The Blue Board

Buy a cheapfly rod set at walmart or somewhere for about $25... watch a quick youtube tutorial, walk out into your yard and start practice casting. Tie a piece of yarn to the end of the line instead of using a fly/hook. I used braided line(spiderwire) instead of the tapered mono leaders so I wouldn't lose a ton of line. You'll snap off a ton of gear at first.

Its actually pretty fun and entertaining once you learn. I am still a spinner guy but love to break out the fly rod when I get a chance.

I may just have to do that once it thaws out up here. Got a few months to plan haha

http://www.iowaflyfishing.com/troutpage.html
http://www.iowadnr.gov/Fishing/WheretoFish/TroutStreams.aspx

see if anything is close...not sure of your budget...talk to a local fly shop. maybe do a guide trip and start from there.

I personally love either fishing the marsh for reds and drum or going out to the rigs and catching Red Snapper.

Snapper fishing is probably my favorite and the rules on limits and times when we can fish certain zones actually changed this year so the season is longer and we can now keep 4 per person instead of a limit of 2.

Some great fishing though. Take the river out to East Bay or South Pass and fish free lining. You cannot get your bait to 20 feet in 60 foot water because at 10 foot you are getting hooked up with monster fish. It really is a good time, the only problem is on days it is rough even the most hardened water veterans will probably ralph.

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So I gather by my ignored post, no fans of muff diving ITT?

Yea we fish Bass here all the time, that is actually one of my brothers specialties. I have tried "jerking a worm" a million times in my life and suck at it but do like throwing a spinner bait. Never caught a Muskie or a walleye before.

my last 3 rods have all been purchased at 45% off...winston b2x (9'6) winston gvx (9'5) and a sage zxl (9'4)

a lot of people make the mistake and buy expensive stuff that they never use. there's a lot of good rod makers out there know. temple fork makes quality stuff at a minimal price all things considered.

also important to establish a good relationship with a fly shop in every location that you fish.
I usually get a guide my first trip to a new river, usually the first day...rest of the trip that shop is happy to give you good information.

are you in michigan?

Love it up there. I am surprised the conditions are doing well up there right now. Last time I went up there on a winter trip, the poles were never unpacked but the snow board got plenty of use. Managed to make it to the hot springs just past the church but fishing wasn't an option.

My friend has the Winston B2x in a 8'6 4wt. I think he got it at a close out price so it was a really good deal.

I actually cast tested TFO and the lower end Winston (passport) I think. I ended up going with Allen Fly Fishing. They are a small start-up from Washington. I decided to go with them because they had such great reviews online. I was even able to correspond with the owner and their pro-staff guy personally helped me pick out a rod. I also got a great Christmas deal which really put them over the top compared to other brands.

I'm in so Cal, but most of my fly fishing is Eastern Sierra. I want to start fly fishing the surf, but that requires another rod so that will have to wait.

When I lived in Michigan we used to do tons of walleye fishing on Lake Erie and Saginaw Bay. Erie was simply a meat run and the bay was for trophy fish. Salmon fishing in Michigan was always great on Lake Michigan and average on Huron. Would love to get out to Iowa and do some pheasant hunting tho

I'm a big bass fisherman,its a way of lifefor me. I live in on wheeler lake and wilson, pickwick, gunterville is right down the road so it's bass fishing heaven! Trying to come up the ranks and try to fish in the BFL in a couple of years, but still need to master some more techniques. Being 25 i still have a lot to learn but love everything about fishing.

I'm from the middle Ga area, and live on a pretty small lake. Crappie and bass fishing is what's most popular around here, mostly trolling for crappie but shooting docks is where the fun is at. My dad and I started getting into offshore fishing after we spearfished for a little while. We generally go out of Carrabelle, FL, and it's a blast. Duck hunting is my true passion. If none of yall have tried it you need to asap.