Andy135 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 So how many Outlaws also chuck the fluff? I bet there are a few of us that practise the noble art of stalking a trout or seducing a salmon. I'd bet that @SiDfishmust be familiar with a Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear? @Tadpole, a Spectra Shrimp? I'd even speculate that @GPSguru is no stranger to a Greenwell's Glory?? Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 50 minutes ago, Andy135 said: So how many Outlaws also chuck the fluff? I bet there are a few of us that practise the noble art of stalking a trout or seducing a salmon. I'd bet that @SiDfishmust be familiar with a Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear? @Tadpole, a Spectra Shrimp? I'd even speculate that @GPSguru is no stranger to a Greenwell's Glory?? Anyone else? If I can’t get out on the boat,I get on the fly, also had a few bass in summer fly fishing of boat close in, hell of a strap on light fly gear 👍 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 24 minutes ago, Mark said: If I can’t get out on the boat,I get on the fly, also had a few bass in summer fly fishing of boat close in, hell of a strap on light fly gear 👍 Good work 👍. I've yet to have a bass on the fly but I bet they do go well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Yeah they go like stink,took me a while to get one,try anything fluorescent green seems to work for me👍 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Mark said: Yeah they go like stink,took me a while to get one,try anything fluorescent green seems to work for me👍 Just seen your other post about your boy's trout. Top fluff chucking that! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Andy135 said: I'd even speculate that @GPSguru is no stranger to a Greenwell's Glory?? Nah Andy ............. fly fishing is something that has never appealed to me ....................and I have at least 2 Fly lakes right on my doorstep ............... My fishing is pretty much just boat fishing in the UK, with maybe an estuary shore session probably once or twice a year ............ In France (we go there for 3 weeks at time under more normal circumstance) I tend to fish the rivers, mainly for Carp, but you also get the enviable Catfish. I can assure that a near 50lb River common Carp really pulls your string ..................I reckon maybe another 12 months before I can do that again ................ iowspence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, GPSguru said: I tend to fish the rivers, mainly for Carp, but you also get the enviable Catfish. I can assure that a near 50lb River common Carp really pulls your string .................. Oh dear... sound the alarm chaps! We have another carp dangler in our midst!! @Saintly Fish, now's your chance to press the big red button 🤣👍. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Oh dear... sound the alarm chaps! We have another carp dangler in our midst! Only in France, never, ever, never in the UK ! ............. does @iowspence still fish for mudpigs ? Edited November 20, 2020 by GPSguru iowspence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, iowspence said: I do indeed @GPSguru I was out for a couple of nights last week. 😊🎣 My finger is hovering Spence and it’s getting heavy. iowspence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 This was supposed to be a thread about fly fishing not carp dangling! 😆 Back on topic then, who else fly fishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, iowspence said: One last post on it @Andy135 it’s warming to see @Saintly Fishsquirm... 🤣 all it needed was him to press that like button on the previous post and then he was going to get an official invite too, but that was beneath him. He couldn’t bring himself to do it.... Now back to the fluff chucking.... 🙄 Anything that makes @Saintly Fish squirm gets my vote 🤣👍 iowspence, GPSguru and Saintly Fish 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, iowspence said: He couldn’t bring himself to do it.... I don’t need to. Andy will just Nick your numbers and take me in his tub instead 👅 iowspence and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, iowspence said: I am able to hold a grudge for years and years, Not female really are you? 29 minutes ago, iowspence said: rather than giving someone with low or no morales the opportunity to do something like that.... I know, you have to watch @Andy135 he has the lowest set of morals I've ever experienced. you'd be much safer with me. iowspence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 So... fly fishing anyone?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andy135 said: So... fly fishing anyone?? No flies on me........ 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Andy135 said: So... fly fishing anyone?? #stillbangingyour👽🧠againstawall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 19 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Not female really are you? Asks the man who measures masculinity in the quantity of soft furnishings bestowed on a boat........ 🤣 iowspence and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 48 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Asks the man who measures masculinity in the quantity of soft furnishings bestowed on a boat........ 