Gorosaurus
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Hey all, I just wanted to say that I've looked over a few topics in this forum and it seems like a pretty nice, tight-knit group. Wonderful to see!
I am a 26 year old water nut, and I have always enjoyed fishing (even if I have not always been good at it). I never learned to fish for trout, but I did have bass and bluegill growing up.
Anyhow, I recently decided to take the plunge and try fly fishing. I took a 2 day class at Dusty Wissmath's Fly School and got most of the basics down. My casting is still pretty raw, but I can get the flies to go near where I intend.
Long-story-short, I have spent hundreds of dollars recently to try and become successful at this hobby. I do not have a full-time job, so money has been a tough issue, but I have spent a fair share to try and get situated. I got waders, a vest, the usual fixings (zinger, hemostats, etc.), a 9 foot rod, and a handful of flies.
Since I do not have anyone else in my close family who fishes, I have had to learn all of this stuff on my own. That includes not only what materials I need, but how to use them and where to actually find fish! After doing as much research as I could, I tried to fish Stony Creek last week. It was difficult to find any comfortable room there with public access (I don't know my way around), so I went to Clark's Creek instead.
The area was so beautiful! I took lots of pictures.. but did not catch any fish. I traveled to the fly-fishing-only zone to try and hone my craft alone. I used a variety of dry flies to try and coax some action (I still don't know how to tell one fly from the next, beyond perhaps a sulfur or terrestrial), but no dice. I tried tying a copper john to the dry fly, but still no luck. Fish were eating something around me (very small flies, I could not tell what kind).
The next day I tried for 6 hours at different locations to try my luck. The water was gin clear, but I could not get anything. I tried both Adams and Sulfur flies, and even visible fish paid no attention. I did end up getting two bites at a black ant I used, but none were hooked, and neither fish bit again.
So here I am after weeks of reading, tying, buying, and fishing, and still not even a 5 inch trout to show for it. I wish I had someone who could tell me exactly what is going wrong, or at the very least what I should be doing correctly! I can't find any reliable stream reports that are up to date on local streams, so I have no idea what flies to use or when to use them. Does anyone here have any practical advice for me?
I am a 26 year old water nut, and I have always enjoyed fishing (even if I have not always been good at it). I never learned to fish for trout, but I did have bass and bluegill growing up.
Anyhow, I recently decided to take the plunge and try fly fishing. I took a 2 day class at Dusty Wissmath's Fly School and got most of the basics down. My casting is still pretty raw, but I can get the flies to go near where I intend.
Long-story-short, I have spent hundreds of dollars recently to try and become successful at this hobby. I do not have a full-time job, so money has been a tough issue, but I have spent a fair share to try and get situated. I got waders, a vest, the usual fixings (zinger, hemostats, etc.), a 9 foot rod, and a handful of flies.
Since I do not have anyone else in my close family who fishes, I have had to learn all of this stuff on my own. That includes not only what materials I need, but how to use them and where to actually find fish! After doing as much research as I could, I tried to fish Stony Creek last week. It was difficult to find any comfortable room there with public access (I don't know my way around), so I went to Clark's Creek instead.
The area was so beautiful! I took lots of pictures.. but did not catch any fish. I traveled to the fly-fishing-only zone to try and hone my craft alone. I used a variety of dry flies to try and coax some action (I still don't know how to tell one fly from the next, beyond perhaps a sulfur or terrestrial), but no dice. I tried tying a copper john to the dry fly, but still no luck. Fish were eating something around me (very small flies, I could not tell what kind).
The next day I tried for 6 hours at different locations to try my luck. The water was gin clear, but I could not get anything. I tried both Adams and Sulfur flies, and even visible fish paid no attention. I did end up getting two bites at a black ant I used, but none were hooked, and neither fish bit again.
So here I am after weeks of reading, tying, buying, and fishing, and still not even a 5 inch trout to show for it. I wish I had someone who could tell me exactly what is going wrong, or at the very least what I should be doing correctly! I can't find any reliable stream reports that are up to date on local streams, so I have no idea what flies to use or when to use them. Does anyone here have any practical advice for me?