| Are you a seasoned freshwater fly
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| | six hours afterwards return a more
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| fisherman or a saltwater fisherman
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| | diluted mix of water back to the Gulf.
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| looking to add a new and fresh dimension
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| | Flats and estuaries go through a cycle of
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| to your angling pleasure? Why not take up
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| | being flooded and almost drained. This
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| saltwater fly fishing? It is a wonderful
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| | serves to provide the food eaten by the
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| pastime although it can be challenging.
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| | baitfish and other prey that attract
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| If you are already doing freshwater fly
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| | redfish, drum, trout, and other gulf game
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| fishing, be prepared to gear up for a
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| | fish.
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| different type of fishing. You will in
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| | This constant flooding/flush cycle
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| all likelihood need a heavier rod, reel,
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| | generates natural channels. All life
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| and line. What is the reason for this?
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| | forms use these channels as "roads" on
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| Well, unlike fishing freshwater, the
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| | which they travel. These channels are any
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| ocean or bay tends to be windier and you
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| | number of sizes, depending on local
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| need more weight to slice through the
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| | conditions. They can up to a hundred
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| wind. Additionally, the fish tend to be
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| | yards wide and several inches or a few
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| heavier in the saltwater.
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| | feet deeper than the surrounding bottom.
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| For example, the best models for all
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| | Phytoplankton languidly float in the
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| around use would be a rod 8-1/2 to 9 feet
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| | prevailing current and your baitfish come
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| long. Line weight? Again, for all around
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| | along next, because phytoplankton is
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| use a 7, 8 or 9 weight line would be
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| | their primary food source. The game fish
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| ideal. It goes without saying that you
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| | you are after navigate these "roads" and
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| need to use a rod and reel balanced to
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| | feed on the baitfish, crabs, and other
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| your line weight. Of course these are
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| | prey. You, as a fly fisherman, use these
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| just average weights. If you know you
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| | same roads to find and flush out your
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| will be fishing in primarily low wind
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| | prey, which is of course the game fish.
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| conditions, you can bump your line weight
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| | So you see, you are just another part of
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| down three notches or so and for high
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| | the natural cycle of life. By becoming
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| wind, you can bump it up three notches.
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| | familiar with the local tides (you can
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| Since fly fishing equipment is expensive,
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| | buy a chart or just reference the
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| do your homework and buy what will work
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| | newspaper) and the whereabouts of your
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| for you.
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| | channels, the fisherman can find the
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| The fly patterns used in Saltwater are
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| | areas where game fish are active and the
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| different than the ones you would use in
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| | when their feeding is most likely to be
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| fresh water. This makes sense when you
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| | aggressive.
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| think of it because the food available to
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| | Now let's take a few moments to consider
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| the fish is different. Remember, match
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| | how you are going to get to the fish. If
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| the hatch. Some popular patterns are
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| | you are fishing close to shore, say on a
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| crabs, shrimp, baitfish, and marine
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| | pier or on the shore, you can just find a
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| worms. Just as with fresh water, what
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| | spot where you judge the fish to be and
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| works splendidly on one day might be a
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| | where you can make a good presentation. A
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| total wash on the next.
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| | popular alternative to this is wading. If
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| How does the fisherman find the most
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| | you are wading, stingrays can be a real
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| productive water? Consider that tidal
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| | problem. Fortunately, some of the newer
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| activity is the device that modulates the
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| | waders on the market are made of a
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| entire living environment of the
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| | material that deals with this very
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| shoreline. Let's consider the Gulf of
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| | effectively. One case of stepping on a
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| Mexico since that is what I am most
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| | stingray's tail will ruin potentially a
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| familiar with.
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| | month's worth of fishing as you
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| Passes and estuaries bring in fresh
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| | recuperate.
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| saltwater from the Gulf and approximately
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