Pond Fly Fishing
Thanks for all survey responses regarding level of interest.
OK, first of all � IMO fly-fishing is not �in place of� conventional tackle, but �in addition to�!
I am a lifetime fisherman � I remember catching my first bass sometime about 80 years ago, fishing a creek with a cane pole and can of worms.
Ran out of worms and put a berry blossom on a hook and caught a bass.
I bought my first fly rod in 1951 while doing O&G exploration work in Utah.
Bamboo SouthBend fly rod IIRC.
Now that we have a pretty good level of interest in this fly fishing thing, let�s think about how to go about it.
How about starting at the very basic level and proceed from there?
That way the more experienced fly anglers can contribute their knowledge and experience to the beginners and we can all learn something new as we go along.
I suggest we break this thing down to Tackle and Technique sections because they are entirely two separate subjects, but don�t know how to keep the threads separate.
I�ve been thinking about how to go about it � need a T&T topic with separate threads to avoid confusion. For example the Tackle subject will deal with rod, reels, lines, leaders, etc, whereas technique will deal with fishing with a fly rod - casting, presentation and flies for different pond species.
Any ideas?
For starters a fly rod is a tool that is selected for a specific purpose � a pan fish or a 30lb catfish. Analogy to a hammer � tack hammer or a sledgehammer?
Engineers, let�s keep it simple and avoid the �modulus of elasticity� thing.
They are manufactured for the task at hand � pan fish vs.tarpon thing - modern rods made from modern materials , �S� fiberglass, boron, carbon fiber or hybrids �.
Different �actions� � some of us already know about conventional gear � slow, full flex, moderate action, mid flex and fast, tip flex.
Costs vary from inexpensive to very expensive and we will talk early about this � I am a
frugal� fisherman but it hard to find a bad fly rod in this day of age.
OK, you cast a fly line � not the fly � it just goes along for the ride.
A fly line has a �belly�, usually the first 30 ft of the line that is a larger diameter than the �running� portion of the line. The weight of the line is measured in grains and is rated to fly rod being considered. Selection again depends upon task at hand � floater of sinker � density comes into play - ounce of cork vs ounce of lead�
I know that we have some advanced fly fishermen on the forum, but let�s all start with the basics and fundamentals, sharing our learning experience when appropriate.
Let�s not think about flies but start with pellet types for our feed trained species.
No need to spend a bunch of money when quality affordable flies are available.
Many tyin� materials are available from craft and fabric stores.
We need ideas and feedback before kicking off this project.
ONLY discussion of POND fly fishing for POND fish ALLOWED.
What do you folks think?
Q&A?
Google search for T&T?
You tube?
Instructional vids?
Ideas?
Couple of other thoughts � the main purpose for me for this exercise is to bring more pondsters into this fly fishing thing � all you experienced guys make this fun for the new guys and gals! I believe a good way to start the juices to flow is for all the veteran fly fishers to submit pictures of pond fish and flies used and/oar tied.
I like pictures!
Thanks again for your interest and responses.
Pond fly fishing is fun!
George
