Little help?

frogmouth20

goin to give fly fishing a go have a rod sage graphite iii and with a house of hardy ultralite disc 7 reel i got off my uncle who used fish river moy all his life until he passed rod hasnt been used in 16 years id say but both seem in good condition wondering tips for what line or to be pointed right direction thanks

dazza161989

frogmouth20 wrote: »

goin to give fly fishing a go have a rod sage graphite iii and with a house of hardy ultralite disc 7 reel i got off my uncle who used fish river moy all his life until he passed rod hasnt been used in 16 years id say but both seem in good condition wondering tips for what line or to be pointed right direction thanks

What fish are you targeting and can you give some info in your local water.

frogmouth20

trout targeting and im in galway river near me dunkellin but may travel thanks

dazza161989

frogmouth20 wrote: »

trout targeting and im in galway river near me dunkellin but may travel thanks

A standard floating line weighted to match your rod, a tapered leader and some tippet material along with a few flies is all you need to get started. The easiest way to to hook into a few trout is nymphing and once you become confident with your casting you can try upstream dry fly.

frogmouth20

thanks i was looking up nymphing seems be gettin popular do you not need a nyphing rod

Jim_Hodge

frogmouth20 wrote: »

thanks i was looking up nymphing seems be gettin popular do you not need a nyphing rod

No, there's a lot of specialist nymphers who advocate special rods and leaders etc. but any standard gear is sufficient.

frogmouth20

ok thanks for all the help greatly appreciated

dazza161989

frogmouth20 wrote: »

thanks i was looking up nymphing seems be gettin popular do you not need a nyphing rod

Not at all, start by fishing a single nymph as it will be much easier for you in the beginning!

SeaFields

frogmouth20 wrote: »

goin to give fly fishing a go have a rod sage graphite iii and with a house of hardy ultralite disc 7 reel i got off my uncle who used fish river moy all his life until he passed rod hasnt been used in 16 years id say but both seem in good condition wondering tips for what line or to be pointed right direction thanks

The gear you have is top of the range really. It'll last a lifetime. You've no shortage of options in terms of fishing where you are once Covid restrictions ease.

frogmouth20

thanks im wondering is reel ok it hasnt been used in years i know line is no gud brittle so need put new 1 on it its a 7 weight rod so lookin for tips for backing line and main line

frogmouth20

trout got on worm today

dazza161989

frogmouth20 wrote: »

trout got on worm today

Great stuff, anything is a start.

As the previous poster said your gear is very high end so no better advantage to be had when starting!