"BGhouse" wrote in message
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Evening,

Apparently, seeds that were planted years ago, are starting to germinate.
I started thinking about fly fishing, started doing a fair amount of
reading. Been a long time denizen of usenet, and have been doing a bit of
lurking, mining the archives. Figured it was time to introduce myself.

Name's Bill. I'm a semi-retired federal beaurocrat living in western
Michigan. I sail, ski, and tour by motorcycle. Been an on again/off
again
fisher since childhood - Bass, walleye, perch - mostly on inland lakes.

Found some reasonable sounding advice as to suitable equipment for
beginners. I'm looking at a Sage Launch 9', 5wt pole, and a Ross Cimarron
Large Arbor reel loaded with 5-wt, weight-forward, floating line, 75' of
braided backing and a 9', knotless, tapered leader w/ 4X tippet. I have a
short laundry list of flies with which to start.

The little bit of knowledge I've got stored in my DNA, gleaned from the
web
and from reading Jerry Dennis' books suggests that hatches in this area
are
imminent. My aunt and cousin are avid fly fishers, and I'm hoping to get
out on the river with one of them in the near term.

Looking forward to participating in the discussions in here.

--
BG

Where are you in w. MI? As soon as i'm done reading ROFF, I will finish
gathering my gear for a day on the Muskegon tomorrow. Didn't want to engage
in combat this weekend, what with the season opening Sat., thought i'd wait
till Monday when most of the crowd has retreated to work. Drop me an e-mail
if you ever want to explore the Muskegon or White. Stop into the Great Lakes
Fly Fishing Co. in Rockford, godd place for gear, advice, tips, etc.
Thornapple Outfitters/ Great Lakes Orvis (East Paris, in G.R.), is another
good place for advice.

Jeremy Moe