I havent fly fished in long time but this still may be helpful. You can use long rods on a kayak. I cast 9 and 10 foot jigs sticks from a seated position in a kayak. A fly rod should work fine. Have a stripping basket in your lap and keep the bow area clear. The path of you rod and targeting area may be limited. Being right handed I find casting a jig stick with other rods behind me forces me to move the rod from around 4:00 at the start to around 10:00 at the end. A fly rod may be similar. If the casting line isn't right a few paddle strokes will correct it. Casting Distance is reduced, but like Baja_Traveler said, you can just set up closer. Go for it. Mike
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