Hi All,
Quick intro here, same usual story for the most part, not necessarily new to fishing, but new to fly fishing. Brother-in-law got me a basic fly fishing setup for my birthday and I’d like to give it a fair try. I have a few flies lying around from mystery tackle box type things as well as a brief try at “Tenkara” (which I found to be unproductive and a pain in the butt, but that’s just me)
been doing lots of reading and watching youtube videos, so I think I can figure out learning how to cast, match the hatch, etc. etc. etc. The two things I’d like to ask you all are as follows
Thanks in advance all.
Quick intro here, same usual story for the most part, not necessarily new to fishing, but new to fly fishing. Brother-in-law got me a basic fly fishing setup for my birthday and I’d like to give it a fair try. I have a few flies lying around from mystery tackle box type things as well as a brief try at “Tenkara” (which I found to be unproductive and a pain in the butt, but that’s just me)
been doing lots of reading and watching youtube videos, so I think I can figure out learning how to cast, match the hatch, etc. etc. etc. The two things I’d like to ask you all are as follows
- Beginner waders – Every stinking pair I come across in the $60-150 range has atleast 10 or more reviews saying “Leaked the first time I wore them.” Namebrand or otherwise. I would obviously like to avoid this, but I would like to get away with a starter pair incase they are only used a few times and never again. It just seems like unless you get a $400 pair of Simms its basically purely based on luck of the draw. Will I have a bad time if I get a made in china $80 pair of stockingfoot waders, some decent wading boots, and then address any leaks that may pop up with aquaseal?
- I live in central NJ…which is not a great spot for the “traditional” fly fishing experience. I got into fishing the D&R canal with light spinning tackle for rainbows and it was the first time I did some catch and cooks. I really enjoyed it! I’m not “super” interested in fly fishing for bass. I know to get my feet wet so to speak, I should just fly fish for some sunnies and whatever bites, but I would like to focus on the traditional creek wading for trout approach. Does anyone have any good spots within an hour or so of Trenton where I could achieve this? I know it’s a bit warm / low water levels for trout at the moment, but I do have my PA fishing license as well, and I see they fall stock – which I believe jersey is not doing this year.
Thanks in advance all.
