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

That's what I do...with care a leader can last a season...now, we gonna ride
or what?

john

On Apr 29, 11:33 pm, BGhouse wrote:
"asadi" sed:

"BGhouse" wrote in message

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.

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or
what?

I understand that's the solution for those of us who don't have money to
burn ... Or who choose to burn it elswhere.G


I'd suggest adding a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to your list. There's
a whole conversation circling around the question of 'what material',
but I think 4x is a bit on the heavy side for an all-purpose tippet.

--riverman
(Got a DOD number?)

BGhouse typed:
"Tim J." sed:


BGhouse typed:
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.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

So, are you the Abe Lincoln charector? Or the beaver?

I prefer the diver - doesn't say much, keeps to his work, and provides
background amusement.
--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

riverman sed:

On Apr 29, 11:33 pm, BGhouse wrote:
"asadi" sed:
"BGhouse" wrote in message

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.

You going to just tie on a new tippet when that one gets short or
what?

I understand that's the solution for those of us who don't have money
to burn ... Or who choose to burn it elswhere.G

I'd suggest adding a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to your list. There's
a whole conversation circling around the question of 'what material',
but I think 4x is a bit on the heavy side for an all-purpose tippet.

Thanks. That list evolved from my reading of Cliff Hauptman's 2004
book "How To Fly-Fish." His premise is that his is a good beginner's
list designed to facilitate casting for newbies. On the subject of
tippets, he goes on to say that as one's casting abilities improve, one
should use a lighter.

Guess I'll add a few spools of 5x-7x tippet to my list.

(Got a DOD number?)

Nope. I'm a Slug...


--
BG BS#226 W MI GLANS MANS SENS SLOB#5 DOF#55 C.O.B.B. BOTL
82 FXR "Tennessee Stud"
04 FLHTCi (Conv) "Night" (Redux)
www.chilly-willy.net

"Tim J." sed:

BGhouse typed:
"Tim J." sed:
BGhouse typed:

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.

It's about damn time! We've all been wondering where you were.

So, are you the Abe Lincoln charector? Or the beaver?

I prefer the diver - doesn't say much, keeps to his work, and provides
background amusement.

Hey, I know you. Didn't recognize you with your waders on.


--
BG - The full-bodied acolyte.
Wrapped a bit too tight,
but earthy with a long finish.

"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.