Mickyj's holiday pics

[Mickyj]

Tuesday 18 march
Well what can I say .I almost climbed back in the car and drove home with the wind .
I decided to walk to my Salmon Beach and have a try anyway .Its not that bad in a wind when you wade as long as you can turn your back to it .So thats exactly what I did . It was a lot colder than yesterday.

Fourth cast on this beach and I am stripping the line back .Tap tap I stop the taps stop and tap its on . And I managed to land this SMALL
Bream

I continued on my way up the beach with not much action .At one spot I waded out and a school of baitfish hit my legs and a fish of a nice size jumped out the water .I cast at the area but nothing had a go at my fly.
Wandered off to have a sit down and a drink of water .Noticed a guy further up the beach .After a nice chat and a few casts i headed back towards my car and the next beach.

A few minutes aftera strong small grab .and a very very tiny Bream took my fly


About ten minutes after this fish the wind was pushing my casts in towards the seaweed bank near the shore .I was standing thinking I am about to go home .When a very big strike took my green fly I could feel the fish was a nice size .It was trying to run and I was trying to guide it back to shore .When snap my mono broke lost fish and fly .

So with a very quick mind change I re rigged some mono put on a red/pink fly and out I cast. Just one big grab and nothing .And at this stage I decided to go home the wind was getting to hard to cast with ,and I didn't want anymore lost flies.

And with that almost three hours had passed not huge fish but fish landed and bigger fish lost .
cheers
Mick

[magpie in the 80's]

mickyj

if your on tonight abc1 program called "STATELINE" 7.30pm e.s.t.

fly fishing, making fly's, casting etc etc

might be an eastern states program only

[Mickyj]

mickyj

if your on tonight abc1 program called "STATELINE" 7.30pm e.s.t.

fly fishing, making fly's, casting etc etc

might be an eastern states program only

I'll take a look when number 2 has finished watching Home and away.
Hopefully I can get out next week for another fish.
Thanks for the heads up

[Mickyj]

April 6
Well what can I say its been an awfully long time between drinks so to speak .
I thought today I am going to try one spot in the port river that I drive past most days .Well when I arrived the wind was blowing in my face so I headed to a beach at West Lakes .
What can I say I walked /waded that beach for 1 1/2 hours with out a touch nudge bite take .The only fish I saw were tiny bait fish and they were only being taken by birds from above.
So I decided to dry my waders off and cast the shore .Now I am really ashamed to admit this I dropped my green and yellow fly in the water.I didn't have any fly line threw the last rung on my rod .The fly was just sitting in the water I was just pulling my fly line .When I noticed the school of tiny bream around my fly .Bang one and off bang two on and off .I was standing there laughing at them and enjoying them thinking this fly does work .Bang I am on and this tiddler on the bank .Not what I was after size wise but it was something to show for my morning . ::)

After this little fish one of around 20cms took my fly but spat it straight away .I then changed to a pink fly that got interest from some bigger fish but they wouldn't take it.
So I cut my losses and took my wind burn home ;D

[Mickyj]

Had a donut day Sunday dropping 3 fish .
I had decided seeing this is my last week of leave I would hit some different beaches .
I hit a small beach at the southern end of WEST LAKES today there were no other fishers around and the water was still .At different times Mulloway were jumping towards the centre of the lake .Fish wise for me one tiny bream jumped out of the water to attack the last fly I tried a black fly with a rubber band head .
BUT what kept me there for over 2 hours you may well ask!!!! The same thing that was hitting my flies FUNNY earlier in my holidays and this time I caught a glimpse.
Well I did hook 6 of these things and lost them all 3 were 30cms or above and 3 were smaller .
I can not explain what it feels like to feel and land a fish on a fly you have tied .And I certainly can not explain the feeling of watching SQUID of 30cms or above taking my flies .
I lost three squid on my GREEN fly
I lost one squid on a red pink and black fly .I changed this one as I didn't like the way it was turning on its back .Didn't stop the squid .
I lost 2 and maybe the largest on a black fly part way through it became overcast and dark and I swapped to a black fly .
Did almost land the largest got it past where I was wading before it spat the fly.
Donut day today but went home with a smile .
I couldn't understand why no one else was fishing

cheers
different beach tomorrow

[JAS]

Any new pics Micky??? Don't suppose you've anything like this have you???

Regards
JAS

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7354350.stm

Angler catches heavyweight carp
John Bird with Two Tone


After taking a photograph, Mr Bird released Two Tone back into the lake

An angler in east Kent has landed a 67lb carp after trying to catch it for eight years.

John Bird, 26, hauled in the huge fish at Connington Lake in his hometown of Ashford, at 0200 BST on Sunday.

If the British Record Fish Committee verify the catch, it will break its current record for the biggest freshwater fish landed in the UK.

Mr Bird released the gigantic carp, affectionately known to anglers as Two Tone, after taking a photograph.

He described catching Two Tone as a very emotional moment.

'Even larger'

"It was 2.30am when the bite alarm went off. Some 15 minutes later the fish was safely in the net. I only realised it was the record fish when I saw the colouring of its fins.

"I have had so many calls I had to turn my phone off at work, but it has been really great and I have been touched by all the messages of congratulations, " he added.

Two Tone, who was brought to Connington Lake in the late 80s by Mid Kent Fisheries, has been caught before at a slightly lighter weight.

Chris Logsdon, manager of Mid Kent Fisheries, said they expected him to grow even larger.

"This carp has been growing and growing over the last 20 years, and we hope to be the first water to get a 70lb carp."

