AThomas 32 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Invest in some casting lessons by a qualified instructor in the area,and ask if they can supply a starter kit,maybe cheaper than through the retailers. River wise maybe a 5# rod,reel and floating line.Theres a load of flies for sale on line,fastmail,fullingmill,fish4 flies etc. Our season starts in feb for the browniesn so plenty of time to get practicing. If you need help with some flies pm me I'll tie you some foc. 1 Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Some great offers there gents! Quote Link to post
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Invest in some casting lessons by a qualified instructor in the area,and ask if they can supply a starter kit,maybe cheaper than through the retailers. River wise maybe a 5# rod,reel and floating line.Theres a load of flies for sale on line,fastmail,fullingmill,fish4 flies etc. Our season starts in feb for the browniesn so plenty of time to get practicing. If you need help with some flies pm me I'll tie you some foc. Sound advice there. It's like shooting, if you start with the right technique you wont spend years trying to fix it. Fishing small rivers is great fun I find it similar to rough shooting in many ways you have to use your wits more compared to sitting on a stocked lake where there is 3000 fish swimming round in circles. A short 3 weight rod is ideal for small rivers/brooks and don't be suckered by fancy reals they don't do anything but a nice rod is always a pleasure to use...fancy kit is there to catch fishermen not fish 3 Quote Link to post
Dales Hunter 22 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well my first taste of fishing taught me a huge amount yesterday. Number one, check the weather first as it was freezing!! Second, fly fishing is much harder than it looks. Many thanks to Hot Meat and his seven year old son who made me look totally useless! Thirdly, never take your six year old daughter who made me look even worse. Great to be out learning something with the kids though. Many thanks to Hot Meat for taking time out in sub zero conditions to give us a brief introduction to fishing. A top man who is clearly very knowledgeable. 3 Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 (edited) We will get back out soon when temps rise slightly, nowt worse than freezing conditions to put kids off. Just let me know when you fancy days ferreting mate and I'll get that sorted, welcome anytime Edited January 13, 2014 by Hot Meat 2 Quote Link to post
Dales Hunter 22 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 ^Theres a legend right there. No full days off until the end of the month but will try and figure something out! Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 ^Theres a legend right there. No full days off until the end of the month but will try and figure something out! I'm sure we could squeeze some action into a dinner break if you want lol just let me know when you fancy it mate Quote Link to post
Dales Hunter 22 Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yeah definitely, will let you know if I can predict an early finish one day. 1 Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 no worries mate Quote Link to post
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 If you have any fields near you, you can practice using a bit of fluff tied to the end of you line. Look on youtube for some good tips but basically don't let you line drop when it's behind you and try to use the same amount of power for both back and forward casts. and remember....if your flies not in the water you wont catch any fish you don't need to get it miles out, often you catch fish on the margins of a lake. 2 Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) If you have any fields near you, you can practice using a bit of fluff tied to the end of you line. Look on youtube for some good tips but basically don't let you line drop when it's behind you and try to use the same amount of power for both back and forward casts. and remember....if your flies not in the water you wont catch any fish you don't need to get it miles out, often you catch fish on the margins of a lake. Untill some lure chucker walks along the bank from you and procedes to wade out to the top of his waders and cast for the horizon. TC Edited January 14, 2014 by tiercel Quote Link to post
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Just as fun as when you get someone who comes and stands right next to you because you've caught a fish, had that quite a few times the best was a guy who inserted himself right between myself and my dad Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 only ever fished small rivers for chub on the fly using a floating daddy long legs, great fun wandering up and down the river up to your waist wearing jeans and trainers, it was the only way i could find to cast without hooking every bit of cover in sight i did once catch a 22ib carp on a deer hair pellet fly, that was on a small commercial puddle but was great fun sadly i reversed over my winfield (woolworths)rod and reel one afternoon so that was the end of my fly fishing exploits Quote Link to post
Nik_B 3,790 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My old man trapped a Hardy rod in his boot snapping the end off it Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 My old man trapped a Hardy rod in his boot snapping the end off it i snapped the end off my spinning rod after trapping it in the car door the other week Quote Link to post
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