The Epical 2025 Fishing Yarns and Photo Thread

[Rasputin]

Man this thread is hopping, I'm bummed to not be madly posting fishy pics, but currently I'm out of action, as I need to retread my boots, and the nearby rivers are cresting muddy again after our first warm weather in a while. I also don't use a smartphone, so Tapatalk pics won't be a thing for me.

I'll content myself to seeing the catches of you who are gettin' it done. Have at it!

[jpcm]

After a really solid day 1 of fishing with Swimmy, we sat around camp cooking dinner, patting ourselves on the back. Lots of chat about “cracking the code” and “stepping up to the next class of fish tomorrow”. Well day 2 came, the sun was out, and streamer bite was off….proceeded to get our teeth kicked in. The nymph stick kept us off the skunk, but we fished hard all day for a couple small rainbows. Funny how the fish gods do that to you right?!

Highlight of day two was photo slutting for Swimmy and pretty much having the river to ourselves. . Guy sure is good with the camera. These are his shots posted in lesser resolution







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[Rasputin]

Great pics swimmy, great um modeling jpcm.

Since I am in a fishing lull, until I get my wading boots resoled, I spent a bit of time yesterday educating myself with some recently released videos on how trout see, which have excellent information, though it spends a bit too much time focused on the guy's face.

https://www.youtube.com/@TroutWise/videos

[plugboots]

About 140 pounds.

[Mr. Mike]

So the nail knot worked?!?

[Mr. Mike]

Ditto that smile is perfect. Save that one to show at her wedding.

[The Reverend Floater]

Happy hatch season y'all!

[Phall]

Few more from Cape Cod.






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[plugboots]

So the nail knot worked?!?

Yup.
That fish was on my 11 weight, so that is a nail knot that I then peeled back the coating on the fly line and throw a half hitch behind the wraps using the core. It would be pretty hard to back that out, (and then I coat it with glue). I’m more impressed with my 40 to 80 pound shock tippit slim beauty.

[plugboots]

Baby tarpon to test the 10 wt. nail knot.