johntwo

so is there any way to remove this whole bloody thing???????????

i hear ya rollcast...this was taken years ago.....and unfortunately the"friends" of this creek and conservation team electrofished the whole system e few seasons back....suburban and all other trout who were residing here at the time of this photo are long gone. was one of my favourite little spots up till then as its where we broke our teeth. funny tho....i revisted it last season....used to be full of mostly browns...and now there cousins have moved in.......... u jus cant stop immigration...and we call this a multicultural country....bahahahahhahhahahahaaaahdefinately not gonna intentionall

as you can see the fish was released.but not before my mate grabbed the leader and pulled the fly leaving us and suburban frozen in shock for what seemed like forever....somehow...and in what can only be described as one of those moments i tickled the bugger and got got him back in my friends hands for a flick.our handling techniques have improved muchly youll be glad to here.but what a fish and a day ill never forget.

this is the take ...hook up ....fight and landing of a good friends first trout on fly many years ago.we named him suburban...because of the concrete jungle he resides in.jaggy bugger.. id tried many times to no avail to raise this fish.peace

anyway sorry for highjackin your post hope u get onto some soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have a rare weekend off this one. so if either of you or anyone else needs a spotter pm me ill be out an about on the trout!!!! if u can keep quite enuff....or drive blind folded :silly: i got a couple gems i bin wanting to check out aftr the winter flows. (have no licence at the mo an my fishn buddy got the dreaded cancer this year) hence the tenkara an bein ready fo any kind o fishing evryday.peace peeplz

yeah man im using them for everything now....always have them in my bag with a few flies. got sum bream last week at victor on bread flies, got dusted on a few big carp at festies centre. even squided with em an some tiny tiny tiny yo zuri squidjags i foun at victor tackle while smashin some tommies at sullies boat ramp two nights ago. best thing i ever did buyin these things. and flowing water is made for em.....u can fish one fly on all levels of water.....from dry to bottom. havent picked my flyrod up in 6 months!!!!!!!!!! i took a bloke from work down with me las night....he never even hel

im actually surprised i havnt bumped into u the last few weeks reaper...i think we have bin crossin paths ill keep an eye out. that stretch is all yours tho fo a while....i think i need to rest it.might hit it one last time tonight but they see me coming now.jus so tempting on days like yesterday when my work is on its doorstep.... im getting mine on little daiwa soyokaze and the kiyose 30 sf...unbelievable sport..... flies are royal kebari... and other kebari variants... but they smashing the surface hard at the moment... an bewtifull spawn colours....peace

for something interesting look up tenkara on youtube. im almost a full convert these days!!!!!!! no better presentations in my opinion. scored a nice urban rainbow las night in the middle of one of the most intense hatches iv seen. had bugs all over me. watched him for 15 minutes takn flies off the surface while i had a smoke....then couldnt take it anymore an got the fly on his nose. bin tryn to catch this fish for 3 trips now!!!!!!!!!!!

no worries man.... cheers. been on here for a while but never posted... (jus sussn whose catchn my trout an when....bahahahahahahahaaaaa... nah thought it bout time i contribute something. but am usually wary posting on forums...esp surrounding trout!!!!!!! people can be prescious.bow and arrow is one of the simplest and effective casts for our overgrown streams. jus hold ur leader in non preferred hand and pull..loading the rod....like a sling shot.then release.watch the fly doesnt stik in ur finger....it has a habit of this.if u can get a look at your back cast this may help... easier said

could be your knots failing...but id bet your "cracking the whip" like u said a bit too much.make sure you stop your back/ forward cast and giv the line time to unravell..and the back yards less forgivn than water... unless ur thrown big saltyflies up north. theres no need for powerfull casts.its all timing an finess.an much much easier than peepl makeout. best advice i can giv u ...master the rollcast. most our streams dont need a long cast.. oh an the bow an arrow accounts fo most of my fish in the hills. can take anyone out who wants...got a few secret weapons up the sleeve... all the bes