[Yet More Slack Lines!]

Have a look here for a laugh..............

Fine use of the bleeper sir

[Wild brownies near Brum?]

Ok, here's a teaser for you:

 

Where would people place their bet on the chance of finding a genuine wild brook trout nearest the centre of Birmingham? How far out would you have to go?

 

I remember seeing a TV prog about a year ago about someone looking for such a thing in London - I think he eventually hooked one in some overgrown stream just inside the M25.

Guess you are refering to brownies!!!!.

I understand that there are a few to be had around Droitwich :yeah:

[Orvis T3 9ft 9wt - any good for pike?]

I've bought myself an Orvis 909 4piece 9ft 9wt rod, tip flex version, originally for saltwater fly fishing. Can anyone tell me if this is suitable for pike on the fly?

 

Also, I have 8 weight and 10 weight lines already. Before I rush out and buy new 9wt lines, will the rod handle a 10 or 8 weight, or should I buy 9 weight?

 

Can anyone recommend good 9 weight lines for pike?

Don't know the rod,but no reason why it can't be used.Should be ok with a line size heavier as well.

[Chub On The Fly]

Posted on behalf of Gary. Please add all replies to this thread:

 

Have dabbled in the past with some results.

Pretty well any nice bushy dry fly should work,sedges etc or wets and nymphs fished down and across.Might be worth trying out a few of the shrimp patterns and even an egg fly.

[Hazel Copse]

Not fished it for ages,however i understand it was fishing well.

Think pretty well anything will work there.I always give damsels,hummungus and cats a whirl,but small black flies and buzzers also do well.If its cold,just slow things down a tad and try deeper.

Not sure about the Salmon either,although its still advertised as such.I know Wilf was mulling over NOT stocking them anymore due to the costs.Bet to give them a ring

[Seatrout River Em]

Hi there, been away for a while... Here is som news from sweden, the flyfishing season has been great, enclosing at pic of a wonderful seatrout approx 12 pounds...

nice looking fish that

[Fly-fishing in Winter]

Thanks, I've got a 9'3 #6 set up which I use for stillwater Trout, I imagine that would do fine for Chub and Perch too, but would I not need something a little heftier for Pike? I've been thinking about either having a go for them at a nearby reservoir, although there's a stretch of the Thames outside the M25 which might be fun, I know it holds Perch and Pike, not sure about Chub, though I can see no reason why they wouldn't be in there. There are some nice Roach in there too.

 

But yes, my other main fly rod is an 8'6 #5, do I need something heavier? I've seen the Masterline Toothy Critter fly-rod out there, though I've only heard bad things about it.

Yes,you do need to step up the gear.An eight weight really and traces of course,thinking of having a bash myself either on the thames or a stillwater somewhere.

[Fly-fishing in Winter]

The days are getting shorter and colder, we're almost in the time of year I would put my fly rods down and pick up a spinning rod, or a newspaper. However, last year I had an excellent days fishing in February for Grayling on The Test. I'm not sure I can stretch to the expense again this year, and certainly not more than a days worth, but my eyes have been opened to the benefits of keeping the fly rods out all year round.

 

Trouble is, I live in London, where Grayling are sadly short on the ground! I was wondering how many of you keep fishing through the Winter and what you target? I know I could visit my local lake for Rainbows, is that good sport (I'm guessing I need to invest in a line that doesn't float)? Would I have more fun changing targets and going after Pike, Perch or Chub? Or should the only flies I handle be those on my trousers?

Pike,chub on the rivers.Plenty of stillwaters around in Surrey/Sussex for rainbows with the odd tiger.I fish all year round both fly and coarse.

Floating line will still see you ok on the stillwaters,perhaps a sinktip or a sinker on the deeper waters.If you like using nymphs,buzzers etc,just continue with them,they will still catch even in the cold,just fish em deeper.

[Chalk Springs 22nd September - PB Brown!]

