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BIG FISH!!!

Hi Esox, that video is great!!! :shock: Very nice. My pike was caught on reservoir Žilina. I live 5 km from this reservoir. There are big big pike, some waylle, and nice brown and rainbown trout. Last weekend I was there and it is unbelievable. I was want to fish some :? I do not know how it say hmm ´´church´´? fish like waylle, there where I caugt my biggest pike. On first cast came contact with big fish. It was pike!!! 😄
On my rod was 0,20 fluocarbon and two little boobies 😄 I don´t know how I was get this fish. It was gooood luck 😉 after take fish from water, fluocarbon do ´´puk´´! 😄 but fish already was in my hands....

Tom,

Look in the

Tom,

Look in the fact box to the right - under the cover. There's the link directly to Ozzie's site.

Martin

Thanks for your insight

Thanks for your insight Ripley! Actually I wasn't that much hyped by Scierra's "saltwater" denomination for their shooting head but well interested in the actual profile of the head which they claim to be optimized for sea trout fishing.

I agree with you that SWFF fishing with light rod is great fun even tough we need to carefully balance the length of the drill for a proper catch and release.

Fenwick rod are indeed of good quality.

Anyone has something else to add on the rod or SH?

Where do I buy it??

Where do I buy it?? Why don't you list his website?? Does he have one??

Saltwater head

Hi Mad Dog,

I can't help you with comments regarding the saltwater head you mentioned.

I have been using Fenwick's Aircutter fly line for 2 years in the salt and I am more than impressed with it. It's just an option for you.
I doubt there is little difference between a line that claims to be "saltwater" and a line that doesn't. Your not going to catch more fish.

I have and always use a class #5 WF / F line for the salt - no matter the weather or season and by using Fenwick, I have never experienced problems, including the cold hardening the line.

Rod - I have been using Fenwick HMG 9ft, 5wt for 3 years in the Danish salt. That's roughly 100 fishing days a year - give or take. Same rod - no problem what so ever with the cork, in fact it's still in mint condition.
Those that know me will know how much I fish the salt so I can fully recommend that brand.
Scierra? Well, that's up to you. I have never tried any Scierra, so I can't help.

I have nothing to do with the company Fenwick but will never use another brand.

Ripley

No it never ends. Af

No it never ends. After loads of research i am now going to buy the A620 because the macro goes to 1cm. Is the software programs suitable with the package when you buy it or do you use another software for editing the pictures. This site has really helped.
Thanks very much
Matt.

Ilike fishing and th

Ilike fishing and this page is very good

Matthew,

The Cano

Matthew,

The Canon PowerShots generally have excellent macro. The A620 actually goes down to 1 centimeter or less than ½ an inch! And it is is less expensive than my A80 was when I bought it - and a lot better in all other fields too. A lot! And you can get an A630 and an A640, which are even better. It never ends, does it? ;-)

Martin

Well what camera sho

Well what camera should i go for now if the A80 is not available. Does the macro on A620 go up to 5cm or better?
Matthew

Matthew,

Most of

Matthew,

Most of the fly images in my own articles on this site have been shot with this camera, which I'm still using. But it's not available anymore, since it has been replaced with newer models, namely the Powershot A620 and even newer (and better) models.

Martin

Thank you very much

Thank you very much for this review this helped me on xmas 2006. I would like to see some pictures of flies taken with the Canon powershot A80. '
Thanks Matthew

My Big Baby

Holy crap, Matej. That is a nice pike. Where did you catch it? We call pike that big watermelon. Fantastic. Check on YouTube and type in Pike Bite. There is a guy getting his hand shredded while releasing a small pike.

And what happened in your picture, Dada? Looks like another fun fishing expirience.

Thanks gentleman, thats great

Thanks gentleman, thats great help, i'll start tying with gusto!

Hoppy

Re: Uk Sea Troutters visit Fyn

Regarding patterns I personally find it very easy: I have caught 90% of my fish on two patterns the last couple of years: the Danish Pastry Fly and a Magnus/Grey Frede hybrid. You can see images below. the hard part is not choosing a pattern but finding the fish! Middelfart is a good starting point, but expect to be pushed around a bit by the ever changing wind. Night fishing may be a good idea in May, but early morning and evening might be as good - even better - and far more human!

Pastry Fly
http://globalflyfisher.com/patterns/danish_pastry/wienerbroed.jpg

Magnus/Frede hybrid
http://globalflyfisher.com/tiebetter/flybox_project/grey_frede.jpg

There is lots of stuff on Danish coastal fishing on this site. Here for instance.

