Sea Trout In The Salt

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

right gents...ive found a place its a estuary with a fair old tide race...3 rivers into it one is a VERY famous sea trout river...i was their tonight and it was simply alive with them from herring size to BIG fish 5-10lb fish jumping all over the place their must have been 100=+ fish jump in the hour i was their..i got the spinning rod out and caught a 11inch fish... but feel i should have had more!

 

now would fly fishing be better? stick to the spinning or maybe even trotting a sandeel under a float?

suggestions please

[nothernlite 18,089]

Fly fishing great for them couple we teal blue and silvers on bigger at the bottom and smaller one on the dropper good luck use to get alot with worm or spinning a strip of mackerel

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

garden worm? or rag/lug?

[Lenmcharristar 9,802]

sand eel patterns are lethal on the fly,

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Spinning a sliver of mackerel belly has been about the best for me on the estuary... And then sandeel.

 

Don't strike on the first pull, wait for the second.

 

Great fish, great sport

[neil cooney 10,416]

That sounds just like the Boyne estuary near me. Fish up to double figures jumping everywhere but one or two would be a good days fishing.

The fly is good no doubt but you'll need a line tray or you'll have 40 feet of fly line being pulled away from you.

Spinning is what most lads do to get one or two.

[nothernlite 18,089]

garden worm? or rag/lug?

lug mate

[Wullz 408]

Used to fish the 'nugget' on the Spey estuary, wee bit of brass bar, kinda coffin shaped....hammered into shape, drilled at both ends, treble at one end and a swivel at the other.

 

Whack it to the horizon and retrieve like a madman....as fast as possible, great sport....

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

so fast retrives on the spinner is better than steady?

[MIK 4,756]

Try fishing it right on low tide for best results

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

Try fishing it right on low tide for best results

we are gong tonight armed with worms,spinners,whitebait,floats ect from low tide up cant take the fly gear as its about 100 miles away at the min....

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[Lenmcharristar 9,802]

Strangford lough is teaming with them,

[Liamboy 1,266]

Slow spin a Sandeel or white bait. It's deadly for them on the estuaries.cast it out and let it come round with the tide then slowly retrieve. Around low tide usually fishes best imo

Edited July 28, 2015 by Liamboy

[nothernlite 18,089]

Don't have them up here in the same numbers with the fish farms and ejits killing finnock

[MIK 4,756]

This is how I started fishing when I was a kid bubble float and sand eels for sea trout there is a spot 2 mins from my house I might give it a try tonight at low tide with the fly as I ve been on the river all day with some Welsh lads and the water is too peaty ..I will look out some pics I have off sea trout of the tide up to 10lb