In Search of Wild NJ Trout

[Drossi]

Sweet. What was the hot fly? What rod and line weight you fishing for that small water?

I went chasing wild browns late last week in the cloudy water. The few I had on popped off, the 15 or so fall fish of course stayed buttoned up.

Going to chase wild brookies this weekend so long as the night time lows hold in the 50's.

[akoop]

Originally Posted by Drossi

Sweet. What was the hot fly? What rod and line weight you fishing for that small water?

I went chasing wild browns late last week in the cloudy water. The few I had on popped off, the 15 or so fall fish of course stayed buttoned up.

Going to chase wild brookies this weekend so long as the night time lows hold in the 50's.

All were caught on the good old pheasant tail nymph.

I'm still looking to get a light weight setup for fishing these small stream. I'm thinking of getting a 2 or 3 wt rod but I haven't decided if I want to go short or long. Short would be great in the tight spaces, but a long rod would allow me to reach the pocket water to nymph without getting too close and spooking the fish.

I used my Sage 9' 5 wt, it was overkill but basically I was only casting a few feet of fly line, and then the leader and tippet.

[JDTuna]

Beauties man! Congrats on the living gems!

[Drossi]

Originally Posted by akoop

All were caught on the good old pheasant tail nymph.

I'm still looking to get a light weight setup for fishing these small stream. I'm thinking of getting a 2 or 3 wt rod but I haven't decided if I want to go short or long. Short would be great in the tight spaces, but a long rod would allow me to reach the pocket water to nymph without getting too close and spooking the fish.

I used my Sage 9' 5 wt, it was overkill but basically I was only casting a few feet of fly line, and then the leader and tippet.

You might want to consider glass. I have an old 7' Fenwick glass rod that's a trip on small streams. It's a 5wt but if you underline the rod it'll speed up the casting action. Even with a 5wt line it doesn't feel like overkill where a 5wt graphite fast action totally would. Same applies to bamboo but with larger price tags.

PT's are just flat great flies.

[Jerzguy2]

That 7' Fenwick is a perfect rod for that and one of the best rods made, I own several as well as all the good Fenwicks. They are now all I use, I stopped using graphite as well as my bamboos.

[akoop]

Originally Posted by Drossi

You might want to consider glass. I have an old 7' Fenwick glass rod that's a trip on small streams. It's a 5wt but if you underline the rod it'll speed up the casting action. Even with a 5wt line it doesn't feel like overkill where a 5wt graphite fast action totally would. Same applies to bamboo but with larger price tags.

PT's are just flat great flies.

Thanks for the info.
I've been keeping my eyes out for a good deal on a rod. If you see anything let me know.