For years this weight was the best selling fly rod model in the orvis line and recon carries on that tradition with aplomb.
Best weight fly rod for brook trout.
This isn t the case when fishing small streams.
Next up we are going to look at the power rating of the rod.
Again all traits that are overkill on small streams.
My surprise came from my assumption that the most popular all around fly rod for trout fishing was a nine foot 6 weight.
For this application a fly rod around 8ft 9in is ideal.
A 3 weight fly rod with a floating weight forward fly line is the perfect tool for catching brook trout.
Tremendous feel and versatility can cast a 18 midge up to a relatively lightweight hopper dropper rig with ease.
Croix mojo trout fly rod mt865 4 5 weight 8 6 4 piece graphite fly rod for 199 this rod has moderate fast action rod allows for good placement of flies at a wide range of distances though may be a little stiff near the bottom of the rod allowing for casting into the wind and with heavier flies.
Recon 8 6 5wt 4pc fly rod seen by many as the best all around rod size on the market the eight foot six inch five weight is the ideal rod for the one rig angler with a preference for smaller water.
Loomis whispercreek 4 7 9.
Whenever trout unlimited offered a nine foot 5 weight for anglers who purchased a lifetime membership i figured it was because they got a great deal from sage or winston.
The three weight fly rod.
Three weights are the rods to choose for fishing spring creeks.
Read the stream to find brook trout feeding stations.
My fav for a small stream brook trout rod is the g.
For the smallest streams with limited casting room shorter rods in the 7 foot 6 in to 9 foot range offer an advantage but standard 9 rods work great too.
At the component level brook trout anglers use pretty much the same tackle all other fly fishers use.
Like other anglers they are likely to have more than one rod and reel several lines something to wade in a net or two a couple of vests or packs maybe a watercraft or two an assortment of tools and chemicals and myriad flies.
Of course some extremely specialized fly rods exist at every line weight but we believe our clients are best served by this concise selection of trout fly rods.
Another readily accepted norm in contemporary fly fishing is that a 9 rod is best for trout fishing.
