Fly Fishing To Do List. December.
Warmer than normal this month. A touch of snow last night, for about an hour. A scant coating this morning greeted us. Gone now. 30’s and 40’s the entire next week. Un-seasonable weather.
A couple anglers out there. Swingin’.
I have not fished recently. Nope. Finishing 2024 accounting, prepping for 2025, and resting my fishing brain.
Here are my December tasks that lie ahead of me.
- Clean all fly lines. Essential. I clean them often anyway, but now is the time to assess the health of said lines and make a list of what to replace.
- Replace those fly lines. Those heavily used fly lines need to go in the garbage. A couple dry fly lines need to go as well. Many change fly lines yearly. With heavy use many will change nymph lines a couple times annually. I just got a couple new streamer lines this fall so I am good there.
- Check all gear and see what needs to go, and what needs to be replaced. Fly rods, reels, outerwear, etc. Send in those broken fly rods before finding them tip-less next year! I have a couple base layers that have seen better days!
- Send those rods back that are broken. Rod manufacturers are busy in the summer. Not as busy in the winter. So, get those rods in to be repaired! Look up the “How To Send Rod Back- Warranty” on any rod builders web site.
- Book spring trips, or any trips in 2025. I’d like to go saltwater fishing this coming year. Gotta research that trip.
- Organizing fly boxes comes in the new year. Too early to start that week long event. Empty all of the random shit from the drift boat. This project will take a few days, sorting, dumping, cleaning.
- Consolidate spey tips, heads, gear and get them back into the leader wallets, line wallets etc.
- Make out my dream gear list for 2025. This is a fun one. Do you need a new fly rod in ’25? Hmmm. I’m betting you might?
A short list for December. I need to have a project or two for the year to come. Getting after those fly lines is important. Getting those broken rods in to the manufacturer is important as well. What do you have on your list this December?
