re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here

When fishing them for bass and sacs are you just casting out and stripping them in?

I've drifted them for trout in the river, but I still haven't caught shite, I need to book a trip with a guide.

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I can post some pics of mine favorite ones if needed.

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I'd love to see some pics. Since I'm not gonna be able to fish for a good while I think I'm gonna start learning to tie flies.

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I know nothing about salt water fly fishing but this is, IME, the best all around fly in existence

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I 100% agree and Tom Rosenbauer explicitly says this in the Orvis fly fishing guide (great book by the way)

You can carry your flies in your carryon. I would definitely carry my rod and reel and not check it.

I appreciate that, I'll upload some trout pics if I happen to catch any.

Anyone fishing that Rio Cichlid fly fishing tourney in City Park this month?

I would just get a quality hard fly case and check it in with your luggage.


Oh and anyone looking for some fly boxes on the dirt cheap here ya go. Just need to put some foam inserts in them. LINK

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I'll be snagging a few of those. Thanks!

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I ordered 10

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I tie mine a little differently than most (prefer shorter marabou tail and less bushy body) but every one of my fly boxes has plenty of buggers - salmon, steelies, trout, bass all love them.

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I tie mine with a shorter tail, but instead of a chenille and hackle I tie it with spun marabou. I'll trim the spun marabou on the body some but it stays pretty bushy.

i will usually add 10-15 wraps of lead wire for weight or but a bead on it.

I don't have a clue what it's suppose to mimic but trout have a hard time passing them up.


ETA: Trip to the White wasn't a complete bust but they ran 8 units (the bull shoals only has 8) nonstop. The lakes up there are extremely high with all the rain that they have received.

We would drive down to the Norfork and fish until the water was turned on there. The water usually reached us around 12:00 pm

Caught a few but not what I'm used to catching but it was a fun trip regardless.

Do any of you have Frogg Togg waders? I have my eye on the Hellbender waders, but am having trouble with sizing. Their size chart doesn't make any sense to me. Does the max chest make a lot of difference? The difference in the inseams is only about a half inch between some sizes. Maybe I am just oblivious to wader sizing but this seems weird. I have my eye on the large, but I typically wear an XL in most sizes of anything. Size 11 to 11 1/2 foot, typically wear a 32 inch inseam pants, and for something like a suit coat I usually wear like a 44R or 44L. Any insight?

Size Chart

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Do any of you have Frogg Togg waders? I have my eye on the Hellbender waders, but am having trouble with sizing. Their size chart doesn't make any sense to me. Does the max chest make a lot of difference? The difference in the inseams is only about a half inch between some sizes. Maybe I am just oblivious to wader sizing but this seems weird. I have my eye on the large, but I typically wear an XL in most sizes of anything. Size 11 to 11 1/2 foot, typically wear a 32 inch inseam pants, and for something like a suit coat I usually wear like a 44R or 44L. Any insight?

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I have Frog Toggs. Great waders. If you need to buy wading boots and waders online, I'd go to a store and try them on first. I actually pay extra, and buy them in a store so you make sure you get the right stuff. So with Frog Toggs, I bought a size larger than I would have guessed form their chart.