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Matt and I met a few years back when he first started working for the fly fishing film tour and we ended up on the road together with Thad Robison for the 2009 Film tour. We had some crazy adventures for sure!!! There’s no one quite like Chooch!
Marc “Rowdy” Crapo
Jennifer Wolter doing it with style!!!
I know I am a day late and a dollar short, but this is too good to not get out!
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Don’t bring the corporate business attitude to the river.
I would say that most of us fish for relaxation. To Clear the cobwebs so to speak. There are still a few that feel like fly fishing is a competition, and they bring the corporate attitude of dog eat dog with them to the river. Don’t over think what we are doing. I agree it is fun to challenge yourself , but the competition needs to stay between the fish and the angler not the anglers against each other. If you approach the stream as a hard core angler that is hell bent on getting the fish that’s great, but don’t have that approach with your buddies, or the general fishing public, or you will find yourself not ever having a fishing partner. Use patience and a laid back approach coupled with a get r done attitude, and you will have more fun, catch more fish, and maybe even have a buddy or two to experience it with.
Royce Klingler
Alright, there is a lot of information out there on how to be a great fly caster, fly fisherman, fly tier, trout whisperer etc. I also know I am one of those know it all guides that always has an opinion on how to be successful in this sport. I do know that the information that I am passing on is helpful, and will add to any willing anglers success, however, sometimes you just need to go with your natural instincts. After all isn’t that the most basic drive for us as anglers and fisherman. It is to be able to fool the trout or fish into taking the bate so to speak. Once we arrive to the conservation aspect of the the sport of catch and release, it is still not as rewarding unless you land the fish. Get it to the net. So in your mind you can say “If I had to I could eat that fish” then you let it go. The hunter in you prevailed. Sometimes you can’t tell someone how to be a good fisherman, they just are. They know how to get the job done. They follow their own ideas on how to present a fly to a fish and they break the rules so to speak when it comes to all of the aspects of the sport that we, (I) exploit to draw attention and to market certain aspects of the “Business of Fly Fishing”. I know several fisherman who seam to do everything wrong, but are very successful at catching fish. So my advice today is to occasionally, when your instincts take over, throw away the rule book and the advice columns and just fish!
Royce Klingler
The Salmon River has the steelies in a craze as we speak. Check this baby out!
4 Piece VS. 2 Piece
Ever wondered how many pieces are the best? I have. I think for me it depends on whether or not I am traveling to fish, buying a new fly rod, or fishing close to home with an old favorite rod. If I know I will be fishing close to home and I have a good casting familiar rod, I will not hesitate to use it. I think that would be the only scenario that I would. Every other circumstance I believe I would choose a four piece rod. Years ago four piece rods were bulky and unbalanced. The technology wave has taken away the bulky awkwardness of four plus piece rods. They are balanced, light, strong, and function just as well as most two piece rods. They are more versatile for traveling. With one Cary on bag I have carried three four piece rods, and all my reels , clothes , etc.. so you don’t have to worry about your rods not making it to your destination. Four piece rods pack well while hiking, camping, or back-country horse back trips.
So in conclusion I would pick four piece rods over two piece rods 90% of the time. Those of you who have not kept up with technology and the progression of composite materials and fly rods, you need to. Don’t throw away your old standby because I know there are some sweet casting rods that are outdated, but you owe it to yourself to try something new if you have not already.
Royce Klingler
A historic Moment was sealed with a handshake yesterday between No Sports Allowed and SAGE LOOP. We are excited to have the support of the best Fly Tackle and Adventure Company in the world!
Hey Idaho Joe, what do ya say? Shall we take this thing to a whole new level!? To get the sweetest deals known to man Blow up our boys at Castaway Fly Fishing Shop ! My eyes about popped out of my head when Joe handed me the inventory sheet for the deals of the century!!! To get your own inventory list blow up Joe Roope Phone: 1-800-410-3133
Waders and Wading Boots For Winter
OK, it is important to stay as warm as possible while fishing in the winter. Waders are an essential part of that. I’ve found you can still get away with wearing breathable waders vs. neoprene if you where fleece pants underneathe. The very most important part of your attire in the winter is your wading boots. Make sure you go one, or two sizes larger than you do in the summer for your boots. This allows good circulation, and also makes it easy to get your boots on and off when they are cold, or frozen. You might also consider a boot-foot wader. With a boot-foot wader you don’t have to mess with bending over and fighting frozen laces etc., just make sure you go a size big. Follow this advice and you will have a more pleasant experience fishing in the winter.
