Very well put Rock. FFin isn't just a method of fishing, it's a way of life! Once you baptise yourself in a trout stream (which can be avoided with studs, lol!) then you become an official FFer!
It's taking many baptizings to wash away my prior spinning sins. lol! Or......was it those felt boots I had for years?
KEEP IT SIMPLE!!! I can't stress that enough! It is easy to get "system overload" when it comes to flyfishing. So much information and techniques and flies and gear and....blah...blah....blah! All that will come over time, but don't worry about it for now. Focus on basic casting techniques and basic fly patterns. I have to stress the importance of using two flies again....it is not difficult and if you tie your second fly directly to the bend of your first fly with about 8" of tippet.....rarely have tangle issues...at least I don't. This will increase your catch ratio and chances...IMO. Simple set-up for success:
1st fly: #14 BH nymph or a San Juan (attractor)
2nd fly: #18 BH nymph (your money fly) 8" down from the 1st fly
.....then place split 6" up from first fly, as many split as the water dictates, enough to get your flies on the bottom, but not snagging everytime.......Strike indicator (I love thingamabobbers or the twistons) about 5' up from first fly...this will vary related the depth of the water you are fishing...longer for deeper water (with heavier split) and shorter for shallower water (less split). Also have to consider water speed to adjust your splits. Sounds complicated, but it's not. You'll know when you are doing it what it takes to get the flies on the bottom.
My daughter was catching trout on this set-up at age 4! lol! It's works everywhere! And again, we all need to get together and RIP SOME LIPS!!!
-Rich
Originally Posted by RICHYD4U
Very well put Rock. FFin isn't just a method of fishing, it's a way of life! Once you baptise yourself in a trout stream (which can be avoided with studs, lol!) then you become an official FFer!I know this in my case! Distance casting with a Double Haul. And very tight loops with too long of a dropper will cause TRAIN WRECKS !
I cannot help it ! I love to see an additional 15-20' of line shoot out like a rocket !
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Re: Got a LOT to LEARN!!
) in the Wasatch Mountain range, UT that runs alongside a canyon road. It is so small that you can literally straddle the banks from one side to the other, lol......but it is FULL of big browns, bows and cutts that will KILL a Hopper/Dropper rig! The funnest part is, they will hit the Hopper 90% of the time! Nothing funner than a wild trout obliterating a hopper! Can't wait to get back home this summer and hit it for old times sake. 