Newbe Intro

"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

"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.

--
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.


--
BG

"BGhouse" wrote in message
.. .

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.

Glenn Blackwell is a good man and a good shop owner. He will treat you
right.

"Wayne Knight" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote

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.

Glenn Blackwell is a good man and a good shop owner. He will treat you
right.

Thanks. Gonna head up there tomorrow. Do you live in this area?

--
BG

"BGhouse" wrote in message
.. .

Do you live in this area?

No, I live in the Indianapolis area but I have spent a lot of time in
Michigan fishing and have got to know some people. Glenn is my book pimp,
and he once located a couple of long discontinued and relatively rare
fishing rods for me. If he gives you your own coffee cup, that means he
likes you, or at least your spending habits.

On Tue, 1 May 2007 00:13:17 -0400, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


"BGhouse" wrote in message
. ..

Do you live in this area?

No, I live in the Indianapolis area but I have spent a lot of time in
Michigan fishing and have got to know some people. Glenn is my book pimp,
and he once located a couple of long discontinued and relatively rare
fishing rods for me. If he gives you your own coffee cup, that means he
likes you, or at least your spending habits.

Translation: Mr. Knight and his Amex card have never passed a tackle
seller that they didn't like...IOW, if the term "Gear Whore" were
literal, Wayne's ankles would be genetically joined to his ears.

TC,
R

sed:

On Tue, 1 May 2007, "Wayne Knight" wrote:
"BGhouse" wrote ...

Do you live in this area?

No, I live in the Indianapolis area but I have spent a lot of time in
Michigan fishing and have got to know some people. Glenn is my book
pimp, and he once located a couple of long discontinued and relatively
rare fishing rods for me. If he gives you your own coffee cup, that
means he likes you, or at least your spending habits.

Translation: Mr. Knight and his Amex card have never passed a tackle
seller that they didn't like...IOW, if the term "Gear Whore" were
literal, Wayne's ankles would be genetically joined to his ears.

His recent story of fishing the Manistee not withstanding, apparently.


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BG

wrote in message
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his Amex card

No Amex card, why should one pay to use a credit card?

"Wayne Knight" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

Do you live in this area?

No, I live in the Indianapolis area but I have spent a lot of time in
Michigan fishing and have got to know some people.

We tend to tolerate the folks who come up from Indianapolis pretty well.

Glenn is my book pimp, and he once located a couple of long
discontinued and relatively rare fishing rods for me.

Thanks for the refferal. I'm on my way.

If he gives you your own coffee cup, that means he likes you, or at
least your spending habits.

Don't imagine I'll be getting one of those any time soon ...

--
BG

"Wayne Knight" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

Do you live in this area?

No, I live in the Indianapolis area but I have spent a lot of time in
Michigan fishing and have got to know some people. Glenn is my book
pimp, and he once located a couple of long discontinued and relatively
rare fishing rods for me. If he gives you your own coffee cup, that
means he likes you, or at least your spending habits.

Made the trek to Greak Lakes Fly Fishing yesterday. Nice store! Their
prices were in line with everyone elses. Great folks. Loaded my reel for
me, threw in the backing, helped pick out a few wet and dry flies. I
signed up for a four-hour, on the river lesson next Wednesday.

I mentioned your name to Glenn, and he started ranting "THAT SLACKER OWES
ME MONEY!" He jacked my price up 10%, and threw a coffee cup at me as I
was running out the door. It shattered against the door frame, sending
shards across the parking lot. Is that how you got *your* cup?

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BG - Only half of the above is true ...