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Q why cant i find fishing on rivers in the south east? A there is very little trout fishing in the south east because most rivers are natural corse fish rivers what limited fishing there is will be club or syndicate opperated with long waiting lists. class chalk stream fishing such as the Test and Itchen will be very costly but is sometimes avaliable on a day rate through the Rod Box in Whinchester on 01962-883600 or Orvis in Stockbridge 01264-783283. Q Why can't I cast very far and why does my line land on the water in a heap? A It's almost always because your back cast is inefficient and most likely you are either not putting enough effort into the backward flick and/or you are letting the rod tip go back beyond the vertical. Try turning your head as you do the back cast to see that the rod tip stops at the upright and allow a short pause for the line to straighten. Q I often feel small plucks when I retrieve or see the fly line move when I am fishing flies with marabou tails but no matter how quick I strike I don't get the fish. A Trout will often hit a fly to try and stop it rather than actually take it and that's what the plucks/movements are. Best thing you can do is keep the retrieve going or speed it up a bit until the trout really takes the fly properly and gives a good hard pull. Q I can't catch trout on buzzers, why? A Remember there are only two speeds to retrieve buzzers. Dead slow and Stop! Look for takes as the fly sinks, inch the fly back to you and hit every twitch you see. Try using an indicator, it's an awful shock as to just how many takes you are getting which you otherwise don't know about. Q How can I catch a "double"? A In most fisheries your chances of a really big fish are numerically very slim and if you can't see into the water it's largely pot luck. You can up the odds by fishing waters with a high average weight, but it will cost, or you can fish clear water fisheries and be ultra selective about the fish you choose to cast at. Q How can i catch a Brown trout? A Brown trout are described as fickle little buggers! in many fisheries there are brown trout! the problem is that they appear to dissapear! there is unlikely to ever be a solution to this problem but if you are informed that there are brown's in the lake then the best approach is going to be very small flies like buzzers or bugs and to try diffrent depths, the only draw back is that you will catch many rainbows in the process! brown trout seem to decide that they would rather not eat at all than get tricked! and unfortunatly this means they often die or are caught looking like eels. Brown's are there to be caught if you are willing to take the time and effort in to hunting one down. Brown trout in lakes are subject to the river brown trout season, please be aware of the brown trout season, getting caught with a brownie out of season is not a good idea, if you catch one out of season, put it back! Q I have visited the clear water fisheries and the larger fish will often not look at the fly? AThis will mainly be because the fish has already been hooked and broken or faught to the bank and released because it was deemed to small. this is an unfortunate occurance, as now that fish will take much coaxing to take again. the safest solution is to move on to smaller and smaller flies even dry flies. a stalking bug is one of the best solutions as those fish will so often refuse a larger fly but be 'tricked' by a smaller fly. Q What leaders and tippets should i use? A There are three main types of leader/tippet material, Nylon, Flurocarbon and Copolymer. Each type is available in Strait or Tapered materials. Nylon is the longest standing and is a very safe and reliable material that handles knots well, although it is not as clear as flurocarbons or copolymers. Flurocarbon has the same refractive index as water and the theory being that the fish cannot see it, some flurocarbons handle knots better than others and it is best to begin with your tackle suppliers recomendation, we recomend Fulling Mill. Then there are the relativly new Copolymers which are even finer in diameter for the same breaking strain, copolymers react to knots more so than any other material, and it is essential to find out what knots they will accept, if you choose copolymer at all. Most fishing requires only strait leader material and perhaps with a lighter 'tippet' of material at the tip, for example- for a 9ft rod use 7ft of strait 7lb nylon or flurocarbon and then 2ft of 6lb or 5lb nylon/flurocarbon (ensure that the diameter change of the two materials to be joined is not to great as it can weaken the knot) weighted flies rarely need a taper. Dry flies will often require a 'tapered' leader/cast this aids in turning the fly at the end of the forward cast as the taper transfers the energy of the cast right to the end. |