You don't need a rod, but a crash helmet and shot gun would be good.

i wonder if there has ever been a float plane accident from flying fish?

OregonMaule wrote:You don't need a rod, but a crash helmet and shot gun would be good.

Not the type of fly fishing I prefer.

Landing with floats could lead to a prop strike.

This is a HUGE problem for recreation users of many waterways and rivers in the Midwest. This is an invasive species of Asian Carp that jump and startle at the sound of approaching boats and engines. Currently they are trying to prevent them from getting into the Great lakes. DNR has something like 6 sets of electric underwater fences, as a barrier to Lake Michigan from a river/canal near Chicago.

You would think that the Fed gov't would be helpful, but, in fact, is fighting the states that are trying to protect the Great Lakes--the Chicago mafia is in DC--http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=860071