jean-paul kauthen
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Hello Dave,
I was very fortunate to spend two weeks in northern Patagonia in March. Check out my report of March 16th in the Blog Arhive on my webpage http://www.flyfisherjournal.com . You will find lots of pictures in the Patagonia section as well.
Good luck and tight lines …
Jean-Paul
There is C&R, but on a fish by fish basis. However systematic or 100% C&R is prohibited. Animal protection laws are more severe here than in other parts of the world. It is felt by some parts of the population that hooking and landing a fish does harm the creature. Fishing is not seen as sport or leisure, but as a way of hunting for food. But I do not want do get into a C&R discussion which might become endless.
If we flyfishermen and -women like it or not, the law is the law.
This year I started flyfishing using teasing flies, i.e. flies without hook. The pleasure is the same since for me the most important in fishing is to see the fish take the (dry) fly.
Cheers,
Jean-Paul
Hello,
The pictures are great indeed! I fished one day for brook trout with Matthias and we had a lot of fun.
Switzerland is not known as a flyfishing destination but I can tell you that it is worth a visit. We have mountain lakes, crystal clear streams and extraordinary scenery.
However, as Zach points out, we do not have trophy fish. A 30 cm trout in these cold and sometimes nutrient-poor waters is considered to be a nice catch.
Further information and lots of pictures can be found at
http://www.flyfisherjournal.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKI3Y4tQGQkNote that systematic C&R is prohibited in Switzerland and that in some put and take waters, all fish that have been caught have to be killed.
Cheers, and see you next summer in Switzerland,
Jean-Paul
Hi Zach,
The Switch cast is nothing else than a Single Spey cast without change of direction (actually the Single Spey cast is a Switch cast WITH change of direction). You can also view the Switch cast as an accelerated or dynamic Roll cast, where you lift the line that is in front of you out of the water, anchor the leader in front of you, the “D” loop gets formed, and then you perform your forward stroke. The Switch cast works fine with single and double handed rods.
The Switch cast is also nicely described in the DVD “RIO’s Modern Spey Casting” with Simon Gawesworth and others (Chapter 7 of Disc 1).
I recently started practicing the Switch cast and it is a lot of fun. I use a Guideline Pounch Pro line and it works particularly well for Switch casting since it has a long belly with lots of weight in the front part of the line.
Cheers,
Jean-Paul
Spey casting with a one hand rod is a lot of fun. The DVD “The Art Of Spey Casting” hosted by Lani Waller explains very nicely how Spey techniques can be used when fishing with a one hand rod.
You should however use special lines as explained in the Podcast interview with Simon G.
Cheers,
Jean-Paul
Hello,
I am looking forward to the interview with Simon Gawesworth. I have seen the DVDs “The Art of Spey Casting” and “RIO’s Modern Spey Casting”. They are both awsome. I am practicing Spey casting now with my two-handed fly rod to get ready for my flyfishing trips to Ireland and Scotland later this year.
Cheers from Bern, Switzerland,
Jean-Paul
P.S. Have a look at my webpage http://www.flyfisherjournal.com
It has a flyfisher blog and podcasts too!
