New Joiner

[Anser]

Hi,

I have joined and paid up.  I am primarily a fly fisherman targeting Bass from the boat.  Prior to June I am interested in trying to catch a few Plaice and Bream.  On the Plaice seem to get plenty of bites but rarely convert them to fish when drifting.

 

Any advice most welcome

[Death Trap II]

welcome. you are in the right place for the advice!

 

I have been interested to go after bass on the fly, have tried it in chichester harbour, but there are fewer spots to try it in Poole. I have been looking at the shingle bar near the harbour entrance, lots of gulleys and 6ft water, and it is outside the bass nursery area. lots of traffic through.

 

let me know how you get on.  

[dicky]

When you get a bite are you letting out line as you drift? The method for plaice on the drift is to fish holding the rod with the reel in free spool but your thumb on the spool stopping the line. The instant you feel a bite release your thumb letting out line for around 10 seconds then thumb the spool again and as the line tightens you should feel the weight of a nice spotty on the end. 

 

Oh and welcome

[Anser]

Thanks both.  I have had a lot of success on the fly for bass outside the harbour

[Jim]

Welcome to the club.

 

Jim

[plaicemat]

1 hour ago, dicky said:

When you get a bite are you letting out line as you drift? The method for plaice on the drift is to fish holding the rod with the reel in free spool but your thumb on the spool stopping the line. The instant you feel a bite release your thumb letting out line for around 10 seconds then thumb the spool again and as the line tightens you should feel the weight of a nice spotty on the end. 

 

Oh and welcome

Just out of interest, is that your Witney or my Witney?

 

Terry.

[fisherman1055]

Welcome to the club , as you can see there are quite a few fly fishers here. Make contact with people on the forum and hopefully we can start club meetings/ activities after lockdown.

[Ohgreatone]

3 hours ago, plaicemat said:

Do the French ones fight better than ours? I would like to think not. The French seem to do resistance rather than fighting. Sorry, stereotypes coming to the fore.

 

Terry.

😀😀😀

Must have been an expat then

[dicky]

22 hours ago, plaicemat said:

Just out of interest, is that your Witney or my Witney?

 

Terry.

Your Witney near Carterton. 

[plaicemat]

Must meet up when we can.

 

Terry.

[Maverick Martin]

Bloomin hell who would have thought it, you're next door neighbours 

[dicky]

1 hour ago, Maverick said:

Bloomin hell who would have thought it, you're next door neighbours 

Not quite but only a few miles apart in landlocked Oxfordshire lol