Official Asylum Fly-fishing Thread

[SteveA]

One of 5 caught 2 weekends ago in central WA state.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/album.php?albumid=54

[Steve]

Nice 'bow!

Originally Posted by SteveA

One of 5 caught 2 weekends ago in central WA state.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/album.php?albumid=54

[MTB996]

I spent many hours throwing woolly buggers (black and olive) into the White and Norfolk rivers in Arkansas in the 90s. Great rivers and tremendous fishing. Haven't fished there in several years (my Grandfather retired out there for the fishing and passed away 7 years ago) but miss it dearly.

Good catch! Need to break out the flyrod and look for trout in the NC mountains one of these days.

[Steve]

They are up there!

I spent many says fishing a little north and west of you catching some real nice trout as well as some decent smallies.

Originally Posted by MTB996

Good catch! Need to break out the flyrod and look for trout in the NC mountains one of these days.

[Scottw]

Nice catches! My wife got me a fly rod this past christmas but I haven't used it yet. A buddy of mine told me it is more frustrating that learning to play golf. Is it as difficult as he makes it out to be??

[lightning9191]

Originally Posted by Scottw

Nice catches! My wife got me a fly rod this past christmas but I haven't used it yet. A buddy of mine told me it is more frustrating that learning to play golf. Is it as difficult as he makes it out to be??

No it isn't too bad. Find someone to teach you how to cast or watch a youtube video on it (I'm sure they exist...they have videos on everything). Then go fishing....that is where I did a lot of learning. I use a 3x tippet for most things and if the fly is not turning over correctly I adjust my leader. The big first step is learning how to cast. If you can cast your fly accurately, then the rest is easy/frustrating...depending on how picky the fish are. Feel free to ask questions here as it seems we have a handful of flyfisherman.

[kayak_rat]

Originally Posted by lightning9191

No it isn't too bad. Find someone to teach you how to cast or watch a youtube video on it (I'm sure they exist...they have videos on everything). Then go fishing....that is where I did a lot of learning. I use a 3x tippet for most things and if the fly is not turning over correctly I adjust my leader. The big first step is learning how to cast. If you can cast your fly accurately, then the rest is easy/frustrating...depending on how picky the fish are. Feel free to ask questions here as it seems we have a handful of flyfisherman.

I second lightenings post. As a former golfer.....I find fly fishing much more rewarding. I am a nature nut, so any excuse to get outside. In fact about the only time I golf any more is the check out the creeks or ponds located close to the courses.

[SteveA]

Originally Posted by Scottw

Nice catches! My wife got me a fly rod this past christmas but I haven't used it yet. A buddy of mine told me it is more frustrating that learning to play golf. Is it as difficult as he makes it out to be??

There is a lot to learn but pick up a book or take a class or two and get started. Years ago my wife got me a rod/reel for Christmas. I picked up a book, "Flyfishing, First Cast to First Fish" by Joseph Petralia, and spent the winter teaching myself to cast. Once you start actually fishing you'll pick up something new with every outing. Also, if you can find people to fish with you will learn a lot very fast. Experienced or not it's a lot of fun.

[lightning9191]

Got out today to two different streams. The air temp was in the 50s (it was in the single digits earlier this week). I caught two rainbows at the first one and had a handful of bites at the second one. I caught the rainbows on an beadhead olive hare's ear and had the bites on a black woolly bugger.

[BarneyBandMan]

Originally Posted by Scottw

Nice catches! My wife got me a fly rod this past christmas but I haven't used it yet. A buddy of mine told me it is more frustrating that learning to play golf. Is it as difficult as he makes it out to be??

I agree with the others: it is not that difficult but requires a lot of practice. Putting a ball on the green from 100 yards may not be that difficult, but putting it 3 feet from the hole takes practice. Same with a fly rod: getting the fly in the creek is not that difficult, but putting it in the right place for a natural presentation does take practice.

Try placing on old tire or hula hoop on the ground and start trying to hit it in the center from 10 yards away. Then start backing up. Just watch out for foliage and friends and hornet's nests behind you.

And if all else fails, watch Brad Pitt's double-hitch casts in "A River Runs Through It," then go outside and "be" the Brad.

[lightning9191]

Got out today and did a little fishing. They stocked a local stream a few weeks ago. I worked it over with a black woolly bugger for the majority of the time and brought two rainbows in and had a couple others slip off. Not bad for mid-December. Anyone else getting out there?

[kayak_rat]

Originally Posted by MTB996

I spent many hours throwing woolly buggers (black and olive) into the White and Norfolk rivers in Arkansas in the 90s. Great rivers and tremendous fishing. Haven't fished there in several years (my Grandfather retired out there for the fishing and passed away 7 years ago) but miss it dearly.

Good catch! Need to break out the flyrod and look for trout in the NC mountains one of these days.

Come on back down sometime. I live in NW Ark and fish both Norfolk and the white regularly. In fact a close friend has a cabin next to the Cotter bridge.