I went out in my yak yesterday around Bentley trying to catch a brim on fly again. Still no joy! lol But I did come across a section of the river where there were some sort of silver looking fish on the rise and jumping. I couldnt tell what they were, so I put on a team of 3 flies and kept constantly swapping them out for different ones but they wouldnt take a fly no matter what way I retrieved it. I even tried dry fly fishing casting onto the rises and the area which they were in. Noting even looked at the fly. I thought the dry fly was a bit of a waste of time in the end because I couldnt see anything hatching or flies on the surface even to try imitate, so I eventually figured out that I think they were feeding on small bait fish about 10-20mm in size. Its the only thing I could see in the water that they could be hitting. I tried everything but no joy. Then one rose in front of me and I lifted off to cast to it and as I did I got a hit but because I did very quickly I didnt hook up.
So what are these fish? And how do I catch them?
Starting to think Brim are going to be a first light type of fish also?
Cheers,
Dee
Fish ID
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Re: Fish ID
Sounds like mullet
Come and have a chat with me at the next club meeting. I will bring along the "mullet fly"
Come and have a chat with me at the next club meeting. I will bring along the "mullet fly"
Re: Fish ID
The bream are ignoring you Dee. Ya gotta spell their name right before they'll deign to take your fly ...
But I think Andre has it: The Cursed Mullet! The bane of SW fly fishermen all over the globe. (For me, small flies stripped quickly will sometimes elicit a take.)
Cheers,
Graeme
But I think Andre has it: The Cursed Mullet! The bane of SW fly fishermen all over the globe. (For me, small flies stripped quickly will sometimes elicit a take.)
Cheers,
Graeme
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Re: Fish ID
Ya, I was wondering, they were pretty high up in the river. I didnt expect to see them that far up. Looking forward to see this magic fly! lolAndre Rossouw wrote:Sounds like mullet
Come and have a chat with me at the next club meeting. I will bring along the "mullet fly"
Ya, normally I spell it with a "fxxxing" before it! Ya I picked them up on decivers last year stripping through a shoal. Was a good session but very frustrating. I actually thought they were salmon and couoldnt believe why they wernt smashing my fly as I stripped it past them. Only figured it out when I hooked the first one what they actually were. Was a good day out flyfishing in the rain! lolGraeme Hird wrote:The bream are ignoring you Dee. Ya gotta spell their name right before they'll deign to take your fly ...
But I think Andre has it: The Cursed Mullet! The bane of SW fly fishermen all over the globe. (For me, small flies stripped quickly will sometimes elicit a take.)
Cheers,
Graeme
Re: Fish ID
The only mullet ive ever managed to hook was accidental whilst fishing for bream on a little yellow BMS fly, I think it was actually one that you tied and gave to me Andre! Must have the mullet touch mate
Re: Fish ID
Could have been Bony Herring ( Bonies ) , great mulloway bait, almost never caught other than in a net or jagging.
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Re: Fish ID
I didnt get to chat to you on Tuesday, so can you throw up a pic of your secret weapon so I know what to get?Andre Rossouw wrote:Sounds like mullet
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I didnt get to chat to you on Tuesday, so can you throw up a pic of your secret weapon so I know what to get?Andre Rossouw wrote:Sounds like mullet
Come and have a chat with me at the next club meeting. I will bring along the "mullet fly"