The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I have not found it necessary to chase an 8 ball bottle down the East Walker River ( with net in hand) or top it off with 12 sniffers of brandy at the Bridgeport Inn...

PT/TB

Congrats...keep up the good work, steady as she goes.

BTW, nice profile pic. Have you seen where Tom Morgan (former owner of Winston) has a new line of fiberglass blanks and rods? They are based on the old Fisher/Winston blank tapers, but with Tom's thirty subsequent years of experience. Should be sweet!


Buzz

Happy Birthday, have many more.

Paul

Buzz,

Here is a photo of my daughter Ally, who, along with her brother Michael, gave me a cake this morning, fishing on the Madison (above Ennis, MT ) with my Stoner era, SF made, Winston Fiberglass Stalker 7 1/2', 4wt. Sweet rod - to which is attached a Hardy lightweight reel. This was my first fiberglass rod...I am a Winston fanatic...


http://pla...2008/05/ally-mad-net.jpg

PT/TB

Nice pic, PT. Mine is a Stalker 7' 3wt that I built from a kit right at the end of their fiberglass era. With the Winston superfine grip and an impregnated Rosewood nickel-silver reel seat, it is a classic of American rodmaking. I have a Hardy Flyweight on mine. Not much distance in that little rod, but I can drop a dry accurately within 40' without a whisper on the water. Of course, since there is so much flex in the rod, with that much line out it is a trick to actually get the hook set before the fish spits the fly.

For a change, I took it bass fishing a couple of months ago. Whee!

I'm saving my pennies and I'm saving my dimes to get one of the new blanks to build one up and see how she works. I'll post a report when and if I get one.

Buzz

My dad will be celebrating 39 years this August. Know what it means first hand--congratulations.