FLYFISHING

>>805797
Where the FUCK do you buy the gear

I live in San Diego and no matter where I drive I can't find a store that stocks it or a rep that can give me some tips

Tfw out of season, no fishing for the next few months.

>>805797

Anyone in CO know any good fly fishing spots?

>>805797
Never tried but it want
Theres some good trout fishing around here but it looks weird trying to use one of those things because you dont reel them in the usually way with a spinning reel?

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attaining trout is all i do
montana life

I fly fish for bream because I live in the south and there are no trout. Saddly, I can't find a new tippet so I can't fly fish any more.

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>>806080
>south
>no trout
what is this then

>>806082
Idk, probably a picture of a guy from kentucky who thinks that's what I meant when I said the south. When I say the south I mean where it's hot all year and herds of blacks fish for bream on the side of the road.

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I love fly fishing for any species in any place. I might even be addicted if that is possible. I enjoy smallmouth, trout, carp and pike fishing the most. My favorite type of fly fishing is freshwater flats fly fishing for carp and smallies.

>>806083
lol flyfishing is the easiest way to get away from blacks

the things i love about fly fishing are the casting, attacks on the surface and fighting the fish with the line in hand.
i have caught pike, perch on streamer and roach on dry fly
my dream is to catch a nice baltic sea trout and i want to try dryfly fishing in a river

>>806082
There are trout in the south or at least in south carolina

>>806084
Must admit i am addicted too.
Target fish are trout, grayling pike and carp
>>806010
Just google it up ;)
>>806104
Oh yes. The attack on the surface is by far one of the most amazing things to watch. I love dryflyfishing and i am also tying flies. When big trout and grayling take your selfmade fly... best feeling ever. Flyfishing requires skill and patience but once you master it, it is the most satisfying way of fishing

>>806010
Stroud Tackle, over by Mission Bay.

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Chub

>>806084
Carp? As in regular common/European carp? What baits do they hit? Sounds like fun on a fly rod.

>>807285
They're extremely opportunistic, but they have a particular affinity for worms.

Looking to get into flyfishing, but have nobody to teach me so I'll probably buy the cheapest rod and start learning by myself. I just moved and I have 5-6 lakes in 2km radius and a couple od them has trout and char so I'll hit that.
Got 2 pikes today on a lake by my house, one on a shity cheap ass popper by kayoba and second on some other cheap spinner. Both around 30 cm so I out them back tho.

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Been fly fishing excusivly for the past 4 years. Anybody else here use a float tube?
Pic related is my setup

that boy is so cute js op

>>807357
sick micro dingy do they make them in a bigger size?

>>807459
You sit on them with your feet in the water and kick with the flippers to move. No paddles or anything.

>>806079
That's a pretty fish anon

>>806091
jokes on you faggot

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^_^

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>>807463
>>807459
You can get something that is bigger and you can row around instead of paddle. Nothing better if you vehicle can't transport a boat or if the lake you are fishing is off the beaten path.

grew up about a two minute walk from a pond out in the woods, always had great largemouth. picked up fly fishing at about 7 and did it almost every day til i moved out for college. ive never had time to go do serious trout fishing on the fly or anything like that but i would love to.

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>>807555
not same guy, but i don't get joke. i also catch fish.

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...every day I fish is the first day I fished. Every situation is a new challenge. Some days I do better than others.

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>>808126
...and a few are particularly good.

Just got into it. Relaxing AF, but I'm still trying to find out what flies work for my area.

I fucking love flyfishing but I cannot catch a damn thing. Like, one fish every three outings. Admittedly I'm usually fishing small streams for browns and brookies.

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Been into FF for about 9 years now. (23yo). Its great hobby. Would choose FF above others without thinking. Just ordered new set and cant wait for delivery. Im from Latvia so main target fish is trout and chub for me

SAGE MASTER RACE REPORTING IN.

>>809437
>plastic reels
>>807629
>indicator tips

>806079
>chest packs

>>805798
>redditington

>>805797
>fish-murdering vice grips

>>809094
git gud

>>809464
You're an insufferable cunt, aren't you?

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smallmouth are fun on a flyrod

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>>807629

wow...just WOW. Is that a personal pic? Location?

best of mine pic I have to compare.

Best UK locations for flyfishing?

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>>809464
> plastic reels

You know that for most fly fishing all the reel does is hold line right? You do most of the fighting with your line in hand. This obviously doesn't hold true for fish like salmon, steelhead or any kind of saltwater fishing but that requires specialized gear no matter what.

On an unrelated note does anybody else hate loons? I'm growing to resent the basterds harrasing me while I fight fish.

>>810016
Looks like Trillium Lake in Oregon.

>>810440
>>810016
correct and it is a personal pic
i live in Montana but i do a lot out of oregon and fly fishing is my hobby

>>810434
see also
>>807569
Took me into my backing twice on an 8wt switch. Why do people snub their nose at carp?

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>live in Montana
>attain trout via 5 wt rod
>find out lake i never hit up 10 miles away has bass

wat do? should i go get a super cheap 7wt set up and get some poppers? or just ignore the temptation?

>>810457
Why would you need a different weight rod? Never fly fished bass before.

>>810434
How does it feel being poor?

