Went last Friday…I suck! That is all.
Everyone sucks at first… Keep at it… it took me a lot of time making mistakes to finally connect and land a fish… enjoy the marsh, the smells, the sights, and most of all, enjoy the hunt and learn from your mistakes… Don’t worry about catchin fish… it’s called fishin after all 
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
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Tarpon 160os
ditto to what nikonjedi said…it takes some time. I’ve been fly-fishing in Saltwater for six months going out nearly every flood tide and I’m only starting to get the grasp of things. Hooked my first tailing Red two weeks ago only to have the leader break! Study the tides, read reports and research techniques, take notes, scout out areas on Google maps, go into the fly shops and shoot the breeze, and most importantly put your time in on the water. Eventually, all the stars will align and you will hook a fish. In the mean time, enjoy the time on the water!
it is the best way i know to avoid cleaning fish while still spending time on the water. it certainly can be frustrating. a lot of extra things to get tangled and go wrong especially if walking in grass. i am starting to relax which is helping my presentation but still dont hook up with many. knowing what it takes to get one is part of what makes it so nice when it works. my goal is to reduce the hissing vacuum rather than stop it. it still provides the most adrenaline/pound
he’s pretty white for a fly guy
LOL man I feel you.
Been doing this on the flood tides for 4 years, caught a dozen or so fish each prior year, but this year finally just connected on my first two in mid July. That was after about 12 trips on the flats, 3 fish broken off and spooking about a two dozen.
then my friend went today without me and caught 4 at lunch. bastard! 
“I’d hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me.”
Hunter S. Thompson
Thanks for all of the moral support guys. I believe the third time next week may be a charm. New flat and new blood. I just hate when a good fish eats hard and you still pull it out of his mouth but like I said before…I ain’t goin out like that no I ain’t going out like that. By the way, both trips have been absolutley marvelous! There may be nothin finer than a sunset in the Charleston Harbor. I am a bowhunter and that fuels my adreneline from time to time but like you said Pawley… chasin’ those fish on the flats puts the pound in the chest! Ya’ll take care and tight lines!
If you are pullin flies on the hookset make sure you are not trout setting or high sticking him. Sweep the rod back to the side and strip set, once you have him stuck you can bring your rod tip up and keep pressure on the fish, they have a underslug mouth and it’s easy to pull a fly out if you bring your rod tip straight up…
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os
Set with the stripping hand, hard, then get the rod high to keep the line over the grass. They can spit the hook pretty easily if not hooked well.
Our fish have not been eating aggresively in HHI, so make sure he has it.
Chris.
1802 Action Craft. 115 yamaha.
I’ve been at it over two years. Still haven’t landed one. Actually hooked my first one yesterday. He bolted into the grass and as I was trying to clear some line I gave up some slack and he spit it out. So close. 
As frustrating as it was, when I was leaving the flat yesterday I kept thinking to myself how there’s nothing I’d rather be doing.
exactly! when it stops being intoxicatingly fun and overwhelming…take up golf
Nice Scotty! Im glad I dont have to dust of the clubs yet.
“My fish served a whole lunchon. Your fish look like a munchkin”
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It was almost a year before I landed my first redfish on the fly. To absorb some of the dissappointment of not catching, you just gotta love being out there…! There is nothing wrong with lining a fish in vs. reeling one in. Palm it, let the fish run with it, which helps take up some of the slack, then reel him in or line him in. Tight lines… Stay with it… Nothing like it…
I caught my first one with mudroc behind the campground I was staying at…3yrs ago… I pretty much just slung the fly 15ft., and it was all luck (biggest yet). Since then been practicing in my backyard and landed my 8 or 9th Saturday. I’d guess 1 out of 4 times I catch a fish… not good odds, but most rewarding fishing I do.
this is my 3rd season fly fishing. I thought this would be the best season yet, but it has not turned out that way. I guess I’m still on a learning curve. It’s frustrating. My buddy, John, always catches. I just hang in there, go as much as I can, and I try to keep an open mind and stay positive. I have learned so much from my buddy. I can only hope to be as good as he is one day…! Hang in there…
I nabbed one today on the fly and blew shots at at least 4 more… had another take the fly but I pulled the trigger too sona nd he popped off… They didn;t want a spoon fly so I used my “Copper Clobber” and it was a beautiful sight Sorry bro i had to rub that in… Come see me brother… we need to fix you and save some of those spoon flies you keep donating to our local Gangsta Reds loading up thier Grillz wiht your flies
“Paddle faster boys… I hear banjo music!”
SC Chapter Coordinator- Heroes on the Water
http://www.HeroesOnTheWater.org
Charleston Director- SCKayakfishing.com
Tarpon 160os