adam s 32 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 I love to fish, but i would love to give fly fishing a go it looks very interesting. Could anyone please help, i have no idea how to use the fly or how to make it move. Quote Link to post
BellySlater 15 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) I love to fish, but i would love to give fly fishing a go it looks very interesting. Could anyone please help, i have no idea how to use the fly or how to make it move. One the best places to start looking would be "you tube".....there is plenty of instructional info available. Money invested at the begining on instruction is money well spent (I speak from experience). Instructors are advertised on the WWW and in the magazines, they can advise on tackle set up along with the basics of fly presentation. You will need a different set up for lake and resevoir to stream or brook. Also different for trout and salmon and salt water. I have just got into UK saltwater flyfishing and it's great. A Sea Bass on the fly is something to experience. As with pretty much all aspects of angling....try your local tackle shop they are a wealth of information. Edited June 4, 2009 by BellySlater Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 This really is one on those sports where it really is all in the wrist I practiced like mad in the garden with a beetle fly with the hook point clipped off so you can cast and not keep getting snagged in the grass. Put a large plate down and aim at that. Take line off the spool gradually making sure you have enough to play with and keep your running swing smooth and deliberate. If you whip it about and the line sounds like Indianna Jones cracking a whip you're being tooo savage! As you go to place the fly where you want it be sure to let a little line out just as the fly is about to land to take the pace off it and help it land gently. This may not be the proper way to do things but it how i learnt to do it. Get the basics right and technique can be tinkered with later. In terms of kit i can't help (other than that it was dry fly) i was using the kit my grandad left me which is old-school! Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Can you fly fish in dams, because i have a dam not far from my place and its stocked with trout and barely anyone knows about it. Quote Link to post
dog fox 16 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 when you buy your rod and reel spend as much as you can afford ,if you buy a cheap rod of about £30 you will struggle to use it. try a number 6 line wf (weight forward )this will help you cast a lot better ,also get a decent line not a cheap one as it will have to much memory in it ,a good line is a snowbee and a good rod will cost you any were from £100 up wards .sceirra do a desent rod for about £70 ,i bought the greys grx i rod and reel cost about 150 for both .but i think now i could have done better with my money . Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted June 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yea im not going to bu anything cheap, but is it possible to fly fish in dams? Quote Link to post
Cajunrules 8 Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Yea im not going to bu anything cheap, but is it possible to fly fish in dams? Hi mate, one of the beaties of fly fishing is it's versatility. You can fish anywhere for near on any species, certainly any fresh water species can be taken on the fly; so yes, fishing a dam is no problem. Also with regard to casting intruction many trout reservoirs have instructors on site, I don't know the set up where you are, but I guess that will be the case everywhere(?). Welcome to the wonderful world of fly fishing, you won't regret it. Tight lines. Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted June 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 Thanks mate. Quote Link to post
fin and fur 2 Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 I love to fish, but i would love to give fly fishing a go it looks very interesting. Could anyone please help, i have no idea how to use the fly or how to make it move. I think your best bet will be to see if your local water company (if they have trout stocked reserviors) organises open days for beginners to fly fishing. Most of them do and for a low cost you will be provided with all the equipment you need for the day and be given casting instruction and then let loose on the water. Bristol water organised something like this when i started flyfishing back in 2000, we had a day out on Chew valley lake, then the cost of the day was an unbelieveably cheap tenner a head, which included fishing from the bank and 2 sessions out in a boat, after we had recieved casting instruction from a qualified instructor. Have a look to see if you can get something similar from a water company near to you, Anglian water etc must do similar good luck fin and fur Quote Link to post
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted June 5, 2009 Report Share Posted June 5, 2009 pretty simple, get an instructor. your local fishery should have one. Quote Link to post
GarethC 0 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Good choice in getting into fly fishing , do you have a local river (question mark button aint working) if so go down and im sure the regulars will be happy to help you out , also as the guy above me said go to your loccal fishery and book an insructor as his will greatly improve your skills . good luckk witth it mate atb gareth Quote Link to post
Guest gaz100604 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 (edited) if trout is what your after then fly fishing is great to get them... now for what type of rod or lines to use depends in where you fish... if its all dams then is it from a boat or bank? does it get a good hatch of flies? what depth of water are you fishing? the reason i ask is that i fish both river,lake,from a boat on big lakes too... this is a method of rods and lines i use... for medium size river that holds a good stock of wild browm,sea trout i use a 10ft 6 weight fly rod with a shooting head intermediate line for wet fly fishing and for floating line for dry fly i use a weight forward line... on smaller rivers then i opt for a 9 or 8 ft rod with 3-5 weight rod with lines as above.... for resoviour or lake fishing where deep water i use a 11ft 3" 7weight for wet,nymph,lure or buzzer fishing...i use intermideate for wets,floating line for buzzer and a sinking line for lure fishing(high d 4 or 6 depending on conditions or where i think the trout are feeding or how deep the lake is...over 40ft i use a high d 6 to get down quicker(high d 4,6,8)means the line line sinks 4,6,8 inches a second.... for dry fly fishing on these lakes if from the bank i use the 10ft 6 weight but if from a boat use a 9ft 5 weight both on weight forward lines.... hope this helps ya... if your just getting into fly fishing then it can be a daunting task with so many different fly,s,lines,rods e.t.c. best think if you can only get one rod to do the lot go for a 10ft 6 weight... and i always say dont worry at the start at what type of fly you use but to get whatever fly you have on to the depth the fish are feeding and present it in a natural manner to the fish also practice makes perfect so as a person wrote above perfect your cast on grass and if ya dont want to snip the hook end of a fly off so it does not get stuck on the grass the you can tie a piece of shoe lace on the end of the fly line to compansate for the flies.... Edited June 6, 2009 by gaz100604 Quote Link to post
adam s 32 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Thank you everyone for the information. Quote Link to post
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