31&refine=35&refine=32&refine=4&refine=33&nav=50360&sort=0&feature_id=900&Group_ID=759&dir_id=758 There is also a phone number where you can speak with a tech who will guide you to the right rod in your price range. The Orvis Clearwater rods are an excellent value and come with a 25 year breakage warranty with a price starting around $160: http://www.orvis.com/store/product_directory_chart.aspx?dir_id=758&Group_ID=759&cat_id=14816&subcat_id=7015

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MR T and fishstellhead, thanks for the compliments, now lets get this sorted out shall we, firstly it sounds as though you are going wrong on your back cast and possibly on your forward cast too, if you are attempting double haul, then don't if your just starting out, release only on the forward cast, it also sounds as though your action of holding the rod and angle of cast is wrong, to put it simply think of the back and forward cast like the face of a clock go from 10 to 10 and 10 past 2, don't exceed this also take your time, practice makes perfect, if you follow this you shouldn't go too wrong, also i suggest you use a WF line as this will help you to "shoot" the line further, when it comes to fishing use a tapered leader to help your casts and if your still having problems i suggest you get some casting lessons which WILL help you improve. This will help you, just i ignore the first part listen to the casting part. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcTt1JzYcY8 Also http://www.sexyloops.com/flycasting/contents.shtml One last thing, what type of rod are you using, it needs to be a medium to fast action to get the most out of your casts to start with a 7wt line is the best to start with, dont use double taper yet. Go for a rod length above 9feet to start aswell.

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If it's a "boating" tournament with live-wells, it would be like any tourney- bring your largest catch back to the ramp to be weighed. Heaviest WEIGHT wins….. If it's a "walking/kayak/float-tube" tourney, typically, at the beginning of the tournament, they will distribute disposable digital camera's and waterproof measuring tape to all fishermen. You take a picture with your catch next to the tape. LONGEST fish wins….. Hope this helps you?

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You might be getting a little ahead of yourself. There is no one fly to use when fly fishing, and it will be difficult for someone who is not familiar with the water you're fishing to tell you what fly to use. In fly fishing, you have to read the situation and then decide what to use "on the fly" so to speak. You base your approach on the conditions, and the conditions may change within the course of a single day. The trick is to know and constantly observe the water, fish, weather, etc. The best thing you can do is to observe feeding fish and either see what they are eating or try to figure it out. There are lots of ways to do this — look at the surface of the water for one thing. If you see lots of the same kind of insect floating or moving on the water's surface, and you see fish rising to them, find a fly that looks like that insect and cast it to rising fish. You can also get down in the water, kick over some rocks, and see what kinds of critters scatter — might be little shrimp/scuds, caddis larvae, or pollywogs. You might observe minnows or other small fish in the water — if there are little shoals of minnows skittering around near the banks, you can bet that the fish are picking some of them off, so imitate them. A big part of fishing is knowing your gear, your lures, your tackle, but another part of fishing is knowing the fish and the water. What do they eat? When do they eat? What kinds of food are in the river? Where is food available? How do conditions change throughout the year? To be good at fly fishing you have to figure all that stuff out. The bad news is… It might take the rest of your life to figure it out. The good news is… It might take the rest of your life to figure it out. Heh heh. A little fishing humor there. Oh, and I almost forgot — ask the locals. If you see fly anglers fishing, politely approach them and ask for advice. They might not tell you everything they know, but any decent angler will help you out. Fly shops and sporting good stores can also be good sources of information — fly shop clerks are usually pretty good anglers who don't get to fish as much as they'd like, so they'll at least talk to you about fishing… In this situation, because I don't know what what you're fishing (and I've never fly fished in New York State, anyway) the best I can do is give you very general advice on what to fish. I know that mayflies are still hatching in the east, so you can try those. Baetis and quill patterns will work almost anywhere east of the Mississippi. However, if you don't see fish feeding from the surface, dry mayflies might not do you any good. You could also try mayfly nymphs and emergers — these patterns often work better than dry patterns. Aside from those, you might try the usual arsenal of attractors and all-purpose patterns, such as minnows, Woolly Buggers, leaches, scuds, Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tail, Wullf's, Adams, and Humpy's. In general, the smaller, dead-drift type flies (like mayflies or small nymphs) are more likely to attract the the trouts, while bigger, more actively fished flies will get the attention of the walleye and pike. However, your mileage may vary. Good luck to you. Catch a few for Y!A.

