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Guys,

thank you f

Guys,

thank you for all your comments. If we get the chance we might write something about garfish, cod and the difficult mullet.

Kasper

Interesting I must s

Interesting I must say.

Perminus

The "below average"

The "below average" rating of "2" obviously reflects the fact that no one else has ever caught & released such a small fish!

Dont bother with my

Dont bother with my comment I just sent if I had spent more time on the page I would have seen the answer to my question.

Thanks Hamish

I live in the Orkney

I live in the Orkney Islands and I am keen to try some of these flies around our shores can you tell me how you fish them ie type of line and the retreave?

Re: Rising fishing.......no bites???

[quote:d8d2ef00ac="Wiggy"]Was out yesterday at this fantastic place in the sea where I observed in about 30 mins 20-30 rises. Some fish where crusing and repeatedly take something in the surface.

My friend and I tried everything from small shripmp patterns to sandeel patterns to my killer fish popper flies, but not a single bite. Any ideas or solutions?

To say it was frustrating would be an understatement :roll:

Though I fished other places where I got sea trout straight away on a magnus.....this is fast becoming my 'goto' fly.[/quote:d8d2ef00ac]

Hello Wiggy,

I have known this to happen twice. The first time was in october at the Vejle Fjord (DK). It was already dawning when the first fishes took something in the surface. Every rise sounded like smack. It was awesome. The place was full of fish even behind me. But me and my friends tried all our patterns and did not catch a single fish. It was frustrating. I went out of the water and used my head lamp to have a look if there was anything the fishes go for. And there were really big shrimps direct under the surface. I asked myself if they go for them?

I thougt a lot of it at that evening and tied some really low budget dries. I used a long shank hook and tied squirrel dubbing (dark brown) on it. Just to imitate the silhouette.

I was very happy to see this phenomenon also the next day. It was completely dark when the fishes began to rise just the moon spent some light to see the bulgings.

I heard a smack and casted my fly in that direction. Nothing happend. This went on some time and I decided to cast just near the bulgings. The first try was answered with a smack. I lifted my rod and got this fish hooked. That was an awesome feeling. I never saw my fly in that evening. I fished completely blind - I had to hear the takings.

I caught three fishes that evening. All [b:d8d2ef00ac]sea trouts[/b:d8d2ef00ac] of 35-45 cm. It was unbelievable.

The second time I recognized something like that was on fyn (Bogebjerg? - do not know how it is written) but it was early evening and I could see the rises. However, my pattern did not work that time and I was frustrated again...

Cheers

P.S.
Nearly forgotten: I had to presentate the dries complete in "no-drift". That was very difficult because the line had to be on strain without dragging the fly - you get mad by this at night. Because every f...... smack could have been your fly..

Backlighting can help

Backlighting can help bring out the flyline.

Thanks for the origi

Thanks for the original and insightful article.....good stuff.

I booked Nervous Wat

I booked Nervous Waters (7/04) for two days but they were a no show. My wife and I flew over from Maui specifically for bonefishing. Nervous Waters was supposed to pick me up at my hotel but didn't show and didn't get in touch with me after I left several messages on their phone.

Wicked Kype!!!

Wicked Kype!!!

Beautifully tied fli

Beautifully tied flies-well done to all ! The Parmachene Belle is an excellent fly for sea-trout on West-Country English rivers; I usually dress it on a medium shank, size 8 or 6 with the wings made up of married white swan with two or three red fibres forming a central 'stripe'. I will try the hackle-wing version this season...
A great reference work, truly inspiring !

I agree that the pri

I agree that the prices are outrageous. I've searched the net a found a couple of good places. First for dubbing, flash, artifical hair fly tyers dungeon - flashbou equivalent for $1 a hank. Got some links to other things. Then there's ebay for fur, and bird skins. Got to shop and be willing to wait but it works. Just got a hungarian partidge skin for $15 total (cost plus shipping) a savings of about $10-$12.

