Mickyj

Benny you neeed to watch the fish when the dragon boats go by.hav egotten lucky more than once when a Dragon boat went past.

Just to note some of the locals hate the dragon boats kayakers and skull boats as much as they hate the fishermen.

Well I have been known to put my foot in my mouth before :)Seen and caught plenty of bait plastic bags .not to mention rolls and rolls of discarded fishing line on the banks and cockle, mussel shells cooked crabs .Not to mention the number of undersized Bream left to rot on the banks and in the power lines at the bower rd end of the lake.Along with the odd used condom in the carpark at the bower rd end who wants to own up to them lol.As i posted i just leave footprints in the sand as I walk by and flick my SW Flies.

One tip watch the edges of the lake if the dragon boats are going up and down.you would never believe the size of the fish that come form the middle of the lake.

BOTHBut the little old man/women/kids or ethnic Aussie who doesn't speak or read English .Should get a written warning(in more than 1 language) with something being kept on a computer system like they have done on Border security on the TV.So that the next time the fisheries come around they know what size fish to keep.Tough but fair .Get caught twice throw the book at them so to speak.The guys with the big boats etc same thing applies second time just like they do to people who make sell drugs take their boats houses cars away .See if they offend a second time .really we as a nation are to s

I agree with you re the houses .I personally would like the place off limits to BAITFISHERS.And before I get in a heated debate we all know the ones I mean.The people that bait fish and leave rubbish behind or keep undersized fish.My reasons I hate being told you leave your rubbish behind you fisherman etc etc .I leave nothing behind unless I have a break off other than my footsteps .BUT just be aware there are more and more no fishing signs going up around the lake spotted another one by the outlet today.And I tend to upset no one unless they say something to me first.BUT I have had council i

I used to see a few at at the Lake.Came home and phoned up fishwatch and dobbed them in .Took a week for them to show up.

"i have a hearing problem mate you will have to speak up" I like that one

After being told last week that all fishermen leave their rubbish behind by a council worker .And me telling him nicely that, that would be bait fishers.As a fly guy If I leave anything behind by way of gear it costs me money !!!I would think sometime in the future we may get banned from fishing west lakes .More signs are going up like the one near bower rd end of the lake indicating the distance from brdiges(not bridge there) to be kept clear and not fished.Interesting for me the 20m rule if I am out in front of a house in the water after walking from the beach.Where does the 20 m start and f

Perhaps I am not totally correct either.when I was on leave I was chatting with a couple of old blokes.they told me the torrens flooded both ways towards the Port and the Pat.and Breakout creek had something to do with it as well

They will take most Salt water flies when they are hungryHere's one from earlier this year .i dont have any with the flies I used

Was just having a PM with Petermar .And I said it takes a special breed to enjoy like love fly fishing .Now I am in no way an expert my failure at chasing Carp is proof of that .BUT what makes Fly Fishing so great for everyone .Me I love the hit on a fly I have tied myself.Love the fact not many of us are doing it and we stand out from the rest when we do .And I love being told you can't catch fish with that,the priceless looks the same person gives you when you catch a fish while they watch.Still I am not a 100% sure what makes it so great Cheers

A mate who has a dozen or so decent trout in his backyard pond reckons they were going ape pooh for the Ants, leaping like crazy, eating thousands of them :oSorry to hear about your misfortune Mickyj, hope you find a solution soon. A fly reel after all is little more than a line holder and virtually anything does, so I reckon go back to your old familiar until you win "Power Ball" :icon_e_biggrin:Cheers, tonyb.funny thing tony the old el cheapo reel feels bloody great on the pflueger .In fact it feels lighter than the Irsih reel did .But when I held both without line the shakespeare was heavie

Just an update .Tried the cheapo Shakespeare reel on the pflueger rod this morning.Worked a treat nice and light .BUT next time I will change the line to sinking as the flies I tied didnt sink ;)Next step find the BREAM :

My mail from the lake last night .Bream were going mad for Flying ants landing on the surface.So any one who can tie a Flying ant fly may be in like flyn

The wife said no to sending it back to Ireland to get fixed .The amount it was going to cost I could buy a very good reel for here in OZ.I still have my Shakespeare Combo reel from the$60 fly combo I bought that got me going.So I can at least still hunt Bream at the lake .Hint Bream I am coming back get awake .I heard last night they were surface feeding on flying ants at the lake.CheersMick

I just found out who the supplier is from a UK Fly forum .And have sent them an email.

A sad day today guys.I had decided to chase some Bream this morning no matter what the wind and weather was like .I arrived at my favourite spot got my waders out the car.Got dressed in my waders grabbed my new fly rod and my back pack.Got my REEL went to put it in the rod seat and snap .A small section of my reel snapped of the seat part.So no more 400 dollar irish fly reel the hardest part will be telling my parents it was a gift from their o/s trip.Back to my $40 shakespeare reel for awhile for me

Ok after my no fish trips for Carp .I would like to tie this fly and use it on Carp.anyone have a how to tie it and what materials you need ?CheersMick

Well what can I say about today .Lets start by warning everyone its snake season and be on the alert for snakes when going through grass etc .Scouted along the Torrens again in an area I have walked many many times before.There were stretches of this section that looked like they would be prefect to hold carp .But no way was I going alone in a snake infested undergrowth(yes I am a coward :wink: ).And of course the main reason was the steepness in some sections of the river bank .There was no way with my knees was I able to get amongst the long reeds that hid my pray.So on I walked passed the m

So what a disaster yesterday was.The fish well there were six very huge Carp and some smaller(well they were still large) ones .That I spent nearly two hours virtually feeding them bread .Trying to get them to take a bread fly and then a woolly bugger was very very hard to say the least.I think next time I will try harder to hide from my foes .When I left the largest Carp was looking at me while sucking in a large piece of bread.Then the trip home was very bumpy stopping at the lights etc .Didnt think a lot about it cursed my falcon at every light .got home five to ten minutes later went out s

Brent any news mate ?

I went downstream this morning a big mistake on my part .Oh well theres always next time