🤣 So unfair you lot are. I’m not the soft furnishings instigator. Can’t believe your all still chewing the bone. wtf is wrong with candy cane cushions anyway🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I fly fish a bit in freshwater for wild salmon and sea trout, never stocked trout fisheries. In salt water the options are almost limitless. One of the best is chasing bass, where you'll catch sea trout, mullet and various flatties as well. When I was in Hampshire we called mullet Solent Bonefish, they fight better than most other fish. If you've got mackerel close to the boat a lightweight fly rod will give endless entertainment. Out on the rocks a sinking line and crab/prawn fly will catch lots of species including wrasse and pollack. Pollack can be a real handful on a fly rod, had a nine pounder last summer that smashed an eight weight rod! The great thing is, that like lure fishing, there's bugger all to carry. As for effectiveness, one of the commercial bass fishermen in The Solent used to fish with rod and fly quite often, keeping his nets out of the water! Andy135, captin slows old outlaw and Geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 51 minutes ago, SiDfish said: I fly fish a bit in freshwater for wild salmon and sea trout, never stocked trout fisheries. In salt water the options are almost limitless. One of the best is chasing bass, where you'll catch sea trout, mullet and various flatties as well. When I was in Hampshire we called mullet Solent Bonefish, they fight better than most other fish. If you've got mackerel close to the boat a lightweight fly rod will give endless entertainment. Out on the rocks a sinking line and crab/prawn fly will catch lots of species including wrasse and pollack. Pollack can be a real handful on a fly rod, had a nine pounder last summer that smashed an eight weight rod! The great thing is, that like lure fishing, there's bugger all to carry. As for effectiveness, one of the commercial bass fishermen in The Solent used to fish with rod and fly quite often, keeping his nets out of the water! Quality post! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 i thought that fly fishing was puting the fluffy hook in your hat and hiting the fly with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 15 hours ago, iowspence said: I do indeed @GPSguru I was out for a couple of nights last week. 😊🎣 That looks a nice setup Spence ................ In France, in most places, 4 rods are allowed ...................... I use 4 x Century NG SU with 60mm butt rings, all matched with Shimano Ultregra 5500 XSB's with bait runner spools, Delkim TXi Plus alarms with LED bobbins, and a full stainless rod Pod ..............................also in France on the rivers, you are not allowed to night fish from the shore (you are allowed one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise), it is actively policed, but there are ways around it by using a punt anchored less than a metre off the bank !, although that is frowned upon .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiDfish Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Didn't give any ideas on flies earlier. For mullet try casting in front of them and either twitching a sinking size 8 or 10 fluoro orange shrimp across the bottom (puffs of sand/mud) or strip a white size 14 muddler minnow across the surface and hold on! For bass I use either a fish pattern streamer, usually a mini mackerel (3") or sandeel imitation (1 or 1/0), otherwise what I call a guzonker, a trout fishing style zonker (rabbit fur strip) with the head end whipped into an upward flap gurgler (check zonker and gurgler flies to get the jist) size 1. I made these originally whilst using zonker strip for streamers and then seeing gurgler flies online. These can be stripped, chugged, or twitched with equal effect. Try varnishing the upward gurgler piece of skin. UV crystal flash used, sparingly, in most flies and feathers seems to make a difference. For pollack you want full on 'dead budgie' mode. Big rippling, pulsing and slow flies seem to get their boat! With all flies use good quality hooks (I like Partridge saltwater) as you need a razor point, often hidden in dressing. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 22 minutes ago, SiDfish said: Didn't give any ideas on flies earlier. For mullet try casting in front of them and either twitching a sinking size 8 or 10 fluoro orange shrimp across the bottom (puffs of sand/mud) or strip a white size 14 muddler minnow across the surface and hold on! For bass I use either a fish pattern streamer, usually a mini mackerel (3") or sandeel imitation (1 or 1/0), otherwise what I call a guzonker, a trout fishing style zonker (rabbit fur strip) with the head end whipped into an upward flap gurgler (check zonker and gurgler flies to get the jist) size 1. I made these originally whilst using zonker strip for streamers and then seeing gurgler flies online. These can be stripped, chugged, or twitched with equal effect. Try varnishing the upward gurgler piece of skin. UV crystal flash used, sparingly, in most flies and feathers seems to make a difference. For pollack you want full on 'dead budgie' mode. Big rippling, pulsing and slow flies seem to get their boat! With all flies use good quality hooks (I like Partridge saltwater) as you need a razor point, often hidden in dressing. Any chance you can re type that lot in queens English ? Andy135 and GPSguru 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: Any chance you can re type that lot in queens English ? What you on about? It made perfect sense to me! @SiDfish, another quality post. Many thanks 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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