novice fly fishing questions

[jackelope]

The orvis battenkill line of reels are good in that price range.  I have 3 of them....

I've got a couple of the Battenkill mid-arbors...great deal. I think Orvis is giving away a free line with the purchase of a reel right now.

[jackelope]

try to up one weight on your line it will allow you to feel the cast easier

That's cheating.
It does help in the wind though, I will say that.

the reel holds the line, thats all it does when you're talking normal sized trout.

Tell that to my knuckles from Kings and Reds burning my drag.... lol

They still hurt thinking about it  ---- lightly palming the reel... 

Thats why I threw the "normal sized trout" disclaimer in there.
 
My bud's on the Kenai right now...fish counts over 60k I hear.

[whacker1]

The orvis battenkill line of reels are good in that price range.  I have 3 of them....

I've got a couple of the Battenkill mid-arbors...great deal. I think Orvis is giving away a free line with the purchase of a reel right now.

I have a couple mid-arbors as well.  I bought Mach for my 8 wt that hasn't been used yet.  Sweet reel, just haven't been steelhead fishing since I bought it.

[cohoho]

90% of the time it was the only way I fished for Salmon from the bank was with a fly rod, Reds of course by Flipping.  But used it alot with release sinker for Kings to have the fight of the month...  and quit a lot for Silvers when they hugged the inside banks by drifting eggs...  Did a couple smaller "Chicken" Halibut off a down rigger set-up with it and setting up an attempt at keeper sized Sturgeon using the same down rigger setup......  

One day wouldn't mind actually learning to fly fish!  

[jackelope]

90% of the time it was the only way I fished for Salmon from the bank was with a fly rod, Reds of course by Flipping.  But used it alot with release sinker for Kings to have the fight of the month...  and quit a lot for Silvers when they hugged the inside banks by drifting eggs...  Did a couple smaller "Chicken" Halibut off a down rigger set-up with it and setting up an attempt at keeper sized Sturgeon using the same down rigger setup......  

One day wouldn't mind actually learning to fly fish!  

Sturgeon on the fly...I wonder if you could get them to eat a fly...
Maybe a giant bunny leech soaked in shad guts.

[uplandhunter870]

thanks for all the help/advise everyone, now just got to get through cherry harvest and then its game on

Steve

[whacker1]

I am not sure that I have enough arm strength to take a sturgeon on  a fly rod

[boneaddict]

I've caught a TON of carp, and several catfish......sturgeon might be possible.

[cohoho]

Well I'll let you know how it turns out this weekend...  Figured what the heck time to give it a go....

[boots]

Okuma makes some good value fly reels. Their SLV brand runs about $50ish and their Sierra is $40ish. They make extra spools too for down the road when you want a sinking line as well

[uplandhunter870]

decided on the three forks/prestige combo from cabelas should be here in a week or so.  so now if you would please, what are some good flys for trout? will mainly be fishing the lakes above wenatchee and in  manson.  most of these fish are planters with some hold overs and there is one lake that i know is largely wild trout, a couple lakes also hold perch panfish and bass.

once again thanks for all the previous help and thanks for any further help
Steve

[boots]

wolley buggers are one of the staple leech patterns. try a caddis if you want to do dry flies but I like nymphs personally. Pheasant tails are another favorite of mine, very versatile

[denali]

If you run into grasshoppers on the hike in  -  tie one on early in the season they can't resist, you can tie a nymph on the hook of your hopper (or other dry fly) and use the dry fly as your indicator.  use 3# tippet and put the nymph at the depth you want.