CCfly Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Took a brief detour to try out a little trib on the way home from work...didn't hold out much hope with bright sun, clear water... Nonetheless located a pod of fish just losing their parr marking and a bunch of 1 lb aerial acrobats that were insane...great time on the 4wt. and ended the detour with a nice 5 lb buck. Cr@p I love this sport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craiger Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Oh nice man...that would be a blast on a 4wt!! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveC Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Very nice CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob29 Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Your post inspired me to go out today and try my luck. Ended up with a bunch of chubbs and 1 4" bow. Also got a really nice burn, really didn't think there would be that much sun. Even though i didn't get into anything worth while, I had a.blast just grtting away. So thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 I have GOTTA get me a 4 weight! All I have now is a 7/8 and my 10 weight spey. Hooked a little smalley on my 10 weight once and didn't even know it was there til I tried to make a cast! Of course the fish wasn't much bigger than the fly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCfly Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Your post inspired me to go out today and try my luck. Ended up with a bunch of chubbs and 1 4" bow. Also got a really nice burn, really didn't think there would be that much sun. Even though i didn't get into anything worth while, I had a.blast just grtting away. So thanks Glad to stoke the flames man...good crack being out on a stretch of water solo packing smaller gear than is normal during the run... The water speaks man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCfly Posted May 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 I have GOTTA get me a 4 weight! All I have now is a 7/8 and my 10 weight spey. Hooked a little smalley on my 10 weight once and didn't even know it was there til I tried to make a cast! Of course the fish wasn't much bigger than the fly! LMAO...airborne smallies...poor fella!! Hey Coach good to be packing lighter gear for a change...I didn't really feel under-gunned with the 4wt. and the 10 inchers put a nice bend in the rod. Mind you anything hitting the 6+ pound range on light tippet in fast water would pose a challenge of amdifferent sort for sure... When we heading out for resies bro...about an hour north of Guelph...some pristine water there. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 I hear you, CC. There's a photo out there of Lee Wulff landing a good-size Atlantic in fast water using a 2 weight. . . and he's the guy who came up with the "one minute per pound" rule for C&R! I don't know if I'd want to get that gung-ho, but a 4 weight for brookies and smallies would work nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraith Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Nice!! I have a 5 wt and it's a blast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshowrot Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looks like a blast I cant wait to fish for some trout with the 6wt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icehut Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 The whole point of fly fishing is LIGHT GEAR lol. We've gotten over the crazy-lite phase, realizing it's not great for the fish, but honestly there's no native stream trout in the province outside of the Nipigon that really need more than a 3 wt. My Sage XP 3 wt is happy to whip 20" steelhead, but there are casting limitations, it's not really game for long-distance streamer fishing. 5 wt is the perfect all-around rod, a nice whippy short little 4 wt is a perfect small stream rod, a long 3 will allow for dapping and Czech nymphing, and is lovely for dries. Break out the 7 and up for chinook, musky, or slob pike or largemouth, otherwise it should be gathering dust, no fun to cast. I'm still hunting for a 0 weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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