Troutnut.com User Red_green_h (Ryan Norris )

Real Name	Ryan Norris
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Location	New Mexico
Biography & Thoughts	I started fly fishing as a way to quit smoking. Every time I felt like smoking I would go outside and practice casting. I actually didn't start fishing with a fly rod until about 5 years after I quit smoking. The first fish I caught was an 18 inch Rainbow on a 4wt 8 foot Redington combo using a Royal Wulff. I've been hooked (pun intended) ever since. As an avid fisher growing up in Iowa I've caught some decent large mouth in and around the ponds and old gravel pits I lived around. But living in New Mexico I've come addicted to backpacking or hiking up to small mountain streams and lakes and fishing for small native cutthroats or browns. What I've come to appreciate about fly fishing is the strategy involved and having to think things through if I want to catch anything. This is especially true on small streams which one needs to employ stealth to be able to catch the spooked ones. I love how I have had to adapt and evolve fishing techniques in order to catch fish and I feel more as if I am part of nature as opposed to something that is invading it.

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Trout Unlimited, who are they? In General Discussion by Red_green_h	13	Feb 18, 2020 by Rollcast
Re: Your thoughts on fly clips? In Gear Talk by Barbaube	2	Feb 18, 2020 by Wbranch
Re: Rod recommendations in Santa Fe area In Gear Talk by Chop	5	Feb 12, 2020 by Wbranch
Re: Floating line, WF or DT In Gear Talk by Red_green_h	12	Jan 21, 2020 by Martinlf
Re: Long-time reader, never-time poster? Start here! In General Discussion by Troutnut	350	Jan 18, 2020 by Martinlf
Re: Iowa Driftless In General Discussion by KevinB	6	Jan 15, 2020 by Red_green_h
Re: Need an excuse to buy new rods In Gear Talk by Barbaube	1	Jan 15, 2020 by Red_green_h
Re: Rio Puerco, Northern New Mexico In Fishing Reports by Red_green_h	9	Jan 15, 2020 by Martinlf
Re: Thankful In General Discussion by Martinlf	4	Nov 28, 2019 by Strmanglr
Re: 1wt gear In Gear Talk by Red_green_h	10	Oct 23, 2019 by Red_green_h
Re: Changing fly line In Gear Talk by Red_green_h	7	Oct 17, 2019 by RleeP
Re: Cold weather fly fishing In Beginner Help by Red_green_h	22	Oct 14, 2019 by Red_green_h
Re: nm In Gear Talk by Red_green_h	1	Oct 12, 2019 by Red_green_h
Re: Boots In Gear Talk by Martinlf	10	Oct 11, 2019 by Wbranch
Re: Fly fishing etiquette In General Discussion by Red_green_h	6	Sep 16, 2019 by Jmd123
Do trout eat Striders? In General Discussion by Red_green_h	4	Sep 7, 2019 by Wbranch