Fly fishing for trout has ruined my fishing!

[ohiotuber]

I just love flyfishing....for any & all species. They are all different, & they all have an appeal of their own. Anyone who prefers just one species certainly has that right, but I like 'em all!
Mike

[brookid]

I agree with Mick in principle but i would go one further and say maybe it can't be explained.

I'm a michigan boy who has found himself living in downtown Chicago. I have some terrific smallmouth fishing (which i do like) about 45 minutes away. I can count on one hand the times i've went. However, most every weekend i'm either headed 4 hours into Michigan or Wisconsin to chase trout. My girlfriend consistantly asks me "why do you drive so far to catch little fish"...i'm not sure it can be explained, it just is...

[flyfisherjoe]

I grew up in Chicago and fished a lot in Wisconsin. Your post has reminded me of a favorite trout stream from long ago, the Namekagon River. I remember a stretch near Hayward that use to produce some very large browns (5-6 lbs.) That was many years ago so I can't help with current recommendations. I remember casting buggers to undercut banks on small islands and, besides getting snaged on roots a lot and loosing a lot of flies, I managed to hook some big browns when stripping back accross the stream.

While I love fishing for all fish, there is something about trout.