FISHING

[Mickyj]

I had the pleasure of meeting a sick Booney today .He found me wading around a little West lakes beach at the wrong time of the morning .
No fish but at least I got my vitamin D intake
I now so want to fish for trout will have to try one weekend .

[Booney]

Im always sick, just got a bit of a cold at the moment, that's all....

Now I know who to look out for mate you just might have a visitor more often, that fly fishing has always interested me and now I know some one in the game, might be time to look into it.

[Mickyj]

Im always sick, just got a bit of a cold at the moment, that's all....

Now I know who to look out for mate you just might have a visitor more often, that fly fishing has always interested me and now I know some one in the game, might be time to look into it.

You me and Alaska should join up for some long wand fun(that sounds wrong ).
And if u met young Rangfish (he looks about 13)we would all be put to shame with his casting Damn he could cast well sitting in a yak.

Any way would enjoy the company even if your a port boy
Might even get you signed up for the fishing club .that way we could fish for Trout seeing I know nothing about Trout!!
And this club has some very big fish in some of their dams natives and non natives.

[Browny25]

I'm going to Robe over the Christmas / New Years holidays.

Anyone been fishing down there? Got any suggestions?

[Mickyj]

I'm going to Robe over the Christmas / New Years holidays.

Anyone been fishing down there? Got any suggestions?

No browny sorry but take fish pictures if u do any good

[Browny25]

I'm going to Robe over the Christmas / New Years holidays.

Anyone been fishing down there? Got any suggestions?

No browny sorry but take fish pictures if u do any good

Yeah ok no worries...

Hopefully will get to do a bit of beach fishing!

[Bum Crack]

I'm going to Robe over the Christmas / New Years holidays.

Anyone been fishing down there? Got any suggestions?

Arno Bay and Pt Neill is the go. This is only a tiddler. I have caught some absolute thumpers over there.

[Ron Burgundy]

Good work BC.

Went fishing last night, caught bugger all, just below Lock 5.

[Mickyj]

I'm going to Robe over the Christmas / New Years holidays.

Anyone been fishing down there? Got any suggestions?

Arno Bay and Pt Neill is the go. This is only a tiddler. I have caught some absolute thumpers over there.

Well done Bum crack makes anything I catch look like gold fish !!!

[Mickyj]

Seeing we are asking about places to fish and I'm replying to a topic on a fishing forum .How many creeks are there near Adelaide that have some sort of fish in them .
I saw a creek near holdens on Postcards a few months back any one know if there is fish in there .

[Alaska]

Micky, if they dry up you find they will not have the fish. In the past I have caught trout in the Finniss river down south and Burra creek up North. Do not walk past a pond in some of these watercourses no matter how small without wetting the fly. I caught a 2 and a half pound trout in one 3 ft wide by 10 ft long, although deep at Burra.

[Mickyj]

Micky, if they dry up you find they will not have the fish. In the past I have caught trout in the Finniss river down south and Burra creek up North. Do not walk past a pond in some of these watercourses no matter how small without wetting the fly. I caught a 2 and a half pound trout in one 3 ft wide by 10 ft long, although deep at Burra.

thanks for that Alaska .one day I'll give it a try

[Mickyj]

This is a call out to fly fishers on SA footy help with flies.
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 flies
contains 17 flies in either 12 or 10 sizes
they are
Number12's
Bibio
Black & Peacock Spider
Black Pennell
Dark Olive dun
Black Gnat
Coonemara Black
Greenwell's Spider
Sooty Olive
Number10's
Bumble Claret
Bumble Olive
Green Peter
Dabbler Claret
Dabbler Olive
Murrogh
Golden May
Gosling

Was told I last week Cricket patterns work in SA.So I managed to buy one. And have been told Mrs Simpson's work well in certain Dams.
And after watching a show on Fox not about fishing but they managed to bag a wild trout from the otter river in England after missing out on day 1.The host said this little dittie Pheasant tail never Fails.And they caught a small wild brown on a fly tied from Pheasant tail.

