New Years Flyfishing Resolutions

MACFLY

MACFLY

Too many streams too little time
2010 was a great year for me as it relates to flyfishing. I was able to fish a lot more than in previous years due to a reduced a travel schedule abroad. Time on the stream has been cathartic for me personally. I have always understood that flyfishing was an excellent way to reduce stress and actually provided an environment to ponder and solve some of life's more challenging issues. I am looking forward to 2011 in more ways than one. I figured I would throw out a couple of resolutions I am looking to achieve this year.

Fly Tying: 2011 is the year I will finally get into tying my own flies. While I have dabbled in the past I cant say I ever honestly tried to learn and this has been primarily due to the limited time I have had to to anything related to flyfishing. Last year I was really focused on just fishing. So this is the year I will absolutely do it.

Steelhead: Ok I have the outfit now I have to get up to the Salmon River for the first time. I used to pass the Salmon all the time when I was up in Fort Drum. Never flyfished for Steelhead up there though. So I have to get up there this coming year and form another addiction:)

Volunteering for TU: I used to do this a long time ago. Of course for the same reason I didnt get into flytying I didnt do much in the way of volunteering either. So my TU Chapter has a couple of interesting projects under way and I will absolutely get involved. Definitely want to give something back to the sport that has provided me with so much

Fish a new Stream out West: This is one I cant wait to do this year. I am dying to go flyfishing in Wyoming specifically the North Platte. Gotta get there this year.

Do some exploring in PA: Want to try and fish some of the lesser known wild streams in the state. There are plenty within an hour and 30 minutes from the house. Should be fun.

So folks I have a few more but these are some of my main objectives for the new year. I wish you all a Happy New Year filled with rising fish and tight lines.

Macfly
 
Another nice thread macfly.

My resolutions are as follow:

1. Organize my fishing gear.
2. Fish the streams local to me more often, VKB, Paulinskill, and the Muskie to name a few. I live within 30 minutes of these yet never fish them.
3. Czech nymph. I will take a lesson on the technique and do it on my own, I have the perfect water in VT to employ this technique.
4. Fish more locally with my kids, and attempt to have them fly fish, although they will be being taught by a boob, hopefully they can still learn.
5. Fish the WB at least once.
6. Purchase either a three man pontoon or grumman sport boat or some other easily transportable easy to navigate fishing vessel. (needs to hold a 9.9 for joy riding on the WB)
7. Lose the new chin I grew last month.
That's enough, I don't want to get ridiculous...... Happy New Year
 
Organize the gear should be tops on my list
Trouser Trout said:
Another nice thread macfly.

My resolutions are as follow:

1. Organize my fishing gear.
2. Fish the streams local to me more often, VKB, Paulinskill, and the Muskie to name a few. I live within 30 minutes of these yet never fish them.
3. Czech nymph. I will take a lesson on the technique and do it on my own, I have the perfect water in VT to employ this technique.
4. Fish more locally with my kids, and attempt to have them fly fish, although they will be being taught by a boob, hopefully they can still learn.
5. Fish the WB at least once.
6. Purchase either a three man pontoon or grumman sport boat or some other easily transportable easy to navigate fishing vessel. (needs to hold a 9.9 for joy riding on the WB)
7. Lose the new chin I grew last month.
That's enough, I don't want to get ridiculous...... Happy New Year
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My main fly fishing resolution this year is to keep my flies out of the trees. For some reason my flies believe that I am attempting to catch the elusive squirrel. They never take what I am presenting. Perhaps I should tie an acorn or a walnut fly. At least then when another angler observes me with my leader dangling over my head rapped around every branch in the tree, I can convey that I am actually attempting to catch a squirrel.
 
My main resolution is to quit smoking cigarettes. I hope it fuckin works this time :crap:

As for fishing that would be to fish more.
Enjoy my time on the water a bit more.
 
Good luck JamieP, my suggestions for quitting are as follows, get a color picture of an emaciated lung cancer patient and put it in your wallet so everytime you open it up you are reminded of what the results of your habit may be, asssuming you smokE two packs a day put $15 per day in a mason jar and on 1/1/12 you wil have over 5K to spend on something worthwhile, like maybe some real good cigars.
 
Trouser Trout said:
Good luck JamieP, my suggestions for quitting are as follows, get a color picture of an emaciated lung cancer patient and put it in your wallet so everytime you open it up you are reminded of what the results of your habit may be, asssuming you smokE two packs a day put $15 per day in a mason jar and on 1/1/12 you wil have over 5K to spend on something worthwhile, like maybe some real good cigars.
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Or some good weed............ its amazing how much you think you need them when the fact is you dont .

Thanks for the advice TT
 
Good luck with that resolution Jamie. My mom quite cold turkey at 49. Doctor showed her a picture of what her lung looked like and what would happen if she kept smoking. She threw her cigarrettes out right there and never looked back. Hopefully a year from now you will post the same.
jamiep said:
My main resolution is to quit smoking cigarettes. I hope it fuckin works this time :crap:

As for fishing that would be to fish more.
Enjoy my time on the water a bit more.
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MACFLY said:
Good luck with that resolution Jamie.
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Ditto with that.

I smoked heavily for 25 years.

The Coast Guard used me in their pilot program when the patch first came out 18 years ago, 10 people, from a one cig a day ultra light smoker to me 3-4 pack a day.

