Thanks, yeah they are pretty fun and good fighters for sure. One more thing, those fish were released. (we don't usually keep bass anyway, but they are out of season). The bucket in the picture was for the crapies and bluegill we were planing on catching, we only hooked a few small crapies though, so no dice.
kirk
Hanzie,
Big coils is your solution. Don't spool the lines on any type of spool, but wind them in large coils on some kind of winder. I use a wooden yarn winder, normally used for unwinding yarn for knitting. Such a contraption is fine for fly lines, and allows me to make large, loose coils with a diameter of at least 30-40 centimeters or a foot and then some.
An image to show the apparatus and some coils in the background:
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I secure the coils with bits of wire or pipe cleaners and store them in large ziplock bags.
When I want them back on the reel I unwind them using the winder in reverse: Unpack the line, put it on the winder, remove the wraps and spool it onto the reel. It is VERY important to use the winder because winding by hand almost certainly will put twist in your lines, which you don't want, and unwinding by hand will almost certainly create the largest bird's nest imagineable.
I also stretch old lines by tying them onto a window hinge in one end of the house and pulling them to the other end and back. Leave the line there overnight, and you have a line almost straight as a ruler.
Martin
Kirk,
Those are really nice fish! Always wanted to try bass fishing, but for some reason I never got the chance.
Some day...
Martin
I would love to see some instruction on this fly. It would be great for the egg feeders...I'd just change the tail for something in a paler/almost white colouration. Has this been tried??
Pike,
Spring is here, and you may be lucky to run into some good weather! Post some pictures when you get back.
Martin
FlyBandit: Yes, you are true. 2 flies on leader. But I will prefer only one. We are going to Denmark today, so we will see. I hope some good sea trout will be caught
Hi Pike!
I don't know what you mean by dropper fly. Do you mean 2 flies on the leader? 🙄
Exellent - you done a fine job, and it ought to catch fish
Hello Karol,
I spent a couple of weeks in the Dominican Republic about 15 years ago and allthough my trip wasnt specifically for fishing, I can tell you that its certainly worth bringing a fly rod.
Most of the fishing I encountered was early morning and late evening beach fishing. The most action I had was with various spcies of Jack. Just walk the beach and keep an eye in the first 15 metres or so of the surf and look for any disturbance and it will allmost certainly be hunting jacks.
I saw in two bays, perfect bonefish habitat and the locals confirmed that bonefish were present when I showed them a picture of one. I think the local name for them is Macabe?? I didnt see any evidence myself though!
If you can hire a boat and a guide Im sure there will be plenty of offshore opportunities available though they will probably not be used to fly fishing techniques.
If I was to reccomend a fly selection I would choose small foam poppers in yellow or chartruse, a bright yellow crazie charlie, a yellow and chrartruse clouser minnow and perhaps a large deciever or two. And dont forget some shock tippet.
Good luck and have a great time.
Taff
I think that's why I tend to specialize on fishing still waters more than creeks and rivers Martin. I like the challenge of lakes more and the fish do tend to be larger in girth than their river cousins. I do think river fish are a prettier fish though with the more extreme colours and spots compared to lake fish than have the more chrome appearance. I like going to Dragon lake every spring to try and get one of the monster fish, but I have to say that my favorite lake doesn't have fish anywhere near the size of Dragon, but the entire fishing experience makes it for me. The remote location, no development on the lake, wildlife ( moose, bears, deer) always around and to top it off nice rainbows that top out in the 20" class.
Rulis,
No, camping is not allowed outsite camping areas!
There are basically two types of camping areas:
- ordinary camping grounds for campers and tents
- naturecamps for tents only. Mainly for bicyclists and hikers.
You can find the nature camps on the Visit Denmark site
Martin
Grant,
Yes I did catch a few fish on that beautiful spring day. None as big as yours and not nearly the number. But I wouldn't expect that when fishing for sea runs. Fishing as well as catching was good. My best fish of the day was probably about the size of your smallest, and probably a lot lighter. Those lake rainbows are often pretty fat.