So firstly will those wet flies work in SA and what other types should I be buying .Also seen trout egg flies do they work here and what time of the year are they fished.
Thanks for any help
Cheers

PS
I take it Redfin(also natives) will also fall to Trout flies.
And it took me ages to type those fly names lol

[Alaska]

Hi Micky,

I prefer the dry flies and emergers such as Royal Wulff, Red Tag, Red Spinner, Beetles at least you can see the fly. Also nymphs(mayfly, damsel and dragonfly).
One trick in some waters is to have a dry and attach a wet to that hook and trail it below the dry.
Try Troutflies.com.au

[Bum Crack]

This is a call out to fly fishers on SA footy help with flies.
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 flies
contains 17 flies in either 12 or 10 sizes
they are
Number12's
Bibio
Black & Peacock Spider
Black Pennell
Dark Olive dun
Black Gnat
Coonemara Black
Greenwell's Spider
Sooty Olive
Number10's
Bumble Claret
Bumble Olive
Green Peter
Dabbler Claret
Dabbler Olive
Murrogh
Golden May
Gosling

Was told I last week Cricket patterns work in SA.So I managed to buy one. And have been told Mrs Simpson's work well in certain Dams.
And after watching a show on Fox not about fishing but they managed to bag a wild trout from the otter river in England after missing out on day 1.The host said this little dittie Pheasant tail never Fails.And they caught a small wild brown on a fly tied from Pheasant tail.

So firstly will those wet flies work in SA and what other types should I be buying .Also seen trout egg flies do they work here and what time of the year are they fished.
Thanks for any help
Cheers

PS
I take it Redfin(also natives) will also fall to Trout flies.
And it took me ages to type those fly names lol

Redfin aren't natives mate. No catch and release when you catch one of them. They are a beautiful eating fish though.

[Mickyj]

This is a call out to fly fishers on SA footy help with flies.
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 flies
contains 17 flies in either 12 or 10 sizes
they are
Number12's
Bibio
Black & Peacock Spider
Black Pennell
Dark Olive dun
Black Gnat
Coonemara Black
Greenwell's Spider
Sooty Olive
Number10's
Bumble Claret
Bumble Olive
Green Peter
Dabbler Claret
Dabbler Olive
Murrogh
Golden May
Gosling

Was told I last week Cricket patterns work in SA.So I managed to buy one. And have been told Mrs Simpson's work well in certain Dams.
And after watching a show on Fox not about fishing but they managed to bag a wild trout from the otter river in England after missing out on day 1.The host said this little dittie Pheasant tail never Fails.And they caught a small wild brown on a fly tied from Pheasant tail.

So firstly will those wet flies work in SA and what other types should I be buying .Also seen trout egg flies do they work here and what time of the year are they fished.
Thanks for any help
Cheers

PS
I take it Redfin(also natives) will also fall to Trout flies.
And it took me ages to type those fly names lol

Redfin aren't natives mate. No catch and release when you catch one of them. They are a beautiful eating fish though.

You read that incorrectly Bum correct I meant as well as natives

[Mickyj]

Hi Micky,

I prefer the dry flies and emergers such as Royal Wulff, Red Tag, Red Spinner, Beetles at least you can see the fly. Also nymphs(mayfly, damsel and dragonfly).
One trick in some waters is to have a dry and attach a wet to that hook and trail it below the dry.
Try Troutflies.com.au

thanks Alaska
I have finely got an answer using google .and found a pdf from 2004 on trout stocking in SA(which I once had but lost due to a reformat) .
Now armed with some names I'll get to use the GPS xmas present
And for the record I spent 2 hours in west lakes this morning .With a cold/flu getting fish the size of my fly excited!!!
Its time to leave the salt and try some Trout and for bum crack or redfin

[Mickyj]

Well normally I sit at my keyboard and try to dazzle everyone .Not going to today.It was hard or has been hard the last few weeks and was still the same this morning .
And I had this little voice in my head this morning .It told me to look for a fly I tied last year and never used .There was something about it that made me never choose it .
Well it got jumps galore this morning .And there were times that 3 fish would jump one after the other at it and of course just the odd jump.I did have a tiny fish tail spit it.But in one group of three fish this is what took it.


Picture does it an injustice its all of 19cm
I did try the next beach for zero .
So at least after 2 hours today I got something

[JAS]

Yaaaaay way to go Micky

Surely a fish on the first day of the new year must be a good omen...first of many performing fish photo's

Regards
JAS

[Mickyj]

Yaaaaay way to go Micky

Surely a fish on the first day of the new year must be a good omen...first of many performing fish photo's

Regards
JAS

You me and both JAS
Booney may join in as well

I'd like to report after yesterdays Fish.I drove to another beach at west lakes .Got the gear out my car and found I had left the old Fly reel sitting on my PC desk
Will try again tomorrow