Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: bbronswyk2000 on January 31, 2007, 04:37:48 PM
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So vote for your favorite style of fishing and than post the reason for your choice.
Mine by far is fly fishing. The fight is so much better on a fly rod than any other type. Also their is so much more to it than say drift fishing. Learning what flies to use where and how to present them. The casting is more of an art form and its always something you can get better at from practice. Their is a much larger learning curve and more complexities that are involved in the sport.
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I like drift fishing more. I fly fish on and off but have never really gotten into it big time. But I love to drift fish so that gets my vote.
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Only use centerpin reel,no drag what so ever ;).Second will be fly fishing
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I wold like to hear why people like to drift. Myself I do it the majority of the time just to get meat during salmon season. I do it as well during steelhead season because I have never caught a steelhead on the fly and don't feel confident enough to do it exclusively. I just don't find drift fishing for salmon all that enjoyable. In the next two years I am hoping I get better and better at catching salmon on the fly. If I get good enough I wont ever have to drift fish for salmon anymore and still be able to retain the amount of salmon I currently do using my drift gear.
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I really enjoy fly fishing but I seem to enjoy drifting more because I am usally on a river with a better chance of getting a fish although if you really know what you are doing you can probobly catch just as many fish while chucking flies :)
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I would definitely, without any doubt at all say for me, fly fishing is the best. Finding that quiet spot and laying your fly out like tinkerbell sprinkling magic dust. Soft, soft, just a light, light touch to cause a bit of water movement and then like magic it happens. The rise and a streak of silver and then the fight is on. Ahhh how I do love it.
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I prefer to take part in fly-fishing because in the short while I've been doing it I find it the most natural way to fish. I love the art of trying to trick the fish, get the right presentation and of the fight. As well, I've noticed there's just way more toys you can buy when ur a flyfisher.
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Mooching...Gotta love the simplicity of a rod/reel, a weight, and a hook.
Have taken some big fish this way, and find they fight harder in the chuck than when they reach the rivers, better eating too supposably. Love the scenery of being on the ocean too.
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I gotta say it depends on the fish...I love fly fishing....I love it for trout...To be honest, it gets kind of old with the andronomous fish....At first it's such a challenge, then after you get it a bit, the big boys just wear you down after awhile...I've been out with a buddy who's line was messed up and we had to use just mine...We kept handing it off back and forth and after awhile no one wanted it..( of course i'm talking about chum wrestling here, and I for one love chum salmon )...Now that this is a pink here I'm pumped to bust out my 6wt and fish them... and coho's. (which I've had no luck on yet )....
Now river or lake fishing, trout...only way to go is fly for me...that's a whole nother story...I even love chironomid and nymph fishing now!!! ;D
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I gotta say it depends on the fish...I love fly fishing....I love it for trout...To be honest, it gets kind of old with the andronomous fish....At first it's such a challenge, then after you get it a bit, the big boys just wear you down after awhile...I've been out with a buddy who's line was messed up and we had to use just mine...We kept handing it off back and forth and after awhile no one wanted it..( of course i'm talking about chum wrestling here, and I for one love chum salmon )...Now that this is a pink here I'm pumped to bust out my 6wt and fish them... and coho's. (which I've had no luck on yet )....
Now river or lake fishing, trout...only way to go is fly for me...that's a whole nother story...I even love chironomid and nymph fishing now!!! ;D
Come coho season I will get you into some. I have some prime locations for coho where you cant use gear.
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I gotta say it depends on the fish...I love fly fishing....I love it for trout...To be honest, it gets kind of old with the andronomous fish....At first it's such a challenge, then after you get it a bit, the big boys just wear you down after awhile...I've been out with a buddy who's line was messed up and we had to use just mine...We kept handing it off back and forth and after awhile no one wanted it..( of course i'm talking about chum wrestling here, and I for one love chum salmon )...Now that this is a pink here I'm pumped to bust out my 6wt and fish them... and coho's. (which I've had no luck on yet )....
Now river or lake fishing, trout...only way to go is fly for me...that's a whole nother story...I even love chironomid and nymph fishing now!!! ;D
Come coho season I will get you into some. I have some prime locations for coho where you cant use gear.
I'm in for that....I'm super excited for the pinks this year too...
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I gotta say it depends on the fish...I love fly fishing....I love it for trout...To be honest, it gets kind of old with the andronomous fish....At first it's such a challenge, then after you get it a bit, the big boys just wear you down after awhile...I've been out with a buddy who's line was messed up and we had to use just mine...We kept handing it off back and forth and after awhile no one wanted it..( of course i'm talking about chum wrestling here, and I for one love chum salmon )...Now that this is a pink here I'm pumped to bust out my 6wt and fish them... and coho's. (which I've had no luck on yet )....
Now river or lake fishing, trout...only way to go is fly for me...that's a whole nother story...I even love chironomid and nymph fishing now!!! ;D
Come coho season I will get you into some. I have some prime locations for coho where you cant use gear.
I'm in for that....I'm super excited for the pinks this year too...
Well if your excited come out for a day in the boat when I target pinks than take the roe from the pinks we keep and use it as sturgeon bait. Pinks and Sturgeon trips this year will be a TON of fun!!!! Morning for pinks and later in the afternoon sturgeon. Cant get much better than that ;) I k now Freak is counting down the days untill this happens hey Freak.
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Would have to say Drift fishing right now, I like barfing as well, at least when there is some action!! ;D I have just picked up flyfishing, maybe that will turn into my fav after this year!! I am really looking forward to chasing some dollies and Cutthroat in the next couple months though!! :)
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I like any type of fishing, however drift bar and flyfishing are my favorites!
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I would say second I would choose bar fishing. Just a nice peaceful way of fishing and sharing some good times with friends.
