Fly fishing

[mickcoulson]

Hi.....I do a bit of course fishing, and my spouse and i are going to stay on a farm in north yorkshire and there is a trout beck runs by the farm but it is fly fishing only. I would love to fish this beck but have no fly fishing tackle.

Would i be able to use my course fishing tacle to fish the beck if i used a fly bait. ?

The beck is only narrow and there are trees either side which would make it difficult to cast with fly fishing tackle. Come on you fishermen take me apart! cheers,

mickcoulson

 

[mointainwalker]

Well, if you are going to use coarse (sic) fishing tackle, are you just going to dangle the fly on the water ?

 

[mickcoulson]

Well, if you are going to use coarse (sic) fishing tackle, are you just going to dangle the fly on the water ?

well i was thinking about letting the fly float downstream does that sound ok

 

[libby lou lou]

no probs doing that , try to be aware that certain insects land on water, at certain times of the year, try to imitate that creature at that time of month, weather, temp, lighting, air pressure, river speed,depth also changes things, to answer your question, yes, and go for it.

 

[libby lou lou]

I have a little tray of flys if you want em , give us a pm, will post FOC.

 

[mickyg]

to answer your question properly. not really. Without a fly real and a fly rod you will struggle a tad. The action of the rod is crucial to the casting especially with fly patterns. You don't however say what rod you are planning to take? be it a 5lb tc cat tamer or a 13ft light match rod :/
The reel is moor important still, although if you have a trotting reel as i do for those lively river runs with an avon float bobbing down the white water then that might surfice, otherwise you will struggle immensely.
Its quite common of course for a venue to hire equipment where required, but if you've never fly fished before i recommend some tuition before hand.
I'm not much of a fly fisherman personally, but its good fun sometimes.

 

[penfold46]

be it a 5lb tc cat tamer

I thought my 3lb'ers were brutal!

 

[markfxy]

You need to buy a copy of fly fishing by J R Hartley, look it up in yellow pages

 

[lifesagasman]

You need to buy a copy of fly fishing by J R Hartley, look it up in yellow pages

Priceless....

 

[mickyg]

be it a 5lb tc cat tamer

I thought my 3lb'ers were brutal!

well depends what your fishing for

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[mickcoulson]

to answer your question properly. not really. Without a fly real and a fly rod you will struggle a tad. The action of the rod is crucial to the casting especially with fly patterns. You don't however say what rod you are planning to take? be it a 5lb tc cat tamer or a 13ft light match rod :/
The reel is moor important still, although if you have a trotting reel as i do for those lively river runs with an avon float bobbing down the white water then that might surfice, otherwise you will struggle immensely.
Its quite common of course for a venue to hire equipment where required, but if you've never fly fished before i recommend some tuition before hand.
I'm not much of a fly fisherman personally, but its good fun sometimes.

it would be a 13ft rod with a centre pin reel

 

[mointainwalker]

How about letting us know of your success rate ?

 

[ajstoneservices]

be it a 5lb tc cat tamer

I thought my 3lb'ers were brutal!

well depends what your fishing for

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You never caught that locally How come you got the easy bit to hold that's also first elephant ray i've ever seen.

 

[mickcoulson]

I have a little tray of flys if you want em , give us a pm, will post FOC.

thanks for the offer but if i decide to go ahead and fish i'll buy a few

 

[mointainwalker]

Now there's something - a
Yorkie turning down a free gift !