In article , demonbait
wrote:

can anyone tell me what i need to begin course/fly fishing

Pretty much what you would use for equivalent sized trout. Your reactions
might need to be different though.

So from #3/4 floater for dace dry-fly fishing (lightning reactions might hook
one in six.) to a #10 wf to push 20cm wire rigged lures for pike.

In general longer, lighter rods are useful as banks are rarely manicured and
some coarse fish are more easily spooked than trout.

Now is a good time to put a big, bushy dry over a chub - or try a popper -
but don't scare them. Hmmmm. a streamer should attract perch too atm.

Cheerio,

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