First couple of weeks on the program I wanted to just light one up.

I haven't had ONE since.

NIKE ...


Just do it


I for one know you can.
 
Cheers lads i appreciate the support.
Hopefully your right Ak ive tried and failed before, this time im gonna take it easy .
 
OR you can just start doing herion!!! The cigs won't seem so bad any more.........Joke... I did Chantix....it worked like a charm.... I was a pack and a half to two packs a day for 25 years...The first two days really sucked' but after that it was no problem....I have been clean for a year and a half now, and I work a job where I can smoke when ever I want, with a partner who sucks down 4 packs in an 8 hour work day.......You have to REALLY want to quit and you will........Than you can look at smokers as week minded junkeys who will never amount to anything, and tell them you will dance on there early graves..... Its great you will love it....:smokelots::smokelots: <<those are two dead smiley faces, sucks to be them.....All kidding a side....GOOD LUCK...
 
Jamie, good luck with the quitting.

As for fishing resolutions, I have several.
1. Tie more flies
2. Fish more while I am here in NJ, and fish more in different states. I need to get WVA, and VA out in the next year.
3. Catch a striper on a fly.
 
1. start tying flies (just got a kit for christmas but its hard as hell)
2. fish the shawangunks i found this amazing brookie stream with an awesome swimming hole and 125 foot un broken water fall
3. get into pa, especially big spring creek
4. catch more brookies!
 
Like the idea of this thread...so here goes!

1- Get more women involved so I have some fishing partners and don't feel "weirded out" going places by myself
2- Continue tying and enhancing my skills, especially with smaller dry flies
3- Fish a new stream somewhere in NJ/NY/PA/CT, preferable with my Dad, who is my mentor....aww...
 
kbuchta said:
Like the idea of this thread...so here goes!

1- Get more women involved so I have some fishing partners and don't feel "weirded out" going places by myself

I believe everyone would like to see that. Also to see more young people come into the sport, thus making fly fishing and fishing in general more inclusive.

2- Continue tying and enhancing my skills, especially with smaller dry flies

Don't we all. DON'T WE ALL !!!

3- Fish a new stream somewhere in NJ/NY/PA/CT, preferable with my Dad, who is my mentor....aww...

Your greatest fishing buddy you could ever have. Family.
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2011 is starting to shape up as a banner year.
 
MACFLY said:
Live it to yor fullest you never know when it might be your last.
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Why thank you MacFRAUD.

However, I have always lived life to it's fullest.

May will see me back in Oregon.

My fishing buddy and I were just talking about maybe heading to the Smokies again at the end of April.

My #3 daughter is at Penn State, so I am out there a lot, Spring, Big Fishing, Penns Creeks will see alot of that beautiful Ronbo bamboo rod he made for me.

My fall trip... well that you will just have to wait to see where I will be fishing this fall.


Hope you enjoy those Eastern Pa freestone streams... I will permit you to live vicariously through my fishing exploits this year again.

As always, fishing locations you can only dream about.

AK Skim
 
The only person to be "mcserved" is trouser trout, who you fuckin mcscammed out of "a thousand" dollars, you illiterate bastard.
 
AKSkim said:
Why thank you MacFRAUD.

However, I have always lived life to it's fullest.

May will see me back in Oregon.Thats a long trip so make sure you pack your beta blockers

My fishing buddy and I were just talking about maybe heading to the Smokies again at the end of April.You know you should visit that place in Fall. The colors are spectacular. I have a great cabin I can recommend for you

My #3 daughter is at Penn State, so I am out there a lot, Spring, Big Fishing, Penns Creeks will see alot of that beautiful Ronbo bamboo rod he made for me. Ron sure does make a fine Rod no question. I just came into some money and I may have to buy one for myself

My fall trip... well that you will just have to wait to see where I will be fishing this fall.You know I think its wise your not planning too far in advance


Hope you enjoy those Eastern Pa freestone streams... I will permit you to live vicariously through my fishing exploits this year again. Thanks AK I plan to have a great time this spring. I have a few new rods I will be breaking in. Since I have been to spring creek, spruce creek and penns creek I may try the juniata this time around. Maybe check out falling springs and big spring again. Central, PA is a beautiful place to fish

As always, fishing locations you can only dream about.Hey I was going to recommend a few other places you might want to try...if you have enough time.. Lets see I have fished the wind river range above pinedale wyoming..Awesome; Frying Pan, Roaring Fork, and the Colorado river; Sight nymphing on the frying pan is a hoot; Lets see I can recommend 5 rivers lodge where you can fish the beaverhead, big hole, ruby, and I would definitely hit their private water..thats good stuff; In Utah you should try the Provo, The Green river, and too many streams coming out of the Uintahs to count. Of course the air is a bit thin up at that altitude so maybe thats not for you; Out of Jackson hole, definitely fish the snake with High Country Flies..good guides for sure; You have to put Yellowstone park on your agenda I fished with Blue Ribbon Flies on the madison, slough creek, the firehole, and shit I cant remember the other stream but it had a crapload of cutthroat trout that wer hammering chernobyl ants like you wouldnt believe. On Second thought you beter not try slough creek.. thats kind of a hike for an old time

AK Skim
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So you can see I have no need to live through your addled mind Grandpa...and the best thing is I will be fishing for a long, long, long time....tick tock tick tock
 
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