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Fishing Report Wheatley July 3 2011

Monday, July 4th, 2011 at 8:34 am  
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Fishing Report Wheatley July 3 2011

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Spoon Colors Rainbow Fishing Wheatley

Fishing for walleye and rainbow trout is really picking up and with the weather the next week, it should be in full swing by the coming weekend. I took my little 15 footer out Sunday morning and went SE out of Wheatley harbour to 50 feet of water. I fished until 11:00 A.M. and boated 4 real nice walleye and 2 very good rainbows as well. I was simply fishing 2 large dipsy divers with 80 feet of line out. Good colors for me were my own custom painted purple pink spoon and a copper spoon by Yeck Lures.
It is working it’s way around to a fun summer of fishing out of Wheatley for Rainbows and walleye.

Fishing Walleye Lake Erie – Simple Rigs

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011 at 9:22 am  
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Fishing Walleye Lake Erie – Simple Rigs – Tom Henricks

Fishing Lake Erie for walleye does not need to be complicated when numbers of fish are available. A big boat is not necessary and I actually prefer a small boat when weather permits. I caught 5 beautiful walleye Saturday morning before noon, fishing near shore just a couple miles west of Leamington and I was in a small 15 foot aluminum by myself. It was agreat morning.
You can fish a simple bottom bouncer rig like the one in the photos here. (SORRY THE PHOTOS ARE NOT GREAT – but you get the idea) I don’t even fish live bait and have not for years now. Simple rubber worms work fine for me. I like a long leader (about 5-6 feet)
A base setup you can work from – run out about 50 feet of line, 4 ounces of lead, and speed of about 1.8 mph. This is going to have you fishing bottom in about 24 feet of water. To fish a different depth yu can vary the weight or line out. For a bottom bouncer rig, I would try not to run any faster than 1.8 mph.
Colors can vary. I show 2 great colors, the red, white and blue and another we call RDP. I personally prefer brass or copper backs, but also use white backs as well. These colors work well together in most water clarity and sky conditions. The RDP may perform better in cloudy conditiuons and murkier water while the red/white/blue may have an advantage in brighter conditions.
That’s all you need to get started catching walleye. Good Luck and Tight Lines!!

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Bottom Bouncer Rigging Walleye Lake Erie

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Bottom Bouncer Walleye Lake Erie

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RWB Bottom Bouncer Walleye Lake Erie

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Brass Back Bottom Bouncer Walleye Lake Erie

 

Benefits Of Fly Fishing Gear While Catching Fish With A Fly

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 7:53 am  
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 More and more people around the world for all walks of life are fishing as a form of relaxing and pleasure. Perhaps fishing is a form of mantra but to most it is an art.
This form of art, which most people have invested in lots of time and money and even, pasted on from generation to generation is priceless.

To learn to think like a fish is a lesson that is crucial and will be a deciding factor whether ones fishing trip will be successful or not. There are many things to take into consideration when planning to take up fishing as a hobby or art.

Fly fishing gear is first and foremost item that should be considered. The search for perfect fly fishing gear should not be painstaking procedure as one would rather be fishing than shopping for fly fishing gear. Fly fishing gear is dependent on the type of fish sought.

How To Choose The Correct Gear For Fly Fishing

It is pretty easy to choose the correct gear when one knows how to

Select the correct fly rod with matching fly line
Choose a fly fishing fly (that is fly fishing lure)
Cast the fly line
Start to retrieve
Hook into you your fish.

The type of rod and the type of waters to cast fly is most important in fly fishing gear. The heavier rod is suitable for stronger currents. In fly fishing the rod is more important.

Most modern day commercial fly fishing gear leaders usually achieve having multiple portions of the fishing gear in one product. This is not quite advisable for a beginner to use as it takes away the essence of the art of fly fishing; a skill learnt and passed on from generation to generation.

However one wish to invest in the sport there should is always an alternative by purchasing discounted fly fishing gear. One can get this discount fly fishing gear from most leading sales outlets. Over and above, fly fishing gear can be purchased on the Internet and other resources. However, should one wish to really take the art of fly fishing seriously, it will be good to invest if top of the range rod and reel.

On average a rod will cost on a range on $15 -$1 000 but if one would opt to go for cheaper fly fishing gear, it would catch you that fish but it would be more effective as a decoration.
So, go ahead and catch that fish!

Best Baits – Weed Bed Walleye Fishing Secrets

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 7:52 am  
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Bream fishing in Australia is becoming huge, from its humble statue the bream is fast becoming an iconic fish in Australia. The bream fishing I am talking about is known as bream spinning as it is done using lures only, on light 2 to 4 kilo graphite rods with spin reels.

