Anyone into fly fishing?

Nester

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Just getting into fly fishing. Went out and got kitted up with a TFO Signature Jim Teeny Series 7 Wt 9' and a TFO MK II Disc Drag Reel.

Been out twice with it without success as I'm pretty weak on the casting but improving slowly. Sure help when you have someone who knows what there doing guiding you along. Sure do enjoy it as do the fish I'm not catching :D



Anyone else caught this addiction?
 
Tried fly fishing a couple of times but could never get the "technique" right so I just ended up tying a fly and a small weight to my regular rod and having a go .... Never caught anything with it.
 
Nester said:
Just getting into fly fishing. Went out and got kitted up with a TFO Signature Jim Teeny Series 7 Wt 9' and a TFO MK II Disc Drag Reel.

Been out twice with it without success as I'm pretty weak on the casting but improving slowly. Sure help when you have someone who knows what there doing guiding you along. Sure do enjoy it as do the fish I'm not catching :D



Anyone else caught this addiction?
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It sounds like you have pretty good equipment. One thing you failed to mention was what line you were using. Next to your Fly rod itself the most important thing is the line. Don't buy cheap....
 
I love fly fishing, it's an addicting hobby. Where are you fishing Nester? There are different techniques for lakes and rivers. Win/64 is right about the line... don't cheep out. You picked a good rod to start with. I'm heading out today for some fishing in K-Country at this lake for some cuttie / rainbow action (at least I hope!)...

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Thats some beautifull Country Scott. You should consider yourself blessed. I can't wait for the weather to cool down here and get out for some Steelhead. :)
 
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Thats some beautifull Country Scott. You should consider yourself blessed. I can't wait for the weather to cool down here and get out for some Stealhead. :)
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It's hard not to feel blessed, that's for sure! No steelhead around here for me to try though :(
 
I'll bet your trying to fish dry fies. That's the hardest thing for me. I suggest starting to fish with streamers, and I can almost garuntee your luck will improve. Once you get your casting down, you will be able to land a dry and keep it afloat. :)
 
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I'll bet your trying to fish dry fies. That's the hardest thing for me. I suggest starting to fish with streamers, and I can almost garuntee your luck will improve. Once you get your casting down, you will be able to land a dry and keep it afloat. :)
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I disagree Streamers are a heavier fly and I find are harder to cast. With a lighter fly you are casting the line. And not the fly.
 
I had discovered this addiction years ago and next to guns and hunting it is my second favorite past time.
When I first started I tied a lot of wind knots in my line, trying way to hard to whip that line out there.....then took some lessons on casting, made a huge difference.

I expect the salmon should be in any day now and with them some Browns. The river is just a 5 minute walk from home and usually by Thanksgiving it is great fishing.
 
I just got into fly fishing this year too, what an expensive thing :) It was like a never ending shopping list mainly cause I got into fly tying too. It is very fun to do both however kinda slacked off recently with it. I haven't gone fishing in a month and haven't tied in like 2.

I have gone a lot and still have yet to catch anything, is kinda annoying. Hopefully I have a better small game hunting season though.

Also learn the roll cast, gets you out of many tricky situations in which you have stuff behind you, which is like 100% of the time.

As for streamers, I find them impossible to cast when they are dry, I usually wet them so they don't catch the wind as much and they are easy after that. For really heavy ones like a weighted clouser minnow I just roll cast it out, too heavy for a normal cast and if you hit your rod KABOOM it will shatter.
 
I picked up Fly Fishing this year too. We've been on the Grand for Browns and around the area on some smaller lakes/streams for bass. I took my fly rod up to the cottage this year and caught some nice bass on surface poppers. The orvis web site has a nice selection of flies if you aren't inclined yet to tie your own. It can be an expensive hobby, but I find it a lot more fun than how I used to fish. I picked up a float tube (FISHCAT 4) off ebay 2 months back and they are fantastic! With this nice weather reading this post .. I think I am going to head out to the local conservation area to try and hook on some smallies and try my luck with Rainbows.
 
There is a fly fishing group here that teaches casting and fly tying during the off season. Learned fly tying and casting there, was good stuff. Fly tying isn't that hard, just takes some time and patience cause you will break your thread a lot. Wait till you get into spun deer hair flies, those are fun. (no sarcasm they are fun)
 
Flyfished a lot years ago. Unfortunately I wasn't nuts about it, so ended up going back to casting rods. Found I just am just better at spin casting!

Really love the feeling of flyfishing though, when you have a nice open bit of water, it's a warm evening and you can cast out right into the trouts mouth:)
 
I used to fly fish, and still have much of my old gear...

I gave it up when it became apparent that I could only dedicate my free time to one passion, which was handloading, shoointg and hunting. and fly fishing isn't one of those things you just "dabble" in if you want to become successful at it. You have to immerse yourself in it..

I didn't want to, so I quit it and now when I want to fish I grab a spinning rod or sal####er tackle. I'll pick up a fly for when I (rarely) fish the classified rivers.:)

Still, there isn't much more of a thrill than catching a big fish on light gear!!:dancingbanana:
 
I have tailed off on my Fly Fishing. I have switched to float fishing. Very effective.
 
I'm using Scientific anglers floating fly line, bright green, don't know the exact kind. The local fishing store owner helped me put it on and he was pretty sure that it was just the line I needed. I do have the box it came in around here somewhere, just can't find it right now.

As for where I'm fish, pretty much central Alberta. Spent a few days out a Peppers Lake, Ram falls and Elk creek. Got wet in the Red Deer River just 5 minutes outside my front door and that's pretty much that. Have plans to just head out west of Caroline and go from there.

I still need some odds and sods to be comfortably kitted out.


What do you guys prefer the fishing vest or the chest pack? The fishing vest is nice but haven't really found one that I like. The chest pack appears to be a bit more on the light weight side as you will have the tendency not to pack it too heavy. Then again what do I know. Decisions, decisions.


Also for you creek walkers, what do you put your fish in when you do catch one? I just can't see myself carrying one of those baskets.

A hat with flys in/on it isn't mandatory is it>? :runaway:
 
Ohh man that vest I bought (Simms something or else, it is the cheapest one) was the best money spent. You can toss pretty much everything a fly fishing newb has in there and are ready to go whenever you want.

Also if you don't have a case for your rod yet, go down to Canadian Tire and pick up some PVC tube with the test fit caps.
 
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