{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Small Stream rod/reel recommendations

been facing the same question for a couple years now... wanted 6'6'' - 7' 2-3wt for awhile now, but have done fine with 8' and 8'6'' 3-4wts in the park and similar streams. for better or worse, the biggest pain in casting on those streams, all the overhanging hemlocks, have been thinned out and i enjoy the leverage/reach longer rods give you while kneeling behind boulders/trees. most common mistake in fishing tiny brookie pools is whipping the line too many times to get it back out there after a drift which becomes more tempting w/ shorter rods (at least for me). 

TFO, Sage, Winston and Orvis all make excellent rods, but would second the recommendation of stopping by local stores and figuring out not just brand but wt, length & action.  there are some really fun 6'6" 2 wts out there, along w/ tenkara and the sturdier short 4wts that can also be used up on some of the pa spring creeks. 

 

On Thursday, January 31, 2013 3:23:11 PM UTC-5, Matt Geiman wrote:

I suggest going to your local fly shop and testing some some different rods, and picking what is best for you.  Or if you can wait, the Capital Angling Show is March 10th. There will be a lot of venders there with an indoor casting area. 

If I were to get a new rod for SNP it would be a Diamondback Fiberglass 6' 2 weight

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