Podcasts On The Fly musing… Podcast 12 - Micro Fly Rods and Micro Fly Fishing

This round we have a Podcast where we talk Micro Fly Rods and Micro Fly Fishing!

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One That Got Away | Micro Fly Rod and GoFish Cam

Fished the local pond using the Two Piece Micro Fly Rod to catch Sunfish and Bluegill for live bait. Plan was to rig up our GoPro and GoFish Cameras for some underwater action shots of fish lurking in the area.

In short order, managed to catch (as well as miss) a fish or two using a simple Midge pattern. Later, switched to a Tenkara fly when I lost the Midge.

Fun stuff, fly fishing with the Micro Fly Rod… was hoping for more fun with the underwater cameras. Ended up only using the GoFish Cam. Did not land a fish but did see what was in the pond lurking as well as got a glimpse of the one that got away… a nice Bass that looked like the 20″ one caught last week!

Two Piece Micro Fly Rod | How Much Line Does the Reel Hold?

Live stream update from the Team! Answering the mail about the two-piece micro fly rod. Specifically, how much line does the reel hold. Never measured it; decided to do so live to answer the mail! Do check out the video, and do check back… heading back to the local lake for more kayak fishing!

Micro Fly Rod and Reels | More Details On the DIY Micro Fishing Setups

Longer than normal video to answer the mail concerning more information related to the Micro Fly Rods we have been using, their fly reels and lines used. Do check it out; got lots of info to step through!

DIY BFS Rod and Micro Fly Rod | Quick Fly Casting Test

Impromptu test of the dual DIY BFS Rod and Micro Fly Rod… mounted an Echo Ion 2/3wt fly reel with 2wt WF fly line and did a lawn test. Looks like the dual rod can cast a fishing fly no problem!

Micro Fishing | Two Piece Fly Rod at the Feeder Creek

Quick trip after the day job to a feeder creek for some micro fishing with the two piece micro flyrod. Went with a Griffith’s Gnat fished dry as well as wet. Had few misses at first… smaller hook for these little fish would have been better. But, did catch a few once I found my mojo! Fun stuff!

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Casting a Micro Fly Rod Demo #microflyrod #microflyfishing

Here is the follow up video we mentioned on one of our earlier iFishNews Fishing Podcast and YouTube video about Micro Fly Rods.

This video shows five micro flyrods – three are ones we made and have a micro flyreel mounted on them, and two are practice fly rods from Redington and Orvis with a flyreel zip tied to the handle.

We marked 25 feet as a reference, and then cast the rods to show the 25 feet distance is readily attained.

There was a strong crosswind and one of the rods had less than 25 feet of line but overall all rods could easily cast 25 feet.

That said, based on time fishing with them, there are several that can cast well past 25 feet.

Fun stuff!

Also, here are links to Amazon showing the practice fly rods we converted to micro fly rods:

• Redington Form: https://amzn.to/3esIjV2
• Orvis Practicaster: https://amzn.to/2YkqMbD
• Pen Rod / Reel: https://amzn.to/2BwaELD

iFishNews Fishing Podcast 12 - Micro Fly Rods and Micro Fly Fishing

This rounds iFishNews Fishing Podcast we talk about micro fly rods that we use for micro fly fishing on our local ponds. Several DIY rods we have made by converting Pen Rods, repurposing a broken fly rod, and building one with an ice fishing blank and wine corks for the rod handle.

Recently, courtesy of a Viewer’s tip to use practice fly rods from Orvis and Redington, we have started mounting 2wt and 4wt fly reels to make a micro fly rod.

Simple zip ties to hold the reels to the rods makes for a quick conversion to fly fishing rod instead of practice rods!

Below is a link that shows how we converted a Pen Rod to a Micro Fly Rod:
https://skyaboveus.com/fishing/MicroFlyRod

Additionally, here is a past video where we caught a nice catfish using the re-purposed broken fly rod: https://youtu.be/I16KkjXkbcI

Also, here are links to Amazon showing the practice fly rods we converted to micro fly rods:
Redington Form: https://amzn.to/3esIjV2
Orvis Practicaster: https://amzn.to/2YkqMbD

Duck Creek Linear Park Fishing #microflyfishing #microflyrod

Short video of a quick trip to Duck Creek Linear Park while on the daily commute. Brought the two piece micro fly rod and the Foam Spider and Scud Tandem Rig to work the section nearest the bridge. Key take aways this round:

• There are Bass, nice Bass in the area but water is clear and they are skittish!
• Lots of Sunfish and Bluegill and Longear that will readily take a scud
• Temps are increasing and Summer approaches, creek will start getting clobbered with the “green stuff”
• Rocks placed along the creek offer excellent access to the creek… weeds and high grass are cleared around them!

Pond Fishing with the Micro Fly Rod #microflyfishing #flyfishing

Sidetracked this past Sunday from fishing. Go figure – needed to fix a lawn sprinkler that broke, then had to fix two more that were leaking. Before starting this honey do, made a quick run to Lavon for a chance at White Bass on the point at Brockdale Park.

Maybe should have fixed the sprinklers first, ended up striking out at Lavon. No worries, though, was good to get a cast or two to start the day. Plus, excited about a recent purchase of an Okuma Rockaway Surf Rod and a Pfleuger President Spinning Reel. More to come on the purchase!

Luck would have it that I finished the honey do with lots of daylight to spare. Decided to flex the two piece micro fly rod and fish Celebration Park’s North Pond using a fresh tied Scud!

Had a blast catching sunfish and bluegill. The micro fly rod did well… forgot how fun it is!

PS: Long video… mentioned some adjustments made to the line strike indicator, diy leader/tipper setup, and added a demo snippet of the rod casting easily 12 yards despite the shortness of the rod… aka top two sections of a broken 8wt we repurposed as a micro fly rod!