Royce Klingler
Enjoy this sweet Brown Trout Footage!!!
Stripping Streamers for trout in the Winter
Winter time can be a very productive time to catch trout on streamers if you know where the fish are hanging out. Typically in the winter as water temps are very cold trout slow down, they don’t feed as much, but they have to feed. Trout also conserve more energy in the winter, therefore they are hanging out in the deeper slower runs in the river where there is a good food source. If you are familiar where rivers ice up and the bottom starts to ice as well these are typically not good areas to fish for trout in the winter because if the bottom ices up the food source that usually lives there is not going to thrive . So if you find a run with some depth where the bottom never ices, and has an inside or a “soft elbow” this would be a good place to run a streamer. Now keep in mind trout are not going to chase as fast or as far for your bug, however they are probably going to eat it if it hits them in the nose, so run your streamer deep and slow. Make sure you are hitting the bottom. Use SLOW , but steady strips so you can still feel the take. Keep these things in mind while fishing streamers in the winter and you will have more hook ups on good fish!
Royce Klingler
Pretty sweet vid about fly fishing for Tarpon in Nicaragua!
Always Have A Rod Handy!
Often times you find yourself needing a fly rod even though you didn’t expect to be using one that day. Always have one near. Under the seat, in the dash board, in the camping gear , in the car and every where else you can think of stashing one. Do it! I can’t tell you how many times I have found myself in a situation where one comes in handy. This particular shot is on a camping trip and we were going wake surfing as a family when all of the sudden there were some carp cruising the edge of a manmade inlet/outlet. Enjoy the Klingler boys at it again.
Royce Klingler
HOW TO BEAT THE WINTER TIME BLUES
When the long cold winter sets in and the sun doesn’t shine for days I have to go somewhere warm, and if I can’t go somewhere warm physically I go there in my mind. You should do the same. Enjoy this clip from a few years back. My wife Elise is behind the camera, my good friend Capt. Bob Burnside is at the Helm, and Geovani and Chowi are on deck making it all come together.
The Reach Cast
Often times it is necessary to cast to fish quartered down stream. The reach cast is a good method for casting down stream. The reach cast simply mends, or creates a cushion for the fly before the fly and the fly line hit the water. When I see a fish feeding down stream and slightly quartered away from me I like to throw a reach cast, and then stack line, or feed line down to the rising fish. This way I don’t have to mend, or slide the fly after it hits the water. If you fish to fish that feed in lanes and don’t want to move 3 inches left of right to feed , this teqhnique allows you to cast short and then stack line to the fish. You will be able to do this several times until your cast hits the perfect lane. Then you can go to switching bugs if the fish does’nt take, but at least you will be presenting the fly with a drag free drift multiple times over the fish with out spooking the fish. don’t cast to close to the fish, but don’t cast to far away . Typically 10 ft is the perfect distance upstream of the fish. This distance is far enough away from the fish that when your cast hits the water it does’nt spook the fish and it doesn’t allow crosscurrents to interfere with the presentation. Practice this technique and you will have more hook ups!!
Royce Klingler
You’re gonna love this action!
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Time Over Target
Ever say to yourself, wow I wish I could cast like that, or I wish I could tie flies like that, or I wish I could read the water like so and so? I have. I decided I better do something about wishing that I could do certain things and start bettering my skills. Practice, practice, practice. As cliche as it sounds it applies to us as anglers. The 0nly way to get better at casting is to cast, the only way to get better at mending is to mend, the only way to play fish better is to hook more fish, the only way to catch more fish is to fish more often. So budget in some time, and go fish!!
