pfc_ivan

Hello All, 

I searched the forum, but could not find an exact answer to a few specific questions I have.

I fished for 30 years exclusively with spinning reel until last year I decided to give centrepin a try and I love it. Whenever I fish with a float, its always a centrepin now. I have moved to Burlington, ON and I live within walking distance to Bronte Creek, so I went there a few times last year to test the waters. However, I feel like water is too shallow (even in some pools) to do centrepin + float + bead setup. That being said, I would like to learn fly fishing and have a few questions: 

1. Considering I already know how to use centrepin, how hard will it be to learn to fly fish?

2. Is there a way to fly fish with centrepin + float, or I must buy a fly rod with fly reel and have that one setup for fly fishing, and keep my centrepin rod setup for float fishing?

The reason why I ask the second question is because I also fish Grand River a lot, and I would be able to both fly fish & float fish there, and I dont really like the idea of bringing two rods into the river (one on my back and the other in my hands). 

Note: My current setup is: 13' Rod, Centrepin, Backing, 8lb Main Line (Float + Splitshots on Main Line), 6lb Leader (around 18"), hook. 

Any suggestions would be appreciated and if someone knows that this was already discussed about, please point me to the topic!

Thank you.

Hello All, 

Lots of useful info on the forum, however I couldn't find anything extensive on fishing the shallow clear creeks. 

I usually fish in about 5 feet of water, and I use either beads or roe. However, today I went into one of the smaller creeks in GTA to 'inspect' the situation. I have never fished in this creek, or similar creeks for steelhead before. The water was about 2 feet deep mostly, but up to 3-4 feet I would say in some of the 'pools'. My Centrepin rod had a set-up for float fishing, and my leader is about 16 inches long. I was very confused, and I found it really hard to fish with this setup in such conditions. The water was very clear so mostly you could see that there was no fish anywhere, however in those deeper pools you could not see clearly all the way down. 

My question is, what is the best tactic to employ in such situations where the water is somewhat shallow to fish with a bead and is very clear. Note: I do not know fly-fishing techniques. 

Thank you!