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The weather is still ok, and for some years now we don't have a strong winter that brings lost of ice. So fishing for pike can be done throughout the winter. Pikeseason lasts till march 31 (how you read the rules ;) ) and lasts till the end of june. Seabass is a fish that stay in these waters from may to october.
Today i went fishing with the bellyboot, had a beautifully colored one.p

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I don't have big plans for pike, whenever i want to go fishing i go for a coouple of hours. You never really know where the big ones are. So it can always turn out in pleasant surprises[/img]

Guys, I really found them, - maybe a meter below the ceiling, where the aquarium ended. :lol:

...just wanted to say, seatrout probably occupies higher water levels, but I may be completely wrong. So, smart ones, the stage is yours!

Submitted by Kevin Conyngham CPA on

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Thank you for some very useful information. I just started building bamboo spinning rods and collecting a few old bamboo fly rods from ebay. Why have'nt bamboo spinning rods been popular? I like a big pole 8 to 9ft for bass and trout. I'll let you know how my first turns out. Where is the best place to purchase a Winchester Bamboo Fly pole?
Thanks again,
Kevin

[quote:45e7fc2926="vanuz"][quote:45e7fc2926="Pike"]Hi Vanuz, thanks, it makes sense but generally I have no such problem with intermediate line too. At first I thought if the fish hunt for their prey in upper layers of water.[/quote:45e7fc2926]

Not long ago I visited an aquarium...salt water of course... Apart from the others, there was a huge cylindrical one - right in the middle of the room, it might have been 4-5 metres high. It was basically stocked with fish of all kinds. I kept looking inside for about 5 minutes, call me blind, but I couldn´t find seatrouts there.

:lol: Guess where I eventually found them?[/quote:45e7fc2926]

Vanuz: On someone's frying pan? :D

Hey Vanuz,

Guess where I eventually found them?

A. You didn't
B. In your dreams
C. On the end of someone elses rod
D. None of the above. I can't fish for sea trout but enjoy looking as if I can.

Ripley :D

Submitted by Blaine on

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Very cool fly!! Takes a bit of time to tie up, but I think it will be very effective in a few streams/rivers I know of. Also I added a "yolk" to each pom pom by adding 1/4 strand of a different color which looks very attractive.

[quote:c4075e5798="Pike"]Hi Vanuz, thanks, it makes sense but generally I have no such problem with intermediate line too. At first I thought if the fish hunt for their prey in upper layers of water.[/quote:c4075e5798]

Not long ago I visited an aquarium...salt water of course... Apart from the others, there was a huge cylindrical one - right in the middle of the room, it might have been 4-5 metres high. It was basically stocked with fish of all kinds. I kept looking inside for about 5 minutes, call me blind, but I couldn´t find seatrouts there.

:lol: Guess where I eventually found them?

Hi Vanuz, thanks, it makes sense but generally I have no such problem with intermediate line too. At first I thought if the fish hunt for their prey in upper layers of water.

[quote:c71a74d82b="Pike"]Hello guys, what is the biggest advantage of using floating line? As I can see a lot of danish flyfishers use floating line instead of intermediate line. Thanks for your answer[/quote:c71a74d82b]

I (and we) usually fish shallow water spots, where the fish come to feed, so there is absolutely no need to get the fly deep down. Moreover, flies do not get stuck in weed or rocks on the bottom.

A couple of days ago I returned from my trip to danish salt. During this fishing trip I used 5wt rod instead of my traditional 8wt. The wind was terrible, espcially from north. On many places no heavy rods helped us. When the wind was not so strong, 5wt rod was sufficient for my fishing. The only problem I had was cigar handle. The solution is easy, I will change from 5wt with cigar handle rod to 6wt full wells handle rod.

They turn pretty dark in these murky waters.
I think it was about 3,5lb so it's nothing big. I just know how to snap the frame;)

When is your closed season for pike and predators and what season do you fish seabass? Im pretty eager to get down to your canals.

The nightfrost strangely still have'nt struck stockholm but Jan had -6degress when he went to work this morning. Now it's time for the race we can't win. The one against the ice!

Any big winterfishingplans? Is there any ice down in Holland?

Theo,

I gather that you are referring to the links to the locofoam site, which does not exist any more?

Our problem is that this story was written in 2002 - 5 years ago - and that we have no chance of checking these links. When sites die, we try to remove or correct links, but it's a never ending game.

I will remove and put up a note on these immediately and hope for gentler reactions and more forgiveness next time you stumble upon such links...

Martin

Submitted by Theo Kiers on

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Do you realize that you irritate the hell out of people puting up links like the ones above. Especially on a high quality website such as this one :(

Dave,

Thanks for your comment. True enough that the wind adds authenticity, but it also adds a lot of noise and quite a bit of post production work for me. I have tried to keep the noise down by applying differerent filters and cutting out the worst parts. I hate doing that because time by the computer equals lost fishing time.

And I'm glad you liked the stomach growl... ;-) Next time you may be able to get into bed with me! Literally! I started recording the next podcast installment yesterday after I had laid down to sleep, sparked by a late night email about C&R. I will probably do the rest tomorrow or during the weekend by the water, and get it published as soon as I get the time to finish the mixing.

Martin

Submitted by Dave on

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Martin,
I enjoy your podcasts very much. I've listened to all of them and look forward to each new one that comes out. Your latest was excellent. I really enjoy it when you record all of the sounds, wind included. More authentic that way. Glad to hear that you caught fish on this trip. I felt like I was there with you - stomach growl and all. :-)

Submitted by Adam Jenkins on

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This guy is going to be huge ! Some of the finest work I've ever seen !

Mike,

If you're talking the right side seen from the owner's (Jens) view and the side closest to the viewer, they are several but very similar patterns. The gray one is Magnus and the tan one is The Slaughter (Slagteren in Danish). Both are very similar - basically a dubbed body with a body hackle. Magnus uses a couple of hackle tips as a tail and The Slaughter uses a few straws of flash. I can't recognize the olive fly, but I can inquire.

Martin

Nice Pike, like the dark colors. It's a fairly large one isn't it?
Luckily the weather overhere isn't that bad at the moment, nice and clear skies with night frost and good temperatures during the daytime. Fortunately I don't have to start wearing any gloves yet.
Tomorrow I'll go for pike again, or many perch. Still haven't decided yet.

Submitted by Mike Roberge on

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Hi What do you call the fly on the right side of the fly box? I am alway looking for new flys to try on Michigan Steelhead. What materials do you use for this fly.

Hi Brian
Nice to see a sign of life from you, obviously your doing well!

The pikefishing in sweden is good at the time but i do aswell as you long a bit for the trouts, although freshwater crocs aint a bad substitute!

The gear i use is a soft #10 Vision 3zone kitted with a coma real and a cut down #11 wf line (floater). My leader of choice is hard monofilament 1,00mm and the flies is dustwipe devievers tied on 4/0 Swier hooks (barbless!)

Sorry for a bit of lousy pictures but i was f**king freezing my fingers of!

Submitted by jan johansen on

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I Have started fishing the diawl bach alot lot more now than i have ever done before getting some fantastic results. You really have to keep at it , gaining confidence more each time you use it learning what presentation the fly fishies best, a superb fly with endless patterns , and so easy to tie

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