lucfish wrote:
I for one am days away from retirement.

Congrats Luc!

Retirement deserves a day or two on the Big O....I’ll be your guide!

Regards,

Jeff

The natural tendency on a “blow up” is to strike/set the hook! It’s a very hard reflex to break and it results in a lot of hookups just vanishing. When stripping or swinging nymphs or streamers I’ve learned to just tighten my grip on my fly line (upon the strike) and point the rod towards the fish a...

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a bountiful New Year!

Tight lines,

Jeff

Thank you all for the kind comments. Got back from another three day 1500 mile round trip load of most of household goods and my 1997 Forerunner who is in a garage for the first time since I've owned it. Waiting on water system and electricity out to where the horse corrals are and then will make w...

Jim, I sure hope you’ve got some thick horse blankets for your ponies. It’ll probably take a week or two for them to acclimate. Safe travels, Jeff Jeff...they have already grown substantial coats as days grow shorter and will add to them, I am sure, when they get out there. I have blankets for all ...

Jim,

I sure hope you’ve got some thick horse blankets for your ponies. It’ll probably take a week or two for them to acclimate.

Safe travels,

Jeff

Bernard,

Here’s the solar setup the Taliban use....that battery does look a little cumbersome though!

My guide said it was around 50 + pounds. He said it was probably 60 pounds before it swam 100 miles up to where I caught it in the Yentna Drainage area. I caught it on a Winston Blank 6 weight that I built in a unnamed creek about 100 miles inland from Anchorage on a pink wog fly. Took about 30 minu...

I never had a problem spotting them....hooking them was a whole different story!

Coooool video!

Thanks for sharing,

Jeff

Well, I’ve always been a restless soul when it comes to getting out and exploring. Wandering Blues is a line from one of my favorite songs of all time, “Littlest Birds.” Take a listen and you’ll understand! And for those who don’t know, it’s Curtis... M-Fk_42ZTtE Thanks Curtis for the moniker expla...

Ants is obvious. However, the name is not a nickname, just the Estonian version that corresponds to Hans, Ian, Juan, Sean, and John. Ants, I always think of Bodfish, the Kern River and all of the little creeks off of Sherman Pass when we correspond. Jeff First name is jon Jon Jon, big fish, Fall an...

Richard Cullip here.....no mystery there. Although sometimes I'm called Rich..... Richard, I always think of you the salt water fly fishing guru and expert on identifying different fish species. My name is Rielly, and I have a strong addiction to throwing dries on small mountain streams. Rie, now I...

John Harper wrote:

FIGHTONSC wrote:

Gary C. wrote:Actually it's Gerald but lets just stick with Gary

I kinda feel the same way when somebody calls me Jeffrey

I thought it was Geoffrey.

John

Geoffrey seems to be used more on the other side of the pond.

Gary C. wrote:Actually it's Gerald but lets just stick with Gary

I kinda feel the same way when somebody calls me Jeffrey

Wildman wrote:Wildman was my call sign in Viet Nam. The nickname stuck on the FD.

Thanks Jim for your moniker background info....also, thanks for your service to our country!

Regards,

Jeff