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blowin · Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 2:20 am Post subject: wild brownies ( trout )

I don't know whether you can see all those rings in the water which is where the wild brownies are rising but what what I want to know is how do you catch the bloomin things !

lofty · Joined: 07 May 2008 Posts: 65 Location: north mayo

if there on the surface feeding you need to find out what hatch of fly there is and match it with the artificial equivalent.

joker · Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Location: ROI

A traditional device known as the "otter" . Made of wood . looks like a catamaran about 18" long with wire along each side . Attach line to wire and walk along the bank . The otter planes away from you , out into the lake , like a kite only horizontal not vertical . 15 or so wet flies dropped from the length of line nearest the otter . A local favourite . Highly illegal so don't do it .

wayland · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1171 Location: Campile. Wexford

An interesting device Wink

I would like to get a look at one of these if anyone knows a web page Wink

. I have used an Australian device called a Kon Tiki for beach/rock hand lining. As the name suggests this is a small raft with a sail which takes out the bait and sinker to the required spot. Obviously we need an off shore wind to make it work. This all fits into a back pack which is great for clambering over rocks etc to reach that favourite mark. Good luck Wink

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blowin · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:13 am Post subject:

I will try to get you a pic .
It has been out of use for years , of course .

Guest · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:34 am Post subject:

because it is illegal

Guest · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

uh-oh, we've got an undercover shade on the site....

blowin · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject:

joker · Joined: 11 Jan 2009 Posts: 23 Location: ROI

It is not as if this gadget is used to catch fish of a significant size or in waters where the removal of a few for the plate would make any difference other than to the person who is scratching for something to change a monotonous diet . Burgers and chips can get very boring .
Not sporting , tho , and not legal but then not much is these days .

admin · Site Admin Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 227

This forum doesn't condone anything which is immoral or illegal but eating burgers and chips is really out of order .
Well , once or twice a week might be ok but anything more than that .......

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