Sunfish Fishing - Fly Fishing For Them Is Tons Of Fun

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One of the most effective ways to catch sunfish is by fly fishing. You don't necessarily have to know much about fly fishing to have a blast fishing for sunfish on the fly. Fly fishing for trout is often difficult because trout sometimes get very particular about what they eat, so you have to spend a lot of time studying the insect life on the stream you fish, or get very friendly with your local fly guy. However, sunfish are not as smart as trout, or they just aren't as picky, so, you can pretty much throw anything in the water that they can fit their mouths around and they will eat it.

One of the most exciting methods for catching bluegill on the fly is to get a fly that floats, sometimes called a dry fly, and watch the fish suck it in of the surface of the water. Sunfish love to suck in unsuspecting insects on the surface of the water. And they will go nuts for whatever dry fly you choose. Interestingly, sunfish schools don't spook very easily, so targeting schools of fish works quite well. Catch one out of the school, and the others don't really care, and will stick around.

You don't need to buy expensive fly fishing gear to catch sunfish on flies. In fact, fly fishing for sunfish is probably less expensive than regular fishing for sunfish. Why? Well because a fly reel is pretty maintenance free as compared to conventional fishing reels, the line almost never needs to be replaced, and it is pretty difficult to lose a fly to a big sunfish. So, in the long run you save tons of money fly fishing for sunfish as compared to traditional methods.