1 wt Orvis

[SmittyTheSquatch]

Does anyone here ever dabble with a 1 weight? I've been thinking about getting one recently with Orvis's new line of Superfines. I have a 3 wt that I use a lot on smaller streams. Just think it could be fun to mess around with sometime and make fishing for some smaller fish a bit more fun. Not looking to throw a 3 nymph rig or anything with it. Just thought it would be a fun pure dry fly rod on some of these smaller streams. My only issue with it is its a 7'6" rod. Wish it was a bit shorter. Anyone have any other recommendations of rods to look into?

 

[shortrod]

Does anyone here ever dabble with a 1 weight? I've been thinking about getting one recently with Orvis's new line of Superfines. I have a 3 wt that I use a lot on smaller streams. Just think it could be fun to mess around with sometime and make fish 2wt lineing for some smaller fish a bit more fun. Not looking toching throw a 3 nymph rig or anything with it. Just thought it would be a fun pure dry fly rod on some of these smaller streams. My only issue with it is its a 7'6" rod. Wish it was a bit shorter. Anyone have any other recommendations of rods to look into?

I've not dabbled with a 1 wt. the only thing I know about that rod is that some people have had fun with them catching sunfish on still water.

I have dabbled with several 2wt rods. Nearly every one of them is better with a 3wt line than with a 2wt line.

 

[dc410]

The only reason I would fish a 1 weight would be to try to land a carp on it, just to say I did it. I’m not looking to target a 30” carp on it, just an average 23 incher. That would really be fun!!

 

[TimMurphy]

Does anyone here ever dabble with a 1 weight? I've been thinking about getting one recently with Orvis's new line of Superfines. I have a 3 wt that I use a lot on smaller streams. Just think it could be fun to mess around with sometime and make fishing for some smaller fish a bit more fun. Not looking to throw a 3 nymph rig or anything with it. Just thought it would be a fun pure dry fly rod on some of these smaller streams. My only issue with it is its a 7'6" rod. Wish it was a bit shorter. Anyone have any other recommendations of rods to look into?

Dear SmittyThe Squatch,

I have an original Orvis Superfine 7'6" 1 weight for over 30 years. It's a not the rod for tossing #6 weighted stoneflies on Penns. That said on smaller streams it can cast # 10 - #12- Stimulators with a trailing bead head nymph just fine.

When I fish small streams now, I use rods from the 1 weight up to an 8' 3 weight. But I still reach for the old Orvis most of the time, just seems right to me.

For perspective, I started fishing small streams with a 9' 5 weight Sage RP as it was the only fly rod I owned at the time. The rod never kept me from catching fish, or even lots of them. Just watch your surroundings regardless of what rod you are swinging, and you'll be fine.

Regards,

Tim Murphy 🙂