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Posted: Sun Jul 13th, 2008 06:51 pm |
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Anyone out there doing any fly fishing in and around San Carlos?
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Posted: Sun Jul 13th, 2008 07:02 pm |
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| I've heard that several of the charters in San Carlos cater to fly anglers. I've done OK a few times walking the beach at daylight with a fly rod looking for bait boils within wading distance. Someone will surely answer you.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13th, 2008 10:10 pm |
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Thanks for the post. I have been to San Carlos many times but I just started fishing there this year. It looks like a great place to fish.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 12:48 am |
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It's really great. The beaches are pretty deserted right at daylight. Depending on the tides, there can be a lot of feeding activity close to shore before the predators return to deeper, darker water. Look for birds, and disturbances on the water. I've caught an amazingly wide variety of fish ranging from 1 - 6 lb. which I usually release. Of note was a 4 1/2 lb. pompano. I was only knee deep in the surf, and I hooked him about 20 feet in front of me. We cooked it for lunch on the boat that afternoon. It was absolutely delicious!
I've never caught anything very big that way, but it's fun, and I keep hoping. I've got the most action out of streamer flies of bucktail or feather about 2 1/2" long as long as they've got some white in them. You can try other stuff, I have. I tie them up myself, and sometimes put a little glitter in them. The first thing I throw out usually has some red and white on it, or red, black and white.
If you're going after big game fish, that's a whole 'nother thing. You're going to want something bigger than your 9/W with a couple, three hundred yards of backing on a heavy duty reel. If you were going to do that, I'd advise seeking a charter who will supply you with gear. Of course, if you want to be a real sportsman and go after Goliath with a slingshot, have at 'er.
I don't know if any of the charter outfits in San Carlos have fly fishing gear. I bring my own flyrod just for dinkin' around in my spare time. I think the one I bring is an 11/W. If I got anything over 25 lb. on it, I'd have my hands full, I hope...
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 03:44 pm |
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I have a new 14wt that I will be using next January in Zihuatanejo. I guess I will bring tis rod on my next trip along with a 10 wt.
I do a lot of fly tying and teach classes at my fly shop I have here in Michigan (http://www.leroyflytying.com)
I will put some pictures of saltwater flies I have been tying on the web site and send you the link.
How if fishing around Laughlin? I read an article about fly fishing Lake Mohave at Cottonwood Cove with float tubes - fishing for bass.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 04:34 pm |
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I've been fishing Lake Mohave for about 20 years, and I use flies whenever I can. (I'm definitely not a "fly rod snob" though.) Sometimes flies just work better. Unfortunately the largemouth bass population has gone to hell since striped bass were introduced in the Colorado River system. Striped bass travel and feed in schools. They are efficient feeders. While snorkeling in the lake, I've watched a school of stripers move into a cove and clean it out for feed. The largemouth are territorial, and when the feed disapears from their territory, they starve. I haven't seen a bait boil on Mohave in a few years, and I gave my crawfish trap away because they're pretty much gone. It is my contention that the stripers have pretty much eaten themselves out of business and are on the decline also. The only fish in Mohave that seem to be hanging on are the bluegill. This isn't about San Carlos, but that's my gripe for the day.
Your 14W ought to do just fine with anything you might tie into, even if you're just a semi-experienced fly angler. Just about any streamer or something with glitter to it should produce results. The old standby "Mickey Finn" or variations of same would be a good first choice. A fly rod is actually pretty primitive compared to the gear most people use, but there's a real satisfaction when you catch something nice. I was having a blast catching salmon on a flyrod in the Pacific Northwest and Alaskan waters back in the 60s before it became very popular. Best of luck to you, and let us know how you do.
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 05:27 pm |
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We do fly fishing off of our boats and have some gear...thanks jon 
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Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:09 pm |
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Haven't seen much action in close this year, but it was about the middle of summer last year that I started to get fish off the piers down from Rosa's Cantina in the middle of town. Look for some diving birds in close or some pelicans sitting around like something was happening earlier. The billfish lately seem to be hot and teasable. I wouldn't push the captain to take the boat out of gear unless you want to greatly reduce your chances of catching a fish. They usually aren't that agressive.
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