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If you're "fishing for a food source", you don't want to do it by fly fishing… You run the risk of starving that way. By that, I mean losing too many trout. If you're playin' for keeps, you're better off using a medium-action spinning outfit and a shiny spinner with a treble hook… But, whatever…

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Yeah, try Wal Mart of Big 5, some place like that. Good luck. $30 is a very small budget. The average fly line costs around $60. I know in years past I've seen all inclusive kits but I don't know if they can still be found at a price that low. Once again, good luck.

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Nail knot… Http://www.animatedknots.com/nailknot/index.php?Categ=fishing&LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

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Those are two totally different fish, trout and bass, different in how they take flies. For trout, 2X is a little excessive and trout tend to be more leader shy. If you want to stay heavy on the leader, then maybe try a 4X. That is around the 5 to 6 pound range, depending on the brand of leader. 5X is a very common size for most trout. However, it also depends on what type of flies you will be casting. If you are chucking out big heavy streamers, then you want a heavy leader. I have caught many trout in the 16 to 19 inch range on 5X and 4X leaders, just don't horse them too much. Bass, either smallmouth or largemouth, are very heavy aggressive hitters and with largemouth you have to get them out into the open fast, get them away from their protected space. That requires a heavy leader, not to mention you may be casting really large and heavy streamers. Bass also tend to not be as leader shy as trout. I do recommend using fluorocarbon tippet for the last 18 inches of your leader. It hides very well in water and if you want to, you can go up a size since it is harder for the fish to see. Good luck fishing. Larry

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The internet is full of resources. Coming from a bass background, you may find the most similar and most forgiving set of flies to use are streamers like wooly buggers and clousers because nymphs and dries require more experience to drift without any drag. You can use a heavier tippet like 4x and tie on a lightly weighted bugger, then just work it like you would a jerk bait, jig or plastic worm – up down or across they all work. Try stripping line at different speeds or just letting the fly hang in the current when it gets below you and slowly strip it back. Use a short leader and tippet no more than 8 feet until you get comfortable. Even 6 feet can catch fish if you have trouble getting the cast down with a longer leader. Pay special attention to areas under riffles and it's hard to go wrong. Use these in larger water if you can (2 feet deep is getting into good streamer water), then once you become more comfortable with casting a fly rod you might hook up with a fishing buddy to show you how to drift a dry fly. At that point you'll just need to slow down your cast and watch how others fish – there is little substitute for direct observation. Nymphs are probably the most difficult because if you use an indicator you'll get a lot more wind knots at first, and without one you really have to be familiar with presenting blind, drag-free drifts.

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You'll find it helpful to add backing to the reel (20lb) before the fly line (50-100yrds, whatever you can fit on the reel with the fly line) you'll find it helpful if you get a lively fish on that likes to run or is larger than you are targeting, it gives you extra length if you run out of fly line, but it's not completely necessary. Your using 5 weight fly line not 5 lbs, the rod is designed to cast a 5 weight or 6 weight, the heavier weight lines (6 and up) will cast further yes and will cast better in the wind but will not be as accurate at close range and will not cast smaller lighter flys as well and you do want cast a line much more than what your rod is designed for, one over or one under is ok. You'll want leaders in the 3x to 7x range, smaller numbers are heavier (rated for more weight) 3x will be about 7lbs, for light fish in clear water you'll want 5x to 7x, shorter while you learning to cast and longer as you get better. With leaders it's the same as with the line, the heavier leader will not give a good presentation with the lighter flys and the lighter leader will not have the backbone to roll the heavier flys over causing tangles. The larger the hook number the smaller the fly, a size 20 is very small a size 8 is pretty large. A 5 weight with 5x leader should cast the size 8 to size 20 flys well enough, below and above that you'll start to have problems. Yes you can use the minnows but once again go talk to the fly shop and fisherman, you need to learn what the fish are feeding on and how to present it, you can't just drag it through the water any old way and expect to catch fish. Presentation is one of the most important skills to develop if you want to be successful. I can't really recommend any flys for you as I fish for different kinds of fish but your best bet is to go into a fly shop and ask. You'll want a good collection of different flys, I carry about 200+ flys, 50+ different patterns. Your in to a whole new ball game here so you've got a lot to learn, spend some time with a guide and talk to other fly fisherman on the water, you'll learn a lot. There is a lot more to this but that's the basics. Good luck. Chad should come along at some point and add some good advice. Good luck.

