good times fishing up there. My friend Bruce Conner[rip] had the Bitterroot flowing through his front yard [and yes those Conners whom the town is named for]. took me up to T.C. Creek, The Madison, The Big Hole and a whole bunch of other places to drop a Dry Fly and have some kick arse fun.
Yeah, it's been pretty rough being a 5 minute bike ride from where Rattlesnake Creek dumps into the Clark Fork.
2 piece 8 foot graphite Diawa Black Widow with a 6 wt weight forward floating line on a Olympic 470 reel, 6-8x leader and flys from one of the local fly shops in Chester
It really isnt hard to do, its a matter of getting the gear and going for it. You dont have to spend a ton to get into it. Go down to a Bass pro and get a starter kit that comes pre filled on the reel and go for it. Seriously the hardest part is tyeing the leaders.... which you can buy pretied/made. As far as casting goes with fly fishing, its more important to put it were you want than it is to get distance.
Plenty of info on the internet. Casting well takes a bit to learn, but you can catch fish your first trip out for sure. Or, you could always take a class or go out with a guide and learn really quickly.
32 crappie! What's the limit on panfish in California?Just went fly fishing up at Green valley lake Yesterday, hit up 32 Good size crappie, and a couple trout and three good size Bass...... Fly fishing is a good time, very relaxing
5.82. Sunfish and Crappie.
25 in most places, I got my limit, mom and dad filled in the rest.
I tried casting around a little bit and I guess I can throw a fly in the general vicinity of where I want to, the issue is more knowing where I should be targeting with my casts, what flies to throw, how to work them, etc. I bought a few general purpose flies, wooly buggers, muddler minnows, some nymphs and dries; guess I just need to get out there and throw them all until something grabs it.
You know I just live up the way a bit from you.......... I have a ton of gear if you want to make a run some day....
You will want Nymphs, emergers, some bead heads, and some may flies.... good starting hatch there... Cant go wrong with a wooly bugger
best Rod, flyline, reel prices I saw at the local SC today started at $100 and went to $300
man its been a while since I swapped out lines but I want to say the line is a Scientific Anglers Air Cell WF Floating 6 weight, ususally carry 5-9x tippets. We will buy the flies at one of the shops in Chester
On six of my reels I have SA main lines.... just cant beat the quality for the price
Its really easier than it looks. Specially with the quality of rods these days. The worst part is getting setup to begin with.
Worst day fishing is still better than the best day working.
