This blog will give you all the information that you will need to catch trout on the fly.
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Lines for my Switch Rod.
Here is a selection of the lines that i use with my switch rod. On the rod is my Forty plus clear Intermediate fly line, i also have a Forty plus floating , a Di3 ( Brown ), a Di5 ( Grey not in picture ) , a WF 7 floating and a Floating line with a 12' super fast sink tip ( 8" per second ). Having these lines covers all aspects of fishing for the Monster Brown Trout, sometimes the trout are on the bottom in deep pools so you have to search them out with fast sinking lines that will get the flies down fast. If they are feeding higher up in the water column then the floating and intermediate lines will cover that, you are only going to get one shot at these trout so you have to make it count. Putting on a strong salmon tapered leader will help in the turn over of the heavy flies but the most important thing is to have a very strong braided loop ( Roman Moser micro-loops ) on your fly line. Make sure to cover the braided loop with two coats of either Storm sure or Aqua sure glue to add strenght to the loop, the glue also stops the fly line cracking just above the joining. Don't use super glue as it will crack the fly line at the joining and you could lose your dream fish.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
SWITCH RODS.
Click on to this link to find out about switch rods, lines and reels ,www.salmonfishingireland2012.blogspot.com
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Monday, 15 October 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Monster Trout Video
I have just started filming my new video on monster trout fishing at night and trust me it is going to be amazing. Already i have caught a personal best in the mid teens and i hope to increase that by the time i have finished the video. The constant high water has made it impossible to get access to some of my favourite places but it has brought some of the big trout out of their hiding areas to feed. The big trout i caught had a mouth on him that would swallow a two pound trout whole so i can see how they put on so much weight so quickly having switched from flies to bait fish like parr, smolt, perch and minnow. Having to only hunt once per day for a big meal conserves energy and this is what makes a really big fish, ( high protein diet plus plenty of rest equals monsters ). I will put up a preview soon on youtube to show some of the big trout and how i catch them.
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
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