Spinning Rod & Flies ?

On 2011-03-04 19:07:17 -0500, JR said:

On 3/4/2011 1:38 PM, D. LaCourse wrote:
On 2011-03-04 10:39:53 -0500, Bob said:

Question: how would one rig a spinning setup to be able to cast, e.g.,
size 6 or so, flies with a spinning rod ?
Bob, go to Natick Outdoors and ask them for a spinning bubble. (Call
first.) There is a bubble thingie that can be partially filled with
water (weight) and tied to the spinning line. This is the weight that
makes the cast possible. You can tie whatever kind of fly to the line
coming off the bubble. I've seen folks drifting dries with such a set
up. Don't know how successful they were, but the lures they used were
technically a fly. This set-up would NOT be legal in fly-fishing-only
water.

In Oregon, there's a distinction between fly-fishing-only waters, where
such a rig would be illegal and fly-only waters (amazingly including
the North Umpqua), where folks do use them.

Yeah, I've run into that sitution, but can't remember where. I told
one guy in Maine that fishing flies with a spinning outfit was illegal.
His "fly" had feathers, a spinner, and some weight. He claimed it was
a "fly". He left after a couple of more guys told him to leave.
Apparently I wasn't threatening enough! d;o(

Dave