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Welcome to Flyshop's
February Newsletter.
It's a busy time of the year so hence this
is a short newsletter. There haven't been many changes or
additions to Flyshop's products recently. I'll start adding
more products
once again later in the
season as I have more time, in the meantime we will continue
to send out orders as quickly as possible.
In this issue;
Change to Fly selection process
Flies of the Month
Casting Tip
Fly selection has been
speeded up
I've changed the way the fly selection
works to speed up the process. It's now possible to select
multiple sizes of the one fly, whereas previously one had to
add each fly size individually. Now just enter how many and
deselect any sizes not wanted.
My pick for Fly of the
Month for February
The Black Gnat
February is terrestrial time though this
summer everything seems a little late in appearing. Now I
could have chosen any of the larger terrestrial patterns but
instead I'm picking the NZ Black Gnat. It's such a good summer
time dry, in the larger size representing the large Blue
Bottle and Brown Blow flies and in the smaller sizes the
little black grass fly that is common in the high country. It
certainly accounts for many many fish. And there are few fish
that will refuse it when well presented.
The NZ Black Gnat is tied with a bulkier
body than the standard Black Gnat as shown in the picture.
Casting Tip.
I work as a fishing guide and spend a lot
of time watching others fish. By far the most common problem
and this includes many very
experienced anglers, so it's something we can all relate to,
is to be continually catching things on the back cast. While
being frustrating, it also damages tippet, and breaks off
flies. If you use tungsten beads, they will shatter it you
flick them on a rock.
All my clients are from overseas, maybe
things are easier over there, however, as all Kiwi anglers
know, here in NZ there are invariable numerous obstacle just
waiting to grab your fly on the back cast, particularly the
dreaded Matagouri and Gorse bushes.
The cure is easy enough. First thing is to
identify whether you need the cure and then be prepared to
spend a little time to solve it.
Most of our river and stream fishing
requires accurate short to medium length casts. Short to
medium length casts work best if you stop your rod at about 12
o'clock. Now picture that in your mind, you standing there
with your rod stopped at 12 o'clock, then draw a straight line
from about a foot above where you want your fly to land on the
water to the rod tip and beyond, still nice and straight. See
where it's going. High in the air well above of those
Matagouri bushes? Problem solved? Yes with a bit of practice.
It's helpful to actually watch your rod tip to see where it's
stopping and also your line to see what's happening behind
you.
NB. If you pick up your line off the water
with a lot of slack line, you'll need to move your rod further
to take up 'the slack' and then end up catching something
behind. Make sure you strip in the slack then pick up, and
also it's easier to pick up early rather than late!
If you catch some grass or a branch on your
forward cast, when you flick it off, do the same thing, then
immediately continue on into the next cast otherwise it will
pop off and go straight into something else behind.
Many thank you to all those
who have purchased from the website.
Tight Lines
Steve Gerard
Flyshop NZ
13 Cameron St
Methven
Tel 03 3028448
Fax 03 3028441
www.flyshop.co.nz
Email Steve
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