Learn How To Fly Fish

Have you ever been fishing? Many people would answer yes to this. In America alone, according to the American Sportfishing Association, there are nearly 40,000,000 anglers. But; have you ever tried Fly Fishing? Well, If you enjoy fishing of any kind I strongly suggest you try it. But, and this is very important. Learn How To Fly Fish Properly. If you go out with your new fly fishing gear, tie on your fly, cast, and hope, it’s likely that you’ll catch nothing, and then you’ll become disillusioned.

There are many things to learn first: Rod selection, line selection, leader and tippet selection, casting techniques. I could go on and on. But what I’m saying is, get the basics right first.

Fly Fishing is learning to imitate nature as you fool the fish into taking your carefully selected fly. Then feeling the exhilaration as you maybe hook a Smallmouth Bass and skilfully reel it in as it jumps and fights for all it’s worth on the surface, trying to throw the hook. Or perhaps a big trout that threatens to break your line.

O.k. so you can get the same thrill from bait fishing, and once you’ve hooked a fish, the way you reel it in is much the same. But it’s the skill of catching the fish which makes Fly Fishing so exhilarating.

So which is best, Bait Fishing or Fly Fishing? The answer is that neither one is better, or worse than the other. They’re just different. There is more to learn for successful Fly Fishing, it’s true, and some people just don’t want to learn about hatches, fly patterns etc. The skill of Fly Fishing is to make the fish see the fly and believe it’s a real insect and not a threat, or something to ignore. In my opinion, when you catch a fish this way, the feeling you get is 100 times that, of putting live bait in the water and waiting for the fish to bite.

Most novice anglers start with bait fishing. And it’s the best way to introduce children to fishing. But for me, and every Fly Fisherman I’ve ever talked to, bait fishing just doesn’t give the excitement of Fly Fishing.

Learn how to fly fish properly and it’s unlikely that you’ll ever want to go back to bait fishing.

William Carter
http://www.articlesbase.com/fishing-articles/learn-how-to-fly-fish-403276.html

How Is The Fly Fishing In Swift River MA?

I’v heard the fishing is good there but i would like a second oppinion. Also were is a good place to fish on the river, how do i get there from the north (NH), and what flies should i use

some links would be great

the flies depend on the time of year you go…

Whats A Good Fly Fishing Rod To Learn On That’s Reasonably Priced?

I’m a first timer and i really want to learn how to do fly fishing but the thing is i really know nothing…. i live in the Northwest so what would be a good rod for the fish here and what are some things that i should look for in a rod an information will be super helpful since i genuinely know nothing… thanks for all the help i appreciate it!

I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that you might be chasing steelhead with your rig or maybe some bass. If thats the case, I would suggest an 8 wt outfit. I posted a link to a 9′ 8 wt. pre-rigged outfit. It’s Redington’s entry level rod. It comes pre-spooled with backing,weight forward floating fly line,(weight forward floating is the most popular style.) and a 9 ‘ leader. A good choice for a beginner. You may want to upgrade in a couple years when you find out if fly fishing is something you may want to pursue. I think you’ll like it alot. Until then, this is a very forgiving rod. It will serve you well.

http://www.kmdtackle.com/redington-crosswater-fly-fishing-outfit.html

There are several others if thats not quite what you are looking for.

Rather than post all the links up, just go ahead and browse my site and feel free to ask any questions you want. It’s no problem. Your question here is just a bit vague.

Whichever rod you choose, I wish ya all the luck.
Just remember..—you are casting the line and not the actual fly.
—learn your knots(albright knot, blood knot, improved clinch knot).
—keep your wrist still, cast with your forearm, and cast at a ten o’clock–two o’clock position. Your cast should actually be a large oval and not a directly back and forth plane. Cant your arm out slightly on the backcast. This way the line won’t cross over itself resulting in a "Tailing Loop".

Try those tips to begin with. You have a bit of homework to do there. Those tips will pay off, believe me.

When Is The Best Time To Fly Fish In CT And How Should I Fresh Water Fish For Bluegills, Bass, And Trout? ?

ITs november and im not sure (being a beginer fly fishermen) when the best time to fly fish is.My friend and i want to go fishing at his small pond. He ses there are bluegills bass a few trout and he ses " one other kind of fish" Im love fishing and I would say im priddy good but im not sure wat to use this kind of year if i want to catch the bigger bass or maby the trout. someone once told me when it gets cold you should fly fish for the trout is this true? Should i bother bringing my Fly rod or my spin casting rod? What should i do?

It’s been said before, but bears repeating: The best time to go fishing is when you can.

Locally, as long as there is open water, either your flyrod or spinning rod will do. Although there will be exceptional days, when the weather is balmy, fish more than likely will be feeding subsurface. So choose your baits and flys with that in mind.

For the spinning outfit, anything from plastic worms to spinnerbaits can work. For the flyrod, think in terms of nymphs, streamers, and other subsurface flies. You’d be hard to beat either a wooly bugger (and its variants) or a Clouser Minnow.

When Salt Water Fly Fishing For Blue Fish, How Do I Attach The Steel Leader? ?

I’m assuming that a steel leader must be attached, as in regular fishing(baitcaster, ect.), but im not completely postive. As I’m sure you can tell, I am new at salt water fly fishing.

I want to basically fly fish for blues and stripers while walking down the beach…casting lures with my penn spin reel has caused too much problems since the lures are light wieghted.

Also, if you can suggest types of line to use….and if buying a small gaff for retrieving the caught fish would be a good idea or not. ( I’m leaning towards yes on the gaff)

thanks in advance.

I am not a salt water fisherman, but I have seen references to two different techiques to attach steel leaders to a fly leader for pike/muskies: 1) direct tie using an an albright knot 2) use a tippet ring and a tyger knot (looks a lot like a two turn clinch knot) to attach the steel to the ring. I have no personal experience with either technique, but it might be a place to start looking.

Gary