Patagonia Wader Testing Procedure in Busan

Rainbow FFC ... 2012 fall gathering.

I joined up with the Rainbow Fly Fishing Club's fall gathering in the R5 creek in Kangwondo.  I joined for a couple of days of this 3 day party.  It was really nice to see the familiar faces and some new ones.  The club has gone through some tough times in the past couple of years but it's now back in full swing and I am happy to be a part of it.  A deep sense of gratitude for Dr. Shin for organizing the entire thing and Prof Huh's generous cooking that fed everyone there. 

For me personally, it was kind of nice to find myself in the middle timer's rank, welcoming new club members.  And since this was a creek I am very familiar with, giving people tips on flies and sweet spots was an extra nice...it made me feel like I knew what I was talking about (I don't, especially after all that soju).  What I enjoy most about Rainbow Fly Fishing Club's gathering is that there is a really nice mix of people in age, occupation, and even loudness. (especially after all that soju).

We gathered, we got drunk, we fished, and this time we even kept some of the larger rainbows to take home.  We only took a tiny portion of the fish we stocked so people who know this creek will be pleasantly surprised to find some big rainbows (some in the 40cm+)  in the small creek.  I look forward to the sping gathering again.  (* we did our homework on local/ native species, geography, agreements with towns people, and fish stocking permits). 

Take care Charles

I got this message from Charles this morning....  I know he will take care of his wife and himself no matter what, but it was still nerve rattling to see this message. 

Charles, I know you will but be careful and let's talk when you can.

Fall fly fishing in Korea 2

So we went. Although the trip was planned a couple of weeks ahead, we were not ready for it - physically at least. GF, who happened to visit the sacred place many times before, suggested me to go for dry flies while he was covertly preparing for nymph fishing (sly). Narrow creeks under barren tree branches allowed us some decent castings, but water was too cold and yesternight's rain fall somehow changed the habitat (at least that's what we think). Humble lunch we had at our day's destination wasn't humble at all. It was because of the grandeur of water fall. Or maybe because of GF's ostentation resulted from misleading and false competition... (sucker!) The cherries and rainbows we caught were nice, too.

Carving Fisherman Stan

Yesterday, my neighbor Mitch took me to his friend Stan's house to show me his fish carving work. Stan has been doing this for 8 years as a hobby and he sure had a talent. I was really surprised how detail he was getting into. He makes the head separately in-order for him to carve inside of the mouth. I am looking forward to purchase one for myself one day.

 

Reinvention of the flyrod? You guys are all designers. Thoughts?

Fall fly fishing in Korea

It was a classic autumn day in the KangWon mountains in Korea. Soboro and I took a drive to the creek to see the last of the changing leaves and to fool some trout.  We found some rainbows and cherries in the creek and although the fishing was somewhat slow, being outdoors and feeling the cool fall breeze was easy.  Soboro packed us some delicious sandwiches and we even opened a bottle of wine to chillax after a long climb up to the waterfall.  You can sense winter approaching in the wind and hear the quietness to come.  A perfect fall day to spend fishing with a friend and to miss the friends that we wished were here with us.

 

 

mrlee in Dry Fly Action

Here is mrlee in dry fly action when we were at secret creek in Colorado.


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Colorado Trip (First Day)

 What a great trip! I really had a great time out there. I thought California was great place to fish: I didn’t realize that how awesome Colorado is for fly fishing. I can’t wait to go out there again. Thanks mrlee for inviting me to great water while he had so much to do with family. I loved Frying Pan River yet I enjoyed a lot at your secret creek below the reservoir walking through the tall bush and catching many browns.

First Day:

One Trout Per Hour

Ksanchun came to Colorado for a crazy 36 hour fishing session. Even though the baby was sick, my angel of a wife gave me leave for one night. I could have taken him to any number of streams within a short drive. Instead we hightailed it to the other side of the state to fish my secret stream, a stream I haven't fished in seven long years! We fished the infamous Frying Pan the next day and well..... I'll let these teaser pics speak for themselves. Ksanchun has all the pics and video, I hope he posts something soon.

A few glorious hours

Home for a couple weeks and spending time with the fan up at the condo. Last year the water was unusually high. This year unusually low. I decided to fish a stretch of water that is almost too rough and tumble to catch fish. I only had a few hours before the family woke up but the gamble paid off. Starting at the place where the creek joins the river and working my way slowly up, I found the browns had moved up into every pocket. They were beginning to pair up displaying those tell tale white slashes. I sight fished to one after another inthe clear shallow water. They grabbed nymphs with abandon as they tried to put on weight before the spawn. I caught enough in three short hours that I retreated to the condo with a big grin and thoughts of coffee and sharing pancakes with my daughter. How many more browns lay in the pockets above? I'll fish them in my dreams.