Since discovering I can't catch a trout, I went down to the pond on the golf course Sunday and caught a bunch of bluegills. Two women jogged up behind me and stopped. I had just caught the smallest fish of the day (all of 3" long). They say Hello, and What am I fishing for? I display the bluegill in my palm. One asks "do they get any bigger?" I said "if you rub it it does." They laughed, I casted and caught a 10" golden shiner. She asked if I ever fished for tarpon. I said I enjoyed catching Bluegills better. She talked of tarpon, bone fishing in Cuba, New Zealand fishing, and Patagonia. I had to ask if she was married. She was from Scotland, which explained the white complexion, overbite, and big ears, and yeah she was married. I could have lived with the rest but hitched is hitched. She said cheerio and "tight lines" and they both jogged off. I thought about that for days. I'm thinking the woman of my dreams does exist. There's hope after all.

YOU are the man! That's the perfect opportunity being met with the perfect attitude to pull off the one-liner of the year. My hat's off to you Rob!

Now, if you're in the mood to do some traveling, here's a website that may prove productive for locating a hottie with a fly rod.

http://www.flyfishergirl.com

If I were single, I'd have already booked several trips with guide April Vokey.

Rob,

While on a solo backpack trip to flyfish some lake in Glacier NP a few decades ago, I noticed a gal fishing alone. Wondered where the boyfriend or husband was, but he never appeared. Thought I had located the elusive mermaid.

Another hike through Glacier and a trip to BC with her had turned that dream of a mermaid into a nightmare.

Doug~RR

I take it that means you married her.

BigSky,
Not a chance. I was happy to part ways at Logan Pass.

RR

i met my wife fly fishing.
been married to the wonderful woman almost 13 years now. been 14 together total.

we have been noticing more and more women on the san juan in recent years..

they are out there. she picked me up btw !

My wife loves to fish. Sometimes I just wish she wasn't so much better at than I am . Oh well, whatever puts them in the freezer.

This beautiful young lady repaired my camera after my stupid attempt to fix it myself. Anyway, thought she was way out of my league, so I took my repaired camera and left. A few days later a co-worker of hers called me to ask how the camera was doing, said fine and that led to her mentioning her co-worker being new to the city and single, which led to her asking if I was single. This turned into a date, later I learned this beautiful girl was from Idaho, went to college in Denver and located to my town. Being an outdoorsman, I asked if she'd like to go fishing sometime. We'll being from Idaho, she grew up hunting and fishing and was excited at the chance to do some trout fishing in SE Oklahoma. A few weeks went by and we ended up in the Lower Illinois River fishing for trout. After she had watched me catch a few on the flyrod and released them, she siad she was planning on a trout dinner for us, but I told her I never kept trout and didnt know how to clean them. She walked over and took the next trout I caught, whipped out her pocket knife and gutted it and gave it back to me.

I knew then I was going to get hitched to that girl. Twenty four years later, two daughters, four dogs, one cat and we're still trout fishing, hiking, camping, dual sport motorcycle riding. She even followed me to Colorado, so she must like me.

Sounds vaguely familiar...




Ingwe

Nothing like the girl of your dreams becoming your wife, best friend, fishing-hiking-motorcycle buddy, mother of your children and it sure makes those cold weather camping trips much more fun. Great picture of your family.

Thanks...the dogs go with us on these little jaunts to run interference between us, and moose, and griz..
The lady hunts too..



Ingwe

I wonder if the emotion of petty jealousy comes through via posts on the internet.

Some of us end up fishing alone as the spouse does NOTHING outdoorsy

at all

EVER

So I am glad some of you have someone to share the experiences
though I'm jealous

I'm missing the point...


but I'll figger it out...


I went to college...and stuff...

Ingwe

Well, if you'd come out to Montana to fish with me for a few days...I'll make you want to get back to fishing alone...

AFTER we finish the beer....

Ingwe

I was guiding fly fishing trips in WYO when I met my wife. She and a friend of hers showed up as clients at the shop, we spent the day floating and fishing the good part of the Green R. (way above Flaming Gorge). The next couple of days were spent fishing "off the books". A couple days after she left, I got a call from her saying she was packing her bags in CHarlotte, NC and moving out to WYO. We got married 2.5yrs later and spent our honeymoon in NZ fishing. I think she is going to be a keeper.

Duh!

