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heading down to fish lake this weekend and will have a rental boat and be doing some spin fishing. i pretty much know the drill for that but i am attempting to teach myself to use a fly pole so thought i would spend a portion of the day giving that a go. i have limited knowledge of fly fishing and will probably be trying wolly buggers or something. any advice on what part of the lake, time of day or whatever else may help? if i see em eating off the top i may give a few dries a try too.....
will probably be trying the fly stuff from shore or wading out a bit. could be on the boat.....
THANKS EVERYONE!!!!
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Lake fishing you really need sinking line. Assuming, because you mentioned you were going to try, you are fairly new to this and chances are have a combo with floating line.
You still can have a great time. It helps to know the depth however. Use a long leader made out of just regular fishing line. I make the leader the length of depth so, 20' of water, 20' leader.
Get a slip indicator, several store sell these now.
Try a Woolly Bugger on the end and then tie a tag up about 2 feet and tie a nymph.
Basically like fishing a worm and bobber, just don't try to set the hook like Bill Dance.
You can try trolling that bugger but try to get some weight on the leader and think longer leader like 9'.
If you luck out and they are shallow, just vary the stripping. Try like strip strip, pause, or so on. Even try counting down before stripping in the line.
Stillwater is a great place to try fly fishing. Good luck.
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if you have a sinking line, use it. If not, I'd modify fly goddess' suggestion by foregoing the indicator and using a bead head (weighted) bugger. I would concentrate on the edge of the weed line (~ 25') and I would drag that fly around, like I were trolling (if in a motor boat, let out some extra line and go as slow as the motor will allow). Strip the bugger in frequently, then cast and drag again.
You will catch fish doing this. You have the potential to catch multiple species doing this. You could even find something big (or little) doing this.
Good luck.
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The indicator is just deep nymphing style. Another style when using floating line.
Trolling that bugger (or Nymphs like Bead headed Prince Nymph, Haresear)would probably be my first try as you mentioned.
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sorry, guess i should have specified. i DO have sinking line. a wolly bugger setup is all i have really ever played with so i am rigged up for that.
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thanks for the help, everyone. i will strip a bugger in around the weeds and see what i can catch!
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Awesome. A Type III would be perfect. Still think about the count down method and a shorter leader on sinking line. Let us know!
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On my last trip to Fish Lake we wouldn't have caught many fish at all were it not for the brown and black wolly buggers and fly poles.
We often use type VII line and just troll them with other lures at 1.5-1.75MPH. We do a lot more active jigging with the fly poles. Of course you don't learn to cast and retrieve the fly doing that, but it can be useful to experiment with actions the fish hit and to find the fish.
Normally fly fishing was best before the sun hit the water or in the shade of the mountain once the sun started to rise. Once the sun was fully up, it slowed significantly.
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well, the wind did not let us fly fish at all. it blew non stop all day the whole time we were there. I did manage to catch a load of rainbows throwing rapalas and a jakes so all was not lost......
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