Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch

 
 
 

Fishing Equipment and Supplies

For your convenience, rods, waders and boots, and float tubes are available for a small rental fee. The Ranch store contains a good selection of flies and other supplies.

For River fishing, we recommend a 4-6 weight, 9 foot rod, floating lines, and light weight waders. For the trophy lakes, 6-7 weight rods are preferred. On many days, these lakes can be fished from the bank; but sometimes when the fish are at the bottom, a float tube is recommended. Both floating lines and sink-tip lines are useful in the lakes. Heavier waders are recommended if you are going to be sitting in a float tube for long periods.

For the river, 5X tippets are best. For the trophy lakes, we use 3X tippets for streamers, and 4X for smaller flies.

 

 

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