True J.......but when I stalked wild rainbows when I was stationed in MO I did much the same.
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Posts: 2149 06/30/09 9:06 PM Administrator
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armyflyfisher wrote:That's a very positive reflection on your skill and confidence (no sarcasm intended). Last time I fished with my brother in Colorado I had the full setup including several leaders, 3 or 4 spools of tippet, floatant, 3 boxes of flies, nippers, hemostats, etc. I went through a lot of it before I started catching fish too 
Fortunately, here in Texas my needs are much simpler. 
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Posts: 402 06/30/09 9:28 PM |
Actually J.....I just like simplicity......
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Posts: 154 07/01/09 9:52 AM |
Simplicity is exactly why I got interested in fly fishing. I carry one or two small fly boxes, something to cut line with and a spool of tippet but I'm
always trying to figure out a better way to pare down. I find that cargo pants/shorts are helpful too.
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It's not just because of cold water species for me. A lot of the places I choose to fish are off the beaten path. So I end up having to pack in extra crap because I don't want to end my fishing day early due to needing something I left at home. Or having to hike back to the car because I left something in it. |
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I go at lunch often. It's usually a box of bream flies and hemostats. Clippers if I remember them. If I'm out for much longer than that I must have
water. It is 347 degrees in the Texas summer. So i carry a small shoulder pack. So I carry an assortment of flies, tippet, etc. But it's mostly for the
water. I'd hate to shrivel up like a raisin and die standing next to a lake.
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Posts: 2149 07/02/09 2:14 PM Administrator
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swalker9513 wrote:Great point! I usually park close enough that I can leave my water in the car, but if you're walking along fishing creek or something it's good to keep it with you. And you know you're in Texas when the news guys says a cold front is moving through so expect temperatures to drop down into the mid to high 90's! |
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Posts: 861 07/02/09 3:09 PM Forum Supporter and Chat Room Host
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I must have water...I carry a old swiss army first aid pouch and have so for years...place for hemos..tippet...box of flies ..small first aid
kit...whistle...small bottle of deet..and 2 frozen water bottles...could add camera and cell, but all the other stuff is fairly waterproof and I really try to
keep it as light as possible...usually take a sandwich or snack crackers..I can fish and wade for hours if I want and not feel burdened with too much
weight...if pond fishing, hemo/nipper combo..fly patch with a couple of flies...one extra tippet piece..bottle of water in back pocket and polarized
sunglasses...works well for me...Rob
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robgcp wrote:Have you ever used those water filter bottles? You know the ones that you can fill them in the River, Creek, etc. water and drink it? Like this one Click I find for long hikes they save valuable space. |
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Great...Now I have another thing on my wish list....that sure would have come in hand this past weekend while canoeing..I gotta get one of those...thanks
Sasha....Rob
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Posts: 2149 07/02/09 5:20 PM Administrator
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I can't remember a single lake or river I've been on in Texas where I would be comfortable drinking the water--even filtered. The Frio and Nueces are
both nice and clear but I would still rather carry water. I'd drink most river water, boiled, in an emergency but there are just way to many critters in
slow moving warm water for me to risk it ;-) Besides, even our treated tap water tastes like a swamp :-)
I spent part of my childhood on a ranch on the back side of Pikes Peak in Colorado and we used to fish the high mountain streams and drink the water unfiltered, but that's not even safe anymore, although I would definitely trust a filter bottle in areas like that now. |
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Posts: 861 07/02/09 6:55 PM Forum Supporter and Chat Room Host
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I, of course, would be careful, I drank some filtered water last weekend from a cold feeder stream that entered the Cumberland...We ran low on water because I
was on some antibiotics to fight a infection I had. and it gave me dry mouth..that and 95 degree temps and constant paddling probably help make me
thirsty..hmmm maybe the water was ok...or maybe the antibiotic in my system fought off any pollutants that were in the water...who knows...The fellow who had
the system only used it when he got low on water...I was glad he brought it...I drank enough water to float our canoe...and still lost 5 pds...Rob
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