Smallie Fly Rod For Canoe

[fishinwrench]

Stillwater flyfishing out of a canoe is a skill in and of itself. The position and angle is never "right", and seldom even managable for me. River flyfishing from a canoe is...ok I'll say it.....Impossible.

As for transporting between wadable areas: I have strap loops that hang below the seats on each side, I break the rod down to 2 pcs. and twist wrap the two pieces together with the leader, stick the butt/tip in the loop and rest the ferrule ends on the center thwart.

[Gavin]

Fly fishing from a canoe by yourself is really tough. I still need a lot of work in that regard, so I usually end up chucking hardware from the boat. It does work great if you have someone to handle the boat while the person in front fishes though. Need to do more of that this year.

[RSBreth]

Fly fishing from a canoe by yourself is really tough. I still need a lot of work in that regard, so I usually end up chucking hardware from the boat. It does work great if you have someone to handle the boat while the person in front fishes though. Need to do more of that this year.

If you are in a tandem with a good paddler behind you, it's great to flyfish in our rivers, but solo is really hard. I take a fly rod on most of my canoe trips, but it rides in one of these when I'm not using it:

That'll save you from busting it every trip. Maybe.