In the latest episode of The Reel, follow me on my journey to catching my first proper bass on the fly. I started Saltwater Fly Fishing about 10 months ago now and it has been a steep learning curve and involved a lot of graft. I've put in many hours at the vice tying flies, many miles walking the South Coast of the UK in search of Bass and Mullet and even built my own fly rods to target them with. If you'd like to build your own fly rod I can highly recommend the services of Jason at Fortitude Rod Co (fortitude-rod.co.uk), he has been a massive help getting me started and supplies all the rod building components you might need.
In this episode I focus my attention on Sea Bass but as usual get distracted by the mullet on the way, a fish I am yet to catch but hope that will also change this year. I've fished surface flies like gurglers and poppers, sub surface deceivers and weighted clousers. So far I've had a take on a gurgler and on a clouser and catch the fish in this video on a green clouser that I tied the day before I catch them.
Catching my first bass, while a fairly small fish, has seriously boosted my confidence and is definitely the first step to unlocking this type of fishing. I can't wait to explore more of the UK's South Coast in my Saltwater Fly Fishing pursuits.
20 авг 2024
