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pollock on fly

Mon Jun 13, 2005 1:44 pm

hi
trolling with flyrod over shallow inshore reefs with small black flys 1 or 2 inches long around dusk
2 recent 1 hour trips produced 100LBS. pollock up 2 10LBS
within 100 meters of ballacourty lighthouse [waterford]
good way to catch on fly without to much casting
let out 30 meters f.line trool at walking pace

Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:31 pm

I'm sure the pollock were great craic on the fly rod, but is there any other reason you trolled with the flies? I suppose a fly rod is as good as any for trooling but it's not really fly fishing.

Kev

Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:31 am

MAC wrote:I'm sure the pollock were great craic on the fly rod, but is there any other reason you trolled with the flies? I suppose a fly rod is as good as any for trooling but it's not really fly fishing.

K
ev

its a small boat [17f.t.] and there was 3 of us aborad .
it was also abit breezy seemed the safest.
we also got to see alot of fish attack/take the fly off surface
p.s.
a fish is afish is afish ya

Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:40 am

I agree. Probably not the safest bet. Nice to see them hit the gly on the surface for sure. I wasn't being dismissive of your catch just wondering why you weren't spinning outright. We'll done on a very nice catch. I'd say you had quite a bit of fun with those big ones on the fly rod.

Kev

Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:58 pm

MAC wrote:I agree. Probably not the safest bet. Nice to see them hit the gly on the surface for sure. I wasn't being dismissive of your catch just wondering why you weren't spinning outright. We'll done on a very nice catch. I'd say you had quite a bit of fun with those big ones on the fly rod.

Kev

you bet ihad try it

Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:06 am

pollock up 2 10LBS !!

in england a ten pounders a good fish

Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:27 pm

barramundi wrote:pollock up 2 10LBS !!

in england a ten pounders a good fish


and lots of em
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