FIRST WAVE OF THE WAND

Am heading over to walthamstow (england, london) reserviors for a spot of brown trout fishing. but ive never cast this fly rod of mine. i will be partaking in a beginners day set up by the walthamstow flyfising club where they teach the basics of fly casting and fly fishing. I have already read several books and have researched on the internet, so my expectations of a fish the first time are pretty small. but I will post some pics of the day, on ausfish for all to laugh at with me most likely being coated in fly line or falling into the water. if i catch a trout the first time then ill be one happy man.

for those that want to know, i have a 9ft 7in 7w cortland rod 2piece, with a shakespeare black demon reel loaded with 7wt intermediate line and a 9ft tapered leader. not sure about fly selection yet but im sure once the casting thing is sorted they will point me in the right direction in that regard.

aparently the 7wt is the ideal setup for reservior fishing so hopefully it will deliver the goods.

anyways youll hear more in the next few days

wish me luck


andrew

Youngfisho

keen to hear how it goes.

Check this SA site out, very slow forum, but some useful articles, etc, and a bit on flyselection.

www.flytalk.co.za

I've been mostly successful with rainbow in reservoir but am almost certain that a wooly worm should work well on a sinking line.

In SA and NZ I believe a Mrs Simpson is deadly - size 8-12. Pulled slow jerk along the mid - bottom region.

Also a dragonfly nymph olive / red eyed damsel are good flies.

Uk is in Spring now so a Taddy (tadpole) might be in order - not sure how rich the frog population is in London

well, im no longer a fly fishing virgin. got some casting lessons from one of the accredited fly fishing instructors that the club organized. was a nice cool day a little bit overcast (how unusual) with a bit of a breeze. did make casting a little tricky at times as did my clear fly line (cant see the stuff) spent most of the time just trying to shot the line of the reel as they say over here. and had some success with it. no fish this time unfortunately that part of the virginity is still intact. but definitly had fun and met a great bunch of blokes as well. will be heading back there in a week or two to try my luck the second time around. here are some photos of the day, and some rainbows that were caught just as i was leaving.

cheers


andrew

rainbows

You will catch - good on ya for keeping it up.

wHEN YOU REALLY GET IN TO IT IT'S A LOVELY FORM OF FISHING - A LOT OF HISTORY, AND MUCH ARTFORM TOO. Also a lot of literature around the world.

Flies are also a totally different diversion.


Pityt about the fish - you'll get there no doubt about that.
Mike

thanks mike,

yeah it is a different departure from bait soaking and lure casting for squire etc. but just being out there and watching the water assessing the insects and trying to match what you see. i saw numerous buzzers and emergers skating around on the surface. i tried a few surface presentations but the intermediate line didnt allow it to stay there for long. will have to get a floating line to go with my kit.

am sure i will catch within a few weeks. will have to increase the number of flies in my fly box though. get some more buzzers. And more leader material.

i hope to bring what ive learnt back to australia in the next few years and really hit the salt water scence really hard. would love to catch some pelagics on the fly that would be an awesome experience.


cheers


andrew

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Really hacked, just lost a post to you 4 times.

Summary :

Make your leaders, buy floatant for the leader and dry flies, try this fly RAB ("RED ARSED BASTARD" - official name)