bronze fly reel Orvis Battenkill Click (II, Bronze) + Enclosed line guard frame Lamson Litespeed F Fly Reel

If you're hanging the net from the ceiling, make sure it doesn't come into contact with a light fixture

There are good hatches of lake olives through the early spring, look out for them soon

Best techniques: Blade Baits worked vertically through suspended schools, Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) retrieved at varying speeds, Spoons jigged through actively feeding schools, Underspins matched to baitfish size

NOTE: This article covers most fly fishing rods for trout, but for specialty rods, check out these pages

These will catch and hold food washed along by the tide, plus are natural motorways for the fish to work through