Thread: Fly fishing anyone?

So who out there fly fishes? I bass and bluegill fly fish and tye my own flies.
Where do you all fly fish? I fish in lakes and ponds in southern GA.

I have recently found an interest in fly fishing for panfish. Am in the process of picking out equipment, going thru the catalogs, etc. I live in northeast Alabama and blue gills are my primary target. Any suggestions. I am totally ignorant on the subject. A Zebco 33 is pretty high tech as far as I am concerned. Any help would be appreciated.

dewayne

I fish....But, fly fishing? where do you get lures to catch the fly's?

Actually there are a number of us who fly fish. See previous threads in this same section. I've authored several books on fly rod and reel makers. We're a pretty diverse group at SRP!

I can mail you some great panfish flies that I tye. Just give me your address and I'll send you a couple.

Mastershake, I presume you're pond fishing in the Valdosta area? I lived about 14 years in Brunswick & St Simons, but moved up to Massachusetts some years ago. Here we have real coldwater trout streams and even Salmon runs!

Originally Posted by pcg

Mastershake, I presume you're pond fishing in the Valdosta area? I lived about 14 years in Brunswick & St Simons, but moved up to Massachusetts some years ago. Here we have real coldwater trout streams and even Salmon runs!

Nice, sounds like some good fishing.

I used to fish with my parents in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales back last century, around Tantangara Dam, and Eucembene, Murrumbidgee river headwater. I do miss it, still have some lovely Hardy cane trout fly rods and silk lines ect

Cheers

Originally Posted by pcg

Mastershake, I presume you're pond fishing in the Valdosta area? I lived about 14 years in Brunswick & St Simons, but moved up to Massachusetts some years ago. Here we have real coldwater trout streams and even Salmon runs!

I grew up in the Berkshires and I remember my dad taking my out to the Housatonic river for bass and panfish. He got me hooked. A couple years later he started taking me down to CT for trout and out to the Vineyard for Stripers.
I've yet to catch a Striper but he goes out for the catch & release tournament as well as the big tournament every year.
Now that I am in VA I'm usually after smallmouth. They are fun and I can catch them almost year round.Nowhere near as fun as trout but I'm just happy to be on the water.
A small wild trout hits like an m-80. The big ones scare the bajeebies out of me. I darn near had my 3/4wt snapped on me last summer. 22" brown, it was a good day. There are some great trout fisheries but they see a lot of pressure so I have better luck with the wild ones in the spring.

I will definitely try to post pics of my newest rod when/if I find the time to make another. Have a bad habit of giving away my rods. Still have a small number of graphite and glass around. My next rod I'm debating on adding stone rings to my stripping guides and possibly tip if I can figure out how.

Let me tell you, if you want to keep fishing don't start medical school.