The explosion in this style of fishing has lead to a very healthy tournament scene not unlike the American bass fishing scene.Employing nearly an identical format to that of the US bass scene. Anglers are paired together on a boat and are allowed 7 hours to go out and catch 5 bream, they are then brought back to a weigh master, who weighs the five fish together and the angler with the heaviest bag of bream wins the tournament.

These hi-tech lines are called gel spun or braided lines, both lines are made up of multiple strands of line spun or braided together to form one line. Braided lines are like a miniature rope and are formed just like rope.

Bream by nature are a flighty, spooky fish in that they can sense danger be it a predator or a fisherman and they will quickly disappear. During the hot summer months they can be found near shorelines in very shallow water, so the angler needs to employ stealth tactics to be successful in tricking these smart fish into taking an artificial bait or lure.

One presentation that seems to work well for most weed beds is to continuously switch from the shallow edges to the deeper center of the weed bed, trolling back and forth, to find out where the fish are located in the weed beds. At times the Walleye may be on the outer edges, and at other times the fish may move in towards the center.

Around a rod length of fluorocarbon leader is tied to the braided line between the mainline and the lure as fluorocarbon line is almost invisible under the water and the ads to the stealth factor when trying to fool these clever fish. These days anglers are running fluorocarbon straight through as the fish are getting wise to lures as the explosion in angler numbers are putting lures in front of fish more often

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How To Choose A Fly Fishing Rod

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 7:51 am  
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 The correct use of a fly fishing rod is to make it build up momentum in the fly fishing line and in addition use a rod that helps to control the distance as well as direction of the fly line. The fly fishing rod is also used to fight off fish after they have been caught but are trying to escape and so you will do well to ensure that you pick a rod that is strong and also of the proper size, especially in relation to the kind of fish you plan on catching. Whether you plan on catching a nine inch brook trout or an eighty pound tarpon you have to pick the right fly fishing rod which in turn requires that you choose an appropriate size as well as stiffness in the rod.

Variety Of Lengths And Sizes Of Fly Fishing Rod

The modern fly fishing rod is characterized by the fact that it is available in a variety of lengths as well as sizes with the latter aspect being governed by the weight of the fly line. So, if you want to purchase a five weight fly fishing rod you will find that the ideal rod to be one that is designed to facilitate the right weight of the fly line which in this case means using a five weight fly line while a ten weight rod works best when a ten weight fly line is used.

In essence, varying fly line weights should match the fly fishing rod’s stiffness as well as load characteristics and as the size of the road increases the size too becomes larger so as to accommodate the bigger line weights. It is therefore safe to assume that a heavy fly line will require that the fly fishing rod is stiffer that in turn will ensure a better and more accurate cast. The only thing is that even with identical weight categories, the rod can have various ‘actions’ or flex profiles.

This ‘action’ will give you insights about the stiffness of rod as well as recovery speed and it indicates that rod will flex at certain points. It is quite common to find some rods having very stiff properties near the grip while the tips will be more flexible.

If you want to experience true relaxation when fly fishing then you will do well to pick up a bamboo fly fishing rod. Not only are such fly fishing rods old school and timeless beauties but you are also assured that with these kind of rods you are sure of enjoying the most laid back fishing experience ever.

How to Make Homemade Lures

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 am  
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If you are planning to go fly fishing, it is important that you are good at fly fishing casting your rod or you are going to have some problems actually catching the fish. Many casters are not very proficient at dealing with different types of situations. So it is important that you learn more about how to cast the right way. With the following tips and a lot of practice, you should be able to improve on your free fishing lures casting techniques.

One great tip that will help you when fly fishing casting is to make sure you get rid of the slack before you start the cast if you want to get the line to effectively go through the air. This is important for both back casts as well as forward casts. You will waste some of the casting stroke if you don’t get rid of that slack first.

Whether you are doing back casts or forward casts, you need to accelerate and then come to a stop. You’ll get a nice cast when you keep this tip in mind for your homemade lures.

Remember to keep your rod tip in the right direction when you are casting out your line. The line is going to go in the direction that your rod tip is pointing. If you end up accidentally curving the tip of your rod by the way that you hold it or cast it, then the line is also going to end up curving when you make the cast. So be aware of the tip of the rod when you are trying to get your cast to go in the right direction.

Being smooth is very important when it comes to fly fishing casting. The best fly casters are very smooth. You need to learn to get the right timing on your cast, and then later you can work on the distance. The more you work on getting smoother, the better your casting will become. Don’t aim at the water when you are casting with your rod. Instead you should figure out where you want to cast, then aim about eye level above that point. This way you avoid casting down, which will stop your cast up short. Aiming at eye level will help to give your cast the distance that you want and it will be smoother for you as well.

These are just a few important fly fishing casting tips that can definitely help you to improve your cast when you go out fly fishing. Start working on these tips and continue to practice. With enough practice, eventually you’ll start getting the cast right, which will improve your fishing.

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