|
Post by Andrew Pieterse on Sept 28, 2015 22:35:57 GMT
Hooked my first ever Sea Trout on the Avon using a #16 BWO dry, thought it was a BT rising , imagine my surprise when a silver bar leaped out of the water. Sadly 3lbs tippet eventually gave way. I now always use stronger tippet, even when fishing for BT on dry!
|
|
|
Post by boisker on Sept 29, 2015 6:12:43 GMT
I had my first early this season fishing a nymph through a pool for wbt, which was fine as I had heavier Tippett due to the tungsten nymph but my second was late summer fishing a small dry on 3lb tippet... Which ended the same as yours.... Definitely gonna try some targeted sea trout next season
|
|
|
Post by toby on Jun 27, 2016 12:50:36 GMT
Sorry to resuscitate an old thread but this is something I want to give a try! does anyone who knows the Avon (Rake Water on west country Angling Passport) have any pointers for day time sea trout, or even how the rive is fishing this year?
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 19:02:34 GMT
Have a read of the latest (August) Trout & Salmon. You'll be familiar with someone giving advice on that very subject......................!!!!!
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Jul 1, 2016 5:47:29 GMT
Think I was writing it as I started the thread. Haven't seen it yet so will go and buy a copy today.
|
|
JJO
Alevin
Posts: 63
|
Post by JJO on Jul 5, 2016 14:19:39 GMT
Not a Devon river, but I'll always give the tail of the Bridge Pool on the Dorset Avon a go with a team of small wets when I fish it in the day, and most years pick up a couple of sea trout. Again not in Devon, but also had one in the town bridge pool in Lostwithiel on a small gold headed black and peacock spider. The Tyne certainly fishes better in the daytime for seatrout than at night.
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Jul 17, 2016 18:36:40 GMT
Small one from yesterday from 10.30am is
|
|
|
Post by boisker on Jul 30, 2016 13:08:19 GMT
Popped into Whitford on the Axe, new beat to me, very short but supposedly good for sea trout- spotted one jumping and a load of mullet. First time out with my new 6w and as it was daytime tried one of the snake fly's as recommended by Pete. Nothing doing, but only fished for 30 mins. Did convince me that at heart I'm definitely a dry fly type... Felt like I was casting a brick
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Jul 30, 2016 17:48:22 GMT
I know what you mean about the brick. I use a 7wt although you've seen me chuck one on a 4wt and JJO saw me chuck one on a 2wt recently!
Try the oval cast and you'll find it a little easier to chuck.
Please keep me in touch with how it is going.
Despite low water you don't want to put the sea trout stuff away. I've managed some short sessions during the day and have had a number of follows and nips in bright conditions during the day. One of the spots we fish is high and you can see the reaction of the fish and you'd be surprised how fast they will chase a fly even in these temps. Hooks ups haven't been outstanding but both myself, Zimtrout and my pal Nick have had a large number of fish, some sizeable, really chase down the fly but pull out at the last minute. I think this is partly territorial behaviour and have seen the same with trout. I tend to fish a number of differing areas, pools and rivers and seen the same on all. It often makes me wonder what is happening when you are swinging flies and can't see anything. When the fish take it tends to be relatively soon into the retrieve.
I've had friends catch sea trout the last few nights too so it is still happening!
Interestingly, salmon seem to different and are more likely to really commit rather than escort a fly from its territory. I have seen a really sizeable salmon in one place and haven't been to tempt him but there is one in another pool that I have had on briefly and rolled again just the other day.
The great thing is that just because the book says it might not be right if you go out and try something different it can pay off. I love to try and test things and to be a little different, doesn't always work though!
|
|
|
Post by billyfish on Jul 31, 2016 16:04:04 GMT
I lost a massive fish down at Whitford some years ago. It was on a surface lure and the water just erupted when this fish took. Fishing the bottom pool of this"free" stretch I caught a salmon in the dark on a surface lure. I'm not sure who controls this water now . Pete ,could you post a picture of the"magic" fly that you call a snake. It would be nice to give it a swim in the Otter during the day. Better still come down and show me how it's done. Cheers, Colin. Unfortunately I won't be around for a few days. " business " trip to Finmark. Work always gets in the way.
