Mickyj

Ok so before everyone jumps on me .Lets just start this topic with me saying that I am a slow and methodical person who never just jumps straight into anything(with the exception of Fly fishing for Bream).So after being stuck at home for a few weeks and watching countless fishing shows from the UK .I am now determined to have a ago at some Trout ,brain washed comes to mind .Ok what flies should I have in my fly boxes I was given a few years back a fly box with some irish wet fliescontains 17 flies in either 12 or 10 sizesthey areNumber12'sBibioBlack & Peacock SpiderBlack PennellDark Olive

samboman wrote: I posted this topic last week then u and Brenton put up pictures of all your fish I was seeing them but they didnt want to eat my fliesNot since my op any way .

Highfly wrote: Never ever again highfly third time thats it forme .But was allowed back to work today work told me not to come back untilI was off light duties.Knee lasted 8 hrs todaymind u as one co worker said did u bend it :dry: every week its getting better.One day I'll be chasing your trout highfly

So after two weeks off with a knee op I headback to the lake.And it appears to have gonebackwards .There were fish jumping at one stage this morningbut I couldn't get a touch.Only managed to drop 1 small Bream.Anyone else finding the lake slow from the shore.I would think yakers will get fish.Cheers

robfish wrote: Tis only a baby and it was hungry but thanks.What ever size hook you use .There are some pit fallsSize 4 or 6 is the normal size to use on Bream .I foundI made monster poppers that a Marlin would swallowSmaller hooks just need to make certain u leavethe pointy end of the hook free.Using a popper fly with bream.Reading on the netthey strike a stationery popper.Truth I have had small bream hit them moving or not.Larger bream you can see the backs of theBream when they check out the fly.Garfish Snook and I assume Whiting(as its basedon a whiting popper)Schoolies as well.Keep it mo

robfish wrote: Nah sorry my Camera's not that goodBasically its Foam I bought in a roll from theTimber section of Mitre 10 40 cents a metreThis one has a fake fur tail(I was using fake orange hair today)The foam is painted in bright yellow nail polishTied on a number 16 trout hook.It looks bigger in the picture. Here's the last fish I landed before my op.Any of the small bream I've landed on thesetrout hooks have been hooked in the side of themouth pretty cool

There u go lots of replies And this little yellow popper is loved by Bream at the lake .Dont forget to hunt them on the surface as well.

I carry my stuff in lunch boxes lolYep most things should go for the deceiver Bream mullies slamon

robfish wrote: Ahh I seeI haven't been to the onk since I was about 20seeing I'm almost 47 its been awhile.When I started at West lakes I was casting fromthe bank.These days I wade cooler weather in waderswarmer weather shorts and old shoes .What I found and u may be better than me.But bywading I have hopefully done away with anyback casting problems .All the best mate any pictures of your capturesand dont forget to try different colours etc in your flies.

robfish wrote: Well done you have answered your own question Now did u take the fish from the bank or wading ?

robfish wrote: Well done RobfishWhat fly did they take ?

tonyb wrote: I'm on one good knee fingers crossed forWednesday 32 c fingers crossed to attackthe Lake .Didn't know you were a shy boy Mick, you'd have a wealth of experience on salt water flies with your West Lakes know how I'm blushing TonyWell I'm a bit of a maverick with my flies.I tend to use stuff I have made up myslef or modified other peoples flies to my own needs.what could I tell Robfish .Yellow is a colour the last 2 seasons that Bream have been jumping out the water to eat.Lost and scared some bigger boys .Green well that worked well for a couple of yearsPink is so so but I lost

robfish wrote: I'm on one good knee fingers crossed forWednesday 32 c fingers crossed to attackthe Lake .

Welcome to the site .I was going to say Tonka or Highfly would be your men .

Well another stinking hot day forecast .But I headed out to my favourite beaches at West lakes(well I fished three) .Perhaps the heat is affecting the fish not much was happening .I could only get the tiddlers to look at my popper .And they only woke up when the wind picked up .But when the wind stopped the heat really set in .Walking back to my car the wind changed direction and at my feet were 3 very nice sized Snook just cruising in the shallows .I so wanted to cast at them but the wind which had changed direction would've had just blown me on to the land .The first snook I've seen since a

vb4me wrote: It must be your missus VB right I've ducked the right hookMine loves me catching and releasing fishI dont bring anything home that way it wont spoil before get eaten.Cheers

Poor old bannabender he'd should be out the door calling Fritz devon He should have said he's a sportsfisherman like me take a picture and then everything goes back Sounds really good its far easier than cleaning your catch

brenton wrote: Changing my fly up on the lawn I actually saw the "big ones" sitting in a hole in the sand mate .I couldn't for the life of me get anything bigger than my last catch look at my flies .And even at that size they were few and far between .And eveery time one got near I moved the damn fly and off they went :dry: .Anyway I got some practice casting in the wind got the tiny tiny tiddlers hungry And if I get anymore sunburnt I could put a landsright claim on West Lakes :woohoo: only joking guys no offence meant .When I left there was one householder having a bait fish no one els

Well with another of our heat record days forecast I headed down to west lakes for a flick.Got to my favourite spot and met Brenton from strike and hook forum.Had a quick chat and headed to the next little rocky outcrop and beach.Not a lot happened the odd jump from tiddlers and after about a 1/2 hour or so I was headed back to the first section of the lake.And of course along the way a smallish fish did a very nice aerial acrobatic jump at my fly and missed .Met up with Brenton and he showed me his picture of a very nice mullieway that he had just caught.So back to the beginning and yep I wal

mooks wrote: I found that as well in the endHave trailing fake hair from the reject shopBream and mullies seem to like it .

Highfly wrote: I'm a bit scared of what it would do to my gear Nick.Seeing young Brenton had hooks bent on his mullie lure by a big bream .then again a running fish felt really good Friday .

Ranger wrote: And maybe 100 lines:I will not pull the tails off flies!Already replaced the one I um destroyed with 2 more The bloody thing survived a mulloways mouth but not my fingers

Well I decided to hit another beach at West lakes .It didn't start well I tied on the fly that the mulloway hit on Friday and the tail came off in my fingers .Not the start I wanted so trying on a new fly off I went .Seeing some of that yucky weed part way I decided to steer clear of it .Well what a shock this beach was I waded and cast nothing.Should point out the wind was shocking pushing my fly shore-wards.I went right up to the bridge at the end of the beach before finding any fish and I almost stepped on them they were hiding in the shadows just before the foot bridge.I got a few pops an

Tonka wrote: Went back today to the same spot and caught up with Brenton both hoping we would do well .But for me luck would have it for 2 1/2 hours nothing.I started out with a very small foam popper that nothing would touch .Swapped over to a larger body but only the tiddlers were a popping .Different spot tomorrow.

brenton wrote: whatever it was but general opinion in this post says mulloway (seeing neither Bream or ST has stripped line on me before)I bet u will Brenton or I will Surprisingly he spat the fly I took some advice from Joe(from the club the president the boss man ) and used a different stronger joining knot.Something that had been bothering me for some time .Now it does debunk that thought that only small fish take small flies in my mind at least Funny watching the water move behind the fly then stop and start when I moved the fly again.Bait fish schools plus small garfish mullet and whi