20/06/2009

Gurgler fly.

Fished a very shallow reef type mark at low water.
I could see sprat jumping and small pollack breaking the surface.
Switched to a floating line and a gurgler fly (floating popper).
Twitching it back got some small hits from pollack, then a big boil behind the fly....left the fly for 3 seconds and twitched it again.
Bang!
An explosion of water and fish!
Bass on!

Fly is green/white with a white foam top.
Photographed and released!

Bass on the fly.

Fishing for pollack with sinking line and a deep sinking clouser
and caught this fine Bass.
The fly was a bleeding clouser green/white and red with red eyes.
The mark is a deep rocky and kelp laden one.
Great fight!
Photographed and carefully released.



16/06/2009

16th june open Bass season

Out tonight with fly rod and lure rod , but no luck.


Wind was blowing onshore and weed everywhere......


Fished popper fly "Gurgler" on a floating WF9 line, but struggled with the wind..


Switched to lures, and tried jelly eels .. shallow diving and shallow top water lures ..but no luck!


The weed just ruined any effective use of the lures..........

maybe next time.........................................................................................