demonwolf444 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Fathers off work at the moment so he took me as his guest fly fishing (he's not a shooting man) i have never done any fly fishing but it was wet fly for trout on the river, i seemed to get the hang of it alright and had a very nice time. Two each not massive but good eating size, judging by the number of times i have seen my dad come in empty handed i feel we've done rather well. Never caught anything worth eating so i took it as an opportunity to learn how to gut fish, just finished up gutting them for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double10 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 that is fantastic! they're one of the most tasty (and beautiful) fish out there, savour them - I remember eating my first caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Brilliant - get them in the pan now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Cracking well done! Self caught fish nothing taste better! Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Well done, the fresher the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Cheers gents! Got in at 10 by the time we'd been to the pub, gutted them last night and having them tonight for tea, i can't say I've ever had trout. If any of you have a good recipe please do share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondoggy Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Keep it simple, pan fried in a bit of butter, or grilled. Served with whatever you fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Wish I had someone to teach me mate, how does it work then ? Cracking catch Hope you enjoy em for tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Honestly I had never even done it before but a very nice way to spend the afternoon. I am a quick learner but i just watched my dad over head cast for about five minutes, then had a bit of a go feeling like a plonker, you have to give slow rhythmic movements Stand yourself in the water and let some line out then with a wrist movement you swing the rod in front and behind so as you have perhaps 20 feet of line above your head its not a lot of movement required to get the line up and you can let more line out as your casting then when you have the whole line moving nicely you can swing forward and let the line settle on the water, you want the line out nice and straight so you have to cast at the right time, sometimes you get it right and other time the line settles with a kink in it so then you take the line in your hand and adjust it, you let the fly travel down the river a bit then retrieve and re cast. When you get a good cast its satisfying but one of the fish i caught was on a really **** cast, its like flight line shooting, they can suddenly turn on and off and you think your in a good spot then it turns off. I don't doubt there is plenty of skill in it but as shown above i don't suspect you have to be perfect to reap some reward for your efforts patience and persistence is probably worth as much as skill. I'm not a huge fan of fishing in general, don't like sea fishing and i don't like any kind of fishing in still water, and course fishing in the rivers is pretty dull to but the appeal with fly fishing to me is its pretty simple and your always moving and doing something. Me and my dad don't get much time together at all, we don't not get on but we have different attitudes and approaches to things despite being very similar in other ways so while the fishing was good it meant just as much to be spending some time with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Now I get that, Dad took me fishing when I was growing up, now I am trying to repay the access he gave me to a hobby I love, by...taking him fishing! Tight Lines Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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