[Help a beginner, please]

Hi Nick !

 

Sexyloop is really a great online fly-fishing university ! I am just in time for the second course to be ready for the Spring season.

 

Tight lines !

 

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Nicholai

 

[ 22 February 2002, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: Nodin ]

[Help a beginner, please]

I am a beginner in fly-fishing for some 30 years already, when I successfully took chub with a birch-tree whip and a line, combined of 5 different dia lines. I've never seen anybody else doing it here in Russia, only a brief lesson at Orvis headquartes 6 years ago. I have a "slow action" ABU 6/7 AFTM and "quick action" ORVIS 5 AFTM, 5 WF and 6 DT, aiming at fish on surface.

Will those of you, who've read my long story to the end , help me to combine what I have, for me to cast the fly for at least 20 yards, with my hat still on my head

 

[ 22 February 2002, 10:09 AM: Message edited by: Nodin ]

[big bream city... guaranteed!!!!]

ColinR,

thanks for help !

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Nicholai

[big bream city... guaranteed!!!!]

Originally posted by boilies:

(i'll give the secret tactic away tomorow!)

 

and when does "tomorrow" come ?

[Flying over water]

Originally posted by Scott:

How do you decide who reels the fish in when you get one?

 

Scott,

usually it is done by the one, to whom fish is closer, or who has better netting conditions. If the river is crossed by swimming or walking, then its better to take fish to the "base" bank.

Though the great joy is in "flying" over the water, the method can also be used, you are right, when fishing for carp with bread, for predators with minnows or spoons and for float fishing.

 

Easy flight !

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Nicholai

[Flying over water]

It will be interesting for me to hear, that the method described below is used anywhere in the West. It seemed to be new to Orvis, when I spoke about it in 1995.

So, 2 fishermen stand on different banks of a river, holding spinning tackle (rod&reel) in their hands. The lines are tied together, so they can transport a bait from bank to bank

to any place where fish can be or does splash. The hooklength is about 8 feet long. In Russia we use fly, grasshopper, dragonfly as a bait to fish for chub, grayling, trout and other fish, that feeds from the surface. The best season is mid-summer.

The meathod is flying close to the surface, touching it from time to time.

 

Tight lines,

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Nicholai

 

[ 18 February 2002, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: Nodin ]