I have had seatrout take short like this, but I have noticed that they hook better if the head of the the hook is bright red. And even better is a flying treble on the baitfish imitation and the shank of the treble also bright red.
One of the best books I have read on salmon fly-tying and as far as I am concerned the bible for fly-tiers of salmon flies, especially the older patterns, which are both a joy to tie and a joy to fish.
Martin
Just a wee note of thanks. After trawling through pages and pages of inprecise and vague advice on how to both unhook and hold a pike, I found your page, giving a far more accurate and clearer explanation.
I have previously only fished for pike a couple of times a year, using spinning tactics or a wobbled dead bait. However, more recently I have enjoyed pike fishing on a local lake and so am steadily building up my store of tackle and reading all i can about it. I have great respect for any fish i catch and as such i try to handle and unhook pike as best i can without harming them. To this end I often either take excess trebles off lures/spinners or at the very least flatten 2 of the treble hook points to make unhooking easier. The only danger i can envisage with this is that as the point is sharper on the hook it will no doubt bury itself deeper into the pikes mouth, as there is nothing restricting its penetration.
From reading your above advice i now have the confidence to hold/unhool a suitably sized pike under the jaw without fear of injuring the fish.
Many thanks and kind regards
Mike
My compliments on using this technology to share your fishing experience!
Keep up the good work.
I put the link on the Dutch flyfishing RSS aggregator site www.vliegvissen.blieb.nl
I hope you don't mind.
Rene
Serge,
These flies will catch most fish that swim... at least the ones eating stuff subsurface, which most fish actually do most of the time. I know that it will be hard catching a fish feeding on midges or chironomids on one of these guys, but if your brook trout eat baitfish or shrimps on occasion and can be enticed by a downstream swung fly, these patterns will probably work.
Martin
I am interested in getting some zipcast. I Emailed them and they said they do not ship to the UK. Does anyone know how I can get some of this stuff?
I live in the UK and my wife and I own several excellent ATH reels (Rio Orbigo's and Galletin's) but the shop where we bought them no longer services them and we now wish to do this ourselves but we cannot find a web site or address for ATH. Can you help us to procure the tools and materials we require to be able to service our reels ourselves please?
Hans,
This is a great photo.
It describes exactly what flyfishing is about...
Sitting here in a Motel 8 in Syracuse NY. Thanks for sharing a bit of Denmark, fly fishing and your life. Just the sound of the waves alone are enough to sooth this travel's soul. And the dog...I heard him sneeze. Fly fishing with friends and with "man's best friend"...that is life at it's richest and best. Looking forward to the next podcast.
Thanx for the info. I'm new to tying, but I love it. Nice to have this info at my fingertips. Keep up the good work.
Hello
Nice pic, this is a beautiful Dorado
Regards from Chile
Hi Martin, superb flies! Do you think I could catch sea brook trouts with these flies in my area : Quebec, Canada (along the Gaspe Peninsula) So far I have not been successful with the flies I am using (brown hackle, Mickey fin, Adams, etc). Thank you for your help.
Your boot article amazed me. I have had the same Borger wading boots for more than 20 yrs. They look worn but the only thing that has ever worn out is the felt which can be resoled. They stay soft and the plastic-leather will never wear out in my lifetime. Only drawback is that they don't come with arch supports. If they were lost I would replace them with their exact replica without a second thought.
I have been to punta allen many times to fish the bay. This article is a good representation of the area. Fun to read and look at. Heading there in 3 weeks again. cant wait. It is a special place and the Mayan people are too! What better bones and permit on the fly!
The Brazilian fishing thing was fantastic. The guy was really enjoying himself.
Interesting discussion, this one. Breathables or neoprene or even old fashioned rubber waders are in my opinion mostly a matter of taste with respect to warmth, if you dress according to their advantages / disadvantages on the inside.
The key issue is the wading boots, since you rarely freeze your legs but almost always freeze your toes.
The boots should have sufficiently thick soles to keep the cold from the ground out. And they should be sufficiently stiff to keep the boot from collapsing during wading, so you loose the insulating layer of air around your feet.
Tight lines
Martin,
Nice idea...I got a kick out of listening to your podcast....remembering the cold water, etc.....looking out of the window into the Souther Californian Sunset.
Tight Lines
Matthias
I think the podcast idea is great. Cant wait to hear some more.
awesome picture west, I fish the sioux as well, or at least i try to.
Always liked the woolybugger but this article has sold me on making better use of it especially for bass and panfish.Wonderfull well written and illustrated.
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