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You'll be good after June 20th and through July and August before school starts in Colorado. Breckenridge is a good place to look into staying as it is a good jumping off point to the Blue River, the Colorado River, and others. If you're looking into guided trips, there are lots of good shops in town that can get you set up with all your gear and guide. Plus, Breckenridge has all the town amenities you'll need to make a vacation out of it (shopping, dining, lodging, off-season mountain activity). Here's a link to my blog for all things Breck-related: http://www.breckenridge-lodging.org/blog-new/wordpress/ Have fun!

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Here's some tips: NUMBER 1- Don't quit your day job! Do guiding on the side for (at least) 2-3 years. Most guides live off of repeat business. Allow yourself time to accrue clients….. #2. Know the streams, inside and out- Contact a local guide in your area and tell him you'll work for free doing any choirs or guiding he needs doing if he will help you "learn the water". Surely you don't think you know the water's better than some old "crusty" 50-60 year old guide who's been fishing/guiding these waters all his life? Be humble, honest, and LEARN! Understand, you will be in direct competition with other guides; EXPERIENCED guide. Better to work for free and learn than to try to shaft the local guide out of his/her clients- which would be a loosing battle for you anyway….. #3. Know the hatch- Keep a log of what hatched when and where and at what time. #4. Purchase quality equipment and outfits- A client that pays top dollar is NOT always expected to bring his own rod/reel, waders and general tackle. You need to be able to fully outfit a client, (or 3) with top quality gear, (if need be). Do you have any idea how much that will cost? It's not cheap……. 5. "Catching" isn't always the most important aspect of guiding. Being very knowledgeable about the local flora and fauna, is. Having a good attitude, is. Being able to cook a "gourmet" shore lunch is. LISTENING to your client, is. SMILING, is. (you get the picture) Fly-fishermen don't expect to load up their creel with fish every time they go. If you can offer a fun "experience" along with the "catching" you'll be off to a good start. Attitude is EVERYTHING. If you tend to not get along with people, then don't even start. A good idea is to go to night-school or college for a biology degree. You may even want to take a few buisness classes. ADVERTISE! EXPECT to be poorer than dirt for at least the first 3 years you guide full time. Pray for fish.

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South and west of Colorado Springs are some great places to fish: I’d especially recommend five. There are minimal entrance fees for all of these recreational areas (typically $7 or less per day). 1)Eleven Mile Reservoir 2)Spinney Mountain Reservoir 3)Antero Reservoir 4)The South Platte below Spinney Mountain Reservoir 5)Pueblo Reservoir http://www.charteryachtdubai.com/dubai-fishing.html

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Have to agree with the other posters- a 6wt would suit you best, depending on the size of the bass a 7wt would also suit, without being too heavy handed. Another point i must agree with, you can spend a small sum on a rod, but what you really need to do is buy a quality WF line-to match the rod, in this case a 6wt, a floating line is all you need to start with. As for rods, well i wouldn't normally recommend TFO(temple for outfitters) but recently i cast one and for the price it wasn't all that bad. They have enough power in the blank to handle harder fighting fish, i also recommend a model with a fighting butt, for ease of use. Redington is also a brand i would suggest looking into, if you don't want to spend too much. 

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First, you need to what kind and what size of trout you have in your area, then the type of water you're fishing. If you're fishing a creek full of stocked rainbows, they'll hit about anything. If some tiny limestone creek with real picky browns, you'll need a 9' leader with a super fine tippet and match the hatch very closely. All that said, use a size 8 muddler minnow. Work it either dry or wet. Almost anything eats them. They resemble lots of different forage.

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