Monday, September 17, 2012

The 5 Best Feelings in Fly Fishing?

With the countdown to my impending nuptials dwindling to single digits this week, I thought I'd do something a little different for my last two posts as a single Dude. I'd like to get a little more reader engagement going on the blog, so we'll start by compiling the 5 best feelings in fly fishing. Note that for discussions sake, feeling is different than "moment," or "accomplishment,"; we'll keep it sensory for this one. Also note that my list is based on my own experiences, which are inherently limited. I'm hoping that by the time I return from the honeymoon, it will need modifying.

1. The steelhead swung-fly grab



2. The power of a tarpon





3. Sticking the dry fly hookset on a 20+




4. Putting it on a dime at 60 +


5. The "thump" of running line against the reel on a well-executed Spey cast




Discuss...

6 comments:

  1. Good list but I would add the "have to go sit down" feeling you get after landing a big fish. Regardless of the setting, you're shaking,pumping some serious blood and just need to take it all in. That's a good feeling...

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  2. Good call Diddy. Love that feeling of fulfillment after bagging a donkey. Standing on the bank drinking coffee or a cold one, watching your buddy go through the run and stick one is a great feeling... Got me fuckin' psyched
    for steelhead season!

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  3. Coming tight on a BIG carp when you're not sure there was an eat and your fly line just unzips the surface of the stream.

    Jim

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  4. Just got back from Eleven Mile canyon in CO. Split off from my buddies and hooked a big 'bow on a nymph in a long plunge pool. Instead of the vertical jumps it did two horizon jumps upstream followed by two horizontal jumps downstream. Thing went crazy. Spit the hook just before I landed it, but the damage was done. I had to take a seat on a rock I was so worked up. Horizontal jumps are a whole different feeling than vertical. And sometimes it's even better when you're alone, with nobody to help vent the steam off.

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  5. Good list, I would add going tight after sight fishing a good fish! Knowing you got it to eat is an awesome feeling!

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  6. I agree with Derek and Diddy - I'd add another one to top it all off. Watching a kid come tight on their first fish on a fly rod - great feeling.

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