"J & D Moe" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

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.

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BG

Where are you in w. MI?

Just down the road in Holland.

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.

Looking forward to exploring rivers and creeks during the week for the
same reason. I generally work during the weekends, and evenings during
the week with a few weekdays off.

I logged a little time on the DNR's web site, and found the link that
lets one query which water bodies have been stocked over a given time
period. http://www.michigandnr.com/fishstock/

Looking forward to exploring them all.

Drop me an e-mail if you ever want to explore the Muskegon or White.

I will.

Stop into the Great Lakes Fly Fishing Co. in Rockford, good place for
gear, advice, tips, etc.

I saw their website and thought I'd head there for my gear. IIrc, they
also offer instruction, and I thought I'd take advantage of that to get
a jump on the learning curve. Especially with casting.

Thornapple Outfitters/ Great Lakes Orvis (East Paris, in G.R.), is
another good place for advice.

I'll check them out too. Thanks.


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BG