06-26-2023, 02:59 PM
Hello,
I sold my boat a few years back and had hopes of being able to go fishing with my buddies now that they all have boats. Well that hasn't panned out so I have been throwing around the idea of trying out fly fishing. We camp quite a bit and when I had my boat I always wanted to take the boat and camp/fish. But we would need to bring two trucks and it just never really worked.
Fast forward, we've been camping near rivers and streams more so I would take my usual casting tackle but I've never really had much luck because 99% of my gear and tackle are for Pan fish/bass, Walleye and wiper. I was watching some guys fly fish up stream a bit and it just looked like something I need to be doing instead of bank tangling.
Last weekend we went up to Montana and stayed at this ranch for our anniversary. My wife and daughter scheduled a 2 hour horseback ride (I was going to go but the weight cutoff was 225 I'm 230). So I had 2 hours to kill. They had a fly fishing casting lesson so I figured what the heck. Might as well learn how to do it. I loved it.
So today I am scouring the web trying to find a decent setup and find some starter gear. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I am about to pull the trigger on the Orvis Clearwater setup.
What flys should I be looking to use? I plan on fishing around my local area (North Ogden) with trips to the Uintas. We love going up into the south slope near Hanna. Would love to learn what types of flies to use and how to keep my eyes out for what bugs are hatching.
Thank you
I sold my boat a few years back and had hopes of being able to go fishing with my buddies now that they all have boats. Well that hasn't panned out so I have been throwing around the idea of trying out fly fishing. We camp quite a bit and when I had my boat I always wanted to take the boat and camp/fish. But we would need to bring two trucks and it just never really worked.
Fast forward, we've been camping near rivers and streams more so I would take my usual casting tackle but I've never really had much luck because 99% of my gear and tackle are for Pan fish/bass, Walleye and wiper. I was watching some guys fly fish up stream a bit and it just looked like something I need to be doing instead of bank tangling.
Last weekend we went up to Montana and stayed at this ranch for our anniversary. My wife and daughter scheduled a 2 hour horseback ride (I was going to go but the weight cutoff was 225 I'm 230). So I had 2 hours to kill. They had a fly fishing casting lesson so I figured what the heck. Might as well learn how to do it. I loved it.
So today I am scouring the web trying to find a decent setup and find some starter gear. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I am about to pull the trigger on the Orvis Clearwater setup.
What flys should I be looking to use? I plan on fishing around my local area (North Ogden) with trips to the Uintas. We love going up into the south slope near Hanna. Would love to learn what types of flies to use and how to keep my eyes out for what bugs are hatching.
Thank you