Streammside Tying

[mediclimber]

How many people here keep a traveling tying kit so they can get closer to the hatch at the stream? I put one together in an orvis bak with a spare RENZETTI saltwater traveler so I can do some quick tying down to 18's in a pinch. Right now I'm looking at the new FISHPOND bag to replace the ORVIS in the near future. I'm hooked on the FISHPOND bags in general. They do what I want the way I want it done.

 

[tomgamber]

Sometimes...only ever actually tied streamside once...

 

[mute]

Addict much? Little overboard in my opinion. Only a few situations where i would only think thats necessary.

 

[JustFish]

Depends on where and what you are fishing for? If you are fishing for wild trout and they are honed in on a certain pattern, size, color wing, etc...... I could see where that could come in handy if you can carry enough material to make it worth while. If you are fishing stockies, I would venture to guess your probably wasting your time. There is a stream near me that is on state hospital grounds called stoney creek. It's OK I guess if you don't have more options but I once caught three in a row on a cigarette butt on the end of a size 14 pheasant tail. We must have caught about twenty or more a piece and began to place bets on what they wouldn't take. I personally tie up a variety of one bug before I head out.

 

[mute]

Just, thats one of my local fisheries too, 5 mins away. Cant wait in 2 weeks when those 28 inch browns are put in 😛

 

[MKern]

I don't tie streamside. I can't imagine chasing feathers and other materials around the crik because of a slight breeze; I have enough trouble chasing this stuff around at my tying desk.

I do think that it would be very peaceful though!

I would probably loose tools and materials in the water or rocks. Plus, it's too much stuff for me to carry -- I already have too much junk.

Also, if a hatch only last a few minutes, I couldn't whip-up a few flies in that time.

 

[JustFish]

Mute,

No offense to it and the anglers club does put nice fish in. However, it kinda turned me off when there was a group of guys chumming the water with trout pellets, oh and that wasn't the first time that happened either. I have seen that on more than one occasion. The first time was when fly fishing there about ten years ago and then again last year. Kinda ridiculous if you ask me.

 

[mute]

Hmm, not sure where youre going, but ive only once seen 2 old guys chumming the water with pellets. But they wernt using the same pellets to try to hook the trout. From what i observed, they were doing it so the trout would actually be able to eat something freely. Alot of the fish get pounded so hard there it seems alot of the time they wont eat(at least what anglers show them). But never the less stony really isnt a place for the weak hearted trout fisherman. Its very crowded and more "quick everyone goto this stream and pound the #OOPS# out of the fish everyday until theres none left" And from the surroundings its almost like youre fishing in the city.

But i fish with alot of fly fisherman daily on that stream, which is very awesome. Compared to the fact theres about a 1:10 ratio of fly spin/bait there.

 

[JustFish]

Mute,

I checked out your site and was wondering are you Crystals little brother? Did Greg Jaskot get you into fly fishing a couple of years ago? You look familiar?

 

[tomgamber]

mute wrote:
Addict much? Little overboard in my opinion. Only a few situations where i would only think thats necessary.

You have never been to silver creek, Idaho...

 

[mute]

JustFish, haha, yes! Are you gregs friend who went to french creek together that one time?

 

[dryflyguy]

I sometimes go fishing for a week or more at a time.
I carry a tying kit with me on these extended trips just in case I run into something that I don't have - pretty rare - or run out of a certain pattern. The latter happened just last year. I was fishing the grannom hatch the last week of April, and did quite well. By the 4th day however, I was just about out of grannoms, and spent a few hours one morning tying some more on the tailgate of my pickup. I consider that I nice problem to have, however.

 

[Maurice]

Like DFG, I too enjoy taking my fly tying gear on extended trips. I take it to Erie for a few days, To the Jam for the trip, and sometimes I forget to take it out of the car and it is with me when I fish afterward. Only one time did I actually tie "Streamside" Actually it was in the back of a pick up with a cap. We were in Erie, The water was up and colored, Nobody was hooking up but this one guy, It was very frustrating. Finally one of his fish came down through the riffle and I offered to net it. While doing so, I inspected the fly and after carrying the fish to him, I shot back to the truck and tied up a had dozen. I gave one out to each of of our group, lef tme with three. We all hooked up and lost all the flies in under two hours. Then we drove back to the Burg with smiles on our faces.

Otherwise it has been an overnight affair, seeing what we got skunked on and tying them for the next day.

Once I had it on a day trip to the Little J and it rained like the Noahs ArK story when I got there....I tied some back up Slate Drakes until it slowed down enough to fish....I didn't get into the flies I tied that day but the thought was there. I got chased off the water when the rain wouldn't let up. 2.5 hours to the river, 4 hours there, (2 hours sitting huddles under my raincoat waiting for the rain to stop) 25 miutes fishing, 4 fish, Then it got muddy. 2.5 hours home. I still enjoyed myself.

 

[mediclimber]

Mute, what, me an addict? I guess I need to join tyers annonymous. It is nice though to be able to break the kit out at the club in SUllivan COunty or any of the squads I work for and tie some up in the down times. Tying streamside while waiting for the tea kettle to boil is nice too. Yeah, I carry a backpacker stove and kettle so I can get something hot to eat/drink when the mood moves me. I have to admit that I cann't live on Jamesons and single malt scotch alone, what a shame.

 

[jrcll]

i have a travel tying kit, i bought a travel tying bag from cabela`s a few years ago it holds quite a bit of material, i use it mostly at camp, never tied streamside yet !

 

[JustFish]

mute wrote:
JustFish, haha, yes! Are you gregs friend who went to french creek together that one time?

I do go to French Creek. I am the friend that got Greg into fly fishing. I am not sure what time you are talking about, though? We have fished French Creek together numerous times. Last week we went and did well. I tied Greg a couple midge emergers and he actually landed a pretty big fish on it. I don't know exact length but it was definitely bigger than twenty four inches. Greg actually just bought a house down in Thornsdale and we have begun to fish the East Branch Brandywine.

small world.

 

[FishTank]

I used to travel a tying kit from 96'-'00 when I'd hit the Hancock-Balls Eddy drift of the Delaware with my friend who owns a drift boat.

I have a renzetti traveler with the pedastle and would set it up on the prow of the boat if need be. I used it a few times, and it saved the day, but dealing with that river it's like hitting the lottery to not have a sustained 15mph. blow. Most of the time the wind was prohibitive to casting and tying was pointless.

I always have a tying kit with me in the back of my beach buggy when I'm on the sand though!!!

 

[shipnfish2006]

I really only carry my stuff along on extended trips. I do occassionally take my stuff along on camping trips and will tie on a picnic table if I have nothing else better to do. On out of state trips I usually overkill on my tying before I get there and have more patterns than I know what to do with. Then I get there and realize something else is hatching or I found something else I need to tie. Those are the moments I'm thankful to carry my stuff along.