fly fishing for bream

[terbo]

would'nt mind having a crack at bream on
fly gear any info would be helpful ie:
retrieve's,type's of flie's ect.
i'v got a6/7 weight rod+6 weight dtf line,
tie my own leader's.
cheer's
terbo

[brendan]

YEAH BEEN A WHILE SINCE IVE HAD A CRACK AT THE BREAMSKIES ON FLY .
THE ONLY REAL WAY I WAS SUCCESFULL WAS AT NIGHT ON A JET BLACK CLOUSER COPY .
RETREIVE WAS 1 LONG PAUSE 3 SHARP STRIPS AND SO ON.
HOPE THAT WAS OF SOME HELP .
CHEERS BRENO

[Nath_18]

I have JUST started (as in last week) fly fishing in the salt.
For Bream you want a 6/7# rod and a large arbor reel filled with 7# intimediate line.

Im only very new to it so I cant really offer you much help on what flies to use but im sure your local store can help you out.

Good luck mate. Its truckloads of fun and a great challenge.

cheers, Nathan

[eddystone]

It ain't easy For me anyway....

I have had a couple of sessions on the fly. I have found a very CONTROLLED retrieve is often required. Too much movement and they just spook.....

I'm yet to get one on a weighted fly.... Thats not to say they don't work.

Pat

[terbo]

thank's fella's
so what your saying is fish as you
would a mudeye pattern.
why would'nt they take it on the
drop as per a sp? any suggestions.

[brad mcdonald]

hi all,

i've had a reasonable amount of success on fly for what its worth this is what i have been able to figure out.

where - where ever the fish are. sounds obvious but where ever you have caught them spinning you can get them on fly.

setup - 6wt rod & WLA reel. floating line for flats less than about 6' deep. inter for say up to 2.5 or 3m shooting head for anything deeper than that.

leader - about 6' to 9' straight flurocarbon up to 12lb depending on water clarity, length depends on what you can turn over

flies - crazy charlies, meldrums, weighted clousers, shrimp patterns, very thin sparsely tied clousers which look like a little stick bait.

colours - try and match your favorite SP or HB. but personaly as lefty says "if it aint chartruse it aint no use"

i seam to catch slightly lower numbers on fly vs spin but i put that down to the speed you can fish with fly. ie you can probably make 2 or 3 cast with spin gear in the time it takes to fish one fly cast properly. add that up over a 6hrs session and you make a hell of a lot less casts and hence cover less water.

BUT - every one on fly is somhow just that much more sepcial IMO

good luck.

brad

[DAGGA]

I spoe its that lil bit more special cos its like bait fishing to lure fishing lure caught fish are a more special and i spose fly is slightly better, more effort, more reward.