OT: Any avid fly fishermen on the board?

[msl819]

I am getting back into fly fishing after some time away. Curious who our knowledgeable members are to bounce some questions off of.

[parallelfish]

Yep. Pretty much exclusively saltwater anymore.

[metalheart]

Fresh and saltwater, fished mostly in western US, Alaska, Canada, Honduras, Mexico, and Belize. Happy to answer anything I know about! A few years ago on the Tsiu River in Alaska, Silver Salmon (Coho) taken on an 8wt on the surface with a pink pollywog. Caught them all day long like this......

[alembical]

I wouldn't say avid, but I did just fish 9 out of the last 14 days. I hardly fish anymore though, unless on vacation, which I was in Wyoming.

[msl819]

My reels and line have been sitting for the past 5-6 years. How do I know when I need to replace the line? And what suggestion would you guys make for good line that won't break the bank -think the Ultegra of fly line. I'll probably start with replacing the 4 wt. line but may need 6 and 8 wt. too.

[p nut]

Not avid, but love it. I was just in Wyoming last weekend. Good times.

I order lines from http://hookhack.com/ and have been very pleased with them. Fairly cheap prices.

[Shoeman]

I get out several times a year for Rainbows. I fish the Missouri Trout Parks, Taneycomo and the Winter Urban Fishing Program here in St. Louis. I've been a fisherman most of my life but only Fly Fishing for about 5 years.

[Stephani]

I have my Dads 15' Surf i can tie line on end and fish streams.

[arazate]

Happy to help out; point you in the right direction.

Cheers,
AJ

[jds108]

Just had this out on the Yellowstone last week:



The folks here: http://www.theflyfishingforum.com/fo...al-discussion/ are helpful.

[HenryA]

Used to be in the industry. Happy to help.

As to your line question -- if its been stored under reasonable conditions its probably still good to use. Go find some water and see for yourself. if it floats well and picks up off the water ok, you are good to go.

You will want to buy all new tippet material or leaders which ever you use.

[arazate]

Run the line through your fingers, it should be smooth. If not, you may feel cracks, that will require line replacement. Once that outside coating is compromised, water will get into the inner core.

Rio makes a solid line.

[RFC]

LOL! Remember the movie "The River Runs Through" and the scene where the young boys, at the order of their father, were standing on the dock practicing their casts? That was my childhood. And we loved it!

[Exonerv]

Count me in...have been flyfishing FL, AK, PA, & NC for the last 15 years. I'm heading back to the Kenai Peninsula in Aug/Sept to fish for Silvers, Rainbows, Dollies & Grayling.

There are a number of line treatments you can buy to help rejuvenate fly lines. I clean mine with Dawn in a bucket of warm water by pulling the line through a microfiber cloth, rinsing, and applying a line dressing.

Arazate is correct about a cracked line needing replacement. However, it can still be useful for casing practice.

[wtex]

Just got into it myself, mostly in NM and Colorado.