Finally

Saltwater Fly-Fishing
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I moved here a year ago and have had a pretty slow learning curve. Last winter I managed a couple trout on the fly for the whole season. Lucked into a couple reds in the grass over summer. So my first year fishing the salt was real slow. Put lots of miles under the kayak and saw lots of water all over the place between Bull and Edisto. This winter, like a blind squirrel, I’ve stumbled into some nice fish. That’s been a nice change, and I’ll take it for whatever it’s worth.

Here’s a few fish from January and February.

G

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Very Nice.

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Great job man

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Persistence can be frustrating, but eventually pays off! Well done

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quote:
Originally posted by flyg

I moved here a year ago and have had a pretty slow learning curve. Last winter I managed a couple trout on the fly for the whole season. Lucked into a couple reds in the grass over summer. So my first year fishing the salt was real slow. Put lots of miles under the kayak and saw lots of water all over the place between Bull and Edisto. This winter, like a blind squirrel, I’ve stumbled into some nice fish. That’s been a nice change, and I’ll take it for whatever it’s worth.

Here’s a few fish from January and February.

G

I know that spot. :clown_face:

What else to say but, you put your time in, you got what you were hunting… “for whatever it’s worth”… it’s everything! Excellent! :wink:

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Redfish Fear the Beard :smiley:

Great post G.

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Curious, is that a hooked fish or is that fish just flashing his belly? We call fish that flash like that “happy fish”. Nothing gets me more excited on a fly trip than a school of winter happy fish. Great report. Good on you. :wink:

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Thanks all. That is a happy fish. There are 8-10 fish in that frame, and that one is just turned like that.

G

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Originally posted by flyg

Thanks all. That is a happy fish. There are 8-10 fish in that frame, and that one is just turned like that.

G

</font id=“quote”></blockquote id=“quote”>Feeding (like dolphin do in shallow water. That sideways head flip makes the belly flash.). We usually crack out some tiny crab patterns when we see them flashing. Just my experience.

Big time great report. :wink:

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Awesome job man. congrats on all the hard work paying off.

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