artimus001 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 How are you finding the handle on that rod? They certainly reinvented a solution I'm not sure had a problem. i call marketing hype. the same thing happened to alpine skis about 10 yrs ago. the sudden 'need' for the ski to flex under the foot became all the rage. it eventually lead to skis and binding systems that were not interchangeable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eide 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 How are you finding the handle on that rod? They certainly reinvented a solution I'm not sure had a problem. This was the first trip out with it, so far I like the grip of the handle very well. I'll test it more later and get back with some thoughts about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 Also went fishing today for a little while just north of me in The Passumpsic River in St. Johnsbury, VT caught a bunch of recently stocked fish. A few browns and a few rainbows. The videos are the two biggest rainbows. https://youtu.be/pBE688V7wBo https://youtu.be/Eg-wmwGsGsc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
artimus001 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2015 all you guys that are slaying bass are killing me. bass doesn't open for us until the last weekend in June Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Bass on the 28th while testing an articulated fly pattern. Caught about 15 of these little fall fish on a #16 Adams in about 150 feet of river two days ago. I saw them splashing around on the surface eating little emergers and after a few minutes I was having so much fun I forgot to fish for trout. This morning I had a great day of nymphing and bugger fishing for trout and caught a bunch out of this hole that the fish were stacked up in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple_B 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Wschmitt3, those are some nice looking fish you got there. I got out on the water this weekend, but only for couple hours and did not do to well. I did get a picture of a giant stonefly in transformation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Thanks triple_b. But I am not sure that is a giant stonefly it kinda looks like a hellgrammite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple_B 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Who says Google knows all.lol I looked up giant stonefly and granted most did not look like this guy, but one did. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. The hellgrammites is the nymph phase and Dodsonfly is the stage he is at now and the male. Very neat bugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple_B 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2015 Who says Google knows all.lol I looked up giant stonefly and granted most did not look like this guy, but one did. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. The hellgrammites is the nymph phase and Dodsonfly is the stage he is at now and the male. Very neat bugs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted June 1, 2015 No problem that's what this forum is for, sharing info. I only knew what it was because we have lots of them around here and I've found them in all sorts of states. It is a very cool bug though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletchfishes 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2015 Good one from this last weekend. No stocked fish in this river, so I was especially pleased with the size of this one. Caught him on a nice big March Brown emerger right at dusk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Saarinen 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2015 Nice fish & beautiful colour, truly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wschmitt3 0 Report post Posted June 5, 2015 Nice fish. Love that March Brown hatch! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Triple_B 0 Report post Posted June 6, 2015 That is a very nice looking catch there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morrowboarder 0 Report post Posted June 7, 2015 Went bass fishing and noticed the mulberry trees were dropping berries in the water. Carp were feeding like crazy so I pitched a leather trouser and landed a few nice ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
