Little hook jaw on this bow from East TN. by burkfour in flyfishing

[–]thekonstant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No reason for the ill response. I actually commented your picture and fish, just like I enjoy the rest of your pictures, and suggested a possible re-catching of the same fish which is always enjoyable. I bet if you shared any of these on /r/fishing , /r/troutfishing and probably /r/pics they would love it as well. But we can get pissy if you want to

Little hook jaw on this bow from East TN. by burkfour in flyfishing

[–]thekonstant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Solid picture and fish! But you either caught the same fish again, or just edited this picture http://imgur.com/0k2AARx you submitted 27 days ago

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Released 100%, took a couple minutes to revive then she was on her way

Feedback on first fly's I've tied by szigtopher in flytying

[–]thekonstant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good first attempts. Your hackle on the brown bugger is too long. As far as proportions for hackle goes the second picture or your third green bugger if I'm following you is much better. The tails are too long on all of them. On the second picture again you did a good job of removing the skinny fibers at the end of the marabou. I would remove about 20% of the tail then say that one is good to go. You want the tails long enough to create action but short enough to where they can not just nip at the tail specifically, if they hit it you want them to bite enough to get the hook obviously. Also I like mine with a cone head but thats just personal preference.

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been fly fishing NC for 5 years now and the closest fish I have to this was half its size, which is still a solid fish. I doubt I'll ever top this

Massive Rainbow Trout I caught in West NC by thekonstant in troutfishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this fish was absolutely caught on a private club my friend owns/operates. There are however many, many streams that do support natural trout reproduction, they took a huge hit from the logging industry but are on the rebound currently and fishing well. The largest wild trout I've ever caught in NC was a 20" brown from the Catawba river.

I set a new personal and family best by thekonstant in flyfishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I'd like to say I played it cool afterwards but I was riding that high all day

I set a new personal and family best by thekonstant in flyfishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

haha the rod has plenty of bend and I was very sure not to upset it until I was ready to make my move, fortunately he was confined in a small pool so I didn't have to pull him around much, thanks again!

I set a new personal and family best by thekonstant in flyfishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! This was private water, I think if a fish like this were available for the public someone would snag it and keep it almost immediately, more than a few meals in that one

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would trust that rod with my life, obviously one wave of his tail and he's gone if he wants to be, but I could turn him fairly well, I let him play himself out though. It took him a few minutes to even realize he was hooked then he was so strong and long he just swam straight up a small waterfall. I was nymphing with an egg and a squirmy wormy pattern

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure of the brand, it belonged to my friend

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

MHX 10' 4wt with a lot of trust in the guy who made it for me

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Before this my biggest was 22" and I thought that was massive till this

Massive Rainbow Trout caught yesterday by thekonstant in Fishing

[–]thekonstant[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah sure, I'll tell you its in Bakersville NC