As much as I love it here, I really don't care much for the sun. I spend alot of time hopping around jetty rocks and drifting big flies behind 375gr of tungsten this time of year. I usually don't bring a camera out with me (I'm a clutz), but I did last night. Here are a couple really bad pics of some jetty fish.
Been getting lots of these lately for some odd reason.
Looks like a fun thing to do. I will be doing it in September, in Palm beach. :full
Nice. Nuff said.
Ron Conner Release the fish, keep the memories. Once a Knight is enough.
Nice fish! What Rod weight do you use to throw your line? (is it full sinking?) leader lenght?
Thanks,
Felipe.
Very nice!
Originally Posted by FreeFlyFree
I use any of three rods down there depending on the tide/wind/size of the flies I'm throwing (usually a 10wt). I use a type V density compensated head behind a braided mono running line. And I use a straight 3' section of 40lb flouro for a leader.
very cool ODC, what fly did the soap fish eat?
"impossibility cannot be concluded from a sample of failed efforts" - Edsger W. Dijkstra
Bad pic, but I took a picture of the fly cuz I buried it barb deep into the back of my head last night.
Last night the only hit of the night came on the old wee-ducer.
Nice Snook, I have to set up a rig for jetty fly fishing.
That hook makes me cringe, I don't want to remove any hooks from my hide any time soon. Do you wear some kind of eye protection when fly fishing at night? I do.
No eye protection. The line I use doesn't require any false casting, I pick up/load/cast with a single motion. A stiff breeze from the right will occasionally earn me a fly in the back, but I don't worry about it too much. If you spend enough time at the jetty, you're going to leave your share of blood on the rocks. All jetty rats have a love/hate relationship with cocquina (and gravity).
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