I bet you wernt a course angler before taking up flyfishing How do you fish with so little tackle i just get heavier and heavier with gear, even when i leave stuff at home, theres always something extra you need 2rods, landing net with extending alloy pole"course" seat attached to my scierra chest pack or rucksack a wet sack for the fish,water bottle ,medication ,lines,spare spools, three fly boxes ,preist, forceps clippers floatants and sinkants the list goes on i packed up course fishing cause carrying the gear was getting far to much for my knackerd body, old habits die hard

 

Gaz

That chest pack of yours

i bet its full of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cans of beer :D

[Like to learn]

Hi

i would like to learn the basics of flyfishing so that i could go fishing and not make a complete fool of myself.

I live in gloucester and have never fly fished before.

Does anybody know where i could get some help or tuition

Thanks

Bily

Billy.

take a look at www.waderson.com.Should also be some fisheries in the area,certainly in the cotswolds where tuition is available.I would expect you would pay from £30-£40 an hour for a one to one casting lesson.

[Fly tying kits]

Sheepy, Chuby is right, I started fly tying a couple of months ago with a starter kit and in my opinion an absolute waste of money. Pretty much all I use from the kit is the vice and tools with all the flies I tie being made from different bits and pieces I purchase at the fisheries I visit or indeed, EBAY is definitely the way to go. Have fun and enjoy!!

 

Elton-assume it was ok me putting a link in to fish4it!!!!!

 

Oh sheepy,you may well find yourself hanging around the nail varnish shelves at Tesco's etc-looking for Sally Hansen's hard as nails if you get funny looks,just say in your deepest voice-i'm looking for varnish/hardener for my flies

take a look in the haberdashery shops as well-amazing what you can come up with Beads,wire's,threads etc etc feathers as well sometimes.If you want bead chain eyes,look no further than B and Q.Good selection and far cheaper than anywhere else.Buy it by the metre,will last you ages.

[Fly tying kits]

After enjoying a couple of outings fly fishing this year I would like to have a bash at tying my own flies. Would a kit with all the materials and tools be a good idea for a beginner, allowing me to upgrade the hardware later if i enjoy it? I would probably have about £50 to spend initialy and would be tying flys for small reservoir and lake work. Cheers for any advice.

Sheepy.

Sheepy,imho leave the kits alone,you will probably get stuff you may never use.Plenty of vice/tool sets around though.Take a look at www.fish4ituk.co.uk

He is very good,used the guy since starting around a year and a half ago myself.Ebay also has loads of materials on offer.Think about what flies you WILL actually want to use and buy accordingly.

It is nice to catch on your own creations and it is addictive

[chub/ barbel in surrey?]

Good one

next time,if still on the Navigation,why not try roving around.take a fish here,take a fish there

[chub/ barbel in surrey?]

yeah i normally fish on the navigation, i might take a look further downstream this time though, thanks for the tips i'll leave the bivvy at home then lol

 

Fishy,

There is a stretch of river-Burpham court Farm(day tickets) that used to belong to my old club.Assuming foot and mouth restrictions are not in place any longer,it might be worth a look.Its off of Clay Lane,heading towards Jacobs Well.

Cracking bit of river,used to get plenty of chub out of there,roaming.Nice weir pool as well at the top end.Only trouble now is,you may share the bank with Llama's :lol: .Used to get the odd report of occasional barbel,some nice pike through there as well.

[chub/ barbel in surrey?]

Hi again, i want to go fishing this weekend and i would like to try for some chub on the river wey (triggs lock area) just wondering if anyone had some tips as i could definatly use them!!

Is it the river or the navigation canal?.

Have fished the river around Byfleet and below Sutton Place many times.Would suggest roaming with a ledger rod(quiver tip),dropping into likely looking swims,meat,cheese and flake all good bets for chub.Would not stay put in one swim for to long.If there are any fish there,they should make their presence felt quite quickly.

If its the navigation then its a different kettle of fish.almost certainly have plenty of boat activity.Always found it fished better in the winter,certainly for chub.a fair few in there(or there used to be),but nothing of any great size.

[Fly Advice please]

Im going to state the obvious Here,

Two indespencibles during a hatch:

Hawthorn

Mayfly.

 

And any of the Gamult of Damsel nymphs

 

 

I will go along with F B on those.Hawthorn can be damn good fly.Damsel in the various guises also.

