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 First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 05:01 PM
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1960texan
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I'm still new to fly fishing in general...I've caught plenty of sunfish and several bass on the fly, but until this morning have hooked but not landed any trout. I wanted to change that before the weather got hot enough to overly stress the fish, so I woke up early to hit the lower Guadalupe just below Canyon Lake Dam. River was flowing at 278 CFS and the water temperature was holding at 62 degrees. It took a while to get that first strike and when it finally happened I was so surprised I tried to set the hook too late. That snapped me out of my daydream and a couple of casts later I was ready when this one hit the brown wooly bugger I was drifting:  It put up a nice fight, and after posing for a quick photo was released back into the Guadalupe. I've learned a lot by paying attention to what others have shared on this forum. Thank you all for sharing your knowledge. Now I've got to figure out nymphing.
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 Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 07:11 PM
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Capt. Mac
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Congratulations sir!
Beautiful fish man. Glad your having some success. This fly fishing stuff is really additive. Once you get nymphing down the trout world will be your oyster.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 07:46 PM
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Congrats! Good looking fish! Now I've got to figure out nymphing Good luck, easier said than done.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 08:22 PM
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Nice. My first trout on the fly was a tiny brown. Now I'm hooked on trout fishing.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 09:48 PM
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Thanks Capt. Mac, Texjbq and FWBanger for the replies. Glad your having some success. This fly fishing stuff is really additive. I'm a proud Texan born and raised, but I might have to move to Colorado!
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/28/17 11:35 PM
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Capt. Mac
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I'm a proud Texan born and raised, but I might have to move to Colorado!
Don't pack your bags until you've tried the Texas coast...
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 12:02 AM
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I'm a proud Texan born and raised, but I might have to move to Colorado! [/quote
Don't pack your bags until you've tried the Texas coast...
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 09:37 AM
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banker-always fishing
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Awesome Will and congratulations on your first trout on the fly!  Keep up the GREAT fishing!
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 02:30 PM
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Thanks Chuck and Hunter 498 for the replies.
Chuck, I've got about a week and a half of craziness at work...after that, we need to go fishing!
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 03:23 PM
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Congratulations on your first trout. Casting up stream with a strike indicator is fairly easy, just realize that any unusual movement is probably a fish mouthing the nymph. Good luck.
Last edited by Linecaster; 04/29/17 03:24 PM.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 03:32 PM
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Nicely done! That's one of the recently stocked (by GRTU) brown trout. First time we've stocked browns in the river in a dozen years.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 05:27 PM
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Gitter Done
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Congratulations on your first trout on the fly. First of many more.
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 07:43 PM
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Thanks Chuck and Hunter 498 for the replies.
Chuck, I've got about a week and a half of craziness at work...after that, we need to go fishing! Yes Sir.
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: First Trout On The Fly
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04/29/17 07:43 PM
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Thanks Linecaster, mickfly and Gitter Done for the replies.
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