Fly fishing Taneycomo Rod Recommendations

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Not brand - but size and weight. I strongly suggest you own a 2wt, 4wt, 6wt and 8 weight fly rods. Hear me out.

You need the 2 weight for midging in low water.. 

You need the 4 weight for... when the horn blows.

You need the 6 weight for... when the horn blows.

You need the 8 weight for... when the horn blows.

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I am not taking high end rods.. or medium end rods.. I am fishing a lot of fiberglass and older junky graphite and "others".

You make do with what you got. The fish don't know what your rod says on it or what its made from. Right ?

If you hate that idea... then try a 3-5-7 and 9 weight fly rods... though I think a nine is sometimes too light...

Certain situations call for different rods. Be prepared, better than a boy scout.

Tell the skunk to take a hike that day, you're covered.

[fishinwrench]

Bob Gaston, probably the best midge fisherman I ever knew, ruled on the San Juan and did everything on a Cortland 9' 6wt.  

He would tie a #22-24 on 5x,  would stand right next to you and keep you so busy netting his fish that you didn't have time to make a cast of your own. 

[Gavin]

Lucky I have more than one, LOL! If the waters low I’d probably fish a moderate action 8-9’ 5wt. If fishing with generation, 10’ 5wt for nymphs and the spinning rod would come out. Fishing giant streamers on a 7-10 wt is just not my kinda fun. You just wear yourself out and catch few fish. Might fish a 2/3/4wt for giggles. Big trout aren’t very hard to land on wide featureless gravel flats.

[dpitt]

I'm experimenting with Cortland 10'6''  nypmhing rods for running  12+ foot leaders during heavy generation.  2 weight was a bit light but worked,  6 weight had too much backbone when fishing 5x,  will be trying out a 4 weight over the next couple weeks.   

 

[Brian K. Shaffer]

I am thrilled to see the response. Especially of trying new things. Expanding. Growing in fishing - experimenting.

When the water is running up at the dam - you cut down deep to the fish - thru the current.

Big flies and big water means big line control situations. Big rod. Long rod. 

The old 'scud-N-bobber' is getting a new look up there too.

There is a world of new fish to hook - everyday.

 

[tjm]

I don't need any thing lighter than a five weight, ever, and in that water I think I'd never need anything other than a seven weight.  I have a few of those. But  when you talk about midge fishing it makes me think about and wonder if I still have  my 9'9wt as that is the only rig I've ever used for the tiny flies.

[snagged in outlet 3]

A 9’ 5 weight is a good rod if you were only to have one.   

[jdmidwest]

Rod lengths were selected by casting that I have to do.  The longer the cast, the longer the rod.

Line weight is determined by the fly weights that I am casting.  Drys were always 4, nymphs 5, and streamers 6 or 7 weight lines.  Bass bugs were 8.

I have slow action rods and fast action rods, each have their own feel for what I want to do.  But the slower actions like fiberglass, bamboo, and early graphites were what I learned with.  Faster actions have a goofy feel, but can be cast well.  Just not by my learned arm, which is now slower since they took a chunk out of it to make my tongue.