Others i like are Cats whiskers,Buzzers,Diawl Bachs,anything fritzy and anything fritzy and extra buzzers

Egg fly :headhurt: can be deadly at times

[Coltsford Mill , Surrey]

Fished Sion Park on the missplaced understanding that the ticket allowed fishing in all the estates waters upto your limit (as told to me by Bailiff at Sion) , then got kicked of (limit short cos we opted to move) from one of their other waters (can't remember which) was p*ssed off to say the least , had done enough driving for the day !

 

If you Visited Syon,had say a four fish ticket and took two fish,your remaining two fish ticket holds for either the same day-ie you could fish any of the Albury waters to take your last two on the day,or carry them over until next time.I can't understand that at all.Only Powdermills that requires two tickets for one fish,otherwise one ticket,one fish.I have to say,i have fished all the Albury waters including Syon and have never had a problem.

[Coltsford Mill , Surrey]

I'll do that ! I'm soooo over Coltsford.

 

Have you tried Albury?,at least if you blank or don't reach your limit-the tickets carry over until next trip.

Actually fished there yeterday pm/evening.Not easy.I did not have a single tug.Mate had three fish and no more tugs.One or two anglers out,some blanked,some had a couple.

Really as FB said,its not the best month for trouting by any means

[Coltsford Mill , Surrey]

Me too I love the place

 

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :D :yucky:

[Coltsford Mill , Surrey]

Augsut and stockies are a bad combination no matter how bad a summer it is its still to warm, try mid September on wards and fish daddies/hoppers if they are ignoring them on the top let them sink and use a minimal retrive

Nooooooooooooooo chalk springs is a goldfish bowl fishery

[Coltsford Mill , Surrey]

Three of us went , 4 fish tickets each £105 one fish caught !!!!

The place is usually a banker ?

 

Think quite a few places are fishing hard at present.Certainly my last two trips to Albury were not easy.

[fly identification]

Now those last few posts certainly sounded like gold dust to me,

 

thanks alot guys...

 

next silly question

 

Whats the differance between a buzzer and a nymph or are they just different names for the same thing?

 

cheers again

 

spug

Buzzers start life at the bottom as bloodworm,changing into pupae to ascend to the surface where they hatch into 'buzzers' a fly.They can obviously be fished as bloodworm in its various guises at the bottom or pupae,submerged or close to the surface.Nymphs are the larvae of insects such as damsels,dragonflies,olives,mayflies etc etc.The flies/nymps we use can be very varied.Many of them are tied to be just a general representation of any number of nymphs,whilst some are meant to be close copies.Some such as damsels can be a close imitation right up to bordering on lures.

For what its worth,if you order £10 worth of flies from 'selectafly',which are a decent company,they will send you an identification/order leaflet which you can keep in your tackle bag or take yourself off to the library and see what books they have on entimology(spl).

Hope that helps

[venues]

Not that i have fished any of them-

Meon Springs

Holbury

Dever

Avington

Moorhen

 

 

Just whack fly fishing in Hampshire into google.

[choosing a fly rod.]

Is there such a thing as an all round fly rod ?

I'm thinkin of buying a fly rod but with no specific species in mind. Can anyone recommend a rod and what would be the best lenght and strength for an all rounder if there's such a thing that is.

Oh I forgot to mention a decent reel to go with it.

 

You really need to think where you will be using it,ie river or lakes and for what.

I suppose a 7 weight 9-10ft would cover most stillwater situations or a 6/7 weight.Could use a 6 on rivers if needed.Small streams would require in many instances a shorter and lighter rod.

Get to a tackle shop and try out a few.

Reels need not cost a fortune.I used a shakespeare Alpha for quite a while and it was fine,infact better than some far more expensive reels.The choice is mind boggling,a large arbour reel is a help,helps reduce line memory.Not too keen on the Lureflash reels,cheapenough,but had problems with mine and Airflo reel as well.I now have 'Bloke reels' which are around £135

and am more than happy with them.

Greys,Scieera and okuma all produce decent reels.Have a look around ebay

[where to buy flies on the net]

Try here: http://www.selectafly.com/ I used to use them when I took up fly fishing again some twenty odd years ago so they have stood the test of time. Now I tie my own something you should perhaps look into Sheepy.

Tony

 

Totally agree with those statements