Yes, you can use your 5 wt or 6 wt trout rod to fly fish from the beach You will be limited by the flies that you can throw with such light rods and line, but you’ll be able to handle most of the smaller fish species found in the surf. Can you fly fish … Read more
While stripers grow much bigger, the largemouth bass has similar qualities; it pulls like heck, loves surface poppers, and is a great gamefish on the fly rod Perhaps best of all, if you can find a leeside out of the wind, they can be caught in local ponds and lakes on days when there’s a … Read more
A fly rod is a fishing rod constructed for fly-fishing It is in broad principle made like any other fishing rod, but there are some major differences, and an ordinary fishing rod can’t be used for fly-fishing. The rod is typically very lightweight and thin compared to most fishing rods. What is the best fly … Read more
8- and 9-weight Fly Rods These are good choices when fishing heavy Freshwater to medium Saltwater applications Heavy Freshwater examples would include carp or bass fishing with large bugs , while good medium saltwater examples would be bonefish, baby tarpon, snook, etc. What does a 9 weight fly rod mean? 9-10 Weight Rods Most anglers … Read more