The Original O'l Farts Club.

[Sun&Soil]

That's awesome @Putembk
After reading your past posts I figured you were a fellow tier.

I knew your eyes aren't what they once were and wondered if that kept you from spinning the bobbin. Glad to see it hasn't!

I have tied few dryflies, but many nymphs, streamers, and steelhead flies. It's been awhile, but after seeing you at it I might just dig out my kit and see what I still have for materials.

 

[SubGirl]

Rootballs are full of good stuff and often discarded

I discard mine. You make root tea with a little honey with yours ?

 

[Africanna]

That's awesome @Putembk
After reading your past posts I figured you were a fellow tier.

I knew your eyes aren't what they once were and wondered if that kept you from spinning the bobbin. Glad to see it hasn't!

I have tied few dryflies, but many nymphs, streamers, and steelhead flies. It's been awhile, but after seeing you at it I might just dig out my kit and see what I still have for materials.

Sounds like good therapy and an acquired skill.

We'll be at the beach house next month and I'll wet a line in the surf and estuary - good for the soul

 

[Africanna]

I discard mine. You make root tea with a little honey with yours ?

Hi SG. No, they become part of the mix for the next grow.

The root tea sounds interesting - do elaborate

 

[Putembk]

That's awesome @Putembk
After reading your past posts I figured you were a fellow tier.

I knew your eyes aren't what they once were and wondered if that kept you from spinning the bobbin. Glad to see it hasn't!

I have tied few dryflies, but many nymphs, streamers, and steelhead flies. It's been awhile, but after seeing you at it I might just dig out my kit and see what I still have for materials.

For over 30 years I tied almost every night after work. Today was the first time in .......damn....a long time. Since I quit tying for the local fly shops I have collected quite a stash. Unfortunately my time now days is dedicated to the garden in the basement.

Tying flies and growing are both satisfying. At least for me. It totally relaxes me. Fly fishing is much the same. Once you are out on the water all my troubles melted away.

One spring years ago on a Monday I got an order for a gross of Blue Winged Olives by the weekend. That is 144 in 5 days. That wasn't relaxing and I will never take that on again.

If you fly fished in Colorado In the late 80's or 90's you have probably fished with my flies.

 

[moose eater]

For over 30 years I tied almost every night after work. Today was the first time in .......damn....a long time. Since I quit tying for the local fly shops I have collected quite a stash. Unfortunately my time now days is dedicated to the garden in the basement.

Tying flies and growing are both satisfying. At least for me. It totally relaxes me. Fly fishing is much the same. Once you are out on the water all my troubles melted away.

One spring years ago on a Monday I got an order for a gross of Blue Winged Olives by the weekend. That is 144 in 5 days. That wasn't relaxing and I will never take that on again.

If you fly fished in Colorado In the late 80's or 90's you have probably fished with my flies.

I've had a nice fly reel and decent rod for a long time now, many years, but never learned how.

My oldest son took fly fishing as part of his phys. ed. in high school, so he's offered to teach me, though, despite his relatively youthful age, his follow-through is often slower than mine is as an aged oldster.

Decades ago, at a very productive spot for grayling off the Chena River, we'd do what I referred to as 'cheater's fly fishing', and we'd tie a fly on, put a bobber (for weight and flotation) maybe 6-8 feet up the line from the fly, and spin-cast out into the water.

We'd catch -almost- as many as the folks who were fly fishing, but with nearly zero of their art form, grace, style, or class.

 

[SubGirl]

Hi SG. No, they become part of the mix for the next grow.

The root tea sounds interesting - do elaborate

Cannabis roots can be boiled to create a powerful tea. This tea will be significantly more bitter than tea made with leaves or flowers. Adding a little fat to the tea while brewing (via milk, coconut oil, etc.) may potentially help release some of the fat-soluble terpenes and ketones present in cannabis roots. Though, a plain tea is also thought to be beneficial.

so they say on the internet anyways…🥹

 

[Sun&Soil]

For over 30 years I tied almost every night after work. Today was the first time in .......damn....a long time. Since I quit tying for the local fly shops I have collected quite a stash. Unfortunately my time now days is dedicated to the garden in the basement.

