DB Flyfishers?

[Amphibious]

Just as Freediving led me to largely give up on Scuba, Spearfishing led me to put down my fishing rod. recently I've gotten back into Flyfishing, currious to see if there are any other students of the fly on DB?

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[flyflicker]

I think you will find quite a few fluff chuckers in amongst the speargun weilding brigade

I was out last night battling with the wind and the bushes.. Thankfully the fish came on to feed at dusk and I had a great 30 mins fishing

 

[Morg]

When I read your post I realised I am quite similar but I wasn't that big of a fishermen before, but I am starting to get into spearing and I love it.

Same as SCUBA, I used to do it but not often. Once I discovered freediving I have like completely left SCUBA for now.

I would be tempted to give fly fishing a shot though.

 

[shoutatthesky]

Strangely enough...... fishing led me to freediving and now I have given up fishing completely. I love a salmon though. Ethically I can live with eating salmon and some shellfish as many types of fish are in real danger from over fishing here. A freshly caught salmon sounds delicious. I only have fresh farmed salmon available to me though. Still delicious!

 

[podge]

Fly fishing was where it all started for me wwwaayyyyy back.
I used to go every Saturday evening with my old man down to Blagdon reservoir I couldn’t have been more than 6 or 7 years old.
Still chuck the fluff but no too often now.

 

[Amphibious]

things are just picking up here, the large Chinook and sockeye should be in our local river systems in the next few weeks. the bigger Rainbow's and Bull's will be feeding on roe, great time to toss egg patterns and leachs around :martial

 

[Oldsarge]

My ending up as Mentor here is all your fault! Unfortunately, I'm still fighting the sinus thing and true diving eludes me; I remain a surface sniper. Sooooo, I might very well end up going back to angling, especially since the home of Coastal Kayak Fishing is just up the road from me. They do a lot of feather flingin' from a kayak. Surf fishing with a fly was born on the beaches here so I have good reason to explore this piscivorous venue, too. The first rod I ever build was an Orvis fibreglass (shows how long ago that was) and I still have it. DB flyfishing? We may come to need a separate section under the Hunting forum for it.

Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Flyflicker in just ages?

 

[Amphibious]

Sorry for seducing you to the darkside Walter

I would think there would be a lot of freediver/spearo's that flyfish, the level of skill and atention to detail needed seems to be very simmilar to both activities.

 

[podge]

Speaking of which, has anyone heard from Flyflicker in just ages?

Sarge flyflicker is still about he posted at the start of this thread.
This time of year he disappears to small secluded coves with his sharp stick and hours latter he appears with a stringer full of fish.

 

[flyflicker]

Sarge - I'm still here

Paul unfortunately not diving today; I'm waiting for the weekend when the Dorset coast will be quiet as the masses head to Guernsey for fun & frolics

 

[Oldsarge]

Ah! You changed your avatar and I must be feeling illiterate today so didn't read the name. See what happens to teachers on vacation? :rofl

I still think we may need a "flyspearing" forum.

 

[Amphibious]

yes yes, fly spearing......

 

[flyflicker]

If I used that fly on the rivers here I would be banned for life!!

This is more like a fly!

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[Amphibious]

haha, we dry fly here too, but the rivers I fish in, wooly buggers, bead head leaches, and stonefly patterens are king. haven't seen a riser in that river all year

sedge's are king on the flat water though. lots of big cadis flies about...

 

[Oldsarge]

Besides, the fish in BC are bigger! Wait until you see some of the flies chaps use in the surf here in SoCal. Neon Orange!

 

[Amphibious]

I have some hand-size neon pink streamers for salmon. work good. look like you're casting something stolen from the shoulders of a vancouver hooker...

 

[podge]

this is the one for me its the Red Diawl Bach.
its caught me more fish than a beam trawler.
FlyFlicker tied me up a few a while ago and i could do no wrong, ended up feeding most of my neighbours as well as me and my lot.

 

[SurfnSpear]

Think I'll add myself to this list as I use a 9ft malachite salt water fly rod down in Newquay. I have had quite a few pollack off the end of the headland on the sinking line and some of my Durban salt water flies. I used to do a lot of salt water flyfishing back home, but have not had as much time these days to fit in all the hobbies and a young family. It's a very satisfying experience though and I would love to catch a seabass on the fly!
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[jimy286]

Im a lover of the sport to.

Can not beet the fun and relaxation in it.

 

[Mr. X]

Think I'll add myself to this list as I use a 9ft malachite salt water fly rod down in Newquay. I have had quite a few pollack off the end of the headland on the sinking line and some of my Durban salt water flies. I used to do a lot of salt water flyfishing back home, but have not had as much time these days to fit in all the hobbies and a young family. It's a very satisfying experience though and I would love to catch a seabass on the fly!
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Haven't fly fished yet but hope to in the next year or two. An experienced angler showed me his sea "flies" recently. He used tiny white Delta eels - like a mini-Eddystone eels, maybe 2cm long, and homemade foam maggots. He catches bass & mullet on these. Not much fly-tying involved though.

Field Magazine had an interesting article on fly-fishing for pike recently. They used very big fluffy "flies" with streamers -- sound a bit like those salmon flies mentioned above.