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Fly fishing

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thateastcoastski
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Anybody have any tips for fly fishing? I just tried it not too long ago fishing for trout but I didn’t catch any. I was spooking the fish bc I was letting the fly land on the water too hard I think? I even tried some nymphs and streamers.
Dec 31 2020 9:33PM
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Toasty.
Posts: 6196 - Karma: 2,302
Float the line as you cast, keep your rod down as you follow it down stream, the second it starts to drag you need to re cast if your dry fly’ing. And honestly just time, takes awhile to learn the tricks of casting to not have it “slap” the water.
Dec 31 2020 9:39PM
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SFBv420.0
Posts: 2539 - Karma: 3,124
"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."-HTD

[/b]theres a its taking over thread somewhere
my presence in it is huge
my advice would be
if ya really wanna catch fish
dont use the whippy stick
if ya want a life long journey of learning
well it shall provide
Jan 1 2021 8:21AM
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animator
Posts: 4552 - Karma: 26,250
Learn to cast first. If your fly is slapping the water too hard you’re bringing the rod down too fast and too hard on the forward cast. Practice on a field or something with a bit of yarn on the end.
Jan 1 2021 9:21PM
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