fly fishing lakes

[Fishaholic]

Okay so i have had a fly pole for 3 years I can cast about 40 feet and I have all sorts of flys. Has anyone caught trout in a lake with a fly pole? Any advice would be great. I still have yet to hook and land a fish on my fly pole. Thats my fishing goal for this next few weeks is to catch a trout with a fly pole.

Thanks
ddjj

[h20hunter]

One thing you can do if you have boat access or even a float tube is to troll with it. I've caught bass and little guys around the edges with my flyrod using poppers...that can be a lot of fun. However, if you can get out on the water tie on a good ol wooly bugger and just troll it around.

[Fishaholic]

I have caught plently of trout on flys just not on a fly pole lol I havent been trying alot but this year im going to hit it hard til I catch a fish on the trout pole

[6x6in6]

As H2O said, or try using a black or brown leech pattern too.  If it has some crystal flash tied into it, even better.

[Goldeneye]

Fish a small mosquito pattern near dusk when the bugs come out.  Look for fish working the bugs.  Retrieve with slow jerking movement.  You'll get your fly-pole caught trout that way...   

[Pathfinder101]

Well, I see your problem...

If you try fishing any of the trout lakes in Washington calling that thing a "fly pole" you are going to get chased off the lake by all the uppity, yuppy fly anglers...  Try calling it a fly rod and you'll have better luck....

Seriously though.  A wooly bugger should work if you can get it down deep enough, or a bead head phesant tail nymph.  Cast it out and strip it back slowly.  Don't yank his face off when you feel the tap-tap.  Trout tailing aquatic bugs don't "slash" at them the way they usually do a spinner, they sneak up behind them and inhale them softly.  Give the fish a second to get the fly in his mouth before you set the hook.  Good luck, and be careful.  Once you start catching them on flies you will have a hard time going back to a spinning rod..

[jackelope]

Well, I see your problem...

If you try fishing any of the trout lakes in Washington calling that thing a "fly pole" you are going to get chased off the lake by all the uppity, yuppy fly anglers...  Try calling it a fly rod and you'll have better luck....

When I was a kid I was told by a die hard TU guy that if it costs more than $20.00 it's a rod. Under $20 is a pole.

 

[MLHSN]

Well, I see your problem...

If you try fishing any of the trout lakes in Washington calling that thing a "fly pole" you are going to get chased off the lake by all the uppity, yuppy fly anglers...  Try calling it a fly rod and you'll have better luck....

When I was a kid I was told by a die hard TU guy that if it costs more than $20.00 it's a rod. Under $20 is a pole.

 

When you were a Kid!?  So does that mean anything under $400-500 these days is a pole.

Sorry, couldn't help myself

[Fishaholic]

sorry lol fly rod. Anything else? so I dont look like a retarted hillbilly that dosent know anything about fly fishing? lol well I can cast so thats good.

[olsy]

If you are using a float tube or Pontoon boat I would use a Sinking Line (I use a Type 2 Sink Line) and troll around with a leech, woolly bugger, or damselfly nymph.  If you don't have a Sinking line, you can play around with adding a some lead weight to your leader , attach the weight close to where your leader meets your fly line

[Bone_Collector]

A couple of things if you are going to drag around a wooly bugger with a fly rod it helps to have a sinking line that way you can get your fly down a bit deeper and its not just skipping on top. If your going to try and cast dries to rising trout make sure its a floating line other wise the line will drag your dry fly under.

You can also try to fish with a chironomids pattern under a bobber or as the uppity, yuppy fly anglers call it a strike indicator this is typically best on a lake that has a shallow end where the bugs will be hatching first. Just set your bobber up so that your fly is a foot or two off the bottom or just above the weeds once the bobber dips under set the hook and fish on!!!!!! Again a floating line is key to this style of fishing.

B_C

[Bwana Bob]

dd,
Lake Aberdeen has some big brood stock fish in along with Silvia and another lake near that area I can't remember. I caught several 4-5 lb trout on a type 4 sinking line with leeches. No need to travel out of your area to catch fish. I'd re comend a clear intermediate line for the shallows. You will need 3 line to be successful in lakes. A dry , intermediate and a full sink type 3 or 4.

[Fishaholic]

okay. were i am going to be fishing at is shallow so i may try the bobber trick what kind if bobber do i use? can i use a corkey instead? I have floating line.

[h20hunter]

I like a basic little slip bobber. Makes casting easier by far.

[Pathfinder101]

I like a basic little slip bobber. Makes casting easier by far.

Good Lord, I can't imagine casting a flyrod with a plastic bobber .  I use the little foam stick on ones that they sell in flyshops.