West Lakes Saturday 20th Dec

[Mickyj]

So after having a sick day Thursday due to my arthritis but feeling a 110% Friday .I was walking around work Friday thinking it was my day for destiny at the lake today.
I started wading the Lake at 6.45am and the first fly I tried was what jas called the bulldog fly.My first spot was not proving very fruitful and a move was in order .And as I started to wind in my line horror of horrors my fly reel came off the rod and fell in the drink.Not a good omen but a sign of things to come.
Getting everything back in order and under way again .I had decided to give this fly a good work out .But other than very small Bream looking at it nothing was happening.
Then deciding to let the strong wind do more of the casting work I headed further and further out towards the centre of the lake.At one cast about a metre further over a small bait fish jumped .Nothing on that cast then I cast to roughly that spot.And I changed my retrieve I counted 3 and gave 3 sharp strips and wham bam I am on(my heart said school mulloway my head thought ST) .A very short run and fly spit and 1 lost fish.So 1 hour after tying that fly on I had my first hit .A lot of work but I felt that fish.So four more casts and I could not resist the urge to change to a green fly.
As those who have fly fished with me know I have this awful habit of dropping the fly into the water and having a little play.and what happens when I do this fish attack.Well almost a bream around 30cms about two arms lengths away went for the strike on my fly but saw me and swam off.Then the smallest bream u can think of took the fly I was holding the line and could feel it pull line but it was off .
So I walked along and cast some more and once again small fish appear and follow and no takes .
Deciding that the killer green was not going to work today i swapped over for a similar fly to the bulldog.But with a barbie pink head and a fowl cast first off with flyline caught on the rod tip .So standing there trying to jiggle the line off the rod the fly was going a hundred miles an hour in the water and you guessed it tiny Bream on and lost in no time .
So I decided to work my way back to the car and try near the rock wall at the end of the beach .With only small fish following and the water in my waders getting higher and colder I decided to head home at 9am.
Not a success but I saw fish today and that first take will stay with me until I manage to land a fish again.
cheers
Mick

[JAS]

Never mind Micky...sounds like you're getting closer to catching some though. At least they showed an interest in the bulldog fly maybe you need to ditch the white and just use red and blue...in fact have you thought of making them in each of the SANFL club colours and seeing which one catches most

Keep casting
JAS

[Mickyj]

Never mind Micky...sounds like you're getting closer to catching some though. At least they showed an interest in the bulldog fly maybe you need to ditch the white and just use red and blue...in fact have you thought of making them in each of the SANFL club colours and seeing which one catches most

Keep casting
JAS

I didnt mention the green one was really in eagles colours and got the least amount of interest
I almost used the fly that was totally Barbie Pink .
Next time will be a charm hopefully the water will be cleaner as well .

[Alaska]

Bad luck Mick but it does seem to be improving as it gets warmer. Have you tried glucosamine for the arthritis? It seems to be the only thing that works for me.

[Mickyj]

Bad luck Mick but it does seem to be improving as it gets warmer. Have you tried glucosamine for the arthritis? It seems to be the only thing that works for me.

Glucosamine like Anti flam drugs gives me the runs Not to mention the cardiologist warned not take anti flam as they may cause heart attacks.
I am fine when I'm not at work its the hard concrete floor 8hrs(10 today and tomorrow) a day walking lifting carrying pushing that doesn't help.

Yes the lake is starting to improve .And I read on strike and hook one chap landed a full size salmon and St's on whitebait on the same beach as I was fishing but on sunday .

I should start getting some fish soon

[holden78]

Bad luck Mick but it does seem to be improving as it gets warmer. Have you tried glucosamine for the arthritis? It seems to be the only thing that works for me.

Glucosamine like Anti flam drugs gives me the runs Not to mention the cardiologist warned not take anti flam as they may cause heart attacks.
I am fine when I'm not at work its the hard concrete floor 8hrs(10 today and tomorrow) a day walking lifting carrying pushing that doesn't help.

Yes the lake is starting to improve .And I read on strike and hook one chap landed a full size salmon and St's on whitebait on the same beach as I was fishing but on sunday .

I should start getting some fish soon

If you want fish theres a good fish shop on the corner of Henley Bch Road and East Tce Henley Bch Mickyj you might have better luck there .Also Mickyj use elmore oil for your aches and pains its good stuff.

[Mickyj]

Bad luck Mick but it does seem to be improving as it gets warmer. Have you tried glucosamine for the arthritis? It seems to be the only thing that works for me.

Glucosamine like Anti flam drugs gives me the runs Not to mention the cardiologist warned not take anti flam as they may cause heart attacks.
I am fine when I'm not at work its the hard concrete floor 8hrs(10 today and tomorrow) a day walking lifting carrying pushing that doesn't help.

Yes the lake is starting to improve .And I read on strike and hook one chap landed a full size salmon and St's on whitebait on the same beach as I was fishing but on sunday .

I should start getting some fish soon

If you want fish theres a good fish shop on the corner of Henley Bch Road and East Tce Henley Bch Mickyj you might have better luck there .Also Mickyj use elmore oil for your aches and pains its good stuff.

I've heard about that Elmore oil hell we sell it at work .
Holden mate I don't want to kill the bloody fish just ctach it measure it take a picture and put it back .Just liek the one in my avatar.
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