Fly Fishin'

Late as shit to the party but maybe good info for next year, or maybe you tried it last year already who knows.



Yes you can. I caught bass all summer long on the fly rod. Including one pig that must have been 3 pounds or so on my 6'6" 3wt eagle claw featherlight.

Floating poppers and big ass wooly buggers worked best for me in the summer and fall.

If it swims, you can probably catch it on a fly rod.

poppers work really well for bass, just went fly fishing for bass yesterday and thats what i used

Ha no way, I live in Fort Collins as well. And I pretty much strictly fly fish. If you ever see an old maroon subaru wagon parked up the canyon, good chance its me. Caught these two bastards yesterday before class, twas a delicious lunch.

that left one is a big fish for the poudre!

yeah i pretty much limit my fishin addictions to the fly rod
but i rarely throw worm or egg patterns or watch bobbers
them bucket bass ill eat about any minner or craw pattern or poppers

been fishin hard for the vacuum mouth poopfish last couple seasons
maddening challanging at times but highly rewarding

there is a flyfishin thread in nsg and i pretty much own it.

What's a good setup(line, flys etc) for a beginner? I plan on fishing in mostly a freshwater river with mostly trout with a rocky sandy bottom

RsimpsonWhat's a good setup(line, flys etc) for a beginner? I plan on fishing in mostly a freshwater river with mostly trout with a rocky sandy bottom

What is your location? Do you think that the rivers you are fishing will be wide open with a lot of room to cast, or more close quarters with tree limbs and other shit everywhere? . Get a 8'6'' or 9' rod, preferably a 4-5 weight, and a matching weight reel, and don't worry about buying expensive shit. A Cabela's brand "three forks" rod\reel combo will do you nicely. If your fishing narrow rivers and streams with little room to cast, an 8' or 7'6'' rod might be a more appropriate length. Most rod\reel combo setups usually come with backing and weighted forward floating fly line, which is exactly what you will need.
The only other things you really need are a good pair of waders and a net. Nylon chest waders will be good for pretty much everything. I have some hip waders too that I got at Walmart as a cheap backup. The net is not the most important thing, but I have lost so many fish because I didn't have a net with me, so just save yourself the headache and get a cheap rubber landing net, they are like 20 bucks.
After we know your actual location, we can talk about flies. There is an entire universe surrounding fishing flies, and enough literature to fill an entire library. The best thing you can do is research the purpose and differences between dry flies, nymphs, and streamers, and maybe wet flies. Look up the Orvis Fishing Co. blog, they have so many awesome instructional videos and posts.

^ Also I don't check here often, feel free to pm me anytime brotha.