Do you want to take up salt water fly?

**bigads** · 31-07-2006, 23:05

Mike has written a guide to get you going in the saltwater fly world......Click here

Spinning with artificials is quickly becoming a favorite past time.

I look forward to reading this forum, its a subject that intrests me a great deal.

Tight lines

TomBettle · 01-08-2006, 08:24

Nice one Bigads

Just been reading Mike's tips with interest. I had a crack a year or so ago and caught plenty of schoolies and mackerel (by 'eck to they go well on this gear) but I was a bit like a cack handed human whirling dervish.

Great fun and I am determined to master it.

Tom

**bigads** · 01-08-2006, 10:03

My best capture to date is a mullet on the fly.......I'd like to say it was skill..

.....but I'm going with a fluke.

It weighed a couple pounds and I caught it in a small marina in Essex.

**PanamaJack** · 01-08-2006, 11:09

I've caught loads of fish overseas saltwater fly fishing. It's great fun! But, in this country, my catch record to-date remains as one Bass - not even what I describe as a 'schoolie', but 'perfectly formed' and agressive to boot. That came on a sparsely dressed Clouser minnow. I will persevere though!

**Lands End Tony** · 01-08-2006, 12:14

I have been experimenting down here in west cornwall lately.....and have had some success with Pollack on the fly....sand eel pattern. Yet to catch a bass or mullet but will be trying the imitation Bread fly baited with maggots for the mullet soon.

Check this site out and have a look at sea tactics....very informative
http://www.mikeladle.com

Will post reports and let you know how I get on......

**Mick the Fish** · 01-08-2006, 14:59

Good to see this section up and running! Hope to see more of you out there flawling away like a maniac!!!

Mick

**sharpshooter** · 02-08-2006, 01:09

Have been meaning to give the old fluff chucking a go for a while. I have a light rod (no.7 i think) so have no excuse.
Have tied some of my own flies - am used to tying mackerel feathers all day, so its pretty easy. I'll dig some out and post some pics.
No douby i'll be picking all your barains in the near future when i eventually knock the dust of the fly rod and reel - hiden in the depths of the garage!!

Good to see it up and running!!

SS

**Manx Fisher** · 02-08-2006, 16:57

Had my first proper attempt at this recently. Without any previous fly fishing experience to my name I was very surprised that my comedy casting and retrieving managed to catch a mackerel, a pollack and a coalfish

I was surprised at how much power was in the flimsy rod - I was fully expecting it to collapse when any fish was hooked, but the backbone in it (especially when playing the mackerel) was a welcome surprise. Not sure how it would cope with the first power dive of a decent pollack though...

Biggest problem for me at the minute is finding a suitable rock mark with enough room for my dodgy backcast ... but I am now convinced that this a fun way to fish, and it could also be a very productive method.

My newbie tip would be: always wear sun glasses and a hat to protect yourself from badly timed casts !!!

**tupsyr** · 02-08-2006, 17:04

Check this site out and have a look at sea tactics....very informative
http://www.mikeladle.com

Am currently reading the book '' Hooked on Bass''
Very good advise in there.

**Tryfan** · 05-08-2006, 17:39

hi all
just back from a week long festival and managed to pop into parents and get my fly rod, have caught many a trout on it up to about 8lb but really looking forward to trying it out on some mackerel soon! I was going to just attach a mack feather but have also brought some of my trout lures with gold heads with me i quite fancy using. have both floating and sinking lines with me so will try both.
Ipresume you need special flies for bass?

paul