Fly Fishing

shad · Newbie Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Scotland

Hi All
Just wanted to say hello rather than lurking,great site and some superb clips,keep it up!
About me ,I am in Scotland and fly fish for Browns ,Atlantics ,Grayling ,Sea Bass ,Mullet and Sea run Browns.Visit the States every year and Florida ,Erie tribs and last year got the Saltwater bug Twisted Evil

and had 2 trips for Stripers and Blues.
Tightlines to all for the new season Colin

waterwhippa · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:24 pm Post subject:

Welcome aboard Colin. Glad to see Scotland is here to represent Very Happy

jeremy · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:31 pm Post subject: welcome

welcome - if you ever make it to maine - be sure to give me a shout. ----- where do you fly fish for stripers and blues when you come to USA?

pps -- my fly fishing buddy keith and i were driving to the great lakes a few weeks ago and he was telling me about his recent trip to scotland --- i was very amazed at the stories he told of how regulated the waters were and something about having to buy a special license for the atlantics and a different license for the sea run browns etc...even though both species were in the same river....i think i recall him saying that he had to fly fish with a guide too....? is that true?

whatever the case - he said that the fly fishing was really cool and he hooked into a nice atlantic and i think he said he caught a nice sea run brown --- can't remember the specifics ---- but he said it was a very cool experience --- something i would love to try someday.......

shad · Newbie Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Scotland

Hi Whippa Jeremy
Thanks for the welcome,again I must say that this is a great site,watching the clips is getting me clocked up for this season.
Jeremy
Your friend was right,fishing in Scotland is pretty comlicated,to explain it simply it works on 2 levels -
1 Salmon and Sea Trout-To fish for these you need to have the permission of the owner of the water,this invariably involves paying by day or week.You guys will probably gasp when I tell you that a week on a prime "beat" could cost $5000 at the height of the run.This is the top end and you can find beats for $100.The guide your friend mentioned is known as a ghillie and is employed by the owner to take the guests out fishing,unlike your guides who are freelance.
2 Brown Trout and Grayling-The fishing rights are still held by the landowner however ancient bylaws give us poor folk the right to fish for them,the fishing is generally managed by local clubs who issue permits to fish,very cheap maybe $20 per year.
3 The Sea-Free I like this one best.
Hope this is makes sense.
Cheers Colin

shad · Newbie Joined: Jan 20, 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Scotland

Jeremy
Just noticed your other question,I fished Stripers and Blues in on Cape Cod,coming back this June,Cant wait.
Cheers Colin

jeremy · Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: cool

hey great - thanks for all the info --- june is a great month on the cape for stripers === have fun - and let us know how you do in scotland and in the states