>>810457
You can absolutely catch bass on a 5wt. We've even considered dropping down to a 3wt or 1wt here for the smaller ones.

You can go with poppers, but quite frankly one of the major advantages of fly fishing for bass is that you can present much smaller flies more delicately. This can net way more luck in heavily fished areas.

I'd suggest starting out with some black and olive Woolly buggers. Check what nymphs are around in your area and try to imitate the bigger ones. An even, slow retrieve with an intermediate line should put it in the best position. You want it a few inches off the bottom.

Ask away if you have further questions, I've done a lot of bass fishing on the fly, although not in America.


>>810797
Arguably people tend to collect quite a few rods for different reasons, but you can fish nearly anything anywhere. If 'anywhere' involves salt, just rinse it thoroughly properly afterwards.


Any saltwater fly fishermen here?

>>811094
I manage just fine, but even if I had a million dollars buying a brand new rod just to fish one lake seems kind of excessive. Do you hate money?

>>811164
They're not that expensive, and you can always fish the same lake again and again.

>>811200
But why but a new rod when all your current gear works just fine? What's the advantage?

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>>810457
2wt Glass.
7wt is overkill for any northern bass. 5wt might be about perfect I'd say. Any more than that and you probably won't see a bend past the last 1/4 of your rod. Just use light patterns that will toss easy on the 5.

>>811281
Aside from the general benefit of 'fishing with nice things', using a correctly balanced setup can significantly reduce fatigue in longer fishing sessions.

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8wt never seen water yet...

>>813285
Nice, anon! What are you fishing for?

Okay, someone tell me how the fuck to catch carp on the fly. Those motherfuckers have been trolling me for years. I've read books, tried so much, and have had zero luck.

Surely someone knows...

Just got an outfit and I'm ready to hit the water.

I've been practicing casting in my yard, but I think I'm doing something wrong. I always seems to make the whip crack on the forward cast, which I'm told is bad.

Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?

>>813285
smallmouth & pike

>>813471
Where are you located, what kind of water, what could they be eating?

>>813371
>>813651
i respond to wrong poat

>>813648
Stop sooner on the forward cast. Aim to throw the line up a bit as you cast. After that, wait for your line to fully unwind before bringing it back.

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give me a greencard RIGHT NOW!

cant stand watching all those empty lakes anymore, in my cunt literally ever body of water is leased by a fishing club and full of patrolling old farts looking for anything they can report or complain about.

JUST

>>815630
what's going on here?

I wouldn't even go fishing if I had to stand next to a bunch of old faggots.

>>817747
Fucking retarded is what that is. Goddamn I'm glad I live in rural Canada

Been fly fishing since I was 10- started on the freestone rivers and creeks of Montana...and despite fishing all over the World- small mouth in Virginia, Walleye and panfish in MN, steel head in AK, Bonefish in MX/Belize, even some Nile Perch in Africa....

but nothing quite matches to simple, pure joy of catching a native cutthroat trout in the back country of Montana. (catching Bonefish is pretty damn fun tho)

I did when i was young with my dad a couple times. I still fish with a spin reel and have wanted to get back into the fly for awhile but i just started regularly catching fish last year and i find it hard to reason getting into 2 types of fishing since its such an expensive hobby as it is

Also the fly fishermen that i see and know never seem to catch anything

>>817759
Where are you from in canada?

>>818163
Nunya

>>817747
Well the pic is from a stocked commercial pond, a good retainment for old faggots and russians who would otherwise destroy our natural waters.

I actually exaggerated the issue a bit, sometimes Im still alone at the 60ha lake I usually fish, bot often enough there are swimmers, sailers etc. Just unavoidable in the summer due to the population density.

>>818181
Hilarious... I wish I was in the same room as you. Only 1 of us would be leaving, BUDDY!!!!!

I fly fish to quicky catch bait fish

>>819640
I throw a shortened sabiki rig on a 8wt for baits all the time.

>>818490
Reported

>>820974
Reported

>>809437
Latvia seems nice. :)

>>819640
On a boat?

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I'm looking for a pair of light weight waders for back packing.

Wiggy's have exactly what I want except that being in the UK the shipping is almost as much as the damn waders.

Does anybody know of any good alternatives?

>>822406
What is the water like? Water shoes/wet wading not an option?

>>824618
Water shoes not really an option as I don't want to carry around another set of boots etc.

I could wet wade but it's not ideal, I don't mind but I'd prefer to be dry. I think I'll just make my own desu.

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>>821035
My new rod. It is nice country.

Plenty on fly fishin, but I dot see anything on fly tying. Anyone else make their own flies?

>>826391
Sure. Cant imagine fly fishing without tying. It makes the fishing process 3 times more interesting

>>805797
How do you go fly fishing? I usually take a rotting piece of meat, throw it on the porch. I get so many flies that way.

>>817747
Would rather play a fishing video game than engage in that nonsense

>>826611
I've come acrossed several fly fishermen who exclusively buy their flies. They'll ask me what I'm using and where I got that fly. I'm always dumbfounded when asked that. I thought a most fishermen tied their own, might just be a local thing though. I've looked at the flies at the local stores and they are ridiculously priced. Just surprised it hasn't been brought up in the thread.

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>>827365
They noobs. Thats like using hacks.