SWFF Robin Hoods Bay
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I\'ve tried over the SW coast of Scotland, mainly for mackerel and pollack with little success. You may get more of a response at these forums though.
http://flyforums.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=saltwater
http://flyforums.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=saltwater
LING_BASHER
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I think there is alot of NE fisherman interested in SWFF but we dont really have the marks like Scotland or Wales and so on to try them tactics out.z
Ling Basher
Filey Brigg is well known for SWFF, how many do you see actually SWFF?
A few SWFF\'s from the Cornwall area know about Filey Brigg.
How do we know which Marks are best for SWFF till more are out there doing it?
I think in time more marks for SWFF will become apparant, and what better way to spend a day on the beach.
Regards
SWFF2
[Edited on 4/10/2003 by SWFF2]
Filey Brigg is well known for SWFF, how many do you see actually SWFF?
A few SWFF\'s from the Cornwall area know about Filey Brigg.
How do we know which Marks are best for SWFF till more are out there doing it?
I think in time more marks for SWFF will become apparant, and what better way to spend a day on the beach.
Regards
SWFF2
[Edited on 4/10/2003 by SWFF2]
LING_BASHER
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Should have aslo added that SWFF is only really a summer sport as the species such as mackerel and pollack move off into open water when the cold weather comes as well as the NE winds turning the sea a nice brown colour making it hard for the fish to see flys and spinners etc
Ihave yet to catch anything SWFF but never rally gave it a good go,maybe next july.
Ihave yet to catch anything SWFF but never rally gave it a good go,maybe next july.
mark
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This year was my first year swff. Up the north west coast of scotland, in me fave spot for more \'normal\' fishy adventures, and had a ballistic week (beginning of september) with more coalies, pollack and mackeral than you could shake a stick at.
maybe I\'ve been extraordinarily lucky, as I hear lots of people who try and as yet havn\'t caught owt. It got so easy, in the finish I was using a 6foot 4weight brook rod to add a bit extra adrenaline! Forget about pulling 20lb cod out of the weeds, landing a 2pound mackeral on that gear and I felt like I\'d run a marathon. How I tackle it (!) is by having a bash with a few spinners first to see if there\'s anything about, and if there is I\'ll maybe switch over to fly gear. I was contemplating having a plodge along druridge bay with some fly gear as I\'ve heard many a tale of the bass that patrol the beaches, apart from there and maybe blyth beaches, I\'m not sure If I\'d fancy it anywhere else along the ne coast
my first fish on the fly
maybe I\'ve been extraordinarily lucky, as I hear lots of people who try and as yet havn\'t caught owt. It got so easy, in the finish I was using a 6foot 4weight brook rod to add a bit extra adrenaline! Forget about pulling 20lb cod out of the weeds, landing a 2pound mackeral on that gear and I felt like I\'d run a marathon. How I tackle it (!) is by having a bash with a few spinners first to see if there\'s anything about, and if there is I\'ll maybe switch over to fly gear. I was contemplating having a plodge along druridge bay with some fly gear as I\'ve heard many a tale of the bass that patrol the beaches, apart from there and maybe blyth beaches, I\'m not sure If I\'d fancy it anywhere else along the ne coast
my first fish on the fly
If you want to give it a go for Bass try a little further south at Fraisthorpe Beach (just south of Bridlington) or Spurn Point have had lots of schoolie bass off both these places with a bit of surf you can almost gaurantee they will be there great fun not tried SWFF for them but me and Paula had a good couple of hours pulling in schoolies of Fraisthorpe.
Alternately come up here
they are prolific at the moment average of 2lb with the odd 4 and 5lb in amongst them. A fishing buddy had 40 2lb and 5 4lb in a 4 hour session. However may be a bit further than you wanted to travel 
Stuart
Alternately come up here
they are prolific at the moment average of 2lb with the odd 4 and 5lb in amongst them. A fishing buddy had 40 2lb and 5 4lb in a 4 hour session. However may be a bit further than you wanted to travel Stuart
Stuart
Thanks for the info.
Where is \"up here\". I am willing to travel. If not this year always next. I\'ve booked in at Ireland Oct/ Jan and also down south, for Sept/ Oct.
So much for being a summer only sport
email me please at [email protected] and I\'ll get back to you.
Regards
Steve
Thanks for the info.
Where is \"up here\". I am willing to travel. If not this year always next. I\'ve booked in at Ireland Oct/ Jan and also down south, for Sept/ Oct.
So much for being a summer only sport
email me please at [email protected] and I\'ll get back to you.
Regards
Steve
LING_BASHER
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yep summer only sport from NE 
