Newcomer to fly fishing.

[Jacob McD]

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My first speckled trout, pretty excited to see this little guy on the end of the line.

[Spazz]

Awesome Brookie man

[denny22]

Nice brook trout. That would be a big one down where I'm from, if you can even find them. So, you probably don't need any advice from me, but I have found that brookies take dry flies pretty much any time of day. In fact, even if they aren't actively rising and feeding on the surface, you can still get them on a good dry presentation. If you haven't dry fly fished yet, you should try it! Presentation is everything with dries. You can fish a pattern that imitates in-season insects, such as caddis and gnats this time of year; mayflies earlier in the season. But even attractor patterns like dry royal coachman will get them. Make sure you have a good floatant. I use Gink - that stuff will float anything.

[Jacob McD]

Awesome advice, most of the flies I am using atm are wooly buggers, mainly because they are the easiest the tie and I am tying all of my own flies. I have only used dry flies a few times since starting and haven't had much luck, but mind you I give up on them early and switch to my go to bugger for some bass action.

I am looking at getting into some Pike fly fishing in the near future, should be exciting I catch plenty on the spinner so will be fun to see how they feel on the fly. Still trying to figure out a leader setup for them willing to take any pointers.

[scarkner]

Theres an awesome story on here somewhere about a guy that caught fall fish as a kid, but he though they were trout. His parents liked that it kept him occupied so they dutifully cooked up the "trout" he caught and encouraged him to get more! You are right that they put up one hell of a fight, and often if you find large fall fish and chub, you are often in waters that are cold enough and fast enough for trout too, especially in spring and fall.

As for spots, how far are you willing to drive? I have a couple spots I have scouted up near Sharbot Lake I am willing to share for Bass, but probably a bit too far?

[Jacob McD]

At first me and my dad had thought/hoped that they were a type of trout we were a little sad to hear that the fallfish were just chub but nonetheless they are an awesome day of fly fishing on a slow day.

I was recently gifted a 1970 Browning Silaflex Steelhead fly rod that my grandpa had used and I am looking to getting into some bigger fish areas to see how this rod handles.

[GoldenLakePete]

Good luck with the pike. I don't target them but they always seek me out when I'm after bass or panfish and I've lost a lot of flies to them.

I did a "Yahoo" search" on "Fly fishing leaders for pike" and there's some good info. One guy uses wire leaders.

[Snowwalker]

Good luck with the pike. I don't target them but they always seek me out when I'm after bass or panfish and I've lost a lot of flies to them.

I did a "Yahoo" search" on "Fly fishing leaders for pike" and there's some good info. One guy uses wire leaders.

Yes fine plastic coated wire leaders. You use crimps to make loops in the ends, but you have to leave enough loop at the fly so it can move. I use a profection loop on the leader and a loop on the end of the wire. This way I can change flys without cutting and crimping wire all day.

[GoldenLakePete]

Awesome advice, most of the flies I am using atm are wooly buggers, mainly because they are the easiest the tie and I am tying all of my own flies. I have only used dry flies a few times since starting and haven't had much luck, but mind you I give up on them early and switch to my go to bugger for some bass action.

I am looking at getting into some Pike fly fishing in the near future, should be exciting I catch plenty on the spinner so will be fun to see how they feel on the fly. Still trying to figure out a leader setup for them willing to take any pointers.

You can catch and land pike without wire leaders - if you are lucky. Here's a couple from the spring.

[GreenHunter]

Jacob,

I have fished a stretch of the Napanee River between Newburgh and the town of Napanee (I grew up close by). The smallmouth bass and fallfish were a lot of fun! It has been some years since I was on that stretch but I believe I also hooked another species. Maybe perch?

Have you ever tried a Mickey Finn? I had a lot of luck with them. I caught my first black crappie on a Mickey Finn.

I have heard that Millhaven Creek gets some trout migration from Lake Ontario. I am not sure if it a certain time of year or not. I was told that if you got into the stretch behind the Legion Hall (or is it a Union Hall) you might find brown trout. Apparently there is a bit of a descent down a hill if you go in from the hall.

I haven't fished there myself, so this is just what I have been told.

Tight Lines!