Kirk,
Great pictures! Thanks for posting. Too bad about the wind and the cold weather. Don't we all just hate that?
Here the spring has really come. Actually it's more like summer. We went directly from late winter to early summer. But fishing sure has become a lot better. No more skunked trips right now it seems.
Martin
Sunday and i'm in very thankful for all who share. the bench is great and I will give it a try.
:shock: Yikes! Have seen a few hairs on my head curl and shrivel, but no skin damage....
CD
[quote:b235730bed="streamertyer"]My only complaints would be that it can get a bit hot[/quote:b235730bed]
Chris,
I actually have a very good friend who for a while had a burn mark on his forehead... yep, created by a MacKenzie lamp ;-)
The do get VERY hot!
Martin
I know exactly what you mean...
What happened to Spring?
A few days ago I went to a favourite small stream in southern Jutland, Denmark with a friend and had an amazing day with the dry and czech nymph.
All being told - Rainbow hit double figures...
Brown trout...Two spectacular brownies over 40cm and several "accidental grayling" released carefully - three of them over 38cm.
20'c, a light warm wind, dry fly action, swallows gliding between the river banks...What a day.
Ripley "of the yard".
NEED INFO ON SOME RODS MY GRAND DAD GAVE ME LONG TIME AGO ALL THEY SAY IS THOMAS AND THOMAS
I have a Mackenzie, and it is a convenient light to have attached to your vise. My only complaints would be that it can get a bit hot, and that the light source is a fine point, which can create some sharp glare when tying tinsel bodied streamers & the like.
I also have an Ott light, but not the regular folding model you see most use. While convenient to travel with, it doesn't have a good height IMO for illuminating over top of the fly. Some kind of platform to raise it might help. I ended up getting the model called a DeskPro at Staples, which is is about 6" taller. I like it.
Marcin,
I stand corrected! You are right. This is probably an alder fly (Sialis lutaria). I have edited the text to reflect this fact.
Martin
I think this is not a caddis fly but an alder fly.
awesome article,thanks for the info it helped me design a leader for exactly what i needed.
Hi, one friend of mine is excellent rod builder and in his hands my favourite fly rod Sage Xi2 was built. It is four piece rod for line #8 in 9 feets and I am very satisfied with this rod. I have used it for pike saltwater fishing, for sea trout fishing in Sweden and Denmark with different flies and no problems have occured so far.
It is very fat rod with tip action so a lot of flyfishermen like it and a lot of flyfishermen hate it. So If I were you I would try this rod wtih line and fly.
According to Sage company and experienced flyfsihermen this rod has been made especially for saltwater fishing and especially in tropic waters such as Belize, Cuba, Florida etc.
Last thing I would like to mentioned - there are a lot of perfect rods on the planet. It depends only on you. Just choose your rod according to your preferences, wallet or feelings. Your hands are different from mine, your attitude to fishing can be different. So it depends on taste of each comrade:-)
Very good and instructive article!
Nice, action packed photos.
it was very informative but i had a problem deciding if it was fresh or sea water
Look at it like this..
The quiet before the storm. Gives you time to prepare!
I have had (along with "Skunked Martin"), been days even weeks without a hit. That's fishing especially for sea trout.
Key words...Determination, persistence, smile.
There's no wrong or right way. Luck and right place at the right time.
:wink:
Ripley
Don't be so down-in-the-mouth. It won't always be like pulling teeth. I have spent days making 1000 casts without a bite. Chew on that for a while. I know that you must be chomping at the bit but just listen to the pros and I'm sure that you will be all smiles soon.
oh boy.....we had a "long weekend" in Poland. so my best friend, our families and me went to coast. NOTHING !!!. 2 OR 3 splashes, one lost during fight and muddy water. lots of nets and f... east wind that coused' that dirrt in the sea.best flies,spinners, best place time and anglers( hi hi).please help.. if the place is known to have silver trout and the time is right should we think that catching is only a matter of time??we still think than we make some mistakes ... what flies were you using?what means close to bank? the pray fish are really close to shore c.a. 2-3 meters so sholuld we fish that close??.. by the way ... U are lucky guys. congratylations..maciek drosd
Hi Martin,
Sorry to hear your poor day in the quest for 'ole silver'.
Two of us had a pretty productive day - Some might say a great day - Others might say a slow day but it in our books - Any day in the water is a great day...
In total we had 5 fish taken to hand with the largest a good 50cm of solid silver. The smallest a 40cm. We had plenty of followers and hits keeping us on our toes but sea trout being what they are, were unpredictable.
The wind kicked up a bit of a fuss at one point being straight in the face but that's my favourite wind direction. The stronger the better. The largest fish were taken that way.
A wonderful sunrise and spectacular day...
Ripley
[quote:f8d7492907="DistantStreams"]Tight lines Martin. Winner takes it all...!!!! Meet back here tomorrow with the results...
Ripley[/quote:f8d7492907]
Thanks Ripley,
Not that it helped unfortunately. The closest I got to fish today was when a guy about 200 meters away caught a nice 2-3 kilos fish. We were three friends who fished the most perfect water in three different locations. Nothing!
That's sea trout fishing for you...
Martin
Martin, Ripley,
We are also having huge runs of Sea Trout for the time of year, many more than I can ever remember, also the trout fishing has gotten off to a great start with magnifecent hatches on the Usk and Irfon
Martin, Ripley,
We are also having huge runs of Sea Trout for the time of year, many more than I can ever remember, also the trout fishing has gotten off to a great start with magnifecent hatches on the Usk and Irfon
Hello:
i started this earlier, but i lost it ...here goes...again...i'm new to the pc.
thru the years i have aquired three sets of very thick / hollow bamboo rods...two w/furrels...one aluminum and another brass...and are three section rods.
looking at what i have seen so far thru the net...i have not been able to find any online. the ones i have. i'm these exist...some where...
would you have in put of what i speak of ? i'd appreciate your efforts and time, thank you.
nam vet,
ralph.
I bought one of these with a "Natural" light tube in it. I took a few flies around with me and tried them out under several lamps. I know you weren't asking about magnifying lenses, but I soon wished I had bought this 20 years ago....Kerry
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I'm also out tomorrow. Days / moments / experiences like these are few and far between. Let's make the most of it.
Sea temperatures measured today was 8'c. Air was slightler cooler.
I spoke to one guy today fishing an area close to where I was gettin ghits every other cast and he landed 14 fish. 2 he kept over 50cm and the rest returned measuring between 30 and 45+cm.
He said he had so many knocks and takes...Is the garfish returning?
I had endless knocks and bumps today and saw the surface swirl...Could it be? Or just these silver torpedo's coming to life?
Can't wait for tomorrow.
See my hat Maritn? :shock: 5 years in all weathers, conditions, and countries...GFF hat needed before this hat walks away in protest! :lol:
Tight lines Martin. Winner takes it all...!!!! Meet back here tomorrow with the results...
Ripley
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