Hi all,

I just found this forum yesterday and am an aspiring fly fisherman. I have been fishing ever since I can remember, and have always used light spinning gear. Having always wanted to learn to cast a fly, I never did because I knew it would become a passion, emptying my pockets. I have finally decided to take the plunge... I mean, I don't play golf, so why not spend the money I save not doing that on some gear, right?

I will get set up as soon as I get home in March, as I am currently working in Antarctica with my wife. We will be heading back to Charleston, SC, where I plan on plying the flats for tailing reds, and using my kayak to chase trout and whatever else I may run across. If anyone on here is in Charleston, maybe you'd like to volunteer some time for a lesson in casting... maybe to some fish? I could use all the help I can get!

Anyways, I just wanted to say hi and share a little of our time down here at the bottom of the world!

Jeremy










Check out more pics from here at this link...

http://photobucket.com/albums/f16/damuley/

WOW
cool pics, you could always try some "extreme ice fishing", glad to have you aboard!

Great pics!
Interesting place. I think I would like to go there but the water is hard and the fish couldn't get to my fly.
I am going to attempt to move this up to the gear board where it will get more views and hopefully find you a fishing partner back in Charleston.
Keep posting. Really neat, interesting stuff. Thanks!
Dewey

Great pictures. I almost got frost bite looking at them and I thought I saw my mother in law in one of those pics. What kind of research were you doing? Welcome to the site. Silver Doc

Welcome, If your military orders carry you anywhere near SE VA ( norfolk, wmsbg.) give me a holler and I'll put you on some fish.
best,
Steve

Why, we're down here studying your mother-in-law, of course!

But seriously, there are all kinds of research going on here. I am not directly related in any of it, as I am here as an Air Traffic Controller. It's my first job since getting out of the Marine Corps and I'm loving it! Let's just say it's the best 6 month deployment I've been on, and I've been on a lot. I guess it was time to change from spending time in the hot deserts and switch to the coldest one! Not sure how familiar anyone is with Antarctica, but this is the coldest, driest, highest (mean elevation) continent on the planet and it's larger than the continental USA. Some of the more interesting things the "beakers" (local affectionate term for scientists) are studying is the ability fish have here to withstand the water temp, which is a constant 27 degrees F. There is an enzyme in there blood that acts as an antifreeze, some have no hemoglobin and their blood is clear. Neat stuff.

Wow, thanks for the offer! I'm actually not in the military anymore. I got out last year after having my fun as a Marine for 10 years. Actually, I am from Richmond, VA and the Chesapeake Bay is where I caught my first fish on a fly rod. It was a schoolie striper, maybe 21 inches. My brother and I booked a trip when I got back from Iraq and fished the bridge tunnel at night with spinning gear for a few hours and caught a ton of fish. It was pretty rough out there, so our guide took us back along a small protected cut with lot's of personal lighted docks. The water was perfectly calm, he cut the engine, and showed me how to cast. I practiced for about 15 minutes as we drifted, and after a few interesting attempts at placing the fly anywhere near the big sillouettes in the light I finally caught a striper. It was probably the most excited I've ever been about catching a fish, And I've been at it since I can remember. I'm hooked.

Is striper your main quarry? I am going to get set up when I get back and chase some redfish around the flats in SC, and hope to visit VA this spring. By then I should at least be able to make decent casts and hope to have a few fish under my belt. But I would love to take you up on your offer! I never turn down an oppourtunity to fish!

Terrific pictures, Jeremy! Thanks for sharing. Good-luck on your flyfishing adventure. I hope it becomes a lifelong obsession. If you're ever in Southern California I'll take you out and put you onto some fish. Take-care.

Thanks for the info on the haemoglobin less blood and the clear fluid. Interestning enzyme. Some here would call it "vodka", but I'm sure the alcohol content is zero. However there are some who fish with me that take an "enzyme" when they fish. Could this be to keep them warm? If you are ever in south-certral PA give a yell and we can try the rivers around here. We have "enzyme". Good luck and thanks again for the info. Silver Doc