a retired newbie

[profbob]

I just came across this site and registered.
I retired about 4 years ago from college teaching after 35 years.
On and off over the years I have fished party boats on the west coast but never really pier fished and am looking foward to trying it. (Got tired of going way out on those big boats and coming back with not much to show for it).
I intend on getting much info from these forums and am looking foward to finding some good piers to fish from.
By the way, is there any opportunity to fly fish from a pier? (although I plan on bottom fishing for the most part).
Glad to be on board!!!

[pierfish]

Welcome! I am not sure where you can fly fish from a pier but there are alot of great places to use fly.

[dadflyer]

profbob

The ability to flyfish from a pier would depend on:

1) the size/weight of the fish you expect to catch
2) the pound test of your tippet
3) whether or not you are using a wire guard for "toothy critters".


Chances are that if you are using an' intermediate line', the idea of a flyline being whipped across the pier would make other fishermen ( ie. : conventional , spinning , spincast ) very nervous, especially if there is any kind of a breeze.

Flyfishing is pretty much relegated to fishing the flats, wadeing ,kayaking , or selecting a charter boat which specializes in flyfishing . Personally , I wouldn't want to subject others on the pier to the possibility of being foulhooked .

Dadflyer
(my screename says it all )

[Filletnrelease]

Got to agree 100% with dadflyer on this one. I am an avid Fly Fisher myself, and the thought of whipping a line back and forth with cars and folks around just don't cut it. I primarily Fly fish out of my boat or wading. When I finally get around to buying my Kayak, I'll give that a shot too. Just curious, any of you tie your own flies. I have been into tying since I fished the Trout streams in Carolina, and compared to that, Saltwater flies are a breeze. No matter how bad you might mess up, a Jack or Ladyfish won't care.