Comments on: Treestands and Fly Fishing…

By: bsmith835

bsmith835 — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:16:07 +0000

WFF – The two hour drive is a killer. Driving there is not so bad, but it’s after the long day and all you want is to see your house and your bed that it can be a little frustrating. The rod I use is a TFO Finesse 3 weight. I often think about getting a lighter rod but the 3 weight gets the job done for now. Thank you for the kind words on the fish. I don’t mind catching the small ones as long as they have color and spunk.

Charles – Thank you for stopping by and checking out the site. I liked the photos on yours.

Bill – I remember P.A. has some interesting blue laws that are still on the books. I think I am going to take your advice and try the split weekend. I love hunting and always have ever since I harvested my first deer in the backwoods of P.A., but the fly fishing is taking over my life. We will see how next weekend goes. Things can be pretty slow in Arizona. Glad you are feeling better. Thanks for stopping in as always.

Ben

By: Bill

Bill — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:22:18 +0000

Beautiful fish Ben! I find myself torn between hunting and fishing too at times. But as you probably know we can’t hunt here on Sunday’s so splitting the weekend up between hunting on Saturday and fishing on Sunday isn’t too painful.

By: charles

charles — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:04:36 +0000

I love your blog, please continue like that.

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:25:15 +0000

Nice looking fish. Small in stature but they look agressive, smacking top water flies. Is that a 0wt? That looks pretty fun, I’ve casted a 1wt before but not a 0. 2 hour drive to get to fishing hunting? Thats rough. Here’s to that 2 hr drive, may it go quickly and come often.

By: bsmith835

bsmith835 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Your last statement is so true. Being out of the valley and in the mountains is much more appealing. I end up buying archery tags for deer and turkey so I have the opportunity to hunt each fall but between drought and other circumstances, there are not many animals to be seen. Fly fishing on a small stream has that same spot and stalk hunting mentality and for me is much more action packed and accessible to the point that I am beginning to prefer it more. At the end of the day, I will still apply for different tags and throw up stands every archery season, but when it comes to choosing between the recurve and the fly rod…I think the fly rod is winning the fight.

By: Mike McLaughlin

Mike McLaughlin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:14:49 +0000

I know where you are coming from, Ben.

I have a deer tag for the first time in 6 years and am having a hard time grappling with how it is going to take away from fall fishing – which is my favorite.

I have been putting in with a friend for about a decade now and wanted to see it through until we get drawn again. Now that we are drawn, I make may this the last time I apply.

We still can go for the elk tag – we have about 10 points each and are probably 3-5 years from getting drawn for early Unit 1 bull. I may be completely done with big game hunting after that once-in-a-lifetime hunt.

Besides, I hardly eat meat anymore, so it is hard to justify in my mind.

Either way, I guess we should just be happy with the time in the field. When you get right down to it, that is what it is all about anyway don’t you think?

-Mike