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Originally Posted by GreenLantern
So I bought a fly rod last fall, it's just the Nighthawk combo pack from Pure Fishing (Fenwick/Pfleuger parts). It's a 4 weight rod.
Just trying to get my beak wet. Went out once to a stocked splake/rainbow lake, no success. I don't really know what I am doing yet.. but I've been watching youtube resources and practicing my cast over winter, so I have seen improvement.. but it's still a struggle lol.
First stop for me this spring will be some stocked brown, rainbow and brook trout spots on our way to a bigger lake for walleye season opener. All clear water glacier formed lakes, no streams.
Just looking for some tips on what to look for in terms of water temps, structure, times of day, patterns, what kind of fly you generally have success on etc..
I am a total newb. I understand most of the basics, but a lot of it is still foreign to me. I've been spin casting since I was 5, but basically 99% Walleye/Pike. So feel free to throw any knowledge my way if you have the time.
We will be heading about 3 hours NE of Saskatoon in mid May.
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Any flowing water nearby? I find lakes/ponds much harder because on a calm day your casting has to be so good and delicate. Not saying it can't be done, but it seems like a much higher standard to me. On a stream you can kind of get your fly in and let the current drift you into a hole and the presentation is a lot easier (IMHO).
For patterns you don't have to get too crazy. I'm pretty sure that if you went with an Elk Hair Caddis, maybe a mosquito, hopper and blue-winged olive (maybe an emerger) you'd catch fish 95% of the time (maybe add a purple haze or purple craze as well). If you're into nymphing, a Prince Nymph has always been deadly for me (bead head) and maybe throw a sow bug pattern in there, and a gold-ribbed hares ear and you're golden. I guess lots of people fish copper johns and san juan worms, but I'm not really into nymphing and don't enjoy it as much.
Pike on the fly is awesome (not with the 4 weight though!).