DS Fishing Blog

I love my iphone and I've been waiting for a fly fishing app for some time.  I always imagined the first fly fishing app would be a game that would compete with the other fishing games.  Maybe you've played them.  If you use a spinning rod or chuck bait those games just might help you pass the time.  I was bored by them very quickly and had hoped someone might dream up an app that might cater to my fly fishing desires.  Cory Pratt and Brisk Studios have come up with a much more functional fly fishing app that has potential for all of us techie fly slingers.

So, in the two weeks since I had visited the East Walker River and the Golden Trout Wilderness, I purchased a bamboo fly rod and tied a couple dozen flies.  The phenomenon of having an amazing time fishing combined with having my business pretty much crawl to a stop lead me to another necessary weekend of fly fishing.  In fact, I decided to just cut and paste my most recent itinerary and try for a repeat performance.  Well, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I can go 5 weeks, maybe 6 at the most, without fly fishing if I've set up my fly bench at home.  Last week I cleaned everything up and cleared it all away after several weeks of fly tying.  With a few dozen gorgeous new flies,  I knew I had to hit the road.   Since fishing season has officially started in The Golden Trout Wilderness, and I had never been there,  I wanted to explore a little and see what these Trout look like up close and personal.  But, I also wanted to catch some bigger trout too.

I've been fiercely hitting my fly bench for the last couple of weeks and I have been dreaming of all the monster trout I'd land with all my beautiful new flies.  I thought that I'd get away last weekend to do some fly fishing in the mountains, but insead I hit the surf in search of Corbina and had a blast landing some Surfperch.