Flys

[oziedon]

Can you use flys while float fishing w a center pin reel?

[RonB]

Absolutely...What got me into center pinning was catching Steelhead with a fly under a float using my spinning rod. I realized I was missing out on more hits because I couldn't get the drift right.

But sure, you can use fly's with center pinning.

Cheers, Ron

[uptracker]

Do you use the same rig as any other float method Ron? Shot it out and such?

[RonB]

uptracker,
Now I do, yes. When I took the Steelhead on the fly and float I really didn't know anything about shotting or center pinning. But I knew there had to be a better way, I knew it was just dumb luck on my part that I caught a few.

What I have been doing lately is adapting standard Steelhead fly patterns to jig hooks as beadhead jig/flies so they hang level below the float. It doesn't matter about egg patterns, any old way they ride is fine. But the main Steelhead run is finished here, just a smattering of a Spring and Summer runs here and there. I'll have to wait until next year to try the adapted patterns...but I have high hopes for them. I'll keep you posted.

I'm gearing up for the soon to happen Shad and Striper runs.

Cheers, Ron

[uptracker]

Thanks!

[axisgear]

I run flies with my pin on a regular basis(just think indi nymphing with 100'+ drifts). The best part is you get the purists scratching their heads when they see some supposed bait slinger catching fish with nymph imitators not attached to a flyrod:lol: .
I like to run the shot set-up similar to a bait rig(tapered down) and "trot" the reel to get flies out in front of the float[downstream]. The best part is ,when you catch a steel(or any fish for that matter) with this method,you can rest assured it's not foul hooked!
I've only been centerpinning for a couple of months now and haven't had a foul hooked fish yet(I had a big problem with that while fly fishing for steelhead;not very sportsman like:rolleyes: ).
....And besides,centerpinning is the most fun I've had fishing since I was a kid!

Good luck and give it a try,you won't be disappointed!