Fly Fishing in Louisiana

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Fish with his guy. Good friend. Holds/held tons of LA records

Orvis has a decent low end kit.

Redington makes affordable rods and reels. I would skip the Bass Pro/Cabelas stuff and at least move to a fly-centric company (like Redington). You can find deals on Steep and Cheap or Backcountry.com, but just researching and then buying from ebay may be a good best.

i fly fish a lot in my neighborhood ponds, cant wait to go in the basin for sac a lait this year. Ive got a lot of tips and help from the guys at Pack n Paddle in Lafayette. they have a bunch a flies that local guys tie and are more geared for our area.

i want to get into tying them myself but i havent crossed that line yet

One of the most fun ways to fish round here when the bite is on. I recomend using a sinking trailer bait about 1.5 feet below your bream popper. I catch twice as many on the trailor plus theres the opportunity to catch doubles

The guy who runs laflyfish.com is a good buddy of mine. He also writes the fly fishing column for Louisiana Sportsman magazine. If you're looking to spend under $100 on a complete outfit (rod/reel/fly line), he recommends either the Cabelas 3-Forks outfit or the Bass Pro Hobbs Creek outfit in 8-ft, 5-wt for freshwater. If you have a little more money to spend, look at the Redington or TFO outfits, they come with a warranty. Or at least get their rods. The reels and line will last a long time, but the rods will break, eventually, and the warranty guarantees a liftime rod.

For saltwater, definitely the TFO or Redington Pursuit or Torrent, in 7 or 8 weight. They have warranty and power to cast distance and land bigger fish. For salt you want a reel that is either machined or andodized to avoid corrosion. The Orvis and Ross reels are great for the money, so is Lamson Konic. With a warranty rod and a machined/anodized reel, your equipment may outlive you. Only the fly line will need to be replaced every 5 years or so.

It's a great sport. There are 9 clubs in Louisiana and lots of activities each spring. They catch LOTS of bream, white perch, reds, specks, white trout, and offshore species on fly rod. There's nothing like catching a big red on a fly rod in skinny water fishing from a kayak.

Forgot to mention. If you buy Cabelas or Bass Pro fly rods, keep the receipt. They'll replace the rod for a period of 1 year if broken.

Caught a ton of bream growing up fly fishing. The local walmarks would carry some tiny bugs that we'd trim the whiskers on, sling out there and wiggle the rod from side to side a bit while slowly pulling in your line. They couldn't resist it.

Even had to go to the hospital and get a fly cut out the back of my head once.

Is there a good place to buy a used Saltwater fly rod/reel around BR? I have read alot recetnly on the topic, it appears you get what you pay for. I thought a good way to save some money would be to buy a gently used setup. I checked LA sportsman and CL. Is there anywhere else to look besides ebay?

Try serria trading post they have clearances on name brand fly fishing rods reels and files

I was at a flea market a few weeks ago and bought an old Martin Fly rod and one of the old auto reels for 20 bucks. I am getting back into fly fishing again, not having done it for about 40 years. I reall want to hook up with a big bass. I have never caught many sacalait with a fly though. Love using a popper for everything else, though.
A freind bought a nice ready to fish rig last week at academy for a lot less than I had to pay for backing, fly line, leader and tippet to rig like we used to. I even bought a tying kit.