Sea trout

[Cueball 12]

Quick question folks.

Are sea trout,brown trout that go to sea and come back up to spawn?

[mudd dog 128]

Yes mate theyre the same fish. they just lead different lives and because of that, that's why the sea trout ends up a bigger version of the brown river trout and has different characteristics etc because of it's diet and alot of other aspects. Never caught a sea trout myself. I'm sure they return to the rivers to spawn every year and it's just that cycle that's repeated over again. Atb.....MUDD

[mudd dog 128]

Double post.

Edited October 17, 2011 by mudd dog

[bell 3,606]

Had 3 upto 4lb on a mono fly a few weeks back, wiil try and get some pictures up

[mackem 27,636]

mono fly

Cant remember Hugh Falkus ever mentioning that pattern,intriguing.

[bell 3,606]

mono fly

Cant remember Hugh Falkus ever mentioning that pattern,intriguing.

 

Most people assume Falkus was the godfather of Sea Trouting His box would be awash with 'teal blue and gold and weasal tail' ........however, for reasons only known to the great man himself, he never cast the mono fly . When the fish are fresh run and intent on running the river i find there is nothing better.........and im sure Hugh would agree that a fish caught on the mono tastes equally as good as one caught on a pheasant arsed special (size 14).

[mackem 27,636]

I wonder if that wonder-fly would suffice for carp?I have top carp lakes on the doorstep,Thorpe-lea,Twynersh,Wraysbury etc,but alas no anadromous rivers,the Thames doesnt cut the mustard.

[bell 3,606]

I wonder if that wonder-fly would suffice for carp?I have top carp lakes on the doorstep,Thorpe-lea,Twynersh,Wraysbury etc,but alas no anadromous rivers,the Thames doesnt cut the mustard.

 

Oh god yes, i like to think of the mono as 'the fly for all occasions'. i quickly took a number of sea trout and a leash of mullet for good measure in the space of 10 minuites I believe carp would regularly fall to it and our Polish friends have had regular success on many a balmy summers evening.

 

I am wondering though what might be tempted on a Northern West coast sea pool in January

[mackem 27,636]

I am wondering though what might be tempted on a Northern West coast sea pool in January

Whatevers in the water will fall to your fly,of that I am sure,good luck in your fishing endeavours,look forward to the pics if they are forthcoming?

[Cueball 12]

Yes mate theyre the same fish. they just lead different lives and because of that, that's why the sea trout ends up a bigger version of the brown river trout and has different characteristics etc because of it's diet and alot of other aspects. Never caught a sea trout myself. I'm sure they return to the rivers to spawn every year and it's just that cycle that's repeated over again. Atb.....MUDD

Thanks for the reply mudd dog,im all ears,what you think the best fly mid summer on them?

[mudd dog 128]

I wouldn't have the faintest notion lad. I only fish for rainbow and brown in the summer with the young fella, just coarse, I'm well into my pike fishing in the winter months, that's it. As I said I've never caught a sea trout. Atb

Edited October 27, 2011 by mudd dog

[tote 856]

Yes mate theyre the same fish. they just lead different lives and because of that, that's why the sea trout ends up a bigger version of the brown river trout and has different characteristics etc because of it's diet and alot of other aspects. Never caught a sea trout myself. I'm sure they return to the rivers to spawn every year and it's just that cycle that's repeated over again. Atb.....MUDD

Thanks for the reply mudd dog,im all ears,what you think the best fly mid summer on them?

 

Try a "garden fly" at first light.