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Monday... absolutely love to,

Monday... absolutely love to, but family Christmas lunch... :? I have Christmas lunches on the 25th, 26th, 28th. That's funny you were there for the first time too. I was somewhat discouraged since the fish were pounded pretty heavily by bait, thought they would not even take a look at a lure after being so well fed and hooked. I found the side with the water gate much deeper and easier to fish, where as the other side seems to be very populated with skalle/roach (we accidentally foul hooked a few when spinning, kept bumping into them). Quite an interesting fishery, I've never seen so many big ones congregating in one particular spot.

Yes, we were told to go to

I was there this week - for the first time. Funny, but I was also told to go to Ishøj for perch :))) - and since I did not have enough time to drive down to Trygg, I chose that place. Initially, I planned to go flyfishing, however, the weather was a bit harsh in Ishøj, therefore I packed out my spinning rod and got some nice perch.

I have just booked for Ishøj on Monday, definitely want to try flyfishing, if the weather allows me to. Wanna come?

Yes, we were told to go to

Yes, we were told to go to Ishøj for perch. :) Nina and I decided to get on the train and do a bit of exploring today and found the water pretty easily.

Even with spinners, I found it rather frustrating today as most people were primarily fishing with bait (ie. live roach etc) and hauling in one fish after another one. I do a bit of bait fishing back home but personally I would find it rather repetitive if they are striking on every cast. Anyways, some big perch in there. :shock: Any experiece with flies there?

A few new photos to share. :)

...beautifil perch, the surroundings look like the one in Ishoj...

Asp is really a grea

Asp is really a great fish on fly , has been my favorite target since moving to Hungary , but I find they are very weak fighters, I have not caught any monsters, but a 1.5kg Asp does not give much of a pull even on a 4wt.

has any one else experienced this ?

Tight Lines !

Ruan

If you come to Ameri

If you come to America I'll take you Shad fishing. They are our version of the Asp. Short time window in the Spring, fight hard, exciting to catch. Except for the mouth design, they are similar in construction. Is this the fish that killed Cleopatra?

A few new photos to share. :)

A few new photos to share. :)

Today we were out for perch briefly. The head wind was a bit stronger than expected so the spinning gear came out.

Last week we were out for sea trout on the coast for a bit. No luck, but the coastal scenary was quite nice.

If anyone still wants to do a trip to Trygg, maybe after Christmas as the feast is about to begin for a few days. :)

Seasons greetings all.

Perletand Polystickle, the

Perletand Polystickle, the recipe:

Hook: Hayabusa Size 6 (long shank), or VMC Special Mer 9146 NI, or Gamakatsu LS-50113F, sizes 10 to 2 (sizes as you like)
Yarn: Black 6/0
Tail: synthetic bass, or for more attraction in stillwater black marabou
Body: here perls in pearl and one in red as the hitpoint
Body Hackle: non
Wing: synthetic bass
Head: black yarn 6/0 or a black conehead
Front hackle: orange or red hot.

After tying the tail I cut the yarn and fix the first perl with a little bit epoxy.

When using marabou instead of the synthetic bass, you have to tie the tail and lay the marabou later as a wing to the head. Or use marabou only for tail and cut the synthetic bass below.

You can change the colours of the perls as you like, maybe a brown shining polystickle as natural? Or some blue perls with one red perl and a white bass as a little herring?

My perls are 4 mm diameter and have a 2 mm boring. When buying some perls you should have some hooks in your pocket 😉

Before using a conehead for this fly try out its weight. The perls bring their own weighting.

Hi Grant, thank you! The

Hi Grant, thank you! The recipe is coming soon, i ll try to do it pm today. Kindest regards, Mirko

Whose fly line was u

Whose fly line was used in the "Best of the West" Casting Contest 2006? What manufacturer?

I really enjoy your website.

Thank you.

excelent article, ve

excelent article, very crisp and true. i'm hunting asps on the danube quite a bit too, there're lots of deja vus within the text. :)

thanx for the fun!

We have a lot of thi

We have a lot of this kind of bamboo poles.
You can pick any ones best for your flyrod in bamboo mountain.

Great looking fly, would love

Great looking fly, would love to see a recipe for it.

Rob de Graaf: I orde

Rob de Graaf: I ordered Feeding lies -dvd directly from www.underwateroz.com to Finland. Just send e-mail to Ozzie and ask about sending to your country.

Feeding lies is nice dvd, thanks to Bob and GFF for review, this is where I found about it.

-masi

Great fly!! What did

Great fly!! What did you use for the tail?? Moose tail?

Thanks Taff !

Thanks Taff !

That looks like a good sulution

Hi Waterdog

Hi Waterdog

Take a look at the link below. This is a handy little storage wallet, I keep 50 or 60 large saltwater patterns (upto 8 inches long) in the larger of the two wallets.

http://www.uksaltwaterflies.com/tackle_accessories.htm

Best

Taff

Top notch photo qual

Top notch photo quality. Put in the fly tackle needed for a day at the boat in the front of the picture and you have a high score. Until then you get 5.

I'll bet this had be

I'll bet this had been your desktop background once. It definitely has the quality. 5.

Despite a good photo

Despite a good photo technicality, I don't think this is a way to hold any living fish (between your legs and with a hard grip around the torsoe). 2.

Nice colors. Put som

Nice colors. Put some action in form of an angler into the photo and you have a topscore. Untill then enjoy your 4.

Since these are dead

Since these are dead fish I don't mind you placing them on the sun warmed sand. You get 5 for going down there and getting close.

Well dude, I'm not f

Well dude, I'm not fond of the concecpt of placing any fish on a sun-warmed piece of wood. 2.

Hey Bob!

Nice tri

Hey Bob!

Nice trick, which I suspect arised when you were tying the smaller sizes? I vert rarely fish this fly, but I enjoy tying it, and always have 1 or 2 in the box. For size 12 and smaller, I've always used Calf Body Hair, which is much finer than tail, but still produces more bulk than goose.