Ingwe

In January I bought a dual sport motorcycle that would give me a street legal bike I could ride on backroads and trails. One day my wife and I were trouting fishing on the South Platte river and she said she would like a dual sport bike also. So now we have added motorcycle riding to our list of things to do together. Wish I could get her to hunt, but thats ok, she enjoys me bringing home game and does not tell me not to go.

Having a spouse that hunts and fishes demands that one double the number of guns, flyrods, and freezers in his home. Now if she would only learn how to tie a fly life would be at its absolute finest.

Doubling the stable of rods, reels, etc. is a good thing. Especially when your wife brings her own equipment to the table...She has a nice 5wt that I poach all the time.....

Yep, and mine arrived with a vintage .257 Bob....

Ingwe

mine fishing in colorado.


the dogs are old now, the two tone died just over a year ago.. i miss the lil guy to this day. cubby was a great dog.

the wife is still around tho, keeping me company, and we still fish together as often as we can.

Mine fishin in MT..you mighta seen this before...



Ingwe

my wife, releasing one on our honeymoon ....

Now THAT'S a honeymoon...

What is that trout?

It looks like the browns I catch...only bigger!

Ingwe

Ingwe, we had one helluva day....this is all in a days fishing. There wasn't a fish caught under 18" most btwn 22-26" on big dries

like your MT rainbows, only bigger...lol...weighed 10lbs


29" Brownman on a Turk's


There's some pretty water over there...

OK...


YOU SUCK!!!!


( If you've been on the 'fire for long, you'll recognize that as the ultimate compliment...and a distinct sign of my green-azzed envy!!)


REALLY cool pics...unbelievable looking water...where were you??

Ingwe

New Zealand???

Ingwe, I take that as a compliment of the highest regard!

North Island, New Zealand.
We fished Ngaruroro, Ripia, Tongariro and Mohaka Rivers. All those pictures were on the Ngaruroro R. You made two long casts in a pool...one at the bottom and one at the top. Fish ate it, or not, and you moved on to the next pool. Until you saw something huge, worth really working on. We fished 6 river miles that day. It was one of those days you will never forget, b/c it will never be duplicated.

I hunt deer on a tiny piece of property. I got a 190 pound buck there while the lady of the house was out. I was working there yesterday, and brought pictures. She couldn't believe that deer was in her back yard. She asked if she could take a couple pictures. She said she wanted to show them to a friend of hers from the garden club. She's got deer in her yard too, some real monsters she said. She is a veterinarian, loves venison, has a nice piece of property with big deer on it, and she's single! Now, if she doesn't look like Dom Deluise, I just might have to go a calling.

Veddy veddy cool...

That really is a honeymoon....

And Ive heard that about New Zealand...almost sight fishing at times and in certain places...

We do alot of fly fishing here...duh...but also my wife and I really like ultralight spin gear on small creeks...something that has caused us to be shunned in the better circles

I'm in it for the fun...but catching the caliber of fish in your pics on a fly anywhere is pretty much a life event, I'm thinkin....

Ingwe

Ingwe, I don't shun the spinning rods at all. I lived in WYO for about 10yrs, rowing boats and trying to scratch out a meager living as a fishing and hunting guide. I have caught many big trout on soft plastic baits and broken back Rapalas. Sometimes you want to fly fish and sometimes you really want to see what lives in the water. No shame in that at all. Are you in Bozoman? Great fishing up there. Most falls, I'd hook the drift boat up to the truck and make a fall brown MT road trip.

Our trip to NZ was perfect. If you ever head that way, we should discuss. I will go back in due time and maybe add a free range stag to the menu....(when I win the lottery).

We had days when we sight casted to big fish, up on the cliffs, spotting...and other days we blind casted into pools.

Quick story....I saw a huge trout (est. at 13lbs) that was cruising in a huge clear pool that was about a 40ftx75ft. I spotted her from a 12ft above the water, while standing on a cliff. She was cruising with the current, just under the surface. I couldn't cast as she swam just below me. I had my fly and all my line in my free hand. The only option I had was to literally throw the fly in the water with my hand, trying not to make a lot of movement. The fly hit the water about 3ft in front of the beast. I watched her tail move, her accelerate, open her mouth and eat the fly. As soon as she ate, I raised the rod and my line shot out of my hand, went in all directions, got wrapped around my pack and ping! She was gone. All in a matter or about 2 seconds. I will never forget that fish.

