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Post by fluffflicker on Nov 17, 2005 12:18:01 GMT -5
Hi Joca,
Rivers look very interesting indeed. Clear but boulder-strewn. Should be an interesting championship.
What are the lakes like? Wild fisheries or stocked? Browns? Rainbows?
FF
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 18, 2005 5:57:36 GMT -5
The lakes are in Top Mountain about 1.000 m they have Crystal clear water and have about 20 m deep. They have Wild Browns and Rainbows to. Many times have fog and wind. Dry flies work better is ant; royal coachman and black Sedge. And same streamers black and in olive colors .
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 19, 2005 20:19:04 GMT -5
Fly patterns used at Alva river. 1- Name Olive Mayfly(For Alva River) Thread 8/0 Olive Hook size 18 our 20(TMC 103 BL) Body tube body color olive and super fine dubbing color olive Wings in cdc
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 21, 2005 8:47:48 GMT -5
2- Name Emerger Midge (For Alva and Ceira Rivers ) Thread 8/0 Black Hook size 18 (TMC 106TC) Body stripped peacock color Natural Head peacock Tail micro Zelon fibers color White
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Post by chiro on Nov 24, 2005 4:42:37 GMT -5
Nice pictures Jocapesca and pretty attractive rivers.
I guess the fishing conditions will be completely different and "ligther" from those ones in the 2005 championship in Sweden with very heavy nymphs.
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 24, 2005 8:32:01 GMT -5
Hello Chiro , yes the fishing conditions will be completely different in Portugal small nymphs ,dry flies sized 18 to 30 . And lot of slow waters and litle rivers only Mondego River is big .
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Post by Sewinbasher on Nov 24, 2005 9:04:56 GMT -5
If its anything like Spain in 2003 even #5 outfits are too heavy and you will be looking at #3 or #4s. In Spain several of the European teams used silk lines for better presentation.
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Post by chiro on Nov 24, 2005 9:27:52 GMT -5
If its anything like Spain in 2003 even #5 outfits are too heavy and you will be looking at #3 or #4s. In Spain several of the European teams used silk lines for better presentation. Actually I prefer such fishing conditions for world championships rather than heavy nymphs style. I've been watching a recent report of the 2005 Sweden competition : how the hell could they fish in those rivers (incredibly fast flowing). Wading was really dangerous, wading stick and life jacket were definetely usefull. It was not wading anymore, but much more swimming with a rod and a net in both hands. It's nice that Portugal will host the next event, with completely different fishing conditions.
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Post by chiro on Nov 24, 2005 10:36:30 GMT -5
Actually I prefer such fishing conditions for world championships rather than heavy nymphs style. I've been watching a recent report of the 2005 Sweden competition : how the hell could they fish in those rivers (incredibly fast flowing). Wading was really dangerous, wading stick and life jacket were definetely usefull. It was not wading anymore, but much more swimming with a rod and a net in both hands. It's nice that Portugal will host the next event, with completely different fishing conditions. Having said what I did about Spain there were some fierce rivers there. One river that we fished (the Gallego) was just below a hydro-electric power plant and had a flow of around 12 cumecs. It was about waist deep and I am a big guy and yet I could only wade it by stuffing my rod inside my waders, planting my wading stick downstream, leaning against it and shuffling my feet to cross. Its the most powerful river I've ever been in and when a fish was caught on the far side it took fully five minutes to wade the 20 metres back to the controller. More than one angler lost his footing and ended up on the beat downstream, the Japanese captain (a lady angler) declined to fish as it was just too dangerous. I started on heavy nymph believing that in that speed of current they were my only chance but saw a fish rise and unbelieveably I caught nine trout on size 18 PTN nymphs, fish that came up through a metre of raging water to take the fly. Unfortunately for me the largest was 19.5cms so nothing measured, I was however pleased that I was the only angler to get anything at all on that beat in five sessions. On the other much quieter rivers which were crystal clear it did require the very fine approach to even get a fish to look at the fly. For the European Championships in Sweden 2004 we had to deal with rapidly rising rivers after heavy rain and after czech nymphs failed to get a pull I got fish by fishing lighter nymphs like Copper and Hare on a floater cast into the bank and searching out the small slack areas. It wasn't so much the power of the rivers but the fact that it was rising at 6" per hour, you might get in but there was no guarantee that you would get out again!! How ! Actually I was far from thinking that it could be so dangerous. How hard it should be to keep concentrating on your flies when you could be swept away at any moment. Hope you an the welsh team will take part in the next event in Portugal, in softer rivers.
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 24, 2005 17:21:03 GMT -5
In Portugal they are god conditions not fast waters and you must use very long tippet for fishing for the slow waters . In Alva River the trout’s they are very wild and is very difficult river, Czech Nymph don’t works in this river . The World Fly Fishing Championship 2006 in Portugal they are came very technique and difficult .
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 24, 2005 18:12:10 GMT -5
The waters in Alva River they are Tailwaters .
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 25, 2005 18:04:35 GMT -5
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 26, 2005 11:00:43 GMT -5
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 26, 2005 18:56:30 GMT -5
The Trout’s from Alva River they are very beautiful.
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Post by jocapesca on Nov 26, 2005 19:05:18 GMT -5
Me and beautiful trout from Alva River.
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