Northern Pike

[Sicknick33]

Killed it at Yuba. Just off the shore with some buddies. 34inch 10Ibs

[Flyfishinglover]

Nice one []. I wish I could catch one of those toothy guys.
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[davetclown]

you can, tho it dose take some patients and a little bit of knowledge and a certain amount of luck.

Drop in to our [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?forum=165"]Pike, Muskie and Walleye[/url] board or [url "http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gforum/gforum.cgi?forum=4"]Ice Fishing General[/url] and troll around a bit to see what others here have done, I am sure they can give you a few tips.
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[Flyfishinglover]

Everything I went for pike I've got skunked on carp or perch for the rest of the day.
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[albinotrout]

Clousers dude
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[Flyfishinglover]

Might try it next spring or maybe you have to drag me along with you ha ha ha.
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[albinotrout]

No problem there. My next visit to yuba is in three weeks.
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[Sicknick33]

one of you guys teach me how to fly fish and where to go, ill show you and teach you how to catch these guys
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[albinotrout]

Where are you located?
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[Sicknick33]

I live in salt lake
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[flygoddess]

These guys are kinda new to fly fishing so if you are looking to learn...you might want to look into some classes[] Just a thought.
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[lskiles]

Hey Flygoddess,

Do you think it would be worth while to check out the youtube videos for instruction? I saw some from Orvis I was going to check out, I am also trying to learn how.
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[AFFamily]

I'm not volunteering anyone, but I have to tell a story of my own.

When I moved to Utah I wanted to learn fly fishing badly. As most of us know fly fishing is not a trial and error sport. You will never learn as well as having someone show you in person.

That being said I made a post a very long time ago asking for help. No joke I had 4 or 5 Utah BFT members PM me offering assistance. I met up with a longtime BFT member at his house, with my little boy even, and he helped me out big time. He took me to the local fly shop to get my reel setup with line and backing, introduced me around. We went to a local pond for some intro to fly casting practice. I left his house that day with a new friend, some free waders and a handful of flies.

Point of this little tale is this. Never be hesitant to ask the BFT community for help. I don't think anyone on these boards can say they have ever been ignored when reaching out for assistance.
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[flygoddess]

I think you can learn from videos. Also good to make videos of yourself so you can see how you are doing. It is also easy to pick up bad habits too.
Anyone can catch a fish on a fly and the outfit, but to be able to do it any time and anywhere without grabbing that spinning or bait outfit will take some work and as AFFamily said, talking to people.
Everyone's style differs and what works for one may not work for you. They strip line faster, have a different line, etc.
Practice and time will be the only key.

As long as you are into watching videos, try looking up Joan Wulff "Roll Casting". I recommend learning that cast as you will be using it 95% of the time.[]
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[albinotrout]

Fly fishing is rather simple, just takes a little practice to get good at it. I first learned by going to a local park to practice my casting.
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[albinotrout]

[quote flygoddess]These guys are kinda new to fly fishing so if you are looking to learn...you might want to look into some classes[] Just a thought.[/quote]

Ok I may not be that profficient at fly fishing but I am not that new to it. I just don't prefer to use it all the time. []
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[TroutMan93]

I went once with my uncle and got a Pfleuger fly rod combo for a birthday present and taught myself. I mean I'm still learning different techniques (as always) but I'm good enough now that I can catch fish on most trips. Hell if I taught my girl how to I must be doing something right...right? [cool]
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[flygoddess]

Problem is and I saw this a lot Saturday at the Fly Fishing get together in Heber, that people do indeed break their wrists. When told to do the 10 & 2 stop position, they think a clock and look like windshield wipers.
While the 10 and 2 are reference stopping points to prevent the breaking wrist, they are a "straight line". So if practicing, it is the same motion as painting the bottom of a shelf.

You don't need to learn it correctly, as that is a relative term. But, "again" to be able to fish anywhere, anytime without reverting back to spinning or bait, is is a good idea to learn it correctly.

Albino, why do you go back to your spinning outfit? If you could catch all fish on a fly and outfit, every time you caught fish, you wouldn't need to, and I am betting you wouldn't want to.


Can you guys cast while holding a book in your casting arm's pit?
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[TroutMan93]

[quote flygoddess]Problem is and I saw this a lot Saturday at the Fly Fishing get together in Heber, that people do indeed break their wrists. When told to do the 10 & 2 stop position, they think a clock and look like windshield wipers.
While the 10 and 2 are reference stopping points to prevent the breaking wrist, they are a "straight line". So if practicing, it is the same motion as painting the bottom of a shelf.

Can you guys cast while holding a book in your casting arm's pit?[/quote]

I learned the stops maybe a month or so after I began learning. As for a book in my pit....never even thought to try it. What does it teach you? But a better question would be what book would work best...a mystery, a romance, a horror? [] Haha all jokes aside I'll try ot out tonight and let you know how it goes.
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[flygoddess]

That is all the movement you need. Next let the line unfold all the way is the next. Tight loops.
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