[Mickyj]

No jas my holidays are now over
at the end my Arthritis was playing

[JAS]

No worries...look forward to your next lot of hols and further additions to the photo's of Micky's performing fish

Hope the arthritis has settled back down a bit...much sympathy on that

Regards
JAS

[Mickyj]

No worries...look forward to your next lot of hols and further additions to the photo's of Micky's performing fish

Hope the arthritis has settled back down a bit...much sympathy on that

Regards
JAS

Was hoping to flick a fly this weekend seeing its a 3day weekend but me thinks it will be raining.looks like a wet day at richmond saturday
My body I was lucky i wasn't walking to good at work both knees were aching my back was aching and for some reason my right hip was playing up .i managed to escape with just an 8 hour day after 7 weeks off its going to take me awhile to get back into it,that is non stop walking lifting carrying etc for 8hrs a day .some of my female co workers were not happy with me walking out after 8 hours seeing they were working 10. Comments being you have 7 weeks off you should work back !!!
At least the drivers were happy to see me one poor chap said I have been waiting 7 weeks .finally someone who does the job right .
Bring on a xlotto win please !!!

[Alaska]

I have enjoyed the thread MickyJ some good discussion. (I have also read some of your work on the Flylife forum.) You have got me motivated to come down to the Lakes and give it a try. I have not tried salt water fly flicking before. The next non footy, weather friendly, non working day, I will be down there with Waders and 5/6 weight rod at the ready. Hope to see you there.

[Mickyj]

I have enjoyed the thread MickyJ some good discussion. (I have also read some of your work on the Flylife forum.) You have got me motivated to come down to the Lakes and give it a try. I have not tried salt water fly flicking before. The next non footy, weather friendly, non working day, I will be down there with Waders and 5/6 weight rod at the ready. Hope to see you there.

Cool Alaska I have my fingers crossed for tomorrow

Perhaps a few Trout pics might get me to try the fresh one day

[JAS]

Get a few more together and you could have an SAFooty fishing day...maybe forumites in teams representing their clubs (could be good PR for the clubs too)...small entrance fee for charity...barbie and beers after

Regards
JAS

[Mickyj]

Get a few more together and you could have an SAFooty fishing day...maybe forumites in teams representing their clubs (could be good PR for the clubs too)...small entrance fee for charity...barbie and beers after

Regards
JAS

Just remember Jas I take pics of anyone or thing I catch and then release back .just in case any one walks to close to me flicking a fly .

Thats a joke by the way Guys have caught and released two skull boats the last few months no pics one was a single the other was a double

[JAS]

Get a few more together and you could have an SAFooty fishing day...maybe forumites in teams representing their clubs (could be good PR for the clubs too)...small entrance fee for charity...barbie and beers after

Regards
JAS

Just remember Jas I take pics of anyone or thing I catch and then release back .just in case any one walks to close to me flicking a fly .

Thats a joke by the way Guys have caught and released two skull boats the last few months no pics one was a single the other was a double

Haha...been there etc...as a 15 yo on hols with dad and brother...took us fishing from a pier...loads of other people around and with the first cast he hooks a seagull in mid-flight. Fought like mad to try and bring it down to release it but couldn't...had to just cut the line in the end...never been so embarrassed with lots of people saying 'oooh what a cruel man look at the poor seagull'

Btw wasn't suggesting you bbq the fish would hope for some irony...take sausages to cook and free the fish...unless you want to release the sausages too of course but thought a barbie and a beer would be a good way to end a social day out...make it off-season (footy) and you might even get a players team too.

Regards
JAS

[Mickyj]

Get a few more together and you could have an SAFooty fishing day...maybe forumites in teams representing their clubs (could be good PR for the clubs too)...small entrance fee for charity...barbie and beers after

Regards
JAS

Just remember Jas I take pics of anyone or thing I catch and then release back .just in case any one walks to close to me flicking a fly .

Thats a joke by the way Guys have caught and released two skull boats the last few months no pics one was a single the other was a double

Haha...been there etc...as a 15 yo on hols with dad and brother...took us fishing from a pier...loads of other people around and with the first cast he hooks a seagull in mid-flight. Fought like mad to try and bring it down to release it but couldn't...had to just cut the line in the end...never been so embarrassed with lots of people saying 'oooh what a cruel man look at the poor seagull'

Btw wasn't suggesting you bbq the fish would hope for some irony...take sausages to cook and free the fish...unless you want to release the sausages too of course but thought a barbie and a beer would be a good way to end a social day out...make it off-season (footy) and you might even get a players team too.

Regards
JAS

Perhaps I should have said they rowed over my line .Silly new age old people trying new stuff them not me .

I caught a huge sea bird down at victor when I was a teen .My mate was saying why didnt you move the bait !!! I had no idea it was about to take my pilchard

The other week i had to convince one of those turn birds that it was chasing my fly twice in a minute

[Alaska]

Mickyj what size hook are you using?
I have an assortment of flies but I am a bit worried the hooks on some may be to big.

[Mickyj]

Mickyj what size hook are you using?
I have an assortment of flies but I am a bit worried the hooks on some may be to big.

Hey Alaska
I started of using Mustard 34007 size 6 .Biggest problem every single hook was blunt!!
Swapped to Gamakatsu size 6 chemically sharpened . I was still getting tail spits but that's Bream fishing.

I hate buying or being given flies that are to big to cast with my 6 weight.Countless times i have struggled casting large flies swapped to something smaller and no hassles casting.