fly fishing out of your kayak

i have some questions for all of you, have any of you fly fished out of your kayak if so and if you wish maybe give me some pointer because i want to start fly fishing out of my kayak

Theres a whole section of the forum dedicated to "Waving the bug wand"

http://www.northwestkayakanglers.com/index.php?board=20.0

Some good info in there.

biggest tip i can give is make sure your deck is clean, flyline will catch on any small thing in the kayak, and make for a frustrating day, cameron

ok thank you

I love to FF from my yaks!Stripping the line so it falls in the water or getting a stripping basket is a help. Simple and clean rigging is essential. The fly line always seems to find a way get hung up... Get a stable yak, preferably one you can stand in- this is not essential at all, but nice. Get out and try it, see what works and what doesnt- you'll get it.
Ben

Use the search function to find a stripping basket design someone posted a while back in the bug wand forum.  It was basically a rectangular basket with zip-tie stems sticking from the bottom on the inside of the basket.

It looked something like this:

nice and simple stripping basket rawkfish, cameron

Well...its easy if you can stand up, like in my PA. 

If you can't stand up....practice your casting and use a long rod.  This helps keep you higher above the water for casts and helps land the fish.

Some of us right-handed fly fishers slide forward out of our seats, sit side saddle by hanging our legs over the starboard rail (a very stable position for me) and strip our line into the empty seat. I've caught many fish this way. Another benefit of that technique is that my casting arm is farther from the rear of the boat, away from any fishing rods in holders, and my loops are perpendicular to the long axis of the hull.

I rarely have trouble with the shooting line hanging up on anything. When I do have trouble snagging the line, I form a ring between my thumb and index finger on my hauling hand and allow the line to shoot through that circle.

Carl

I do a lot of trolling by turning my Hobie mirage drive backwards - works great. If I find fish and cast to them, I pile the line off one side or the other and keep it off the deck if possible. I haven't spent much time standing but plan on doing more this summer. I have tried fishing baskets but for me it's one more thing to deal with. On those occasions when I have a fish big enough to take line (a good problem to have), I have rarely had line get tangled in something on the deck. But, as photosenior says, get out and try it.

Another trick is to strip your line into a towel in your lap and shoot it from there (legs are forward). I still keep my loops going mostly from side to side, to avoid tangling with rods in the rear of the boat.

Try practicing fly casting while sitting on the ground or on a low stool until you feel comfortable. That simulates fly casting from a kayak. Ironically I catch a lot of salmon, in shallow and clear water, by lowering my profile while stream fishing in AK, casting like I would from my yak.

Carl

Some of us right-handed fly fishers slide forward out of our seats, sit side saddle by hanging our legs over the starboard rail (a very stable position for me) and strip our line into the empty seat. I've caught many fish this way. Another benefit of that technique is that my casting arm is farther from the rear of the boat, away from any fishing rods in holders, and my loops are perpendicular to the long axis of the hull.

I rarely have trouble with the shooting line hanging up on anything. When I do have trouble snagging the line, I form a ring between my thumb and index finger on my hauling hand and allow the line to shoot through that circle.

Carl

Yeah that!!!  You do have to look out for the clip on the forward seat attach point.  But if you do it "right" that is tucked away under your thigh.  The other thing I seem to hang up on is the stuff on my PFD (my safety knife likes to reach out and grab the fly line!).  That's probably just me.  I'm a sloppy caster and my flailing around with all my limbs likely causes that.

BTW, do you really mean starboard side?  I always hang my legs off the port side.  Stripping with my left hand then naturally sets the line down to the left of me into the seat.

-Allen

Some of us right-handed fly fishers slide forward out of our seats, sit side saddle by hanging our legs over the starboard rail (a very stable position for me) and strip our line into the empty seat. I've caught many fish this way. Another benefit of that technique is that my casting arm is farther from the rear of the boat, away from any fishing rods in holders, and my loops are perpendicular to the long axis of the hull.

I rarely have trouble with the shooting line hanging up on anything. When I do have trouble snagging the line, I form a ring between my thumb and index finger on my hauling hand and allow the line to shoot through that circle.

Carl

Yikes!  Thanks, PolePole.  I usually hang my feet out out over the port rail (not the starboard). Evidently I'm still having trouble with port/ starboard. Sorry
Carl