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Ricky352
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 12:44 |
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I have caught trout with a float setup with a slug on the end, just trot it down the river
Always wondered if slugs worked lol. There's an an abundance of worms round my way, which have proven to be successful.
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Ricky352
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 12:33 |
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Originally posted by ShEp
Was out pike fishing one night last year, and caught a 7lb brown on a spinner, was not expecting it :lol:
Biggest trout I've had was about 2 pound, 7 pound must have been a beast!
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Ricky352
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 12:31 |
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Originally posted by BarnshaW
the idea is to move about and find the trout and not spend too long in the same location.
Tackle and flies depends entirely on the environment and surroundings, best advice is to check around for what bugs/flies are in abundance and use a fly which looks as close to them as possible as that's what the trout will be eating.
Surface not necessarily the best choice, can try but also try sinking ones, can even have both on the same line, a top fly and one further down the line which sinks/part sinks.
but yes the idea is to have a fly leader (coloured line you see) and a normal mainline hooklink and to cast out to the desired area, you generate the length of the cast by flicking the line back and forth and peeling it out a bit at a time to get the weight of it to the area you are fishing, practice practice practice, its bloody hard, tried myself but wasn't for me, is an art and knack to it, recommend somewhere with a lot of space to get used to it otherwise you will be forever snagging trees and bushes.
Aye good tips. I've even heard some people gorge the fishes belly to see what they have been eating! Someone was also saying I could have more than one fly one the line, which was a new idea to me.
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BarnshaW
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 12:14 |
the idea is to move about and find the trout and not spend too long in the same location.
Tackle and flies depends entirely on the environment and surroundings, best advice is to check around for what bugs/flies are in abundance and use a fly which looks as close to them as possible as that's what the trout will be eating.
Surface not necessarily the best choice, can try but also try sinking ones, can even have both on the same line, a top fly and one further down the line which sinks/part sinks.
but yes the idea is to have a fly leader (coloured line you see) and a normal mainline hooklink and to cast out to the desired area, you generate the length of the cast by flicking the line back and forth and peeling it out a bit at a time to get the weight of it to the area you are fishing, practice practice practice, its bloody hard, tried myself but wasn't for me, is an art and knack to it, recommend somewhere with a lot of space to get used to it otherwise you will be forever snagging trees and bushes.
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ShEp
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 10:53 |
Was out pike fishing one night last year, and caught a 7lb brown on a spinner, was not expecting it :lol:
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3CorsaMeal
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 10:22 |
I have caught trout with a float setup with a slug on the end, just trot it down the river
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Ricky352
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posted on 21st Mar 16 at 10:10 |
Was a busy weekend for me, and only got out fishing for an hour or two, so went back to using lures in the hope of attracting a trout. Caught nothing, and will have to get onto the fly asap.
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Neo
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posted on 18th Mar 16 at 21:02 |
My ex used to fly fish, used to cast out and reel in super slowly.
Only time I ever saw her catch anything, she went off to get lunch and I was dicking around and cast out and reeled in super fast. Ended up having a fish attached with no clue what to do. Let it flail around for a bit till she came back.
So basically just Twat about till a retarded fish gets stuck on it.
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Bart
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posted on 18th Mar 16 at 19:59 |
Always wanted to learn to fly fish but never got round to it.
Lure fishing for bass all the way for me :thumbs:
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Ricky352
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posted on 17th Mar 16 at 10:16 |
Cheers ShEp. Looking forward to a bit of trial and error this weekend.
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ShEp
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posted on 16th Mar 16 at 20:09 |
Cast toward the middle of the river, and let it float down.
Depends on what fly you use as to how it behaves, some will sink slightly, if the fish are rising, it's self explanatory you want the fly on top.
Watch whats behind you too, too easy for people to forget the line is going back as far as it is forwards, also wear a hat, you'd be surprised how easy you can catch your ear :lol:
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Ricky352
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posted on 16th Mar 16 at 11:57 |
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Originally posted by Generation
YouTube
Can't watch videos in work, and I don't have internet in the house.
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DaveyLC
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posted on 16th Mar 16 at 09:25 |
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Originally posted by _Allan_
There is a really good book on it by J. R. Hartley.
:lol::lol::lol:
You need to be old to understand that one.
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_Allan_
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posted on 15th Mar 16 at 20:06 |
There is a really good book on it by J. R. Hartley.
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Generation
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posted on 15th Mar 16 at 17:25 |
YouTube
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Ricky352
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posted on 15th Mar 16 at 17:05 |
I've been fishing for about five years for trout, pike, tench, perch etc etc, but have only used bait or lures.
Today I bought a fly rod. I've never held a fly rod, or even been in the company of someone fly fishing, so would any of you have some good beginners tips?
Is the idea to place the fly on the top of he water and let it float downstream?
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