So I’m new to trout fishing I have done mostly salt water fishing and fresh water only for large mouth bass but wanting to do trout fishing in a lake (North Carolina) where I will be going camping and I wanted to get into fly fishing but decided not to since a good rod is somewhat expensive and I would it use maybe a couple times a year but I do have these flys and Aquel to put on them would I be able to use a normal spinner rod with these flys or would I be better off getting some sort of lure
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If you are on the water, you can troll them around, otherwise you’ll need some weight to be able to cast it out there far enough. I would just pick up a pack of rooster tails or Kastmasters to keep it simple.
No lol it will not work, your casts will literally go 6 inches
Look up bubble float. It’s not the most elegant, but it does work to catch fish.
You can use a spinning set up, but you need a clear bobber. Fill it halfway with water to add some weight, and use 3 or 4 feet of leader between the fly and bubble. Cast it out, let it sit for a minute then slowly retrieve it. This technique also works great with a pistol pete.
You can get a bubble float to use flies with a spinning rod. Usually they look like a bobber but are clear with a rubber inner slide. Fill with water, thread onto your line, twist the rubber slide so it binds to the line where you want it to, tie on a fly.
The water gives you enough weight to cast, the fact that it’s plastic and still buoyant when filled means it will sit on the top of the water. Tie your fly on with plenty of space between it and the float so the fish don’t associate the two. Bam – fly fishing with a spinning rod. Be sure to use light tackle or fluoro if possible as trout spook easily.
Fly and bubble rig.
Buy one of the field kits from Reddington. 3-5WT. You’ll be at like 200 bucks for a rod, reel and fly line. After the fly line gets messed up spend some money on a good rio gold line and you’ll be dialed.
You can get a good fly rod set up for about the same or cheaper than an ultralight. It’s easy to find good rods and reels for $60-$100 each. There’s several sales and discount sites to find fly gear for deep discounts.
Don’t be surprised if you catch as many or more bass and bluegill than trout this time of year, even with a fly.
go to bass pro or sportsman’s and get the joes flys spinners, i prefer 3/4 ounce but they make a few sizes. also grab some gulp minnows, and put them on silver jig heads.
It’s physics. Some sort of weight (mass) required to allow cast (energy) to move unweighted fly (object). Choose your option, spin rod with bubble float, fly rod with fly line or mono with mass, no perfect solution just choices and compromises.