One thing about trout fishing is....I have yet to catch a trout that didn't live in a pretty place.

Ditto here...wife and I are in Helena...Bozo area not so good anymore...
Even the Mo. up here is so crowded I quite fishing it ten years ago, though it still has 4500 Trout per linear mile...
We strictly fish creeks now...fish are not as big..but in ten years I have seen four ( 4) other people fishing...
We still get the odd good one....

My cousin last August..



My wife on a Cast-n-Blast in November..two seasons ago...



Ingwe

OK, guys, stop whining about your spouse not fishing or hunting with you. My wife doesn't hunt or fish, and I LIKE it that way. Here are several reasons why based upon actual "field observations" of friends and their spouses:

1. You just bought a Sage flyrod, so SHE has to have a Sage flyrod.
2. That sweet little pocket revolver you bought for concealed carry magically got appropriated as HER CCW piece.
3. Every time she shows friends, coworkers and relatives photos of your last fishing vacation, she leads off by showing the photo of HER biggest fish and loudly proclaiming that it was considerable bigger than yours.
4. She considers makeup and perfume mandatory gear for a treestand.
5. She considers incessant conversation mandatory behavior for a treestand.
6. She fails to appreciate the value of all-night poker games in hunting camp as well as your participation is said games and the usual consumption of accompanying adult beverages.
7. She fails to appreciate obligatory male bonding rituals in hunting camp, including belching, farting and making jokes about wives. She especially fails to appreciate the jokes about wives.
8. She constantly changes the TV station in the hunting lodge from hunting shows or football games to the shopping channel.
9. Tears well up in her eyes everytime a new crate arrives from your taxidermist...

...And finally, in the number 10 slot, her idea of a spot-and-stalk hunt includes a pee stop every quarter hour until she's marked out a territory roughly equal to the home range of a mountain lion.

I'm sure you guys could add more. I feel it's only fair to point out such salient points to you younger guys to help you maintain a balanced perspective.

Ingwe, those are pigs! That brownie your wife caught has shoulders. Nice buck. Looks like a fall fish? I used to fish the Misery below Wolf Crk quite a bit. Too many boats for me. Do you know Bison Saddlery in Helena? Steve's making me some knife sheaths. Good guy.

KYW, It's not all bad. We fish together, but don't hunt together. She's pretty self sufficient with a fly rod. So it works...and I would add that our vacations together, usually mean fishing somewhere. Not all bad

Yep the Mo is where all the boats are....

And I know Steve!He does good work man. He makes knife sheaths for a couple buds at work here...you a knife maker?


And right on my wifes fish...it was fall, spawning colors etc...got him on a 4ft. microlight..what a kick!

Weve done a bunch of Pike fishing up north with Fly and Microlights...the goal is to catch a fish longer than the rod,
Almost...but not quite...



and this snot rocket my pard caught on a 4 ft. micro..



Its all fun!

Ingwe

HuntKY - Your wife made you say that, huh?

No, not a knife-maker, I wish I had that much talent. I was given a Kaufman knife by a client a few yrs ago and noticed the well made sheath by Bison Saddlery. Most knives don't fit snugly in their sheaths and have a tendency to fall out (that's also where manufacturer skimp). I had a couple other fixed blades that needed sheaths, tracked down Steve and had him do them for me. Actually, I've been exchanging emails with him this weeks and am sending him another to do.

Nice looking pike. I would love to do that someday. Caught a few in the Boundary Waters, but they didn't have the size like yours.

KYW, my wife doesn't have any sisters, sorry.

Couple of Reds from Port Sulfur this yr. Hit the weather perfect in Feb. Caught these guys on 8wts, I wished I had a #10.

I forgot that Kaufman uses Bison sheaths...good stuff all around...I know Dave here too....
Right now its 15 below and creek season is a Loooooong way off

Ingwe

Great fish! I need to get there for a couple of months some time.

Hey, start a new thread already. This is the woman of my dreams thread! At least post pictures of women who fish! Sheesh.

You got it Rob!





Ingwe

me too


ddj

Me three!!!!

+4

Theres a song for April, Oddly enough its by the Northern Pikes!

Heck if I know what that means. I could fall for April. Just don't click on the other girls on the site and expect as much.

The song title is "she aint pretty, she just looks that way"

A little April for you...





Ingwe