Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: Fly fishing question
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Savage Voyageur |
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shoman99 |
But, dry fly options are limited in the BWCA--unless you go very early in the year. There are pretty good mayfly hatches in june, but I've never had much luck fishing the dry fly hatches up there.... even when walleye and bass are going after them on bigger lakes. A few years ago, my friends and I went to Neglige in early June, hoping for a shot at big brookies.. but it was a complete bust. That lake was not holding fish. The only luck we had was with very small brookies (6-8 inches.. seriously) and they were caught in the shallows on a purple haze. but... I would encourage you to benefit from the advice of others and pursue bass instead. That's where the real fun is. I know I know.. not as romantic as brook trout, but if you are talking about using a casting bubble, then.... :) Nothing beats popper fishing for bass up there. A white streamer (clouser) is also universally appealing. I would get a 15 ft. sink tip line with a white streamer or woolly bugger for brookies.. |
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flytyer |
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Savage Voyageur |
shoman99: "IMO, the casting bubble kind of defeats the purpose of fly fishing. I have caught those 6” brookies on that lake too, funny. But our group has also caught some big ones too. Fish by the south old campsite. |
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LetsGoFishing |
I've been fly fishing most of my life like the others that already responded. Fly casting is much more difficult sitting in a canoe than it is standing on a sold stream bank. If you are new to fly fishing, I'd say skip the fly rod this trip. Between the extra rod/reel, spools of leader/tippet materials and the fly boxes, its some added weight and space. I always bring my fly rod on my trips but I rarely use it. Just like the rule where the wind is always blowing in your face on travel days, it seems like the wind picks up every time I break out the fly rod. |
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A1t2o |
I don't want to spend too much on a fly fishing setup since I wouldn't use it much, but I'm worried about it being too cheap. On the other hand I'm worried that a bubble is going to be less effective, because of the splash when it lands and more difficult repositioning. I'm just not sure what the best approach would be. |