bubble and fly

[reddawn 2,173]

anybody use this method for wee brownies??? any advice or tips? i have just spent the last few days getting me lads cast sorted, he can pretty much put a bubble float anywhere way hsi wee spinning rod, so now im gonna gee him a box a flys an let him hit our local river..

 

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I've done a bit of it but more on stillwater for stockies, the problem on my local river where all the trout are is it runs very shallow. The best results I've had is in a spot where fast water flows into a nice deepish pool and the float just makes slow circles as it enters the pool, it seems to induce the bites. My favourite method is a bubble with a blob of power bait on the brownies love it on my river.

[reddawn 2,173]

I've done a bit of it but more on stillwater for stockies, the problem on my local river where all the trout are is it runs very shallow. The best results I've had is in a spot where fast water flows into a nice deepish pool and the float just makes slow circles as it enters the pool, it seems to induce the bites. My favourite method is a bubble with a blob of power bait on the brownies love it on my river.

 

i use it meself for stockies mate, they love it, makes for busy fishing lol been a long time since i tried it on a river tho, but its only local an he is keen so its a good way to pass a few hours way him

[tegater 789]

Bubble and worm works well trotted downstream, and bubble and small spinner works well at keeping the spinner at a certain depth on the retrieve in small streams rivers. I used this with my youngest lad when he was just starting out and it prevented him getting caught up on the bottem if he slowed down the retreive to much.

[reddawn 2,173]

Bubble and worm works well trotted downstream, and bubble and small spinner works well at keeping the spinner at a certain depth on the retrieve in small streams rivers. I used this with my youngest lad when he was just starting out and it prevented him getting caught up on the bottem if he slowed down the retreive to much.

 

he has had a few on spinners an ill take some worms with us, but its the fly he wants to use for some reason, i dont mind itll keep him happy

[tegater 789]

I dont know what your streams are like reddawn, but there might be the odd spot he could use a bit of wind to his advantage and try a little dapping. I have used this method in scotland off bridges, where you can just keep the dry fly skipping across the surface to good effect, and if there is a really good breeze the fly keeps taking off and landing, caus

ing really hard takes.

 

You can do this with any old rod as well, but obviously the longer the rod the better.

[reddawn 2,173]

I dont know what your streams are like reddawn, but there might be the odd spot he could use a bit of wind to his advantage and try a little dapping. I have used this method in scotland off bridges, where you can just keep the dry fly skipping across the surface to good effect, and if there is a really good breeze the fly keeps taking off and landing, caus

ing really hard takes.

 

You can do this with any old rod as well, but obviously the longer the rod the better.

 

 

yeah mate we have some success doin this, nowt big but we have had loads a wee brownies off our local bridges

[donkdaniel 236]

Try cheese mate it's deadly for them little brownies I used to bump it down the river and used to have them all the time when I was a kid atb donk

[wilbur foxhound 480]

if he,s using the fly then try bushy flies like a kate mclaren or loch ordy or clan cheif also try a maggott on the fly atb,wf

Edited August 4, 2012 by wilbur foxhound

[reddawn 2,173]

cheers for the replies lads, after a real busy week this evening was 1st chance we have had to get down river an try, we got down there at 7 oclock tonite, my lad picked his own fly out the box, tied his own float an fly on, an started casting away i headed a hundred yards up bank an whilst i was setting me rod up, he shouted he was in... spawny little fooker just had a 2lb brownie on his 3rd cast, then the thunder an lightning started so we had to abandon the bank, so now he knows there is fish there, an his method is working he is as keen as ever, to be honest tho, dont know who is more excited, him or me

[wilbur foxhound 480]

cheers for the replies lads, after a real busy week this evening was 1st chance we have had to get down river an try, we got down there at 7 oclock tonite, my lad picked his own fly out the box, tied his own float an fly on, an started casting away i headed a hundred yards up bank an whilst i was setting me rod up, he shouted he was in... spawny little fooker just had a 2lb brownie on his 3rd cast, then the thunder an lightning started so we had to abandon the bank, so now he knows there is fish there, an his method is working he is as keen as ever, to be honest tho, dont know who is more excited, him or me

well done that will keep him hungry for more

[donkdaniel 236]

Ha ha love it another youngen hooked awsome job atb donk

[midnight walker 8]

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