Neal Osborn
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Now I understand the Bream thing better. Here is a quote from the article Light Line Bream by Chris Dunham. See the .pdf attached above for the full article. With a quote like this it is no wonder you guys are always talking about the Bream on the fly.
“Bream being the moody, cunning brats that they
are can go from charging, if not actually eating,
almost anything thrown at them to running a
country mile at the suggestion of a shadow.
Unfortunately, or fortunately (depending on how
you like a challenge), the latter is more often the
case. They are after all a long-lived species and the
older they get the more caution they display, which
is why in my book a large bream capture is a real
achievement and anything over forty centimetres is
worth crowing about.”Here is another great quote from the article. I am getting pretty interested in making a trip to fish for these guys 😉 I think that our fly fishing magazines need pros like this. 😀
“They also have some sort of attitude or identity problem that
means they’ll chase a fly in a pack like a school
of tailor. While this is good fun on a three or four
weight it doesn’t really make use of the light line
and can often be done better with a six weight,
especially when the wind kicks up. It’s further up
the estuary where the wee twigs and light lines do
their delicate, deceptive thing.”Andrew and Alex, thanks for the information on the Black Bream. Novocon, nice .pdf, thanks (photos in that article where by Peter Morse). Every since Morsie’s Podcast I have been reading more about Australian fly fishing (and dreaming of my next vacation, ha). In the Australian literature this Bream comes up often and now I have a better understanding. The phrase “prized target on fly” helps. I guess we write about the prized fish that are hard to catch. Andrew, thanks for the great picture! I note the reference to the BMS fly, nice.
Just for comparison, In Iowa where I grew up the Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) is the standard little old lake Bream. Other Names: bluegill sunfish, bream, sun perch, blue perch, blue sunfish, copperbelly, red-breasted bream, copperhead bream, and blue bream. Average size: 12 oz-2 lbs, up to 2.5 lbs. Spring spawner. Bluegills have smaller mouths than either bass or crappies. They are deep of body like crappies, but fairly thick from side to side. Bluegills characteristically inhabit vegetated, quiet or slow-moving waters. We don’t tend to think much about these little guys but I have to be honest, I love fly fishing for them when I go home. My brother is a Bass fisherman and has a big old bass boat with lots of gear and the whole 9 yards. However, he gets a real smile on his face when I catch these little pan fish with a fly rod. There is a place in southern Georgia called Callaway Gardens where they have these huge monster bluegills that are a blast to catch on the fly.
Patrick, this is a great idea.
Are you the Master of ceremonies?
I think we should get a solid number of people interested before tying. Other option would be to tie up a dozen flies to start and assume that at least a dozen people would be interested for the first session. Then if more people were interested we could do it more often, maybe one swap for each season?
I will tie the Jack Cabe Hopper (Trude style). My favorite go-to stimulator pattern. This pattern was tied for Main Stream Outfitters in Highlands, NC until it closed in 2001 and it is now available commercially but really only found out of the Highlands NC area. Although this is a classic Southern pattern, there are a few guys I know who fish this one fly all over the world.
I plan on making an IA box for my fly collection. Would be nice to have the name and the home water of each tier to put with the flies.
Steve, I got your back 😉 Any patterns from down under would be interesting to see. Full Credit to Muzz.
David, or anyone else – – – do you know if the new Aperture is compatible with MacBook Pro 17″ 2gb Ram?
Seafood,
My 8’6″ 4wt Z-Axis is my go-to rod for dry fly fishing. It is an absolute beauty of a rod. I use it on the North Carolina small streams with heavy canopy cover and it roll casts great. My casting style is well suited for the Zed but I also hear that the ZXL is a good rod as well (I have no experience with that line). I use an orvis battenkill reel and rio grande WF fly line for a complete setup. I find that the 8’6″ length is better for dry fly fishing and smaller streams compared to the 9′ length in the 4wt rod. The rod has a good responsive feel and the flex has never been a problem for my style. I can recommend my setup without reservations.
Sante,
Thank you for the wonderful post. Your description of GBS and the symptoms you incurred are very insightful and should help Bob and others better understand the process. You are an inspiration to us all. My wife is a therapist and she has listened to your podcast a few times and got the idea to incorporate people’s hobby’s/sport’s interests into her rehab planning through your experience with bamboo fly rods.
Bob, we are all thinking of you and wish you the best in your recovery. Keep us posted.
I’ll be able to start pushing cash back to my hobbies…theoretically
That is one of the funniest things ever said on this site!!! I am in the same situation as you, let me know how you manage to pull it off.
