Cyber Monday Recs: 9’ 5 wt fly rod

If I was going to have one rod in that part of the world, it would probably be a 6. You’ll be a little over gunned for small trout streams, a little under gunned for big largemouth flies, and just right for most smallies. If you’re only looking at trout then a 5 may be better.

That said, of my 2 6’s one I made and the other is no longer made so I don’t have a good recommendation. I like my TFO BVK 8wt but don’t know how the 6 is. Allen fly fishing has rods BOGO right now so you could go 4/6 or 5/7 or 5/8 if you’re a big largemouth guy. I like their reels but haven’t fished their rods so no direct experience there.

I'll take your recommendation for a 6 wt. I'm guessing it's less likely I'll be fishing small streams. Thanks y'all! I'll check out these rods!

If you plan on mainly trout fishing below Beaver I'd opt for the 5 wt. The fish see a lot of lures so be prepared to use long leaders and light tippet

Assuming you're moving somewhere on the I49 corridor, Beaver dam and Roaring River will be the best wade opportunities. The 5wt will be plenty for those spots.

If you get into streamers and bass you'll likely want a second setup anyways. I use a 7wt for smallmouth

I haven’t done fly fishing in about 50 years. My Dad and I would use pirouge’s and fly gear to catch panfish in the canals down here.

Should I get a 4 wt. or lighter ? Can’t wait to start again.

That seems like the route to go. I probably won’t be fishing for bass when there’s brown trout in the area

Bass fishing is fun with a fly rod though. Used to do it in the Southern Idaho desert when I was little.