I've been trout fishing before, i've only used meal worms, and fin-s shad, but it was on a spinning reel outfit. I just started fly fishing, i am able to cast pretty well, i usually catch crappies, sunfish, bass, and shiners. So, how would you go about catching trout on flies? This is on a lake, not a streaming river.(Haddon lake, south jersey if anyone knows bout it). They are stocking it soon, next monday actually. Thanks in advance.
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For ponds, ultimately a belly boat helps. You can get one for 60 bucks from Cabelas and then your options increase 10 fold.
Fly patterns for your lake (and we are talking stocked trout here) should simply be a handful of natural streamer(zonkers, wooly buggers, muddlers), a few classic nymphs (hare's ear, pheasant tail, zug bug) and a few bright attractor patters (glo-bugs, greenie weenies, royal coachman) that should suffice and catch you all the trout you need.
The belly boat allows you to slow troll up and down a shoreline and it takes the whole concept of casting out of it (I assume you are a beginner).
If on shore, get those casts out there, a a slow, short jerk retreive will suffice. Match your leader length to the depth your fishing and you'll be fine.
Staying away from people helps as well.
Dr. JM
Fly patterns for your lake (and we are talking stocked trout here) should simply be a handful of natural streamer(zonkers, wooly buggers, muddlers), a few classic nymphs (hare's ear, pheasant tail, zug bug) and a few bright attractor patters (glo-bugs, greenie weenies, royal coachman) that should suffice and catch you all the trout you need.
The belly boat allows you to slow troll up and down a shoreline and it takes the whole concept of casting out of it (I assume you are a beginner).
If on shore, get those casts out there, a a slow, short jerk retreive will suffice. Match your leader length to the depth your fishing and you'll be fine.
Staying away from people helps as well.
Dr. JM
I know where the trout stays at. I fished at this lake before, only with fin-s shad, and mealworms. So, would i just run the fly over this area? Will they top? I'm assuming that the trout are suspended, because, this lake is fairly deep 10-15 feet, and i fish at about 3-6 feet.
Edit: also one question, kind of off topic but, would i be able to use a 5wt rod, catching bluefish? Or is it to light?
Edit: also one question, kind of off topic but, would i be able to use a 5wt rod, catching bluefish? Or is it to light?
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Pete
Trout Hunter
New stockies could be at any depth. They're used to being fed, so they're more likely to be looking "up", even in the absense of a hatch, than long term residents.
A 5 weight may be a little light for a beginner to use on bluefish. It could be good sport on smaller specimens. Larger fish might be tackle busters.
A 5 weight may be a little light for a beginner to use on bluefish. It could be good sport on smaller specimens. Larger fish might be tackle busters.
Pete
Trout Hunter
As an annology, using a 5 weight would be like using the kind of light spinning rod with that you'd normally equip with 4 lb test line.
The reels normally used with a 5 weight, might not have the capacity for enough backing to handle a large bluefish.
A single action fly reel, would make recovering from a long run, more time consuming, than with a spinning or conventional reel.
Using an upsized reel, with good drag, and exercising some care to avoid breaking the rod, it could be fun....
The reels normally used with a 5 weight, might not have the capacity for enough backing to handle a large bluefish.
A single action fly reel, would make recovering from a long run, more time consuming, than with a spinning or conventional reel.
Using an upsized reel, with good drag, and exercising some care to avoid breaking the rod, it could be fun....
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