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Author:
icefishingnewbie
Date:
May 16, 2012
Subject:
flies and leader question?
Message:
well i have a 9 ft fly pole and i picked up some flies from ebay they are a green copper john a adams parachute olive dryfly. a elk hair caddis a stonefly nymph and 2 black wooly buggers well all i intend on using in ct. But what i really got them for is my to favorite suummer vacations colorado and utah which are 2 excelleant fly fishing areas. So if there is any more tips give me it. Also iwould love to know if a 7.5 leader is a good size tapered leader thanks! :D
Author:
icefishingnewbie
Date:
May 16, 2012
Message:
also my flies are all size 12 except the copper john is 14 are those to big?
Author:
CT_BASSman
Date:
May 16, 2012
Message:
What weight rod is it?
You can go with a 7.5 ft tapered 5x leader then attach another 3-5 ft section of tippet ranging anywhere from 5x-7x depending on size of fly and presentation.
For nymphing and dries I would go with 6x, then for your streamers I personally use 5x for everything else trout wise.
If your're going to be fly fishing out west I would also suggest getting some dry hopper patterns. You can also throw in some BH (bead head) pheasant tails, hares ear, and prince nymphs, stoneflies both nymph and dries, caddis pupas ranging anywhere from 8-14 for the stoneflies and 14-20 for all the other nymphs and dries.
It would be a good idea and investment to have a varied selection of size.
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