Simple yet deadly! T

Simple yet deadly! Thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks to Graham Ave

Thanks to Graham Avery for highlighting this point. The Namibian Goverment is planning to build a hydro electric dam at the Popa Falls.(about 50 km from the Botswana border). This will deprive the delta of its single most important aspect- flooding. Searching on Google for "damming of the okavango" you will find a couple of articles about this highly controversial Dam and the total affects on tourism, ecology, economics and the FISHING.

One of the best dish

One of the best dishes is made by the French with roosters and is called coq au vin.
The bird then serves a double purpose. It is a waste to throw the meat away. Search the web for a good recipe for coq au vin.
Enjoy with a good bottle of wine.

This is a great look

This is a great looking nymph. I just tied up a bunch, and they look like they will work well. Nice job on the instructions as well.

To Warren,
About d

To Warren,
About dispatching a rooster that is too aggressive:
do it in the dark. If they can't see what is going on, they're a lot more calm.
Also I've read that CO2 is actually not exactly the most humane because CO2 triggers panic (just like you would panic if you can't breathe). An inert gas like Argon, or probably Helium, is probably way more humand as they just die from anoxia and sorta fall asleep as opposed to thrashing and gasping for air.
My favorite way is driving two spikes about 1 inch apart into a block of wood, putting the neck between the spikes and pulling on the rest of the body (not hard, just stretch the neck a little), one quick chop with a sharp cleaver and you're done. Just have to hold the wings to keep them for flapping for a little while. Maybe not totally painless, but very quick.

Looks cold. That second

Looks cold. That second picture down is beautiful. I remember snow like that in New England. Not any more down here in DC. We get slush and mud.

The "damage" caused

The "damage" caused by seasonal inundation and drying of the Okavango Delta and other areas of this system is, however, ecologically essential for it's ongoing health, and ability to provide food and security for a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial animals, including fish. Any human intervention that undermines this delicate balance (like damming) will almost certainly lead to irrecoverable natural and economic damage to parts of the region, including to the natural fisheries Broos has written of so inspiringly

Good motiv but poor

Good motiv but poor composition. I'd say about 3, dude.

Yeah, I know, "not fishing

Yeah, I know, "not fishing related" Martin. That's why you need to put up a NFR section in this forum..... :wink:

It was just such a fun event and I wanted to share a little bit of Canadiana and a bit of our history with people on the forum that may never have been to Canada. Barkerville is such a neat ghost town to visit and to see the dogs in the streets again, gives a bit of the feeling of the 1800's.

Whoa!

Grant,

Thanks for posting these great pictures. non-fishing maybe, but a great diversion on a cold, unfisheable January day.

Martin

Well, it was an awesome event

Well, it was an awesome event again this year!!!

Unfortunately, due to work obligations, was only able to get out for the last day of the mail run. Here are just a few of 70+ pictures I took today.

Morning view at the ghost town of Stanley

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Canadians Enjoying Winter

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Getting ready to go!!!!

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Leaving Stanley.... Big Smiles all around!!!

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Up the hill From Stanley

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Future Sled Team lead Dog!!!

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First team down the main street of Barkerville

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Another team in Barkerville

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Yet another team

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Arriving at the final town of Wells. Canada Post post master waiting to get the mail off to the rest of the world

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Not everyone can afford a sled or team, but had a great time just the same!!!!!

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Last team into Wells. End of a wonderful day!!!

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no bites

The last time that happened to me was on the lower tidal Potomac River last summer. I was fishing an outgoing tide from shore in prime Largemough Bass habitat. There were swirls everwhere and I threw everything in the box at them. Some local lads came by and said that they were a fish called golden chubs or golden suckers. Not carp but similar. I asked what they take and the boys said nothing. They are chasing each other and spawning and although they look great, you cannot catch them on a lure. Live and learn. So you may have had something other than sea trout. Or maybe you were just unlucky. It happens.