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Post by justinbenjamin on May 9, 2006 4:30:18 GMT -5
The fish were acting strange on Sunday , so not to worry Ben it wasn't you.
I felt good with my casts ( managed to land 6 fish) but I missed at least that many if not more , often after spectacular "certain" takes. One good fish in fact jumped out the water with my fly in it's mouth and spat it out before it landed!
Ben , well done though for getting one under the bridge. I seem to spook them everytime.
Jon , thanks for the info on the hawthornes , I reckon thats what made the fish a little nuts.
Got the kit in car and weather depending will try get out there tonight. Has anyone seen the river today or last night ?
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Post by FlyBri on May 9, 2006 8:32:51 GMT -5
I was just at the River-who-shall-not-be-named (not the chalkstream one) which is usually always in worse condition than the whitewater as it colours up quicker. Although high and coloured it was fishable and I caught a very nice wild brownie that was around 14 inches (pretty darn large for this river).
Good rise too - so I'd say get to the river this evening...
Bri
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Post by Pond321 on May 9, 2006 9:35:11 GMT -5
Jay - got new rod kit in post today :-)
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Post by JayP on May 9, 2006 9:44:55 GMT -5
Jay - got new rod kit in post today :-) That was quick! Did you have to cough up for import duty/ VAT/ Handling fees etc?
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Post by Dom on May 10, 2006 7:23:18 GMT -5
Bri What dry fly do you use on your NZ setup? It was a paradun I think, but any patricular flavour? (going to stock up at Cockwills) Also as I have a fishing pass for the whole weekend can any of the locals suggest anywhere new to try? (you can't get any daytickets for the whitewater can you?) cheers Dom
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Post by FlyBri on May 10, 2006 10:06:14 GMT -5
Hi Dom - sorry not been able to reply to your PM yet - trying to negotiate myself some time away (but as I'm in Wales all next weekend fishing, I'm not sure it'll work). Yep - paradun for NZ style for me. Basically I want to use a dry which is high visibility and not easily drowned. Cockwill has a type of paradun where the 'parachute' is made of a wavy bushy material rather than just normal fibres. Get this kind as it seems to stay afloat for longer without ginking than the other type. Get a few body colours but I always seem to do well with olive and pale yellow. No day tickets for the Whitewater I'm afraid but you could take a trip down to the Avon in Christchurch and fish the Royalty beat which is good fun. £25 a day I think - see here for getting tickets: www.davistackle.co.uk/And yes, they do get a good run of sea trout which can be caught during daylight hours. Also in the estuary there is good SWFF for £4. Never been there and not had a take, although conversely, yet to land a fish yet! Other options are the RWSNBN (chalkstream) and I guess the other free stretches of river which you already know about. Cheers Bri
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Post by JayP on May 10, 2006 11:22:50 GMT -5
I HATE CHUBactually I just dislike them when they beat the trout to the fly!
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Post by Sewinman on May 11, 2006 16:42:06 GMT -5
First evening on the Whitewater today. Started about 5.30pm with FliBri kindly showing me the hot spots. Packed it in at 8pm. Had a hectic few hours with six fish coming to the Elk Hair Caddis and a black gold head. Best fish was a wild one of around 1.5lb. Missed many more lightening takes. Saw one dead stockie and what I think was a mink by the cattle sheds. Very pleased I got in the club. Lovely spot.
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Post by FlyBri on May 12, 2006 3:14:21 GMT -5
Glad to hear you had some luck SM. Which of the flies did the fish come to - the dry or the nymph? Did Dead Cert live up the name and what other spots were lucky?
I had a small wild brownie upstream of the top road bridge and missed about 5 strikes at the fly (an olive paradun at this point). Then after walking thru some spots with SM and seeing him catch his first Whitewater wild brownie of maybe 9", I left him just downstream of Dead cert corner to work his way up the river to the cars. I went up upstream and spent 15 mins from the cattle crossing at the sheds and caught a nice fish who was probably a very good condition stockie (it's getting hard to tell with this years stockies) of around 1lb which came to a very small olive spent spinner.
Good evening rise which it would seem SM took advantage of. I hope he thanks Cothi for the nice birthday present!
Bri
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Post by Sewinman on May 12, 2006 3:58:13 GMT -5
The great thing about the river is that it is so small, so when you get one it is great fun as the fish zoom about I caught them mainly on the Elk Hair. I managed to get the fish we saw rising just before you left me. I then had one just before the gap where one has to go on tip toes. Then had a one around the cattle sheds and one from under the small bridge near the cattles sheds. Final fish was just near the top road bridge and was the biggest. And yep - thanks Cothi
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Post by ben wynde on May 12, 2006 4:20:47 GMT -5
Was anything hatching?
Glad you enjoyed it Morgan and marvellous to see the average age of the membership slowly coming down.
Cheers,
Ben
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Post by FlyBri on May 12, 2006 4:24:29 GMT -5
Dipping into my deep entem... entam... insect knowledge, I can confirm that there were swarms of those wee mosquito looking thingys buzzing around on top of the water. Later in the evening there were a few of the larger flies which are clearly the mating cross between a dragonfly and a f*g butt.
I hope this answers your question?
Bri
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Post by Sewinman on May 12, 2006 4:57:12 GMT -5
There were a few Hawthorn about, the odd olive but no proper hatch as such. Not sure what the fish were rising to so hence sticking with the Elk Hair - a juicy trout meal.
There was another car parked up - a new mini. Did not see the angler though.
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Post by Pond321 on May 12, 2006 5:09:46 GMT -5
Hi SM - the mini is mine. I was going to pop down and say hello but you had gone by the time I finished fishing. I was fishing above the top road bridge and managed 2 fish (one nice 10" wild fish and one baby wildie) Lots of flies coming off - there were some very big olives comiing off - need to check what type. Does anyone know a good website to visit to look at members of the UK ephemeroptera family?
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Post by ben wynde on May 12, 2006 5:21:33 GMT -5
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