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hi everyone,
i have been researching the art of fly fishing for a couple of weeks now and i have decided that its something i have to have a go at,
i fish a small river thats local to me and have had some good results trotting,but while i have been there especially in september i saw a sight that was awesome,a hatch of insects and the a competition between birds swooping down just missing me on the uptake as i was stood in the middle of the river and rising fish probably small brownies dace and chub i will never forget this and i actually stopped fishing just to watch it happen twice in one late afternoon,
but this is what started me thinking about a fly set up,so i want to ask a few questions if you dont mind,/forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif
1 is it too late for me to start fly fishing on the river even if i dont catch at least it will get me used to casting,
the river i fish is around 3-6ft in depth and approx 10ft-30ft wide,and i normally get in and walk the 1.5 mile stretch,
what would be asimple(cheap set up for such a river)but i may want to venture onto the river ribble occasionally,
i have been studying rods before anything else and have worked outfrom previous post that on average a 9ft#5 or 6# would be fine,
what do you think?
i will leaveit at that for now then i can digest it all lol
cheers paul
i have been researching the art of fly fishing for a couple of weeks now and i have decided that its something i have to have a go at,
i fish a small river thats local to me and have had some good results trotting,but while i have been there especially in september i saw a sight that was awesome,a hatch of insects and the a competition between birds swooping down just missing me on the uptake as i was stood in the middle of the river and rising fish probably small brownies dace and chub i will never forget this and i actually stopped fishing just to watch it happen twice in one late afternoon,
but this is what started me thinking about a fly set up,so i want to ask a few questions if you dont mind,/forum/smilies/smile_smiley.gif
1 is it too late for me to start fly fishing on the river even if i dont catch at least it will get me used to casting,
the river i fish is around 3-6ft in depth and approx 10ft-30ft wide,and i normally get in and walk the 1.5 mile stretch,
what would be asimple(cheap set up for such a river)but i may want to venture onto the river ribble occasionally,
i have been studying rods before anything else and have worked outfrom previous post that on average a 9ft#5 or 6# would be fine,
what do you think?
i will leaveit at that for now then i can digest it all lol
cheers paul