hello all im new to fishing the fly what are the things i realy need to get me started,i have rod,reel,line and net.i do fish for pike on jerkbaits and lures but looking for a change. look forward to replys thanks.

If you could give us a bit more info' it would help.
Where are you fishing?
Still water or river?
trout or salmon?
stockies or wildies?

ATB
Graham

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welcome to the forum cooky
what style of fishing and what type of water do you intend to fish .Also would be useful to have more details of kit you have (weight and type of line etc)

all the best Nick

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beat me to it

You need somewhere to fish first. That will help you decide on what your quarry will be. Knowing where you will fish and what the species are will then let you decide on techniques you will use and that will help you decide on the flies you will need.

Let us know where and for what you hope to be fishing and the kind folk on this forum will help you along nicely.

richard

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hello i have a 9 ft rod 7wt and 7wfd line and same intermediate line hoping to fish small stillwaters and rivers trout and grayling i hope,i live in the shefeild area and do a lot of work on the river don so wouldnt mind having a go on there

the gear you have seems better suited to stillwater fishing.The obvious items you havnt mentioned are leader material and flies.May be worth your while going to the local library(before they all close)and search out some books.Try going to a fishery with a shop -they can reccommend the best flies for that water and you can pick their brains-never be afraid to ask questions
Also have you picked up the basics for casting-important

Nick

hello i have fished for chub on the fly before and spent some time in a feild TRYING to cast but that was some time ago

get back in the field
seriously casting lessons would be worth considering but if money is an issue there are a lot of good casting instruction videos on youtube-type in fly fishing casting
all the best Nick

Paul G, on here is your man to contact.

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You will find that your tackle is perfect for stillwater fishing but a little heavy for the river, but don't let that keep you away from the river. You will need to pay attention to your leader and how you cast to make sure you don't scare the fish when fishing in the river Don. You will find it best to use the floating line on the river.

Visit this blog and this blog for some insight.

Go fishing once the season starts and keep coming on here for any answers you might need as you progress.

richard

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