fly fishing for pollack :D

[Towelie]

first of all cheers mike ;) for this section i only just noticed it lol

second of all any idea what type of flys i would use and line(id imagine itd be a sinker since they tend to feed on the bottom?) aswel for targetting pollack ? ive always wante to try it as i think the fight would be amazing cheers guys ;) any help apreciated

[bigads]

I'd try fry and macky imitations....or sandeel flys.

For lines..it depends on the depth of water, but you'll need a saltwater fast sink...DI 8 or 9


For not so deep water try a slower sink line....with a fast sink tip..

Good luck towlie.....let us know.. :fish:

[Towelie]

I'd try fry and macky imitations....or sandeel flys.

For lines..it depends on the depth of water, but you'll need a saltwater fast sink...DI 8 or 9


For not so deep water try a slower sink line....with a fast sink tip..

Good luck towlie.....let us know.. :fish:
cheers m8 ill have to buy the rite line and stuff for saltwater fly fishin will the same rod and reel do tho? or should i look into gettin different ones for it?sorry to bug u with all the questions but im new to fresh water fly fishing aswel as salt lol

[bigads]

cheers m8 ill have to buy the rite line and stuff for saltwater fly fishin will the same rod and reel do tho? or should i look into gettin different ones for it?sorry to bug u with all the questions but im new to fresh water fly fishing aswel as salt lol

Buy the lines to match the rod you have.....if you get into it seriously....you may need a heavier rod 9 or 10 weight...good luck

[Lands End Tony]

The standard equipent used for most conditions in the UK is a 9 foot rod wiegthed 9 or 10.
If you dont have a specialist sea fly rod and reel make sure that you wash your gear down at the end of every trip.
You need to have alot of backing..... I have seen a big bass strip nearly 100yards off!! (not mine unfortunately)

As well as fast sinking lines you can try floating lines with long leaders and weighted flies. There are a couple of marks we fish on the North Coast in West Cornwall where the depth is only upto 12foot at low tide but we have had some nice pollack on the spin. Gonna have to try the fly there soon.

Many people now going over to flurocarbon for the tippet. Cuts down on tangles and kinks.:)

[bigads]

Tony has a point about floating line...they are much easier to cast. Sinking lines and especially quick sink tips are a nightmare to cast. If you're a good caster you'll manage. :D

[freddy]

I have fished for Pollack (and posted hereabouts) with fly gear and it is great fun!
I bought a sea fly reel because salt water will wreck your freshwater gear no matter how much you try to rinse it out.
Otherwise i used my biggest conoflex reservoir rod which takes an 8 - 9 lead core line. The further out you can cast the deeper you can go.
I used the standard mackerel feathers and cut them off the rig and tied them on individually. Nothing fancy there.
Get the fly down to the bottom or as near as you can in amongst the kelp and i guarantee you will have a great time. That first crashing dive will really test the rod and even tiddlers of two to three pounds will give you a scrap.

Lead core is a bit old hat now but you can buy synthetic fast sink lines. Not sure about floating lines as never tried it as my fish are down thirty plus feet!!:clap2:

[Towelie]

I have fished for Pollack (and posted hereabouts) with fly gear and it is great fun!
I bought a sea fly reel because salt water will wreck your freshwater gear no matter how much you try to rinse it out.
Otherwise i used my biggest conoflex reservoir rod which takes an 8 - 9 lead core line. The further out you can cast the deeper you can go.
I used the standard mackerel feathers and cut them off the rig and tied them on individually. Nothing fancy there.
Get the fly down to the bottom or as near as you can in amongst the kelp and i guarantee you will have a great time. That first crashing dive will really test the rod and even tiddlers of two to three pounds will give you a scrap.

Lead core is a bit old hat now but you can buy synthetic fast sink lines. Not sure about floating lines as never tried it as my fish are down thirty plus feet!!:clap2:
thanks m8 ill give the mackie feathers ago ;) and il get a new salt water reel cheers guys ;)

[tack4]

would recomend an okuma airframe graphite large arbour and decent price
its what i was recomended by those in the know on various sites

usually plenty on e-bay

[Fredo]

Just remembering that I used to do alot of fishing for pollack and coalfish in the late evening at this time of year. I didnt know what fly fishing was so used floating rapallas- great fun with some good sized pollack hammering the lures of the surface. I spend most of my time fly fishing now and know that a large popper/ muddler type of fly(anything that will leave a wake) fished with a floating line would have done the same job. There are quite a few anglers up here chasing pollack with fly rods. Best I have heard of is about 8lbs.Using the same gear, a 3lb pollack is more fun to catch than a 3lb grilse.

[Kingfish81]

I don't think a sinking line is a necessity either - I've had pollack off the rocks using a floating line and small white deceivers. However it seems that at the spots I fish best times for getting them like that are early and late, when the light levels are lower.

[Norrie]

Hiya, if you get this months "Todays Fly Fisher", there is a belter of an article about Fly Fishing for Pollock at the Mull of Galloway, on IanB's boat On Yer Marks......Phill Williams is the angler...a great read....:)

[steve w]

To get the best of both worlds try a Jim Teeny line which consists of a lead cored shooting head attached to a floating backing line.On my 10wt I use the brown/orange line (450 grains I think). I used this near Tintagel in Cornwall to catch a 5lb pollack on the fly.The next cast I hooked a fish which stripped thr fly line and 300 yards of 50lb braid from the reel it was almost certainly taken by a seal!

[seatrout]

thats it i am off to conwall to have some of them pollack sounds great

[Tryfan]

Hi
I've had pollock on the fly but only small ones. I've used floating line with a small white goldhead and caught them about the size of my little finger retriving at normal trout speed. Also had some big pulls that never stuck. When speeding up the retrive to a fast constant pull those bigger tugs turn into hard and fast pollock which fight not unlike a perch on the fly. best I've had is about a 1lb maybe less, but good fun non the less. have to say i targetted them as i saw a shoal boiling like mackerel do chasing whitebait. Secret to get the larger (well 1lb anyway lol) ones was increased retrival speed.

Good luck

Paul

[freddy]

To get the best of both worlds try a Jim Teeny line which consists of a lead cored shooting head attached to a floating backing line.On my 10wt I use the brown/orange line (450 grains I think). I used this near Tintagel in Cornwall to catch a 5lb pollack on the fly.The next cast I hooked a fish which stripped thr fly line and 300 yards of 50lb braid from the reel it was almost certainly taken by a seal!

A 5lb Pollack will go to ground fast and feel like 10LB'er on it's first dive even on a boat rod so on Fly gear it will be a real problem. If you get anything over 5lb on the fly it may seem like a seal but they are not that dumb! I doubt that you would land a 8 - 10 lb Pollack on a normal fly outfit although i would love to try but i reckon the kelp will get you first!!