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Try fly fishing for a different twist
James Cummins
I have been fly fishing for over 15 years and I can attest to the increase in the number of people fly fishing, especially when I fished for trout while in school in Virginia. If you are interested in fly fishing, but don�t care for traveling long distances, the answer lies right in your backyard.
Mississippi is blessed with thousands of acres of water which hold enough bluegill to make any angler dance a jig. Bluegill can provide the same kind of fun that trout do and can provide valuable practice in the many finer points of fly fishing.
Fly fishing for bluegill is not just a fun and exciting way to fish, it can be extremely effective. During the spawn, males are usually around beds and are extremely aggressive. They will hit almost any fly or popping bug that comes close to them. A fish every cast is not unusual (and my wife likes to remind me).
Equipment should be kept simple. If bluegill are to be the main focus of your fly fishing efforts, a 7 to 7.5 foot, fiberglass rod designed to cast 4 to 5 weight lines will be sufficient and will aid in casting accuracy, especially in close quarters. If you think you might try trout with the same gear, you might want to consider an 8 to 9 foot graphite or composite rod, designed to cast 5 to 7 weight line. In a fly fishing reel, a lightweight, single-action reel with some type of drag system is all you need.
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