Tying flies and growing are both satisfying. At least for me. It totally relaxes me. Fly fishing is much the same. Once you are out on the water all my troubles melted away.

One spring years ago on a Monday I got an order for a gross of Blue Winged Olives by the weekend. That is 144 in 5 days. That wasn't relaxing and I will never take that on again.

If you fly fished in Colorado In the late 80's or 90's you have probably fished with my flies.

I've always had Walleye fishing run deep in my blood. When I went to forestry school one of the professors offered a class twice a month in the evenings. For 2 dollars we were provided the materials and he would teach us one pattern to work on per class.

Before I knew it I had a large collection of flies and decided to buy a rod to go with them. I can't say fly-fishing became my go to, but it was fun to change up the scenery and pace of lake fishing.

I occasionally take the rod down and catch largemouth and sunnies with it off my dock. Mostly Whooly Buggers and leach patterns.

It's a shitty pic, but here are my 5 and 8(chinook) weights. I want to own a 3 for my adk hikes some day.

 

[Old Uncle Ben]

I like her top .a lot

As babies us men never forget our first Happy Meal!

 

[jokerman]

we recycle all our ProMix soil for sure….that dirt is getting to expensive to just throw away

besides , where does one throw away dirt?…

You put 2- 5 gal containors of soil in a black plastic bags and find dumpsters without o/s cameras.
Good if you have customers who have dumpsters too .
Now I reamend and no where near the volume

 

[Mr_Hash]

I'm one of those classless ultralight tackle trout people. Inline spinners and sinking minnow imitations are a sure thing. Small crawfish crankbait for muddy water.

I like to watch the fly fisherman being all elegant and precise...as I pull my limit in and head home haha. I've done it a few times, but fly rods aren't my choice of weapon to bring to the fight. I totally understand and respect it though.

I chase Striper and big cats mostly...but ya can't beat fresh trout on the grill.

 

[jokerman]

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As babies us men never forget our first Happy Meal!

I was breastfed by a Sicilian Woman , that was my first memory of youth.

 

[Sun&Soil]

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I'm one of those classless ultralight tackle trout people. Inline spinners and sinking minnow imitations are a sure thing. Small crawfish crankbait for muddy water.

I like to watch the fly fisherman being all elegant and precise...as I pull my limit in and head home haha. I've done it a few times, but fly rods aren't my choice of weapon to bring to the fight. I totally understand and respect it though.

I chase Striper and big cats mostly...but ya can't beat fresh trout on the grill.

Yeah buddy!

or wrapped in bacon over your campfire coals in the mountains.

I knew I loved this clubhouse!

 

[Sun&Soil]

I was breastfed by a Sicilian Woman , that was my first memory mammary of youth.

Same. Sicilian momma here too.

 

[Africanna]

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I'm one of those classless ultralight tackle trout people. Inline spinners and sinking minnow imitations are a sure thing. Small crawfish crankbait for muddy water.

I like to watch the fly fisherman being all elegant and precise...as I pull my limit in and head home haha. I've done it a few times, but fly rods aren't my choice of weapon to bring to the fight. I totally understand and respect it though.

I chase Striper and big cats mostly...but ya can't beat fresh trout on the grill.

Light tackle is my way

 

[Gray Wolf]

I was breastfed by a Sicilian Woman , that was my first memory of youth.

My mom was of German decent but I have no memory of nursing.

 

[Putembk]

Enough about fishing........it's time for Football.

This is a 28" Brown. That is a graphite mount. The fish was released alive. Caught it on a #8 Woolly Bugger on 5x tippet and a 5 wt rod.

 

[giggy]

another day of not doing anything, if you walk out in my yard you will sink. glad the rain has stopped.

 

[armedoldhippy]

i tie streamers for smallmouth, hybrids and stripers, and nymphs for trout, but my eyesight isn't up to the challenge of tying tiny dry flies, even with the cute little magnifying glass available. i CAN break rocks, however, lol. anyone out there in obsidian country wanting to make some $$$, i'd buy a box of rocks and pay postage. damn little flint here (nearly all is in a protected area of a local park where Paleo tribesmen quarried) and good chert is hard to find.

 

[armedoldhippy]

My mom was of German decent but I have no memory of nursing.

me either...on my mom.