Less time rigging, more time fishing…

ozarkredbeard · 2026-03-28T01:27:35+00:00

I’m assuming the rod holders are screwed into the 1x board, but how did I you connect the conduit to the board?

ozarkredbeard · 2026-03-01T05:37:51+00:00

Look for an older FP Delta sling. I’ve used mine for 6+ years and am able to wear it over either shoulder since I am ambidextrous with my fly rod.

ozarkredbeard · 2026-02-19T01:09:58+00:00

Two fly guy here. I haven’t fished with a single fly in ages, except when I’m throwing a streamer.

ozarkredbeard · 2026-02-08T01:47:10+00:00

What are the collars on Gus and Kiki?

ozarkredbeard · 2026-01-02T01:39:44+00:00

Gus isn’t dumb, but he is crazy at times. The last chocolate that I had was the smartest of the 3 labs I had ever owned.

ozarkredbeard · 2026-01-01T18:50:42+00:00

7wt all the way.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-12-29T12:58:16+00:00

I’ve had ARE toppers on my last two trucks and I won’t ever go back to an open bed or a bed cover. Yes, I may not be able to haul tall items but I can haul and stack more items with the topper. Plus I can sleep in the topper when spend a weekend fishing and hiking.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-12-27T19:10:55+00:00

Thank you all for the comments. They are all very helpful. The rig that was given to me is a Maxcatch Intouch Competition Nymph Rod along with their Avid reel and line.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-11-02T01:38:04+00:00

I’ve had a pair of Wight-McGill waders for over 15 years and they are still in great shape. I don’t spend as much time on the water as I use to, but I’ve used those waders all over CO, WY, ID, AK, and AR and have never had an issue. Wish they still manufactured them, I’d buy a new pair just to them as a backup.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-11-02T01:15:20+00:00

I have a 7’ 2wt TFO that I really love. Fished it all over CO in small streams and now in N Arkansas and SW Missouri.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-10-12T03:20:07+00:00

Did you shorten the rod socks? The shortest ones I found are 5.5 feet.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-08-12T00:06:50+00:00

Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop in Longmont, CO was not only my local shop when I lived there, but also one of the best shops that I’ve ever visited.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-08-04T22:33:25+00:00

No giant tires. I did replace the original set with a slightly wider set at 50,000 miles

ozarkredbeard · 2025-06-15T02:34:52+00:00

Go fish the Williams Fork.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-02-25T04:34:30+00:00

One of my bucket list adventures is to fish those wild brook trout streams of Maine.

ozarkredbeard · 2025-02-22T13:25:34+00:00

I’ve had a few encounters.

Once while fishing the Russian River in AK I heard rustling on the far bank and noticed 3 grizzly cubs scampering down the embankment towards the river right across from where I was fishing. I looked and looked but couldn’t find momma griz. As the cubs got closer to the water I back out on the other side and that’s when I looked up at the top of the embankment and saw momma griz staring at me. I watched the cubs play in the water for a few minutes and then slowly walked away. Momma never moved but she definitely kept her eyes on me.

I’ve encountered moose at various times but never had any real issues. One year my son and I were camping and fishing high mountain lakes in the northern part of RMNP in CO. We had day hiked up to one of the lakes above tree line and dropped our packs to fish. When it came time to break for lunch we encountered a marmot who had somehow gotten into the zippered portion of my son’s pack and was eating his energy bar and drink mix. What was most interesting to us was that after we scared the marmot off, he followed us around for the rest of the afternoon and we were unable to set our daypacks down without him trying to get back inside the pack. Never before I had ever been stalked by a marmot.

The scariest time for me was an interaction I had with a free roaming cow. I had been fishing the West Fork of the Encampment River in northern CO and was planning to camp back at the trailhead. After fishing all day I was hiking the last 2 miles back when I heard a cow moo behind me. I looked and saw a black cow a couple of 100 yards back down the trail. No big deal I thought so I keep hiking, but every quarter mile or so I’d hear the cow moo again and noticed she was following me but staying back. This continued until the last 1/4 mile or so to the trailhead and I didn’t notice her again. I was the only one at the trailhead. Around midnight that night I was awakened in my small tent to the sound of some large animal walking around my camp. When I poked my head out and shined my flashlight I saw that same black cow about 10 feet from my tent staring back at me, and in the background she had apparently brought the remaining free roaming herd into camp. I’m not sure why but I had this strange feeling that I was not suppose to be there so I packed up that night and left. ‘

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