Official Asylum Fly-fishing Thread

[lightning9191]

Went fishing this morning for about 3 hours. Caught this one on a black woolly bugger. This is my biggest trout ever and surprisingly large for Virginia. Fish was released after photo.

[BarneyBandMan]

Nice fish, Kevin. That is pretty big for Virginia. What part of the state?

[lightning9191]

Originally Posted by BarneyBandMan

Nice fish, Kevin. That is pretty big for Virginia. What part of the state?

Roanoke area

[BarneyBandMan]

Is that a hatchery-supported stream? Looks like maybe a brood. One of the largest I ever caught here in North Carolina was very similar. Thought I had a mud-puppy or something as difficult as it was to get her to run.

[kayak_rat]

Was just talking to Steve this morning about starting a fly fishing thread. Good job.

I will be hunting this weeeknd, but next weekend we have our drift boat rendezvous(open to all boats of course).

And of course some pictures:







Not quite the size of yours, but fun none the less.

[Steve]

Dang, He beat Yak and me to it!

Great looking fish though! I hope to slip out this weekend and catch some of the last of the flood tides for this year. HOWEVER, this weekend is also my 16th awedding anniversary, so fishing may be on the backburner !!!

[kayak_rat]

Originally Posted by Kayak_Rat

Heading out tomorrow morning to float the Elk in SWMO. Bass should still be feeding for the winter and the folliage is awesome!!! Also still getting the hang of the new pontoon. Hopefully have some good pictures tomorrow evening.

Had a killer trip. aboutt he best smallie fishing I have found in the area. The river goes at a decent pace as well. We put in behind the store in pineville and floated to the low water bridge by the train tracks. Here are some pics.









The guy in the pictures is a firend that joined me. All the fish were about that size or bigger.

[Steve]

Sweet!

I sure wish I was fishing right about now...

[feznuk]

Nice fish! Now I'm really hoping it warms up a bit here in pa so I can try to get out next week.

[SteveA]

One of 5 caught 2 weekends ago in central WA state.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/album.php?albumid=54

[kayak_rat]

I was able to hit the tailwaters as well. Air temp was 34, water...much colder. Windy with gusts up to 30 made casting a bit of a challenge. Did get the timing figured out and landed about 6. Size 12 Copper John. The Darwin Award was awarded when I went to pull my glove out of my pocket and with it came my keys....bloop. Then I was at a crossroads. The water was waist deep and I could see my keys. I kept trying to motivate myself to reach(shoulder deep) in the frigid water and get the keys. Easier said than done. So I cast a few more times searching for motivation......then it hit me.......an idea, not the fly. I took the my rod apart and fished my keys out that way. No wet, no frozen, and the key fob still worked. Kept fishing with breaks to get feeling in my legs. Overall, it was a great trip. Hadnt been on the water in a few months and really needed the break.

To make it better, I came home to a wife wanting to exchange gifts early. An hour or so later, I am a Columbia short and pants ahead along with a Geirach book and some flies. She's a keeper.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all........tightlines my friends.

[kayak_rat]

Hit the water this morning. 23 degrees outside......brrrrr. Down jacket and polartech hat and gloves were a necessity. Fish were hitting very well until the wind really picked up. Once the wind picked up, it really made casting tough. Ferrels had ice build up, line had ice build up, waders were frozen, fish were fat......perfection!! If only a few snowflakes had fallen, I might not have come home.

[kayak_rat]

Guess I am the only one fishing....

This is from a trip to Lake SWEPCO. It is built around a cola plant and the water stays about 80 degrees all winter.The bass is a Florida strain they imported. Nothing quite like a largemouth on a flyrod. This was the smallest we caught(did a lot more fishing than pic taking). I was throwing a Sage XP 9ft 8wt with an intermediate sing tip. The fly was a wiggle minnow which those bass loved. Get tha dude about 3in under water and they couldnt resist it.

[Steve]

I wish I was fishing! Trying to let my ribs heal a little before I try a couple of casts...I am definately NOT going out in the boat for a little while though!

Originally Posted by kayak_rat

Guess I am the only one fishing....

[kayak_rat]

Originally Posted by steve

I wish I was fishing! Trying to let my ribs heal a little before I try a couple of casts...I am definately NOT going out in the boat for a little while though!

I bought my wife one of those rods that shoots the lure for my wife to fish with. I can ship it too you if you want....she wont mind.

Seriously, get better. The ribs can cause alot f trouble down the road if not healed.

[SteveA]

Originally Posted by kayak_rat

Guess I am the only one fishing....

This is from a trip to Lake SWEPCO. It is built around a cola plant and the water stays about 80 degrees all winter.The bass is a Florida strain they imported. Nothing quite like a largemouth on a flyrod. This was the smallest we caught(did a lot more fishing than pic taking). I was throwing a Sage XP 9ft 8wt with an intermediate sing tip. The fly was a wiggle minnow which those bass loved. Get tha dude about 3in under water and they couldnt resist it.

Nice! Can't wait for trout season to start up. A couple months to go.

[Steve]

I'm REALLY getting ready to get out and go fishing, the fish tank just ain't cutting it anymore!!!

Come on ribs!!!

[Nick]

I haven't done much fishing the past couple months, been busy with school and work. Last time I went out I caught seven or 8. My buddy caught about the same but the weird part was that we had three doubles. It seemed like every time one of us would hook up the other would too, best fish was about a 16 inch bow...sorry no pics, next time.

[lightning9191]

I haven't done any fly-fishing in awhile. I have been doing some bait casting for muskies. I've had a few follows, but haven't gotten one to bite yet. Then a few weeks ago it was cold enough here for me to experience the SW Virginia ice fishing season. It lasted about 3 days, but I was able to get out on a local pond that has trout and pickerel in it. I caught one pickerel jigging and had 5-6 bites. The best part of that experience was being able to tell who grew up in the north and who grew up in the south (some pretty funny comments easily heard). The northerners would walk right out on the ice and the southerners seemed pretty hesitant. Now I'm waiting for the weather to warm up a bit.

[Steve]

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think I would be able to do that "thing" justice!

I guess for now I'll have to be content browsing thru my spots on Google Earth, looking for more likely spots. I guess if the Military can use Satellite Recon, so can I!