How To Fly Fish For Trout
I am looking to buy my husband a nice-but affordable-fly fishing rod for his birthday.?
We are both avid fishermen, but really only farmiliar with spinning rods, fishing for bass and pike. We just got a little place on a trout stream and I want to learn how to fly fish with my man. Any suggestions for two people just starting out? I don’t want to invest a fortune because we still want to fish the lakes a lot too.
The one thing you didn’t mention was your budget. What you and I consider “a fortune” is probably not similar. But, on we go.
Your best bet will likely be a beginner’s combo that can now be had from a number of places for not more than $200 and probably much less. Walmart has them, but I would shy away from them — I’ve seen a couple from Wally’s and they’re just not that great. Most sporting goods stores have them, too. Look around at the stores near you and see what you can find. You’ll probably see prices ranging from $75 to $125.
If you left it up to me, this is what you and your hubby would get:
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A couple of my boy scouts have gotten Cabela’s combos like this in the $120 – $175 price range over the past few years (not sure if this is the exact combo — they’ve have several). They’re quite good for the price. The problem with the REALLY cheap combos is that they’re not good to learn with, you get discouraged, then you quit. These Cabela’s rods are very responsive, the line and reels are halfway decent, and I’ve seen several boys really get the hang of casting with them.
For a trout smaller trout stream (fish 4 pounds and down), I’d go for a 4 or 5 weight. For a bigger river and perhaps some lake fishing, a 6 weight will do.
I can tell you this, though. Although the combo above will be okay for getting into fly fishing, I’ll bet that once you start, you’ll almost immediately want to move into some more serious equipment. It really gets into your bloodstream.
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