After a week of 50+ degree weather it's beginning to feel like spring in North Carolina. With the beautiful weather the NL Wilson staff is looking forward to shedding some of the winter layers and enjoying an increase in fishing opportunities.
What do fly fishing guides do with time off?...... They find new places to fish.
1. Dick Vitale is hired to host Fly-Fishing Survivor: Big Horn River.
2. Hollywood Celebrities complete the acquisition of south western Montana, turn their eyes on Wyoming and Idaho.
3. THe national guide-to-client ratio finally reaches 1:1.
4.Bill Dance takes over the Walker's Cay Chronicles.
5. Two words: Designer breatheables.
6. Hordes of teenyboppers take up the sport, following the runaway success of MTV's "Pimp My Drift boat."
7. The Micro-Nano, the world's first subatomic fly rod, debuts at the FFR Show.
8. Lefty gets tangled in his own backcast, Dick Talleur loses the ability to dub, and Bill Tapply starts an article with the sentence "Well, dude, we were, like, you know, fishing this one time, and we, like, got totally bored and, like, whatever."
9. A River Runs through it becomes a Broadway musical starring Nathan Lane.
10. Cortland introduces the 666 series of fly lines.
Courtesy of American Angler, May 06'
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If you mention the “Henry’s Fork” in any western fly shop you are bound to attract some attention. This month on the Henry’s is my favorite time of year to fish. The stoneflies come out in droves to be devoured by any fish wanting our equivalent of a large T-bone steak (the average stonefly looks like it could carry off a small child).
The Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming, the Middle Fork of the Powder River, the Tongue River, Norwood Creek: these are the places I learned to fish with my dad. I remember some of my early attempts at spin and fly casting were comical at best. My dad would set up my spinning rig, line me up on the water, and take me through the basics. He would then work up river (away from my splashing) with his deep yellow fiberglass fly rod. I remember really enjoying watching him, his creel on his side, work across the water or along the banks.
Buffalo BLM and Middle Fork Information
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I went fishing with my son yesterday. It was relatively great weather here in Summit County, Colorado. Sunny with highs in the low to mid 50s in March is something to be taken advantage of after the winter we’ve had this year. We first set out to the Snake River near our house. After parking and walking down to where the river (stream) enters Dillon Reservoir we started looking for prime lies. I know the fish from the lake like to come to the inlet this time of year looking for food, but hadn’t been there this early before.
Here at our Biltmore School we are blessed with mild winter days and trout streams in close proximity. When warm, sunny days occur in December, January, and February, we go fishing. For those who are willing to work a little bit the rewards can be great.
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So, here it is; NL Wilson’s first official blog. NL Wilson was formed in 2003 by outdoor enthusiasts and educators who love to fly fish. We currently have four locations in the United States. They are in Breckenridge, Colorado - Jackson Hole, Wyoming – Asheville, North Carolina and Windsor, Vermont. Many of us have had an experience when out on a guided trip where the guide says, “cast over there. . . NO . . . over . . . not there . . . you missed it . . . (frustrated sigh) . . . never mind.” Sound familiar?
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