Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

btw Jim, I lived in Austin for 15 years, and the San Gabriel was My river. This map assembled by the San Gabriel fly fishers is very useful - the pins have links to descriptions, (mostly dated) fishing reports, and USGS. http://www.sgflyfishers.com/GoogleMapWithMarkers.html With our feast or

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

Tom, here's "the bulldog" at work http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=80246 offering suggestions to fix a 90-year-old reel. And yes, that Golden West, c.1920s-30s, acquired from Mike Sinclair, is the nicest I've ever handled, and great to fish. That photo, btw was Chama

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

Jim, the trout is the Canyon tailrace at Sattler, 20 minutes from my house. Most of my warmwater fishing is Center Point and Hunt, plus I love the Pedernales headwaters above Fredericksburg. I've fished the Llano from Junction to Mason, but never warmed up to it, because I like the smaller fl

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

ps - here's "the bulldog" at work http://classicflyrodforum.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=72 On Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:33:10 AM UTC-5, Tom Goodmann wrote: > > "Like. A lot." Nice photo, Ron. (If I am right about what I see, I'd > guess that not many here may know the significance of that re

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

upper Guadalupe? Frio? Llano? On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Ron Mc wrote: > Always good to see you Tom. The rod in the photo is a c. 1915-30 Leonard > No. 39 Fairy Catskill, a true 3-wt. from the 20s. A guy brought a leather > box of cane pieces to my house offering anything I might buy

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

Always good to see you Tom. The rod in the photo is a c. 1915-30 Leonard No. 39 Fairy Catskill, a true 3-wt. from the 20s. A guy brought a leather box of cane pieces to my house offering anything I might buy from it. Almost all of it was dead, and low-grade. Sadly, there was a Thomas Specia

Re: [RBW] Re: Was Redemption, now fly fishing

"Like. A lot." Nice photo, Ron. (If I am right about what I see, I'd guess that not many here may know the significance of that reel in relation to your identity elsewhere!) Tom Miami On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Ron Mc wrote: > >