luderick -angler Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Luderick have always been my passion and so has fly fishing, of late I've just been going through the motions on the long rod and cemtrepin. With all the surface activity and a few trout trips I've got fly fever and the challenges it presents, well let's just say we had fun and it paid off! I'll let the pictures do the topic justice, but in brief found the luderick after a few lean trips and they liked the fly 11 fish in total all caught on fly by Myself and good mate Paul in the lower reaches of The habour. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Biggest fish 43cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 That certainly is impressive, I would guess there's never been so many Luderick caught in one session on Fly. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Excellent fishing! I have been trying for luderick lately (as I can walk to the spot ?). I've been using a weed fly and although I've been getting some downs, I have not connected yet! ? I will persevere though, as I do want to try the fly rod as well. Congrats to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Very well done Royce. Must be great fun catching them using any method, but especially with fly gear. One day? BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I still need to christen my fly rod... Better get some weed flies! Good stuff, mate. Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc2076 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 4 hours ago, luderick -angler said: Luderick have always been my passion and so has fly fishing, of late I've just been going through the motions on the long rod and cemtrepin. With all the surface activity and a few trout trips I've got fly fever and the challenges it presents, well let's just say we had fun and it paid off! I'll let the pictures do the topic justice, but in brief found the luderick after a few lean trips and they liked the fly 11 fish in total all caught on fly by Myself and good mate Paul in the lower reaches of The habour. Enjoy. I'd be fascinated to learn more about your technique. It's interesting to me that they will come to the surface for a fly. Are there particular conditions, locations or environments where this works best? Do you still use burley? I have used flies as a substitute for weed in a traditional blackfish rig but never in this manner. Pretty intriguing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 (edited) Some nice looking fish there Royce! Must be a good tussle on a fly rod! Edited June 5, 2017 by Burger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdanger Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Good stuff Royce. Had a go off Bondi last week using some admittedly average flies, will go back to the vice an try again. Would love to know more about the rig too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 Okay so they're not on the surface. I use a bead head weed fly leader is level 8lb fluro carbon length to suit the water depth minimum length I run is 9 feet on Saturday I was running a 15ft leader, I add an indicator to the leader and honk it. I use the NZ indicator tool system. I run a floating fly line. So essentially indicator numphimg technique. Works a treat. I have included a picture of the flys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 nice fish and on fly to top that up, if you dont mind me asking where did you get them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 those flies are pretty realistic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 52 minutes ago, ARC H said: those flies are pretty realistic they are arn't they Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Regan said: nice fish and on fly to top that up, if you dont mind me asking where did you get them In the lower habour Vaucluse area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 1 hour ago, ARC H said: those flies are pretty realistic It's ice dubbing by Tiewell you can no longer get it, in the process of looking for a substitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, luderick -angler said: In the lower habour Vaucluse area. sorry i ment the fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share Posted June 5, 2017 39 minutes ago, Regan said: sorry i ment the fly Tie them myself Regan. You can get get a good quality fly from that online world wide site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekD Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 I've enjoyed this report and am very impressed at the quantity and quality of the fish. I have a few weed flies lying around but haven't gotten around to using them. Are you using any berley or only the flies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drc2076 Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 On the subject of blackfish on fly, came across this article a while back. Well worth a read. I really need to learn fly fishing technique as this looks like something that would be a lot of fun. https://lureandfly.com/2014/08/14/blackfish-on-fly-the-how-to-guide-so-far/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 19 hours ago, luderick -angler said: Tie them myself Regan. You can get get a good quality fly from that online world wide site! yeah ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 20 hours ago, luderick -angler said: It's ice dubbing by Tiewell you can no longer get it, in the process of looking for a substitute. yeah ok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Nudging your own record there mate. Great bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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