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HuskerNash said:
You should see some of the streams where I am at in North Georgia. I know nothing about tying flies or fly fishing but the Toccoa River which is flowing through my backyard while I'm here on vacation looks like a fly fisherman's paradise. I'm an old walleye fisherman which is frustrating around Nashville.
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I've been in the south now for.....fourteen or fifteen years and have fly fished less and less over that time. Found some good streams in North Carolina that had decent trout, but I just haven't had time. I've heard of some spots in North Georgia and Tennessee that are worth a trip. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to get some time off in the coming year and break out the fly rod again.

Used to tear up walleye in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. I miss those days as well. Everyone here chases 'green carp' or crappie. Don't get me wrong, I love eating crappie, but I'm not sure much beats being knee deep in a cold stream.
 

CrabHusker said:
I've been in the south now for.....fourteen or fifteen years and have fly fished less and less over that time. Found some good streams in North Carolina that had decent trout, but I just haven't had time. I've heard of some spots in North Georgia and Tennessee that are worth a trip. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to get some time off in the coming year and break out the fly rod again.

Used to tear up walleye in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. I miss those days as well. Everyone here chases 'green carp' or crappie. Don't get me wrong, I love eating crappie, but I'm not sure much beats being knee deep in a cold stream.
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Grew up fishing the damn below Red Wing Minnesota (boots and pottery fame) on the Mississippi. Walleye and Sauger were always hitting it. I kill to find a good restaurant that serves walleye-almost impossible. They are serving smoked trout at every little place around me here so I assume it's plentiful.
 
HuskerNash said:
Grew up fishing the damn below Red Wing Minnesota (boots and pottery fame) on the Mississippi. Walleye and Sauger were always hitting it. I kill to find a good restaurant that serves walleye-almost impossible. They are serving smoked trout at every little place around me here so I assume it's plentiful.
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Likely farmed.

We've got a few places around here that sell 'Locally caught' crappie and catfish....but they're all farm raised.
 



CrabHusker said:
I've been in the south now for.....fourteen or fifteen years and have fly fished less and less over that time. Found some good streams in North Carolina that had decent trout, but I just haven't had time. I've heard of some spots in North Georgia and Tennessee that are worth a trip. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to get some time off in the coming year and break out the fly rod again.

Used to tear up walleye in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. I miss those days as well. Everyone here chases 'green carp' or crappie. Don't get me wrong, I love eating crappie, but I'm not sure much beats being knee deep in a cold stream.
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I haven't found a better trout stream anywhere than the Snake River below Merritt Reservoir in north central Nebraska. Naturally reproducing rainbows and browns. Tremendous quantity and quality of fish. Only problem is its private, as well as very rugged. 5 trips up there this summer, with another one to go.
 
Sandhills Husker said:
I haven't found a better trout stream anywhere than the Snake River below Merritt Reservoir in north central Nebraska. Naturally reproducing rainbows and browns. Tremendous quantity and quality of fish. Only problem is its private, as well as very rugged. 5 trips up there this summer, with another one to go.
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Never fished it, but I’d like to.

I’ve fished some beauties in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. I spent most of a summer fishing around Yellowstone and those are some great rivers.
 
CrabHusker said:
Never fished it, but I’d like to.

I’ve fished some beauties in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. I spent most of a summer fishing around Yellowstone and those are some great rivers.
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I can get you on it if you get back this way. 5 hour drive from Lincoln. Vigorous effort getting up and down the canyon, but I know you're in shape! Every year now is a bonus for me. 2 world class golf courses within 5 miles also. Kayaking the Niobrara. Fish the refuge lakes or Merritt. Cherry County is a paradise. But of all the activities, trout fishing on the Snake is the best.
 




Sandhills Husker said:
I can get you on it if you get back this way. 5 hour drive from Lincoln. Vigorous effort getting up and down the canyon, but I know you're in shape! Every year now is a bonus for me. 2 world class golf courses within 5 miles also. Kayaking the Niobrara. Fish the refuge lakes or Merritt. Cherry County is a paradise. But of all the activities, trout fishing on the Snake is the best.
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I enjoy a vigorous effort now and again.

Sounds awesome.
 
Sandhills Husker said:
I haven't found a better trout stream anywhere than the Snake River below Merritt Reservoir in north central Nebraska. Naturally reproducing rainbows and browns. Tremendous quantity and quality of fish. Only problem is its private, as well as very rugged. 5 trips up there this summer, with another one to go.
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CrabHusker said:
Never fished it, but I’d like to.

I’ve fished some beauties in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. I spent most of a summer fishing around Yellowstone and those are some great rivers.
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Sandhills Husker said:
I can get you on it if you get back this way. 5 hour drive from Lincoln. Vigorous effort getting up and down the canyon, but I know you're in shape! Every year now is a bonus for me. 2 world class golf courses within 5 miles also. Kayaking the Niobrara. Fish the refuge lakes or Merritt. Cherry County is a paradise. But of all the activities, trout fishing on the Snake is the best.
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What do I need to do to get in on fishing here? I already have a Nebraska annual fishing license and enough flies for an army of 6th graders to lose in trees. Help a brother out here. ;)
 
Nehunter88 said:
A few years ago I decided to paint my own lures. So I guess my fishing hobby has turned into a paint the lure and catch a fish with it.

Here's a few of the lures I've painted and the fish I've caught with them.

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I like your work! Like @CrabHusker,I am a long-time fly tier, but I've also made and tied my own jigs, walleye spinners, inline spinners (Mepps and Panther Martin imitations),... but I've yet to get into painting plugs. I even got an Iwata air brush as a gift a few years back, but I have yet to break it in. I had planned to use it for both minnow jigs and plugs, but I've had too much other stuff on my hands to do it all.

Where are you at? I'd love to either fish with you or come by and see how you have your space set up for painting.
 
Middle-aged_Ball_Coach said:
What do I need to do to get in on fishing here? I already have a Nebraska annual fishing license and enough flies for an army of 6th graders to lose in trees. Help a brother out here. ;)
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2022. Let’s do it. Don’t need a license. FYI, I can guide the water, and know about every spot that holds trout, but I actually spin fish the river. Hope to get proficient at fly fishing if I can ever retire.

I will be back pheasant hunting near Platte in November.
 



Middle-aged_Ball_Coach said:
I like your work! Like @CrabHusker,I am a long-time fly tier, but I've also made and tied my own jigs, walleye spinners, inline spinners (Mepps and Panther Martin imitations),... but I've yet to get into painting plugs. I even got an Iwata air brush as a gift a few years back, but I have yet to break it in. I had planned to use it for both minnow jigs and plugs, but I've had too much other stuff on my hands to do it all.

Where are you at? I'd love to either fish with you or come by and see how you have your space set up for painting.
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I'm about 30 miles outside of Omaha.

I don't have anything special set up for painting, just a spot on a counter.

I get the satisfaction of catching fish on a lure I paint, but painting got me into using more crank baits, and I think way too many people pass them by. Don't like to mess with the treble hooks, plus the cost.

If you look at the lures I posted, they have the same body style as the 1.5 by Megabass. Megabass 1.5 is $18 to $20, which means you either can't afford it, or can't afford to lose it. I buy knockoffs from China in the same body style for $1 each. I can buy them here in the US, but they are usually $3, and they are the same thing I'm buying for $1.

If you're in the area let me know.
 

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