Royce Klingler
Some old school pics of some rowdy good time!!! Enjoy!
All Pics courtesy of Rowdy and the Rover was shot by SAK of SAKMEDIA
How to prolong the Line Freeze on these cold fall and winter days?
Here’s a tip for you that is cheap and it will keep the ice out of your guides and off your fly line longer.
CRISCO SHORTENING. I’ve tried Mucilin, gink, WD-40, No stick grill sprays, etc, but shortening seems to work the very best. Rub it on your fly line and smear it in your guides. It goes on like a paste and seems to shed the water very well, thus keeping the ice off your line and your guides. If that stops working go get warm!
Royce Klingler
This week’s Free For All Friday takes us Muskie fishing on a Fly. These fish are some of the rowdiest out there, and the most difficult to catch. They are known as the fish of 1000 castis. My goal next summer is to catch one of these babies on a fly. There aren’t a ton of places that have Muskies out west. One secret spot, Shoooooot, and Pineview Reservoir in Utah. This video captures some of the Muskie excitement out west, and what the Utah Division of Wildlife services is doing to get true Muskies planted out west.
FISH ON
Great Bamboo Rod Fly Fishing! Enjoy!
While cutting through a pasture on a local spring creek I came across these horses. It took some coaxing but they finally came in and let me scratch their ears and make them famous.
All Photos taken by Marc Rowdy Crapo
Watch The Forecast!
OK, I know this is a little redundant and basic,but it is very important to check the weather before you head out to the river. Check the daily details, the hour by hour breakdown. Check it on the Internet, on your favorite weather channel, or get the local paper. Check for High pressure, Low pressure, Wind, rain, Snow, Temperature , and Temperature throughout the day. Yes we are all at the mercy of Mother Nature , but you want to be prepared for what you are going to encounter for the day, or even week. I’m not saying to not go out and fish, just be prepared because the weather can determine how long you fish I.E. If you are going to drift the river, go on an overnight camp trip, go on a mile hike, or just fish a short distance from your rig for a few minutes and call it good. The fish also react different according to the time of year and the weather patterns. Here are four things that I like to consider when I’m checking the weather to fish my home waters:
Watch the weather and you will be more comfortable and successful out on the water!
Royce Klingler
Enjoy 5 minutes of sweet sweet Montana Action!!!!
All Video Work and Editing by Marc Crapo
In honor of November. A couple of duck huting pics and a couple of early winter fishing pics. Hope you enjoy!
Photos taken by Marc Crapo all rights reserved.
Increasing Your Hook Ups In Still Water Nymphing Situations
Five Tips:
Follow these tips and you will have more hook ups in Still Water Nymphing Situations!!!
Royce Klingler
Don’t miss this little piece of Henry’s Fork Goodness!!!!
Rowdy
How to avoid the TAILING LOOP
Have you ever set up on a rising fish that was just at the long end of your casting range and are about to take your last cast before you lay it on the water and just as you do you force it a little bit to get your distance and sure enough….tangleroosky! The cursed tailing loop gets you and screws up your otherwise perfect cast. Well don’t worry you are not alone I have done it several times, and I’ve seen others do it several times. Very frustrating. There are three ways that have helped me and some of my clients “sports” over the years avoid the tailing loop.
Try these tips and you will have less tangles and tailing loops during those key casting moments!
Here are Tim’s 3 tips for avoiding the tailing loop
Royce Klingler
Streamer fishing for Big Browns during a low pressure system during the summer months.
Unlike streamer fishing in the fall and winter for browns, or spring streamer fishing for Bows, a low pressure summer day can trump every other streamer scenario out there. I will admit that if you know where big Browns stage to spawn, especially if they are running up out of a reservoir, you are going to catch a few huge Brown Trout. However, when you experience one of those rare summer days when a low pressure system sets in and there is little wind to contend with and Brown Trout live where you happen to be fishing, you better throw a streamer, it does not even really matter which one just throw it. Comb every nook and cranny you can find on the banks and cover lots of water fishing the inside slow flats. Strip your streamer fast and aggressive with 4 foot strips. Browns will be on the prowl. Browns typically feed during the last two hours of light, especially the last 15 min. of light, but during a low pressure two important things happen.
