Tim5371

thanks for the help, that is a great summary of what I needed to know. I do a lot of stillwater fly fishing for trout here in BC, as we have the famous kamloops trout. It is quite common to have multiple hookups with 5lb trout within a few hours. The rainbows get up to 25lbs in our local lakes - I just need to catch one I'm really looking forward to trying something new, thanks again for your help

Is "shallow stump bay" an actual bay at the lake? or should I look for a shallow bay with stumps? or both? haha I'm surprised how short the leader is! we usually use 9-12ft leaders over here. Any possibility of hitting smallmouth on the fly while on the lake? Or will they be too deep?

Hi, I do a lot of fly fishing in BC for trout/salmon/steelhead. I'll be heading to a friends cottage at Crystal Lake in the Kawartha Lakes area for the Canada Day long weekend. Is there any fly fishing to be done here? I know that smallmouth on the fly is very popular in rivers, but how about lakes? Can anyone provide me with some advice on what to do, what to use, etc? Thanks!