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I like trolling because it is something ive done for a long time and there is something about that rod going off in the holder that is such a rush.
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Interesting thread. Difficult for me to single out one. I do drifting, jigging, barfish, flyfish, mooching. I just like to be on the water and fishing.
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Wakening big Ase drys in the fall with the long rod. Hands down my fave. I'm getting excited just thinken about it.
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;D Where's the bobber fishing vote ???
Drift fishing was my favorite 15 years ago, until I got into the fly. Learned from a buddy and tossed the drift rods in the shed and started fly fishing, wow, what a different take on the fly and all more aggresive fish. I found fresh fish on the fly as with the drift getting all sorts of fish in different stages into the spawn.
fish take for a number of reasons, territorial for one reason why I was getting colored fish, on the fly I would always get fresh ones, same for stillwaters. So the switch was made to the fly, I'll never go back :)
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I love ocean fishing! The boat ride to the spot hoping they will be there. Waiting for that rod to start bouncing and GAME ON!!! Drift fishing will have to be my second choice!
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My desicion was a cross between Trolling and Mooching..I picked Trolling for the hell of it.
I grew up fishing in Sooke B.C. on the ocean trolling and mooching. I love it becuase I for one have patience and I know that it payes off the most in the open water ranging from 50 feet to 400 feet. Playing a fish in that amount of water has and always will be the best way to enjoy the fight. In a lot of cases fishing the rivers around here are a lot of the time " shoulder to shoulder " where as trolling and mooching are about you, the fish and the open water. In my eyes, that it is the best way to enjoy the wonders of fishing :)
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Drift fishing is fun epecially when the run is in, but fly fishing takes more skill and is alot more fun when playing fish!
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When you've done number of types of fishing, caught fish a number of differant ways, you drift toward being a rock lizard. It's not numbers to me anymore or style, and I can be a really good boat lizard too.
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Ice fishing and dry flies... but I think I like ice fishing just a little more some times. Lots of fun, and so relaxing, and lots of fun trying to keep warm.
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;D Where's the bobber fishing vote ???
Agreed ;D
Nothing like anchoring up and sitting back in the tube and watching your bobbers, waiting for the slightest movement. When you finally get that movement and set the hook, thats when the fun begins.
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Why is it that no one likes spincasting ? I find it very fun and you can cast your a$$ off all day long. I am sort of a noob but I want to get into flycasting this spring. I have my 5wt and I need a cheap beginners reel to practice with. i like the idea with flycasting that you can more accurately match the food sources but I can slay trout , dollies and coho on the spoon or spinner as well. Since last May I have caught over 225 trout, 14 dollies and 1 coho on Panther Martins and Hammered Croc's. So, is it that spincasting makes it too easy or what ? What is the main reason people dont like spincasting as much as other methods ? i am ready to try all methods to make myself a better angler.
CandT
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Why is it that no one likes spincasting ? I find it very fun and you can cast your a$$ off all day long. I am sort of a noob but I want to get into flycasting this spring. I have my 5wt and I need a cheap beginners reel to practice with. i like the idea with flycasting that you can more accurately match the food sources but I can slay trout , dollies and coho on the spoon or spinner as well. Since last May I have caught over 225 trout, 14 dollies and 1 coho on Panther Martins and Hammered Croc's. So, is it that spincasting makes it too easy or what ? What is the main reason people dont like spincasting as much as other methods ? i am ready to try all methods to make myself a better angler.
CandT
Nobody said they dont enjoy spincasting. Most just prefer other methods. I enjoy spincasting but its not my favorite. Their is a time and place for it. I use spincasting when targetting pinks and coho thats about it.
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Really nothing wrong with a spincasting reel, as usually they are pretty inexpensive in comparison to bait casting reels or center pins. And they are simple and easy to use. Most people getting into fishing can easily learn how to use a spinning reel. Heck I still use a spinning reel to fish with spinners, spoons and jigs. With that being said, the disadvantages of a spinning reel is that it is hard to achieve a good drag free drift when float fishing, and depending on the type of reel, the drag system may not be that great especially when put to the test by a large fish. Seeing that you are just getting into fishing, I am sure you will see what I mean as you build up your fishing gear ...haha.
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Fly fishing by far is the best. When your out there and searching to match the hatch you can really feel inside the habitat.
Matching the hatch can be unpredictable in the sense that all of the sudden a pile of May flys will start popping off. Then your
scrambling looking for the right pattern and as soon as you do actions on. One of my best experiences last year was on the Skagit river.I saw a huge Stone fly skipping along the water and this Trout going mad after it. I threw a Stimulator out there and watched that fish travel in almost slow motion from the river bottom to grab my fly.
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It's a toss up for me between drift fishing (never use a baitcaster for it, however) and chironomid fishing. They are incredibly alike because they are both sight fishing (float vs tip end of the flyline). If you have to think about setting the hook it's usually too late.
I have to clarify that it's only a trade off if the float fishing is done in non-retention rivers which in most cases are far less crowded. It really wouldn't break my heart if I couldn't fish the Vedder. I'd find some place more quiet to go even though it might require travelling out of the lower mainland.
What I find is that when I've flyfished throughout the spring and summer I get really antsy to get back on the river with my drift rod and vice-a-versa in the winter.
One type of fishing that I used to absolutely love and guide clients for back in the late 70's and 80's was live bait (herring) mooching on the Sunshine Coast or raking herring to strip cast to coho and springs off the islands on the east coast of Van. Is. Not alot of this going on now because of the lack of herring in the Georgia Strait but it was an incredibly exciting way to fish. Balls of herring would try to hide under your boat and salmon would go crazy chasing them down and literally crash into the sides of your boat. It was wild! Bucktailing was fun, too.