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Post by crimsonnight on May 24, 2018 20:26:54 GMT -6
Decided to go fishing in the afternoon. I went to Lockport but I only brought the fly rod. I was determined to catch a catfish on the fly today. For most of the afternoon I did really poorly. I only managed to catch a few carp but they were foul hooked. The river was filled with them and they were stacked in 2' of water. Then I saw a nearby fly fisherman hammering drum and cats instantly. I went over to see his setup. It turns out that my plain floating line and it was not able to get my weighted leech to the bottom. So I found some split shot and pinched it to the line to hopefully salvage the day. Instantly I caught a drum. I caught a few more but not as much as the other fishermen. The split shot sort of worked. The clouds came in and lightning started. I decided to leave but I did one last cast. At the end of the drift I caught a cat. It probably wasn't a master but I now know why people fly fish for cats. When your line goes into the backing it's an awesome feeling. I'll definitely go back to the Red with the fly. It's a lot of fun and I'm glad I got into fly fishing. Also I'll have to look into sink tips instead of those awkward split shots.
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Post by nelepl on May 25, 2018 11:19:25 GMT -6
Nice.
Go to fishing hole or cabela's and buy yourself type 3 or 4 sink tip line, don't have to go for most expensive one, if fishing the Red it will get abused a lot. Get a cortland 444 or something, they go around 40-50 bucks. Tie a short leader about 3 feet and use light weighted flies, too heavy you will be snagging to much. You don't want to drag they fly on the bottom but just above it. When water level is very low I often chose non weighted fly with sink tip and short leader or weighted fly with floating line and long leader. Also in the long run it is cheaper to buy flies for red river than make your own (unless you can find some cheap soft hooks). Most leaches and buggers that they sell in stores are made with very cheap hooks that are soft and bend when you get a snag so you can bend them back about 4-5 times before they break. Using good hooks will most certainly result in a break off when getting a snag. Also you have to feel the line and the fly and know the difference between a fish bite and a snag. I also tend to use smaller flies to reduce foul hooking (I really hate that, especially when you lose half an hour on foul hooked 30 inch carp) but this is just me, other people have their own methods.
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