| #1  06-10-2008, 11:25 AM | ||||
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| Fun on a fly. My friend and fishing partner, JP called to say he had picked upa fly rod for £5 in a charity shop, and did I have a spare reel and coud I show him how to cast etc. We went to hifger farm, a usual location for a fun evening, the carp there are very happy to take off the top. It did'nt take long for JP to get the hang of casting, I limited his range til he got the action right, the rod needed a slightly heavier line than I was able to lend him. Still, after 1/2 hour he was casting OK. We played about with a couple of different fly patterns, thehj settle on Daddies, a little early, but the one I have have foam bodies, which were pretty bright, making them easier to spot on the surface. I was first into a fish. A nice, hard fighting carp  This beastie weighed in at 6.14.0, which was a nice bend in that lkittle fly rod, a 5/6 shakespeare oberon travel rod, best buy I think. I managed a couple more as the light began to fade.  One point about Higher Farm is the sunsets there are pretty nice too.  Jp had his first on a fly a few minutes later.      |
| #2 06-10-2008, 01:32 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. Looks cracking fun mate well done __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
| #3 06-10-2008, 01:41 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. definately looks good fun well done  dave __________________ www.exmouthsaa.co.uk 24 beers in a case and 24 hours in a day simples You won't know unless you go :D...and if you do go!! please let us know :D as thats how the forum thrives |
| #4 06-10-2008, 02:13 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. weldone Mate  p.s love the trousers  __________________ Born to fish made to work |
| #5 06-10-2008, 02:22 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. looks great . lovely night !! ps where can i get a pair of those trousers !! |
| #6 06-10-2008, 02:53 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. They're made by a friend called Devon Campbell-Hall, her 'normal' creations are at www.devoncampbellhall.com You will find clothes like the chilli trousers at the Chilli Fiesta at West Dean nr Chichester, 2nd weekend in aug I think. She comes to our Great Chilli Event, which is the last bank holiday in may. Have a look at my cricket 'whites' she made for me, although I dare not wear them, for fear of damage. Cover your eye's.  That wicket's got some viscious spin on it! |
| #7 06-10-2008, 06:50 PM | ||||
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| Re: Fun on a fly. I love fishing for Carp on the fly. Well I don't have much in the way of Trout fishing on the Costa Blanca __________________ Check my blog for a daily fishing forecast from Weymouth, Portland, Chesil Beach & Kimmeridge Bay. www.fishingtails.co.uk |
