Any Fly Fishing / Overland Addicts

[OverlandTroutExpedietions]

Hey Everybody,

Just wanted to pop in here and introduce myself. My names Ryan I'm from Atlanta, Ga and I'm an outdoor adventure photographer in the Fly Fishing Industry. About two years ago now I had the bright idea to combine two of my big passions Fly Fishing and Toyota 4x4s together. So I purchased a 2023 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off Road and set about building the most capable overland/fly fishing rig I could dream up. My mission was to build a vehicle that could take me out to the remote backcountry rivers and creeks here in the Appalachians but also in the mountain west. After almost two long years my build is "nearing" completion. This coming summer I'll be striking out on a 14 days road trip out to Idaho/Montana to do overland a route from Ketchum, ID to Ennis, MT. Fly fishing along the route and camping. The route is just shy of 500 miles and is about 80% off pavement. I'm beyond stoked. I'll be hitting some new water as well as some favorites along away. Does anyone else have a combined passion for overlanding and fly fishing? Introduce yourself and share a photo of your rig. Where are you located? Are you dry fly addict, streamer junky, nymph master? What's your IG handle if you have one?

And yes, I'm very aware it look super clean in these photos. Post wash photos. Yes it gets dirty and used haha

If you want to see my professional photo work my IG is @ryanforbusphoto my overland account is @overlandtroutexpeditions

Happy Trails and Tight Lines

Cheers

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[rcintx]

Great looking T4R. I picked up a fly fishing rod and a couple of flies a few years back. I've learned to cast it (somewhat...) and have used it a few times on local ponds. To date, I have caught 1 fish, see below. However, I have big plans to hire a guide that can really show me the ropes and help me get out more. I love it and could see myself getting VERY into it - especially if I can tie in overlanding/camping. The article on the front page of Expo a few days back was pretty inspiring. Idaho looks like the place to go and get hooked (pun intended).

 

[waveslider]

#overlandquietly

#huntquietly

#fishquietly

 

[plainjaneFJC]

I love to fish, mostly bass. If I am trout fishing I have found it so much easier for me to just use a spinning rod and light line

 

[aknightinak]

Rig's not much worth bragging about, an 07 Tundra single cab that I'm in throes of deciding to repair or replace, and I'm still a tent-on-the-ground guy once I get anywhere. My IG isn't real populated, either, but I don't often camp where there's not a fishing opportunity.

 

[OverlandTroutExpedietions]

Great looking T4R. I picked up a fly fishing rod and a couple of flies a few years back. I've learned to cast it (somewhat...) and have used it a few times on local ponds. To date, I have caught 1 fish, see below. However, I have big plans to hire a guide that can really show me the ropes and help me get out more. I love it and could see myself getting VERY into it - especially if I can tie in overlanding/camping. The article on the front page of Expo a few days back was pretty inspiring. Idaho looks like the place to go and get hooked (pun intended).


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Thank you ! Gotta start somewhere! Getting out there and trying to give it a go is the first step. Smart to go out with an experienced guide. Spending a day on the water with a guide and having them help you with technique etc is definitely worth the cost in my opinion. It can become all consuming, in a good way. Between being on the water fishing, tying flies etc. It's a fun pursuit! Enjoy the the ride, its a life long endeavor.

 

[OverlandTroutExpedietions]

Rig's not much worth bragging about, an 07 Tundra single cab that I'm in throes of deciding to repair or replace, and I'm still a tent-on-the-ground guy once I get anywhere. My IG isn't real populated, either, but I don't often camp where there's not a fishing opportunity.

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A rigs a rig. Definitely a tough decisions. Would you want to upgrade to? Solid fish. Great Grayling!

 

[OverlandTroutExpedietions]

#overlandquietly

#huntquietly

#fishquietly

Absolutely. I'm not one to burn spots. That goes to the grave with me.

 

[aknightinak]

A rigs a rig. Definitely a tough decisions. Would you want to upgrade to? Solid fish. Great Grayling!

I'm looking at won tons. I'd like to campground host, and my list of preferred sites basically goes from greatest to least infestation of brown bears, so I'd need a hard side camper that the Tundra would be hard pressed to carry. I miss my SASed T100 with an actual payload rating.

The grayling came from a stretch of stream near a camp that's since been bought as a mining claim. I haven't been back there in years, but in the rest of the district the streambed changes fast once someone stakes a claim on it. Kinda sucks. Grayling are hierarchical when they return in the spring, so the big ones are the farthest upstream where the digging is going on.

 

[68camaro]

Hello Ryan, I came here in 2016 to figure out how to get out of a tent or sleeping in jeep while exploring off grid fly fishing spots on east coast (I am in VA) and then out west when I retired. Still haven’t yet.

I am not an “Overlander”, but I do use the Overland ethos/best practices to get off grid and be comfortable for long fishing weekends. I ended up outfitting a 2001 Chinook camper Van by lifting and beefing up suspension, upgrading electrical, moving to lithium etc. I stay on dirt roads, fire trails and forest roads and avoid anything that would get me in trouble, but on east coast its not really a problem but my height is limiting factor in some areas.

Most of my fishing is from eastern TN/western NC to northern NY from brookies to chinook (king) salmon to everything inbetween, in rivers to streams both big and tiny. I fish 12 months a year And having camper van with creature comforts of home on those inclement weather days is really nice.

I don’t do social media and rarely even take photos of fish anymore. The stats on trout living after being caught and handled before release is turning out to be shockingly low, so anything I release, which is mostly all, I unhook in water and try not to take out If I can manage it.

Good luck on your travels, my goal is to get out there on similar trip in next couple years.

FYI, my son is in Atlanta named Ryan and loves fly fishing as well….