Tips for urban fly fishing, with James Spica

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

You may have some amazing fly fishing right in your neighborhood even if you live in a big city. Urban fly fishing may not be pristine, but it has its own charms and moments of excitement, and you don't need to drive for hours to get to it. James Spica [46:05], fishing manager of Orvis Royal Oak, gives us good tips on finding this kind of fishing in your area, what species you might encounter, and some tips for making the most of your experience.

In the Fly Box this week, we have some great questions as usual, including:

Are there any fly-tying materials made from plant fibers?
Are trout equally susceptible to stress in low water temperatures as they are in high water temperatures?
What is the best way to dye bucktails?
What feathers should I keep for tying from ducks I harvest?
What is the difference between the Blackout 8-weight rod and the Helios 3 8-weight rods?
What's a good rod for small stream brook trout fishing?
Do you need to open your casting loops with leaders over 13 feet long?
In a Pile Cast, will the line and leader butt hit the water before the tippet and fly?
Is it OK to put my rod and reel in the water when landing a fish?
What can we do about the flood damage in Vermont? What will the fishing be like in the near future?
What is the most effective way to interact with the people in a fly shop when looking for information?
Why can't I get white Woolly Buggers to work in my river? I hear people have good luck with them.
What's a good rod for smallmouth and smaller stream steelhead fishing?
Does underlining a rod help for longer casts?
What is a short heavy rod, like the old 7'11" Recon rod for 8-weight, used for?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Yeah, it's happened more often than I like. It's it's too early in the morning
0:06.8	I'm not a morning person these days
0:08.8	Unless I'm going fishing that I'm a morning person
0:12.1	All right, I'll start again
0:15.7	Good thing we didn't get three gores on the way through
0:17.9	That's right
0:29.2	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly fishing podcast. This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and
0:34.6	We're going to talk about urban fly fishing this week
0:38.0	My guest is James Speaker who is the fishing manager at Orvis Royal Oak and James has done a lot of urban fishing in various places
0:47.7	Of course he he fishes around the Detroit area which is not what people think of as a fly fishing destination
0:54.2	But there's actually a lot of interesting stuff
0:57.4	That goes or goes on around there that you can chase with a fly rod and
1:02.2	Really in any major city it doesn't matter you can you can name me any major city in the country and
1:08.9	I can find you with a little research. I can find you a place to go fly fishing
1:12.9	So we're going to talk about we're going to talk about carp and drum and pan fish and bass and
1:17.8	All the kind of things that you can catch close to home and you know summer is a summer is a really good time to do urban fly fishing
1:25.7	Because the waters are lower and warmer. You can generally spot the fish
1:30.2	They're they're a little clearer and you can see the fish in the water do some exploring the weather's nice
1:36.4	It can be really fun and really exciting. So
1:40.5	That's going to be the interview for today and before we get to the fly box just want to remind you
1:47.8	If your waiters are leaking or they're falling apart and you need a new pair of waiters
1:52.2	Orvis ultralight waiters and waiting shoes are still on sale
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