Martin

Sea trout

Hi Hoppy,

No such thing as sea trout in Denmark. It's a scam!
There's too much pollution and Richard the Thirds floating around for one!!!! :shock: 😄

Only kidding...

You'll get all the jerry klobber you will need regarding flies, gear, sea trout, techniques and then some, all in here at GFF. Surf around.
Your having a bath if you plan to use those UK 10ft+ rods, and anything over a class# 7, leave at home.
Most locals use #5 to 7, especially for that time of year.
Leave your flies at home that are on a hook size 4 or larger. We use size 6 to 12.
Floating lines, WF are pucker. Please - No sinking lines.

Take a butchers at the information stashed in here.

Location - I agree with the above. Seatrout Fyn guidebook. This link will take you to the English version: http://www.visitfyn.com/modules/fsArticle/index.php?categoryid=148 is an excellent choice and in English. An ideal bible, second to me!!!! 😉

Don't forget your licence too... https://www.fisketegn.dk/fisketegn/common/setupAnglerFisherType.do
Or you can buy it over here in any post office, fishing tackle store, camping ground and so forth...

I'd be more than happy to show you some key areas where you can connect with sea trout.
That's how simple it is...

Cheers!
Rip

Seatroufishing

Hi Hoppy.

Middelfart is a perfect starting point for Danish seatrout adventures. You are close to both Vejle- and Kolding fjord: Some good places are pointed out here: http://lystfiskeri.dk/fiskepladsamt.asp?key=6
I will advice you to get a hold of the booklet "Havørredguide Fyn" which you can order here http://www.seatrout.dk/modules/fyntour/shop.php?langcode=da&categoryid=187 for an excelent guide to coastal fishing on Fyn.
Depending on the weather and especially the water temperature, night fishing might be a good idea, if the weather/water is summer-like, nightfishing is a must and personally I just go for black flies then. Othervise bring gray crustacean patterns like the gray frede types and you'll be covered, other patterns are plentyfully found on these pages.

-Jari

Operating rooms are

Operating rooms are full of great stuff for tying material. Foley catheters (yep...the things that they snake into your baldder) make great O rings....just chop them into short little rings. Different diameters too. If you're the sensitive type you can soak them in a lysol solution...or just use any rubber or plastic tube you find around the house. A lot cheaper than o rings too

No bull

good news no bull just simple info great

Try Shorb loops for

Try Shorb loops for finishing your leader. Google Skip Shorb for info.

Hi their can you pla

Hi their can you plase tell me the price of this 9wt rod in sterling pounds ( UK price) please
many thanks derek

Mr. Boyd,

A ve

Mr. Boyd,

A very well written series of articals. Since I was a boy growing up in the Smokey Mountains of Western NC, I've wanted to own a good 'cane pole' (my father's term). He and I fished the small streams of the western mountains until his death. After his death, I just lost interest in fly fishing. I guess after losing my fishing partner and mentor, the fun was gone out of it. Now that I'm retired and interested in revisiting my youth, I've got a fire burning in me to take up the art of fly fishing again. I'm a life long woodworker, having made everything from furniture to musical instruments. There is no excuse now for not possesing a fine 'cane pole' like my Dad's. Thank you for taking the time to share your art with us.

Charlie Harrell

Hello , hope you are

Hello , hope you are well. I have just discovered this site. Quite impressed. Im fairly new to fly fishing and im sure i will learn a great deal from this site.
Here in Australia we have a species of wild duck that we call the Wood duck. In your opinion do you believe that this bird and the flank feathers are similar. I have many of this feathers in my collection. Would they be of use as the same patterns and others that you have discribed. Please excuse my ignorance on the subject.

It has surprised me

Hello:
My name is Jose Antonio,I am a spanish collector, and fisherman.
It has surprised me, pleasurably, to find this site. I want to ask: do the series pointed out here only exist? Where can I find more information it has more than enough flies?
Dry and drowned flies.
Jose Antonio

I haven't seen the w

I haven't seen the weta fly before - sounds like an imitation of a large terrestrial insect we have here. A fly the same size as the real thing would be big (3 - 4 inches) and hard to cast in a wind. Big trout would eat them. Maybe ask at local angling clubs.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: please note NZ now has the highly invasive weed "didymo" in 23 South Island rivers. North Island so far is without it. One drop of water is all it takes to spread it. It is vital that any visitors clean and dry all tackle and boots before going from one river to another, or use different tackle for each watershed fished.

Fish & Game NZ website has details of how to clean gear, and horrific photos of what happens if you don't.

Tourist anglers should also clean their tackle rigorously before leaving NZ, to avoid risk of taking the weed back to their own countries. Tell your friends about this issue; if you want to help us keep the good fishing, the big message is "Check; clean and dry".