48 thoughts on “how to fly fish (without a fly fishing rod)

  1. @dannyboy163 says:

    For folks who don't know – the reason the water bobber is preferred over the normal bobber is that the water inside allows the bobber to float sideways, which allows the line to remain horizontal. it creates a smoother and more natural retrieve that doesn't make as much wake as a normal bobber.

  2. @Awwhell-u7z says:

    Rented a house on the Dechutes River in Oregon when I was 20 to work at a resort. The house had a whole bunch of fly gear and a few spinning poles. I didn't know how to fly then and I would tie flies to regular pole and throw it out there near rocks in rapids. Would get a lot of trout that way. Then tried it when I lived in Tahoe on Trukee River doing the same and caught lots of trout there as well. Never tried a bobber but why not.

  3. @campfishing2 says:

    In my case, I buy a 10mm non-perforated woodball and drill a 0.8mm to 1mm hole and use it as a stick, which is better than anything. It's also right in weight, so it flies well in the distance. Stopper+wooden ball+stopper….and fly bait

  4. @ThePorpoisepower says:

    You can get a perfectly usable fly rod for $30-40. $50-60 if you want a reel, fly line and a leader, and a few flies. Yes you'll need to learn cast, it's not that hard. And it'll work better than the technique shown.

  5. @nateroo says:

    My brother taught me this technique back in 1979 to catch trout feeding on surface bugs at Crystal Reservoir in Wyoming. I used this technique when stationed at then Ft Lewis, WA and also here in CA; it's a great technique. Sometimes I fill the casting bubble all the way so it slow sinks and I have a tiny Rapala minnow that without the bubble, wouldn't cast far. Great invention, this casting bubble/bobber.

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