FIRST Time Fly Fishing on CRYSTAL CLEAR Waters for Rainbow Trout!! | Helen Georgia

[@jessejoyner2520]

Great job, invite me next time. I practiced in an empty parking lot working on technique and being able to lay the fly right where I wanted to.

[@dtayloradventures]

@@jessejoyner2520 you tell me when and where!! I try to go out every Saturday!

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

Under neath those overhanging bushes and trees is a good area for trout.

[@dtayloradventures]

@@JohnLee-ud2gm watched a few jump in that area but I was struggling to cast and get my line in that area even with drifting down stream. I’m slowly learning, went out this past weekend to get the hang of things a little more!

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

@dtayloradventures Bass and pan fish are pretty easy to catch. Put a fly near them and they will normally hit it.About a size 8 or 10 black wooly bugger is great.

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

Trout tend to be spookier than bass especially in clear water.Slightly off color water can be better.

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

Slow down your casting.Let your line come behind you more before shooting line forward.Remember 10 o'clock coming forward and 2 pm going backwards and don't let your rod go further than those two positions as on the hands of a clock.

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

Start out fishing for bass and pan fish. Easier to catch

[@dtayloradventures]

@@JohnLee-ud2gm I’m currently using a 5wt 9ft combo, do you think that would be okay to fish Bass with? Or would that be to risky?

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

@dtayloradventures That’s a little light, but river fishing for smallmouth it would be ok.It would just make fish 10 in long feel like whales. Lol

[@JohnLee-ud2gm]

@dtayloradventures I use a 6 or 7 wt rod for smallmouth in rivers, and it's fine. A longer rod helps you keep better contact with your fly.Remember size 8 or 10 black wooly buggers.Also bigger flies are harder to cast.Have to alter casting a bit.