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Jul 31, 2016 17:49:58 GMT
Would love to Colin, it is the Fulling Mill Snake, a stillwater zonker type pattern that is tweaked a little. www.fullingmill.co.uk/Black-Snake-BC-395-UKI had a couple of hours today. I fished one spot I like for a high up view and had a peal come 20 or so feet to take a look but that was it. To be honest, I was looking for the salmon but no signs of it this time. I headed to another spot that I know well but haven't really looked for day time sea trout there. The sun was bright so I concentrated on any shaded areas I could find. The pool I had high hopes for yielded nothing but I walked a short distance upstream and made some casts under a really low canopy. I let it drift downstream a little and after a few seconds started my retrieve and everything went tight straight away. Sadly I wasn't really set for it and missed my chance! I had a couple more follows when I cast upstream but that was it.
|
|
JJO
Alevin
Posts: 63
|
Post by JJO on Jul 31, 2016 18:13:19 GMT
Just finished tying one up now. Fast sinktip fitted to my #4 and I'm off for an early raid of the deep slow corners on my local tmrw. Will report back.
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Jul 31, 2016 18:31:54 GMT
Just finished tying one up now. Fast sinktip fitted to my #4 and I'm off for an early raid of the deep slow corners on my local tmrw. Will report back. Good luck bud!
|
|
JJO
Alevin
Posts: 63
|
Post by JJO on Aug 1, 2016 9:14:52 GMT
Had about an hours fishing before I lost my one and only rabbit fur streamer up a tree. Moved a couple of sizable trout. This was the biggest landed. Interestingly, I was using some elderly Grand Max Fluro in 7.5lb bs. It had significantly weakened, which I thought wasn't supposed to happen with fluro. Anyway, it's in the bin now. Cheers, Jon
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Aug 1, 2016 17:17:39 GMT
Is that from the same river we fished Jon?
|
|
JJO
Alevin
Posts: 63
|
Post by JJO on Aug 1, 2016 17:21:06 GMT
Yup. I started just where we finished.
|
|
|
Post by terry on Aug 1, 2016 18:08:59 GMT
That's a cracking fish Jon, one hell of a tail. I have tried fishing a relatively light streamer on a 4 weight up on Dartmoor but not having much luck I tend to maybe too quickly go back to more traditional flies. Has anyone been more successful with streamers? If so how do you fish them and in what circumstances.
Terry
|
|
|
Post by Pete Tyjas on Aug 2, 2016 7:12:09 GMT
JJO, I was looking at pics of the day we had and they are a long fish. Really nice.
Terry, I use them and funnily enough had one set up for a day I did on Dartmoor with a guy recently. Sadly, the water was a bit low for where I had in mind. They are just another piece that we can add to our fishing armoury and I think, as this thread has shown, that they have a wider use than for just trout. I'll use them for sea trout and also for salmon when conditions permit.
I am sure many here have seen how popular streamer fishing is in other countries, notably the US and on the White River in AK it is now the go to method for fishing that river. The river has some huge browns!
|
|
JJO
Alevin
Posts: 63
|
Post by JJO on Aug 2, 2016 7:54:10 GMT
Pete, Yes, I'm looking forward to my next opportunity when the river's dropping after a spate (sadly not this week).
Tightlines with your experimenting!
Cheers
Jon
|
|
|
Post by boisker on Aug 2, 2016 17:21:17 GMT
Called in on the Axe heading home, river not up that much and dropping back, but still very coloured maybe ok tomorrow. Still gave it a cast for a while, as much for the practice- casting a big ass snake fly on a 6w is new to me.... Not quite the same as a size 20 f-fly The timing is noticeably different with a large heavy fly, took a few minutes to find it.... needed a slower stroke with a snappy stop, fast shortish haul right at the end of the strokes and the fly zings out.... The biggest difference is get the timing slightly off with the big fly and the result is pretty terrible..... Enjoyable 45 mins, hopefully I'll catch the river right over the next few days... Feels funny going back to being a complete novice with sea trout techniques compared to dry fly for browns
|
|