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Accepting this is no

Accepting this is not C&R fishing, one can easily imagine what the angler is doing, namely shouting to the other anglers, "guys there are no fish here, I saw a couple of angry grizzlys chasing the salmon away this morning".
You get 4 for the composition of this picture.

Hi Hoppy,

Hi Hoppy,

your shrimp is fantastic! Don’t stop trying, I thing you have a fine hand for tying and we will see some more nice patterns from you.

In my opinion the head of your shrimp is at the right place, looking forward and swims right. One of my first flies 5 years ago was a shrimp to catch some seatrout in german and scandinavian saltwater.

I wanted a nearly natural shrimp and fish the shrimp mostly. Maybe it helps you seeing a “forward swimming shrimp” to create your own stil.

And don’t forget the “Honey Shrimp” on GFF.

We have to thank for

We have to thank for your comments!

Ruan,

2/0 (like TMC 811S) sized 'ducers, gurglers, big poppers will do the trick to catch "monsters", especially at Lake Balaton - Central Europe biggest lake. ;)

Zoltan

Very nice compositio

Very nice composition you incidently made. Check it out, you managed to keep the 4 golden spots of the picture objectless, which is actually quite a task with the all the elements in the picture, fish, fly, hand, watch, fly line, feet/ sandals and a branch.
A lucky shot and you get 5 for it.

Well composed with g

Well composed with good elements. The moist (probably from a fingerprint at lens) at the upper center really pulls the other way toward a 3.

Only with a Nikon ca

Only with a Nikon can you get such sharp macro details. You get 5 for going really close with a camera that can handle it.

Yes, yes keep 'em co

Yes, yes keep 'em coming dude! 5.

Nicely composed. Bea

Nicely composed. Beatiful colors. Dude, a 5er is on the way to you!

5 for creativity.

5 for creativity.

Yes sir, 4!

Yes sir, 4!

one word, 1!

one word, 1!

Vanuz, don't plan your trip

Vanuz, don't plan your trip around my schedule on the 27th just yet as I still have to confirm with the boss/gf. :shock: Even though it is a Christmas lunch-free day I suspect something related will require my attention as well. I will post as soon as I find out exactly what has been expected from me. :)

Dada, back in British Columbia, our primary target species are salmon, trout and steelhead so being able to explore species in other families is extremely exciting for me. :) By the way, did you just sign up in our discussion forum as I accidentally deleted your new account. :? We have been overloaded with spammers lately, resulting in a dozen fake account deletions, sometimes I end up deleting the ones I should not. Please feel free to sign up again. ;)

Also, back to the original topic, let's see some of your favorite perch flies. ;)

Fly fish for perch..

Hello there,
Very nice perch Rodney. Its very nice to see that somebody will estimate a valueation of this fish, because in my country perch is kind of weed....Iam used to fish for them with boat around banks of our dams. During summer we fish for them with poppers and its pretty good fun.But fish like you caught is not a lot and find school of fish in this size(3 up to 5) is very rare. Medium size is on picture...
With regards DADA

And Rodney----very nice pages!!!!!

Yep, that place is full of

Yep, that place is full of fish, probably gathering together for winter. I´d rather try flyfishing as I almost left the place dissapointed after having fished for about 15 minutes while hooking roach from outside, I could not avoid it.... Flyfishing should do the job, though. A nice seatrout (about 60-70cm) was also caught there, at least I suppose it was one, since it was caught on the opposite bank.
Hmmmm, you´re too busy as far as I can see, I may as well be free on the 27th....

Monday... absolutely love to,

Monday... absolutely love to, but family Christmas lunch... :? I have Christmas lunches on the 25th, 26th, 28th. That's funny you were there for the first time too. I was somewhat discouraged since the fish were pounded pretty heavily by bait, thought they would not even take a look at a lure after being so well fed and hooked. I found the side with the water gate much deeper and easier to fish, where as the other side seems to be very populated with skalle/roach (we accidentally foul hooked a few when spinning, kept bumping into them). Quite an interesting fishery, I've never seen so many big ones congregating in one particular spot.

Yes, we were told to go to

[quote:3818232312="Rodney"]Yes, we were told to go to Ishøj for perch. :)

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I was there this week - for the first time. Funny, but I was also told to go to Ishøj for perch :))) - and since I did not have enough time to drive down to Trygg, I chose that place. Initially, I planned to go flyfishing, however, the weather was a bit harsh in Ishøj, therefore I packed out my spinning rod and got some nice perch.

I have just booked for Ishøj on Monday, definitely want to try flyfishing, if the weather allows me to. Wanna come?

Yes, we were told to go to

Yes, we were told to go to Ishøj for perch. :) Nina and I decided to get on the train and do a bit of exploring today and found the water pretty easily.

Even with spinners, I found it rather frustrating today as most people were primarily fishing with bait (ie. live roach etc) and hauling in one fish after another one. I do a bit of bait fishing back home but personally I would find it rather repetitive if they are striking on every cast. Anyways, some big perch in there. :shock: Any experiece with flies there?

A few new photos to share. :)

[quote:557967f068="Rodney"]A few new photos to share. :)

Today we were out for perch briefly. The head wind was a bit stronger than expected so the spinning gear came out.

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...beautifil perch, the surroundings look like the one in Ishoj...

Asp is really a grea

Asp is really a great fish on fly , has been my favorite target since moving to Hungary , but I find they are very weak fighters, I have not caught any monsters, but a 1.5kg Asp does not give much of a pull even on a 4wt.

has any one else experienced this ?

Tight Lines !

Ruan

If you come to Ameri

If you come to America I'll take you Shad fishing. They are our version of the Asp. Short time window in the Spring, fight hard, exciting to catch. Except for the mouth design, they are similar in construction. Is this the fish that killed Cleopatra?

A few new photos to share. :)

A few new photos to share. :)

Today we were out for perch briefly. The head wind was a bit stronger than expected so the spinning gear came out.

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Last week we were out for sea trout on the coast for a bit. No luck, but the coastal scenary was quite nice.

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If anyone still wants to do a trip to Trygg, maybe after Christmas as the feast is about to begin for a few days. :)

Seasons greetings all.

Perletand Polystickle, the

Perletand Polystickle, the recipe:

Hook: Hayabusa Size 6 (long shank), or VMC Special Mer 9146 NI, or Gamakatsu LS-50113F, sizes 10 to 2 (sizes as you like)
Yarn: Black 6/0
Tail: synthetic bass, or for more attraction in stillwater black marabou
Body: here perls in pearl and one in red as the hitpoint
Body Hackle: non
Wing: synthetic bass
Head: black yarn 6/0 or a black conehead
Front hackle: orange or red hot.

After tying the tail I cut the yarn and fix the first perl with a little bit epoxy.

When using marabou instead of the synthetic bass, you have to tie the tail and lay the marabou later as a wing to the head. Or use marabou only for tail and cut the synthetic bass below.

You can change the colours of the perls as you like, maybe a brown shining polystickle as natural? Or some blue perls with one red perl and a white bass as a little herring?

My perls are 4 mm diameter and have a 2 mm boring. When buying some perls you should have some hooks in your pocket :wink:

Before using a conehead for this fly try out its weight. The perls bring their own weighting.

Hi Grant, thank you! The

Hi Grant, thank you! The recipe is coming soon, i ll try to do it pm today. Kindest regards, Mirko

Whose fly line was u

Whose fly line was used in the "Best of the West" Casting Contest 2006? What manufacturer?

I really enjoy your website.

Thank you.