fly fishing

[Chrisper4694]

did a bit of fly fishing earlier in june, before the water warmed up too much. landed a few nice rainbows, including a hefty fat 22 incher (i think she might be a friend of fast eddie's hahaha) I did also loose a few fish, including a pure silver beast, that dwarfed the 22" that i caught! It rocketed out of the water about 2-3 ft multiple times so i got a very good look at it. broke me off after a few runs into a log jam and had me contemplating snapping the stupid noodle fly rod over my knee haha... i know i could've landed that monster on spinning ultra light gear, but oh well... maybe i'll see this NJ steelhead again in the fall.

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

broke me off after a few runs into a log jam and had me contemplating snapping the stupid noodle fly rod over my knee haha...

You don't know the power of the dark side...

[thmyorke1]

Wow nice! Hmm Chris what flies do you use !?

[AndyS]

Best fly for NJ trout !!

[Chrisper4694]

a little brown fly i made myself... ask andy about it haha

[FASTEDDIE29]

Who dis??? Did you bring some dryer lint out there? Nice Bows anyway! So shiny like a dime! What size hook do you use to tie the dryer lint fly? Curious???

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by FASTEDDIE29

Who dis??? Did you bring some dryer lint out there? Nice Bows anyway! So shiny like a dime! What size hook do you use to tie the dryer lint fly? Curious???

the smaller the hook, the more impressive the fish... this is fly fishing rule number 1. I try to go no bigger than a size 57 for the brown lint ball fly.

[bigfishy]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

the smaller the hook, the more impressive the fish... this is fly fishing rule number 1. I try to go no bigger than a size 57 for the brown lint ball fly.

I call bs...the smallest ive seen for sale is a 30 or 32...haha u guyz

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

I call bs...the smallest ive seen for sale is a 30 or 32...haha u guyz

I make my own hooks under a microscope using dust mite legs.