What to buy

[allen willyerd]

I have never fly fished for trout. So I am really lost as what to buy, need some help on all the gear to buy, every thing from top to bottom. I will be fishing AR. tail waters.

[Peter E.]

This might be posted in the wrong category. You picked the right forum though. Start with a 9ft. 5wt. I would suggest a TFO or Reddington for a starter. Remember not to pay too much for your reel, its really just there to hold line, Ross Fly Start would be a good choice or Orivs Battenkill. I would also suggest a good weight forward floating line. I’m partial to Scientific Anglers or Royal Wulff.

Good luck and have fun!

[stevens]

Quick question…

You said you’ve never flyfished for trout.

[M. Wood]

Allen, I don’t know where you are from but why don’t you google your area and find out if there is a local fly fishing club or shop.

[Curtis Bias]

You could also look into some used gear on the forums.

[Zach Matthews]

I’d suggest a basic Scientific Anglers bubble pack (a kit encased in plastic) available from Bass Pro, Cabelas, or even Wal-Mart.

[Curtis Bias]

I’ve got one of those Scientific Anglers rods and actually like it for pond hopping and streamer fishing. I’ve caught a couple of nice fish on it for sure.

ANother good rig is the Redington starter set. I actually fish with the childrens version called the Minnow. The cork handle is small, but the rod is actually very nice. IN my opinion, it feels similar to some of the older Sage rods. The youth models are right at 100 bucks. The reel is composite material, but seems to work fine. Eventually I will replace the reel, but I am keeping both of these rods.

I think for trout I would want a 4 wt starter set. Many folks say a 9 ft 6 weight is ideal. I think the 4 wt allows new anglers to protect light tippet material from people that may have learned to fish for bass on a bait caster or spin casting set up. I like 7.5 to 8.5 foot rods in a 4 wt. if I am on foot. I like longer rods from a boat.

[A. Overgaard]

my 5 cents.
Attend a course to learn the basics ib flycasting, you have now placed yourself in a much better position for buying correct equipment the first time.

/Allan

[Justin Witt]

If you’re looking to fish the White and the Norfork you’ll want to learn a little bit about scuds, and make sure you have some fairly light tippet with which to feed them to the trout.

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