If you fish hard and aggressive you will catch a lot of fish if you follow this advice, sure mix it up a little, a little deeper, a tad slower, a tad faster, etc … do this and you will have success.
Royce
Here I am with Royce and Dawson Klingler and Braide Sessions fishing the Salmon Fly Hatch on the Henrys’ Fork early June 2, 2009! Enjoy! Rate and Leave a comment!!! (We’ve actually started to get some nice comments and some sweet hatemail and we love it all! Thank you! P.S. look forward to the full chapter of this stonefly hatch on No Sports Allowed Vol. 2 due to release early summer 2010!
Rowdy
Got out for a couple days late last week with our boys John and Steve (Scandalous Sticks our Rod Sponsor). Steve can be reached here: stephenvance001@gmail.com Did a little brown trout huntin! Hope you enjoy the pics as much as we did taking them!
Rowdy
Back in 2005 Ryand Davey and I had the pleasure to fish with Dan “Rooster” Leavens http://www.thestoneflyinn.com/
Here’s a funny little clip showing the Rooster in Action!
Rowdy
Got a great surprise in the mail today!!! Check em out!
Cliff Smart is a Custom Rod Builder/Fly Tier based out of Seattle Washington. His attention to detail is second to none. Thanks Cliff! Royce and I are about to blow some fish up with these bad bad sticks!!! I already strung mine up and threw my silk line about a country mile!!!
Cliff can be reached at: fishon98@comcast.net
Thanks for stopping by!
Rowdy
Oh yeah! It’s that time again let’s see what we can dig up this week!
All photos Courtesty of Marc “Rowdy” Crapo except the Pic of Steve’s sick TAT!
Thanks for stopping by! Rowdy
“That was one of those Tarpon Browns!”
Enjoy this clip I put together for the 4Rivers Fishing Company out of Twin Bridges Montana. If you’ve got a youtube account feel free to rate it and post a comment!
Have a great day!!!
On the 4th of July 2005 Ryan Davey and I were driving my BMW 750il/hot-rod-dukes-of-hazzard fishmobile out on some dirt roads by Warm River Idaho when we spotted this unshaven, unshowered dude tying flies under a tree next to a tent in the heat of the day. We drove by down some random dirt road and when it got to the point where we’re about high centered I hit reverse and pulled out. Unrolled the window and said: “Hey man you look like you’re trout bummin.” And with his classic Tennessee accent he said: “Yeah You’re Right!” Jason “Bear” White turned out to be a second year dental student/summer time trout bum and we’ve been friends ever since. Here are a few pics of subsequent adventures!
Good times for sure!
Marc “Rowdy” Crapo
Free For All FRIDAY!
On Free For All Friday we like to explore the vast ways to catch fish! Today we’re going way down south to see the Gannet Man catch fish with his bare hands! But this isn’t just a normal fish. It’s a Marlin. See for yourself!
Alright Alright Alright!
Next week it will be “Watch this Wednesday” meanwhile enjoy some Scandalous footage from back in the day! How we do is how we been doing for years!
We’ve got MacRowdy and O.G. Trout Bum Ryan Davey (AEG, Trout Bum Diaries Vol. 1, 2) roping some huge wild bows on a Rattlesnake Infested Creek! Keep your eyes peeled for part 2 of this short.
Team NO SPORTS ALLOWED - Royce Klingler and Drake Munson won the most fish caught contest with 95 fish in 2 days.
TEAM SCANDALOUS Won the Overall with the 8 biggest fish including a 23″ Slab Cutthroat- Marc ‘Rowdy’ Crapo (No Sports/Fly Fishing Film Tour), Thad Robison (Fly Fishing Film Tour) and guide Chris Scott (Three Rivers Ranch) with a combined average of 19.5 inches. Rowdy roped the biggest pig of the tourney with a 23′ Cutt that sipped a (don’t worry about it) under an overhanging bush. The three won big trophies and a sweet Fly Rod from Sage.
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