Who here fly fishes?

I have a few times. I would love to do it more, but I don't have any gear right now, and I have entirely too many other hobbies that I spend entirely too much money on to really take up another expensive hobby like fly fishing.

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popping bugs

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Those are the shite. They're pretty much all I use.

ME! I burn that chinquapin (sp) arse every year. I fish Caney, Darbonne and my own stocked pond. You can catch em on a popping bug or a sinking fly when they won't hit anything else. 10 to 2 if ya know what I mean.

We had a lake house in N. Arkansas in the White river, Norfork lake, and Bull Shoals area. I caught a bunch of rainbows, browns, and cutthroats up there when I was younger.

I've caught some bream and bass in ponds here in La, but it loses it's appeal once you've floated a river and done some "real" fly fishing.

It's cool to know how to do it. I learned to tie sow bugs and wooly boogers. Once you catch a fish off of flies you tied yourself, you have a serious feel of accomplishment.

All that said, give me a 7 ft. carrot stik, revo, and a bag of senkos, and I'll show you a mossy back largemouth hawg... way better IMHO.

It's closer than you would think, and not expensive for a guided trip.

Look up White River trout outfitters (that's not a specific name, just generally what guides are known as) in Arkansas. It's only about an hour and a half from Little Rock.

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I went fly fishing for rainbows on the Salmon River in Idaho. It was amazing.

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Me too, brother. Started in Ketchum and worked my way up to Stanley. AWESOME place!

Nothing like trying to catch a few bream or bass with flyrod and have a 10lb catfish surface and take your fly. Welcome to a 20 minute fight of your life.

Also, I've had several bass try to eat the bream I have hooked

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I usually try and fish out west once a year. I've had some good times on The Big Wood river in ID.

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I go to Idaho also....

North of Ketchum and Sun Valley in the Salmon Challis NF....








Usually camp, and fish, for two weeks. A ton of fun and absolutely beautiful scenery.

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trout trip on the White or Norfork try Rose's Trout Dock.

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not chunking power bait off a spin cast.

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You forgot about raw crawfish tail meat.

They'll put you on fish though...

But you're right, I took a guided trip my first time, and was like... "I got this...".