Fly rod practice

[butchthedog]

Never heard of bomber float's, How would you use them and what are they. I do some fly fishing here on a river, not very good at it though "catch more bushes than fish" and I can get some pretty good wind knots in the leader. One of my biggest problems is in choosing a correct fly. Black and Brown coloured flys seem the best choice.

[jus_young]

Fly fishing looks like too much work. I used to spend many, many hours either on the pier, on a beach, boat or lake fishing and hate to think how much money I spent on gear. But then again I am probably only doing the same now with my camping stuff eh!

Abu stuff is top notch. I had various multiplier reals of theirs and several Shimano rods... I miss it now but wheres the time for everything?

[bopdude]

Which river /s do you fish butchthedog, I'm Co. Durham / Cleveland can never remember if it ever stopped lol

[FishyFolk]

Never heard of bomber float's, How would you use them and what are they. I do some fly fishing here on a river, not very good at it though "catch more bushes than fish" and I can get some pretty good wind knots in the leader. One of my biggest problems is in choosing a correct fly. Black and Brown coloured flys seem the best choice.

Here is one rig for sea trout fishing. But I fish in lakes mostly so I use normal dry flies.






I typically use a 50 gram one with a salmon rod that can take 20-60 gram lure weights. I use a 6 foot leader frpom the float to the fly. The fly is a normal dry fly. When you cast you stop itjust before the float hits water, that will present the fly quite nicely.

[nat110732]

Hi

have a read of any of the john gierach books about fly fishing.. they are mainly anecdotal but amazing storytelling and im sure they could fan even the tiniest of embers..

cheers

nat

[nat110732]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Taxes-...s=john+gierach

This should wet anyones appetite..its mainly a selection of essays from earlier books, magazine articles and such..cannot recommend his books enough, even to the non-fishermen

[FishyFolk]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Taxes-...s=john+gierach

This should wet anyones appetite..its mainly a selection of essays from earlier books, magazine articles and such..cannot recommend his books enough, even to the non-fishermen

Books like those have a tendency to bore me witless.

If I ever pick up a book on fly fishing, it will tell me how to do it, not what the author feels when he is out fishing. Thats for me to experience myself, without any ideas of how I should feel
about it planted into my head.

And these days there is you tube. What someone has not put out there of know-how, ain't worth knowing. Watch - practice - know. Thats how I learn.

[nat110732]

...just trying to help!! you stick to you tube then pal if you are bored by someone waxing lyrical..if you want a 'chess manual on fly fishing' i'm sure theres plenty out there ..

[butchthedog]

Which river /s do you fish butchthedog, I'm Co. Durham / Cleveland can never remember if it ever stopped lol

River WEAR at CROXDALE

[butchthedog]

Here is one rig for sea trout fishing. But I fish in lakes mostly so I use normal dry flies.






I typically use a 50 gram one with a salmon rod that can take 20-60 gram lure weights. I use a 6 foot leader frpom the float to the fly. The fly is a normal dry fly. When you cast you stop itjust before the float hits water, that will present the fly quite nicely.

Good explanation, never done that before, I'm thinking maybe some experimenting on the cards. I'll let you know what happens Rune.