salt water fly fishing exmouth

michael the hopefull · #1 03-02-2005, 05:13 PM

Hi can anyone tell me the best time and place for trying a bit of salt water fly fishing. also can anyone tell me the best flies to use. I know asking a lot, but if you don,t ask you never know.
I am moving down to exmouth from oxford within a mouth or two and would like to tie a few flies in the mean time, and get my kit togather. any help would be great, thanks michael

audiracer · #2 03-02-2005, 05:35 PM

for all your fly-fishing questions, you can't beat 'old smoothound' for advice

pingu · #3 03-02-2005, 05:47 PM

when you get here the tackle shop owner is mad fly fisher and knows loads, but there are few fly guys here

michael the hopefull · #4 03-02-2005, 06:11 PM

Hi Ping, you look like you have all the answers, is there any hope that you will take me under your wing for a time, and a few pints of course

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The house sale is moving again and as there is no chain on the house in exmouth, I hope that I will be moving within a mouth or 6 weeks, my other half needs to give 3 months notice so will be remaining in oxford for that time, just great.
let me know how you fill about helping out a 48 year old new old boy.
thanks michael

pingu · #5 03-02-2005, 08:22 PM

well if you know how to fly fish you can teach me that and i'll teach you how to blank less from budliegh etc
and as for a beer well rude not too

michael the hopefull · #6 03-03-2005, 05:14 AM

you are on, I am not the worlds best fly fisherman, only started last year, but I know a few good people who are very good.
You never know together we may sort a fish out or two, if not theres always the beer

Miles · #7 03-03-2005, 11:41 PM

Hello Pingu and Michael

I tried salty fly-fishing for the first time last year, in Cornwall. Loved it and even managed to catch a small pollack on my second outing. Based on this woefully patchy knowledge I'd suggest a Clouser Minnow as an excellent saltwater pattern.

Good luck in the sea and good luck with the move too.

michael the hopefull · #8 03-04-2005, 05:34 AM

Thank you for that, I have been making a few flies myselve, and used one or two for pike fishing. I don,t know who was more taken aback me or the pike. The 1st pike I have ever taken.
Can,t wait to give salt water fly fishing ago. Will take a look at the web site. thanks again. michael

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