Derek0291 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Went fly fishing for the first time this weekend! (practiced casting prior to heading out) Was a blast, caught 14 trout and 1 chub trout lol... recommend anyone that's wanted to get into it to just pick up a rod and teach yourself. Nymph fished under every structure possible. Missed tons of hook sets as I'm still learning. Not sure if photos are showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 CONGRATS on your first time out. Nice looking fish. Pretty sure photobucket you have to pay for nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiagaraRiverFisher Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Congratulations on your first time success , what a great feeling experiencing a very special day that you will never forget, and I think you will be a very good fly fisherman going forward into the future. great success ! keep going and try for a monster carp next ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek0291 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Yeah that and a rediculous amount of ads pop up on photobucket now. Perhaps ill try for a carp someday hopefully it wont snap my little rod ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo Posted May 9, 2018 Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 Fantastic first time out! Would love to know where ya found those! Nymphing is def my favorite method to catch numbers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek0291 Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 4 hours ago, tombo said: Fantastic first time out! Would love to know where ya found those! Nymphing is def my favorite method to catch numbers.... I would love to tell ya. This forum is just way too public! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted May 11, 2018 Report Share Posted May 11, 2018 Nice going Derek. Nymphing is so productive. I have a nice little 2wt and its a lot of fun to fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek0291 Posted May 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 9 hours ago, DaveC said: Nice going Derek. Nymphing is so productive. I have a nice little 2wt and its a lot of fun to fish. Does your 2 wt prevent you from flipping small fish on a hook set? My 5wt is too much i think. Went again yesterday. Only meant to wade for a couple hours but ended up walking a 1km downstream and killing 6 hours haha. Dozen or so juvenile bows caught ,pretty slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted May 12, 2018 Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Derek0291 said: Does your 2 wt prevent you from flipping small fish on a hook set? My 5wt is too much i think. Went again yesterday. Only meant to wade for a couple hours but ended up walking a 1km downstream and killing 6 hours haha. Dozen or so juvenile bows caught ,pretty slow. Mine is really soft tip and great backbone so hooksets are smooth, but plenty of backbone for a 5lb fish. I'm using a Maxia. Its a euro comp rod...so sensitive you feel fly ticking bottom and slightest touch. A 5 wt is a little much for residents...but can be done as you have shown. A nice 3-4wt matches well in places like upper grand / whitemans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek0291 Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 On 5/12/2018 at 7:09 AM, DaveC said: Mine is really soft tip and great backbone so hooksets are smooth, but plenty of backbone for a 5lb fish. I'm using a Maxia. Its a euro comp rod...so sensitive you feel fly ticking bottom and slightest touch. A 5 wt is a little much for residents...but can be done as you have shown. A nice 3-4wt matches well in places like upper grand / whitemans. Thanks. Do you have to add split shots to tight line effectively? Thinking of swit hing from nymphing indicator.. Gets annoying adjusting bobber every run lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Man Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 First let me say congrats on a great day on the fly!!! If you are interested in Euro nymphing/tight line nymphing . You should look at a 10-11 foot rods specific to that style of fly fishing. Also the leaders are the most important part of euro nymphing. I use a 10' 3 weight and a 11' 2 weight , with no fly line... yes no fly line I run a mono rig. I use 30 to 40 feet of 20 pound maxim chameleon mono down, to 5 feet of 15 pound maxim chameleon mono, then 24 inches of 10 pound or 2x tippet sighter ( indicator tippet ) with a 2mm tippet ring tied to the end. Add tippet as required ( length ). I typically use only 6x and 5x fluro tippet. This is all tied strait on to 20 pound backing and that is it. Here is a good link for you to read over: https://troutbitten.com/2016/02/03/the-mono-rig-and-why-fly-line-sucks/ I never use a bobber the indicator tippet acts as a sighter for strike detection, and it is VERY effective. As far as shot I personally don't, I run double nymphs . For weight look at bigger beads 4mm, 3.5mm 3mm tungsten. Most of my nymphs are tied on to size 16, 14, 12 jig hooks ( barbless ). Also you can always add lead wire to your flies for added weight. This style of fly fishing is DEADLY and will produce a lot of fish.... and big fish to boot. Also there is a lot of info out there. Have fun and tightlines! Have fun and tightlines ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek0291 Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 On 5/15/2018 at 7:58 PM, Bow Man said: First let me say congrats on a great day on the fly!!! If you are interested in Euro nymphing/tight line nymphing . You should look at a 10-11 foot rods specific to that style of fly fishing. Also the leaders are the most important part of euro nymphing. I use a 10' 3 weight and a 11' 2 weight , with no fly line... yes no fly line I run a mono rig. I use 30 to 40 feet of 20 pound maxim chameleon mono down, to 5 feet of 15 pound maxim chameleon mono, then 24 inches of 10 pound or 2x tippet sighter ( indicator tippet ) with a 2mm tippet ring tied to the end. Add tippet as required ( length ). I typically use only 6x and 5x fluro tippet. This is all tied strait on to 20 pound backing and that is it. Here is a good link for you to read over: https://troutbitten.com/2016/02/03/the-mono-rig-and-why-fly-line-sucks/ I never use a bobber the indicator tippet acts as a sighter for strike detection, and it is VERY effective. As far as shot I personally don't, I run double nymphs . For weight look at bigger beads 4mm, 3.5mm 3mm tungsten. Most of my nymphs are tied on to size 16, 14, 12 jig hooks ( barbless ). Also you can always add lead wire to your flies for added weight. This style of fly fishing is DEADLY and will produce a lot of fish.... and big fish to boot. Also there is a lot of info out there. Have fun and tightlines! Have fun and tightlines ! Your setup sounds very well thought out. Hopefully i run into someone like you to see how its done haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bow Man Posted May 17, 2018 Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Maybe hit up some water together one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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