rockthief 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Hi folks - okay yet another fly fishing website I have joined. My Bookmarks are a litany of fly fishing sites and all related. Fortunately my wife has her own computer so this baby is mine. I live in mid-valley Western Oregon and have a small river running thru town. It fishes okay from time to time but it needs help. All the fish are wild and native - it has not been stocked since about 1990. The steelhead are slowly returning and I have a bent hook to prove it. I am an okay tyer, not expert and probably never will be. I love to tie flies. It gives me a respite from any woes I might be experiencing and it is a restorative experience much as is the fish. January will mark four years fishing and tying flies. My first rod was an 8/9 FlyLogic. Fortunately, my second was a 5 wt. and that was the end of common sense in the equipment area. I have accumulate more than I will use, but I love the elegance of the sport and the beauty of the equipment so I indulge when I can. I will be 61 next year and although I wish I had discovered flyfishing many years ago I am grateful to whatever energies prompted me to begin in January 2004. Greetings from Oregon and good fishing to you all. Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Welcome Paul, make yourself at home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockthief 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 thank you, but I am wondering when I will sleep. Ez choice - forums or sleep. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dale 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Welcome rockthief. Jump on in, the water's fine!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIKE*A 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 :headbang: Welcome Aboard! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
conehead 0 Report post Posted December 13, 2007 Hi Paul, Welcome to one of the best fly tying/fishing forums on the web. It's international, full of variety, and all about the sport. You will find your tying and fishing skills will improve; ask questions, contribute comments, and most of all make friends with those of like mind. The addiction lives on; you won't find help here, just more fishing addicts. I'm from central PA, and drool over pictures of Oregon. Conehead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chase Creek 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2007 Welcome Paul. This is the place to be if you want to improve your tying / fishing. Some world class tyers on this forum. Don't be shy about asking questions or making comments, we all started at the same place. I'm 60, and have been at it for 40+/- years. I think I've learned more about tying here than anywhere else over that time period. As far as the "addiction", think of this as a support group. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockthief 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2007 so much to explore. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
