| I heard you were going to try fly fishing and wanted to | | | | Oh and don't even think that fly fishing lakes is only |
| talk with you about that for a minute. You know, fly | | | | possible in the northwest or higher elevations. Granted, |
| fishing is more than just tossing your line into moving | | | | it's more popular there, so you'll see more fly anglers |
| water and hoping for a strike. You can also catch | | | | out there, but lower elevations and lakes in the |
| more than just trout or salmon when you fly fish. I just | | | | heartland can yield fish to the fly fisherman as well. |
| wanted to make you aware that there are some | | | | Truth is that any body of water can supply your |
| stereotypes associated with this type of fishing that | | | | supper on any given day or night. |
| are misleading. | | | | If you are after that trophy trout or steelhead, you |
| When you think of fly fishing, what do you see in your | | | | may want to stick to the bigger lakes like Lake Kasba |
| mind? A small stream or brook with moving water is | | | | in Canada's Northwest Territories just north of |
| the usual image this brings up. Put it away because it is | | | | Manitoba and Saskatchewan. This lake is 1250 square |
| possible to fly fish on lakes and ponds as well. It takes | | | | miles and has garnered some of the largest lake trout, |
| a different approach, but once you get the idea, it can | | | | musky and Arctic Grayling anywhere. Larger lakes |
| open up a whole bunch of areas to you that weren't | | | | tend to hold the food sources, foraging structure and |
| there before. | | | | eco-system to produce large fish. Lake Kasba has |
| It just has to do with the food sources available on a | | | | yielded Pike over 50" long weighing upwards of 35 |
| specific lake. The best way to get started fly fishing | | | | pounds, Lake trout in the 40 to 50 pound class and |
| lakes is to read local fishing publications, go to local | | | | Arctic Grayling that are just ounces off of the world |
| fishing tackle stores or just talk to some fly fishermen | | | | record! |
| in person. Any personable angler will be happy to | | | | Yeah, Canada has the reputation for fly fishing lakes, |
| assist you with advice. | | | | but there are plenty of fresh water lakes across the |
| For instance, not many people know that you can fly | | | | USA that are just as prolific at producing record |
| fish for bass. That's right-BASS! Once you have your | | | | setting fishes. Look around you and you are sure to |
| technique down, you need to research the native | | | | find a spot that will work for you. |
| creatures (things that the bass will feed on) that live | | | | For the sport fly angler, smaller lakes may produce |
| near a lake. Then you go buy or make some fishing | | | | quantities of lower weighting fish, but the fun of |
| flies that resemble those life forms. Bass spend a lot | | | | catching them is a thrill and a half. All you need to do is |
| of time near the surface and are also aggressive. So | | | | find a lake and study it for a day or two to find it's |
| floating an offering past his nose that looks like other | | | | Achilles heel. |
| stuff he has eaten will probably get him to bite. | | | | |