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  • Reply to: Massive Danish sea trout....   16 years 10 months ago
    I had some discussio

    I had some discussion with my father over this fish. But if you say this is a 100% seatrout, i'll gladly believe that. I was confused by the enormous belly of this beatiful fish. But again Martin, well done. I'll have to make some more hours on the coast for such a fish of a lifetime. Nice to see how they really look, when you do not lose them :-) Hope to see more of those fish!!

  • Reply to: Burning Man   16 years 10 months ago
    Looks (again) like a

    Looks (again) like a very catchy fly. The video is a nice addition. I'll try to fix a small bunch of marabou underneath. Like a skirt. Thanks for the pattern! I'll try it for asp.

  • Reply to: Flyfishing for perch   16 years 10 months ago
    Hi Rip,

    Hi Rip,
    I´ve checked Trygg last week, the "soup" was rather muddy and full of grass of any kind. Few small piked saw the shore, but otherwise it was a dismal. No giant perch around, no trouts...
    The place was nearly empty, just a bunch of idiots running around and taking 30cm pikes home spoilt the atmosphere :evil:

    I hardly drove home ´cos my eyes got swollen and grew to the size of tabletennis balls ( :shock: ) as I suffer from hay-fever :oops:

    Hear from you soon.
    B.

  • Reply to: Flyline for salmon - spey or shooting head???   16 years 10 months ago
    Hi,

    Hi,
    I bought #9-10 14' Vision 3Zone DH for practising how to cast double hands,but I made quite a big mistake (I think like all beginers) when I bought Spey line..I thauht that it will be quite easy to cast it,but I was wrong :D I bought Lee Wulff Triangle Taper Spey #9 I think.
    Its head is wery long,so when I tried it I was wery sad :x It was imposible to cast it,becouse my casting skills was wery limited..
    Some time ago EFFA flycasting instructor Reinis Rutkis (from Latvia) in his casting presentation told us about the main mistakes in double hands.He recommended to buy shooting head and runing line system and suggested us to use this: http://www.scierra.com/pwf1.htm
    It is much lighter to cast rod with shooting head system than spey line and I experienced that :wink: So my Triangle Taper line will be in use when my skills will be better :) Also it is easier to learn casting with floating lines :idea:

    I hope that I helped you a little :roll:

  • Reply to: Gozo or Malta   16 years 10 months ago
    Kasper,

    Kasper,
    As a holiday Gozo was great, but for fishing it was dismal! I tried flyfishing from the rocks a couple of times (we were only there a week, and it was a holiday with Nan and her sister and brother-in-law). The water was amazingly clear, and I could see small fish, but they didn't want to bite!

    I tried some mullet with a fly, no joy there either. I think maybe the fishing close to shore might be better in the summer and autumn, when the water has warmed up. While we were there in early May it was freezing! There is a good chance we will go back on our own later in the year (September?) as I have a friend who has recently moved out there to work, and we can go and stay with him. So there may be more news later on...

    Thanks for asking, and thanks for the medflyfish website info.

    Tight lines!
    Les and Nan

  • Reply to: Double handed fly rod for salmon   16 years 10 months ago
    Hi everyone,

    Hi everyone,

    Just wanted to thank you all for your advice.

    I eventually ended up purchasing a 14ft #9/10 :D

    I just have to learn how to cast with it now ! :wink:

    Thanks again

    Jonathan

  • Reply to: Gozo or Malta   16 years 10 months ago
    Les,

    Les,

    how did your trip go?

    Kasper

  • Reply to: Use a fill flash   16 years 10 months ago
    Very interesting,nev

    Very interesting,never thought about using the flash in bright light conditions before,sometimes my pictures turned out ok but maybe more by luck than anything else.I will try this new found method, too me anyway, and i bet to others as well. And will let you know how i get on.You have very informatives sites and a great help to beginners like me and others.Hope its ok to pass your GFF site on to my friends.

  • Reply to: First podcast fish   16 years 10 months ago
    loved it loved it lo

    loved it loved it loved it.The wind noise was not a problem it just made me feel like i was standing there beside you,also with your commentry i could feel that anticipation of a pull on the fly at any moment,and, when it came could visualise and feel that excitement of a good fish on the end of your line.EXCELLENT

  • Reply to: Massive Danish sea trout....   16 years 10 months ago
    Hi igmar, The fis

    Hi igmar,

    The fish is surely a sea trout - no doubt in my mind...

    Rgds
    /Martin

  • Reply to: The finished bench   16 years 10 months ago
    A fantastic layout .

    A fantastic layout . I am very imprest with the overall cost and the simplisityof how it has come together it has given me some good ideas.
    Now of to BQ all the best tying and flying

  • Reply to: Mel Krieger's Patagonia   16 years 10 months ago
    Here in Argentina is

    Here in Argentina is not uncommon amongst people to regard others either as heroes or foes, with nothing in between.
    Encouraged by him or not, Mr. Krieger does not escape from that point of view, which I think not only damages him as an instructor but also destroys great opportunities to learn what ever is worth learning from anyone and just move on.
    Regarding the public waters Mr. Krieger loves to fish in Patagonia, I wish to add that Argentine anglers without dollars in their pockets are kicked out, sometimes at gun point, exactly from some of the very same places.

    Guillermo

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