doobie 5,802 Posted June 19, 2021 Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 'The Fonze' loves his fly fishing https://www.today.com/video/the-fonz-gets-hooked-on-fly-fishing-44498499906 Wert, Softy and Meppstas 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 Wait till you see my smile if I catch a salmon on fly in a few weeks. Tinker and doobie 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinker 1,645 Posted June 20, 2021 Report Share Posted June 20, 2021 One of my mates was telling me today how he caught salmon at St Kilda on a sinking fly cast in the middle of the school.Got me thinking about trying it myself in a few weeks when they really get hungry.Long walk out for them at St Kilda. And I have best results with little Spanyid Raiders and weedless soft plastic minnows so would most likely stick with those.But keen to get one on fly also.Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 Apparently Clousers and Deceivers are the go for this trip, possibly surf candy, or so I am informed by those much more knowledgeable I'll be happy if I can cast into the zone. doobie and Tinker 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,204 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Good luck been there done that well not to where your going . Salmon and bream take salt water flies . The old days I used to wade west lakes and do it . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,204 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 21/06/2021 at 4:37 PM, Soobz said: Apparently Clousers and Deceivers are the go for this trip, possibly surf candy, or so I am informed by those much more knowledgeable I'll be happy if I can cast into the zone. Will you be using sinking line or floating line . Iirc I used to use a 6 weight . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Sinking and an 8wt. Mickyj 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,204 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 6 minutes ago, Soobz said: Sinking and an 8wt. My old days 10 or 11 years ago that was to heavy for bream . But your chasing salmon . Flies with green in them used to work well on either species . I got tired of tying them badly or they didn’t look good did work though . Hopefully there’s a wind iirc fish took flies better with waves on the water ( they do with lures to ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 Yeah 6wt for bream would be about right, a 1-2kg salmon would be a very long fight plus the 6 wt would have trouble with a decent sized surf fly. I hope no wind lol, but the spinning gear is going as a backup. Mickyj 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,204 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 minute ago, Mickyj said: My old days 10 or 11 years ago that was to heavy for bream . But your chasing salmon . Flies with green in them used to work well on either species . I got tired of tying them badly or they didn’t look good did work though . Hopefully there’s a wind iirc fish took flies better with waves on the water ( they do with lures to ) I can’t recall the fly I finished using on bream on the surface took it from a Aussie fly fishing forum . The fly would float and bream loved it the smaller the bream hitting it the sound was like a gun shot . Iirc it had a foam material used behind wood panels . I messaged the guy who gave the design out funniest thing he said it was a joke and was shocked that I got legal bream on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickyj 3,204 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Soobz said: Yeah 6wt for bream would be about right, a 1-2kg salmon would be a very long fight plus the 6 wt would have trouble with a decent sized surf fly. I hope no wind lol, but the spinning gear is going as a backup. Probably but I’m a strange fisher I want a bigger fish on lighter gear . But that’s me . Hopefully unlike on hardbodies salmon will take the same flies in different locations . I’ve got hardbodies that’s STs will swallow at the Pat but bigger salmon in west lakes won’t even be Interested in . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tinker 1,645 Posted June 22, 2021 Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 I know St Kilda is a bit of a hike but if I wanted a salmon on fly I would seriously consider pulling on the waders and heading out on a high tide at the crack of dawn.Low wind would be an advantage but at the end of the breakwater you can fish both sides and cast with it.Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 There were 2 guys fly fishing at Southport on Monday - didn't catch anything in the half hour I was near them. Tinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Soobz 557 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 The Fonz got nothing on me. On fly. One of many, but probably the biggest. Amazing fun. Yorky, SurfcaztR, doobie and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Cracking fish! would have been a ball on the fly gear! Soobz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SurfcaztR 707 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Nice fish Soobz Soobz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 That's a big fish soobz and makes the Fonz an amateur lol Soobz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted July 14, 2021 Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Makes doobie look like an amateur too. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk doobie and Soobz 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SurfcaztR 707 Posted July 15, 2021 Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 13 hours ago, Softy said: Makes doobie look like an amateur too. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Yeah but Doobs no longer uses tackle but his bare hands,that's on another level doobie 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doobie 5,802 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2021 16 hours ago, Softy said: Makes doobie look like an amateur too. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk No denying that 2 hours ago, SurfcaztR said: Yeah but Doobs no longer uses tackle but his bare hands,that's on another level That's right - man animal instincts Squid Inc. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.