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Anyone fly fish?
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:51 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:51 am
My son and I are picking up fly fishing. We both got Orvis Encounters for Christmas. We've only bait fished before.
What are the best flies for brown and rainbow trout fishing? How hard is it to learn casting? Any youtube videos or websites that you can link me to with information? Should we look for lessons or a guided fish to learn the basics on how and where to fish? All tips and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
What are the best flies for brown and rainbow trout fishing? How hard is it to learn casting? Any youtube videos or websites that you can link me to with information? Should we look for lessons or a guided fish to learn the basics on how and where to fish? All tips and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:55 am to Forkbeard3777
Just practice casting without a fly in your backyard. I know the Bass Pro near my house has free fly tying lessons on Wednesday nights and I highly recommend going to that to learn what works on fish in your area, "match the hatch" is the name of the game. Plus, there's nothing like the satisfaction you get from catching a fish on a fly that you tied yourself.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 9:03 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:00 am to Forkbeard3777
Do a search, there is a pretty large fly fishing thread here...
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:09 am to FloridaMike
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Just practice casting without a fly in your backyard
Please don't do this.
Call your local fly shop and ask about a casting lesson. If you have an Orvis near wherever you live they have a free fly fishing 101 class. It's very very hard to unlearn bad technique. If you go out in your yard start trying to make casts without a fly attached you're going to be throwing big nasty trailing loops in no time flat. It will get even worse when you try cast with a fly. Always practice with something tied to your tippet. You can clip the hook off of an old fly, a small piece of yarn works well or finger nail sized piece of fabric.
Ask around, someone will absolutely give you a quick lesson and you will be way ahead of the curve.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:11 am to Barf
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Please don't do this.
Call your local fly shop and ask about a casting lesson. If you have an Orvis near wherever you live they have a free fly fishing 101 class. It's very very hard to unlearn bad technique. If you go out in your yard start trying to make casts without a fly attached you're going to be throwing big nasty trailing loops in no time flat. It will get even worse when you try cast with a fly. Always practice with something tied to your tippet. You can clip the hook off of an old fly, a small piece of yarn works well or finger nail sized piece of fabric.
That's what I am thinking. I tried to "pick up" golf 40 something years ago. I learned bad habits on my swing that were damn near impossible to break. I was finally able to shake them after countless lessons with a golf pro. It made it as unenjoyable as possible.
I'm looking to enjoy and relax with fly-fishing and I'd hate to learn bad technique.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:23 am to Forkbeard3777
The FF mega thread is on the first page. Review the info in the OP and links provided. Then ask whatever you want in there
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:26 am to Barf
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Please don't do this
I did this. Watched a bunch of orvis and youtube videos and got the basics down.
Been slaying fish on the fly every since
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:40 am to SouthboundTiger
Self taught caster as well but that's by necessity because Mississippi isn't exactly a fly fishermans haven. I'm not a great caster yet by any means but I've gotten pretty accurate and can send a fly 80-90 feet. I mostly saltwater fish so haven't really practiced much roll casting. If lessons are available I would go that route so you can get immediate feedback on what you're doing wrong
My biggest weakness hasn't been casting, but rather setting the hook and fighting the fish. It's just so much different than spinning tackle.
My biggest weakness hasn't been casting, but rather setting the hook and fighting the fish. It's just so much different than spinning tackle.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 9:43 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:47 am to Forkbeard3777
On a regular basis, well use to as I only get to now twice a month. When I lived in Asheville I fished in the Smokies or outside of the area twice a week during the summer and 3 or 4 times during the winter. Less freaking tourists in the winter and easy to get to more open holes and water.
My six year old loves it and caught his first trout on a fly rod this past Memorial Day on Big Snow Bird on the far western part of the state. Taking him for a week to the White River in early June and then taking him in August out to Montana to a friends ranch near the Little Big Horn
Great time to spend with your son and just enjoy the outside
My six year old loves it and caught his first trout on a fly rod this past Memorial Day on Big Snow Bird on the far western part of the state. Taking him for a week to the White River in early June and then taking him in August out to Montana to a friends ranch near the Little Big Horn
Great time to spend with your son and just enjoy the outside
Posted on 1/3/17 at 9:51 am to Riseupfromtherubble
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My biggest weakness hasn't been casting, but rather setting the hook and fighting the fish. It's just so much different than spinning tackle.
Casting on small streams is a pain as I spend more time sidearm to a roll cast to avoid bushes and trees on the bank. Some of favorite trout fishing is smaller streams pulling a native brook or spec but hate getting snagged
Setting the hook with trout just takes time but once you do it enough is easy the real pain is when using a 22-26 midge to get a big brown to jump on it. The leader has to be small and very easy to snap it off just on the cast. But when you set it and get a brown it is fun.
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