Rising Nets

A lot of nets are very generic and all seem to look the same and or are too expensive. After recently breaking my “go to” net I found on the banks of the Bigwood River , I started looking around at a new net solution.

Rising, a fishing company out of Utah has a new take on nets. Their new nets are anodized aluminum, so they are light and strong. They have a nice look and feel to them not too heavy but strong enough not to worry about. The handle has textured grip sections down the whole net which has an awesome grip even when wet.

The hoop comes in two sizes the “Brookie” and the “Lunker” both are available with different handle lengths. The long handle version makes these nets perfect for a guide, or on a boat. You can even use them for support while wading, as a make shift wading staff. Another awesome feature these nets have are a large net bag that stretches pretty good and is easy on fish with the snag free style. The bag can easily be replaced as well, which is not the case for most nets.

 

Having a long aluminum handle that is hollow also made for another cool feature, a hidden flask. We have used the flask quite a bit while floating rivers, taking a shot to warm up or making “Supercharged Radlers”. Kind of a funny deal when someone sees you  pouring something out of a net.

So far these nets have worked great whether on the boat, or wading. The nets are also affordable for the quality, the smaller “Brookie” comes in at about $100 and the “Lunker” at about $140-$160 dependent on size. For the price I think these are great nets and should last for many years of hard fishing.

Check out the full line of nets and other quality tools on the Rising website here: http://www.risingfish.net

-Jeremy Black

The drought that has been going on in California , or lets say the whole west coast. This has made it hard to find fishable water near by. I have had to find a variety of other water to fish. Some are high alpine lakes and some are small trickling streams.  A good hike aways if not a few many miles or so down a dusty trail. With these new finds, I have come to appreciate the use of some lighter tackle for the fish that I will be stalking. My new favorite rod, well I can’t say it is my favorite yet…… I still have many that I appreciate for the right occasion. The Redington butterstick is such a fun rod that it lives up to the name. The action might be slow however the fight is worth every second. While it is bent into something you might think will break the rod. You better hold on and enjoy the fight as this fish might not be as big as you think it actually is. But worth every tug. As they say “The Tug is the Drug”.  You will be amazed at the good times you will have linking into fish on this setup, I promise.

The Redington classic trout now is my go to in a 5 wt, however I have been using the 3wt majority of the time this summer due to trying new creeks and in search of other fish that might not be as big as the next. Both of these rods paired with the Redington Rise reels have been a go to for this summers drought while searching for fishable water in and around my home.

Now that fall is almost upon us, I am looking forward to the Opener at Pyramid Lake on October  1st. This is the Land of the Giants and for every fly fisherman its a place to fish at least once in there life. I will be balancing the Redington Vapon Black 8wt with the 11ft. 6wt. switch Dually.  More good times to be had. Enjoy the time you have on the water and hope to see you out there!

We apologize for not having some good reads and sharing many a catch and release stories with you. You can see some product reviews and also get caught up with us on our facebook page. However keep in touch with our site as we are about to drop some lunkervision products for you and keep our fish tails entertaining.

This past weekend Lunker Vision took a drive to Oregon’s Owyhee River. Fist we loaded up the campers and headed to Boise to stock up on gear, beer, and food. Stopping by a local Boise fly shop, Idaho Angler, we were kitted up with all the flies and  recent reports we needed. The staff was friendly and the shop was full of great gear.

The drive to the Owyhee is not to long from Sun Valley coming in at just over three hours, winding through farmland and then finally entering the wild canyon land below the Owyhee Reservoir. Not knowing where to camp we started up river searching for the perfect spot. The canyon was beautiful with amazing rock formations and an epic mixture of green foliage and red rock. We finally came upon a spot right on the river and the fishing access was perfect.

After catching a break in what was supposed to be rainy weather, we were able to set up a dry camp and start preparing for a full weekend of fishing.

The next morning we were up early ready to rip lip. A short walk up or down stream from camp and we were into some fishy water. After a few casts and trying to figure out what the fish were eating, we were catching nice brown trout.

The fishing was great over the whole weekend, we were catching fish on numerous flies, including woolly buggars, zebra midges, caddis dries and of coarse the dirty san juan worm. We saw many bugs on the water as well, some callibaetis, midges, BWO’s, caddis, and even some yellow sally shells on the rocks.

The river was flowing at 135 cfs so it was perfect flows for fishing there were big flats and some good little riffles where we caught most our fish. We were pretty sure the weather man was having a personal day on the water because there was minimal rain and wind contrary to the forcast. It was even starting to get hot, we saw numerous lizards and we were surprised to not come across a single snake as it seemed to be very snakey terrain.

All in all it was a great first look at the Owyhee, and we will be back as soon as we can! Video to come soon!

Looking for Lunkers

-Jeremy Black

 

The water temps have been rising bringing fish closer into shore, making the fishing really good at Pyramid lake. I have been spending a lot of time these past past weeks out there camping and catching lots of fish. I just received a Gopro Hero 3 and I am looking forward to getting some quality fish footage for you to check out.

Eric Christensen has been on a heater at Pyramid Lake with a couple Lunkers. We spent the weekend camping and fishing with everyone catching fish and telling stories. This season is turning out to be a good one and we all can’t wait to see what fish it will bring to our lines. The tug is the drug.

If your in the Reno/Tahoe area this weekend March 8th 7:30pm at the Atlantis Casino the Fly fishing film tour makes its stop. Come out and watch films from all around the world. Perhaps even make some new fishing buddies to tell your stories too. www.flyfilmtour.com

Pyramid Lake is a place with record size Lahontan Cutthroat. Get the ladders out and get to fishing cause this year has been one of the best with many large fish moving along the shoreline near drop offs. You might be wondering why I said “ladders”. Well the ladders allow fisherman to stand comfortably in 3-4 feet of water along the shoreline breaks where the trout are cruising. We had a good group out there this past trip fishing, camping, and just having a good time searching for a big ole Pig that this Lake is known for. Here Geronimo with the catch of the trip.