Martin
It was a good day, spring has sprung and I'm damn happy about
it, it was a long winter. Martin, did you get the bonus of catching any fish on that beautiful spring day?
I had today off work as well, so I just had to drag myself back to the lake again at 6:30 am. Today was equally as good as yesterday. I met up with another member of the Fish BC website and we both caught fish till about 2:00 PM when that dang wind came back up again.
Today was a little different as all my fish were taken on either black or purple micro leaches not chronomids. I landed 5 rainbows and lost 4. The fish I landed were between 18 and 25 inch. One of the fish I lost sure felt like he had some serious shoulders, but alas, he never showed himself so I can only imagine at his actual size. Dragon lake holds some damn big fish, I've caught them as large as 12 lbs. and they will top out over 20 lbs, although the average seems to be in the 3-4 lbs class. Almost glad I have to go back to work, I need time to replenish my stock of micro leaches at the tying bench at night.
Esox, for big trout, you must go west young man...... 😉
I agree entirely with Henrik Mortensens final comment. I cast to fish that I know I can reach with comparitive ease...15-20 metres. At that distance under good conditions my fly usually lands close to the goal, reasonably neatly. Only very occasionally have I had the backing come through the rings on the final forward cast where the fly lands furthest away from the rod tip! Having reached the wrong side of 55 years old, I have NO intention of standing on the local rugby field, attempting to increase that distance...the time, I feel, is much better spent by the water pursuing my favourite sport!
Some of the most satisfying casts have been excecuted whilst laid on my stomach by the river with only a couple of metres of fly line in the air, and without the brownie on the near bank I was after, detecting my presence... or 10 metres of line slipping neatly between two overhanging trees behind me to fall on the graylings nose on the forward cast...and on one very memorable occasion, rollcasting around a bush to a rise I couldn't even see the epicentre of. This is angling to me, always has been and will always remain so. Tight lines...Moggy
I have packed away my tying gear as it's time to dust off the rods and get active by the water...for the Danish winter is finally over! At least that was the plan until I found these Czech nymphs! They look so convincing it would be difficult not to have full confidence in their effectivety! Out comes the vice again...I know what I will be doing this Easter Sunday morning! Cheers...Moggy
Sounds like a great day to me. I have caught maybe a half dozen twenty inch trout in my life. Good show.
If only there was enough time left in life to do what we would like to do. I feel that my daughters will inherit my stack of flytying materials. I find that I tie flies only to replace those left in trees and fish. Such is life!
Found you on Google. Not a fly-tyer yet but at 74 I'm trying. Fish the Rush River in WI. The midge hatch is spectacular but the fish are picky. It seems that the live midges bodies are a green color but once they are spent, they turn black. I am looking for a trailer emerger which might represent something like I see. Any suggestions? Thank you.
Being a website owner as well, I am fully aware of the amount of work required to keep a website current and popular. Martin and his colleague have certainly employed their dedication, effort and time to keep both the content and the layout of Global Flyfisher appealing. Congratulations on what you have accomplished and I look forward to see what GFF brings to the readers in the future. :)
I'm back in Copenhagen again in May and June, looking forward to connecting with some garfish, pike, brown trout and grayling. 😄
Best regards,
ok. thanks for all information. I promise to give details if any occure.. hi hi.
C.f Burkheimerblanks? Not verry known in Scandinavia. What is to know about them?
Frank,
I have seen a few rods built on Burkheimer blanks - all excellent and good looking rods. People who use them seem to like them and recommend them.
One noticeable incident with a Burkheimer blank was a snapping sound when a 9' 10 weight broke in three pieces on a tarpon strike in Mexico! Could have happened with any rod. The guy striking did a very good job of stressing the rod to the extreme. I had the chance to fish it before it broke. A very nice rod indeed.
This is the rod before it broke
Martin
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