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<\/p>\nTraditionally, fly fishermen targeted trout and salmon. Today, fly-fishing has grown into a huge hobby and the list of fish that will strike a fly is long.<\/p>\n
Fly-fishing is suitable for freshwater or saltwater and includes fish such as Arctic Grayling, Rainbow Trout, Bass, Panfish, Pike, and saltwater species such as Striped bass, Redfish, Tarpon, Bonefish, and Snook.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind that this is a partial list and below we will add to that list.<\/p>\n
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Many species of trout are awesome as fly-fishing targets.<\/p>\n
Brown trout are perhaps the most targeted trout by fly fishermen.<\/p>\n
Browns are smart, feisty, and challenging. Rainbow trout are often bigger and present bigger battles, but even smaller species are keen for fly-fishing.<\/p>\n
A backwoods creek or small river is an ideal place to toss flies for brook trout and cutthroat trout.<\/p>\n
Like many species targeted by fly fishermen, trout are often top feeders and will devour surface or dry flies if you pair them to their available food options.<\/p>\n
Trout are voracious feeders and consume a variety of aquatic insects.<\/p>\n
The record Trout caught on a fly rod is 36 pounds 6 ounces and was Brown Trout.<\/p>\n
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Salmon, which include the Pacific Salmon and Atlantic Salmon are also a big fly-fishing target.<\/p>\n
Salmon range in size from small to very large. They include Pink, Silver Salmon, King Salmon, Chum Salmon, and Atlantic Salmon.<\/p>\n
The exception to Salmon and fly-fishing are the Sockeye Salmon, which feed on plankton and will rarely strike a fly.<\/p>\n
If you want to target big fish on a fly rod, then King Salmon are the ones you want.<\/p>\n
The largest King Salmon caught is 97 pounds and was landed on a fly rod on the Kenai River in Alaska.<\/p>\n
The smallest salmon are the Pink Salmon, and when they run, they show up by the millions.<\/p>\n
You can plink Pink Salmon on an active run all day long.<\/p>\n
Steelhead is the sea version of Rainbow Trout. They appear in the Fall and Winter when the weather is freezing and the drive to fish is insane<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fly-fishing for Steelhead is akin to a select club. The anglers who toss flies for Steelhead do so out of a purity for fishing and a love of the wilderness.<\/p>\n The record Steelhead is 27 pounds 4 ounces.<\/p>\n Like Salmon, Steelhead hatch in freshwater and then make their way to the sea.<\/p>\n When it is time to spawn, they return to their rivers where they lay eggs.<\/p>\n Most steelhead make this journey three or four times before they die.<\/p>\n You can catch<\/a> bass all day long on a fly rod. Bass are popular because they are everywhere making heading out for a few hours of fishing an easy chore.<\/p>\n Best color flies for bass are black and olive mixed with a few shiny bits.<\/p>\n If you are looking for a fly rod specifically for bass, aim for a 9-foot rod in 8 weight.<\/p>\n You can also use your trout fly rod for bass. The record bass – largemouth – on a fly rod weighed in at 14 pounds 14 ounces.<\/p>\n The best times to fish for bass using flies is early morning and at evening times.<\/p>\n The reason being that aquatic insects feed and deposit eggs into the water early in the morning and just as the sun is setting.<\/p>\nBass<\/span><\/h2>\n