Fishing The Fly Scotland Forum

Derek Roxborough

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #435 on: 12/03/2011 at 18:59 »
Ah! Tinned Snoek South Africas help to the war effort who remembers that? easgach 1

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #436 on: 16/03/2011 at 08:35 »
OK - this might be trickier... we'll see :wink

Which fish am I :?

I am from an anadromous species, but seldom intentionally fished for in the UK.
Although there are examples of my species that are land locked in freshwater, I'm more associated with my saltwater cousins. Recently there has been a move to reintroduce my species to waters in Europe but I remain largely unknown as a sport species in the UK although across the English Channel your French cousins have a habit of of targeting my species for sport fishing.

So.... exactly which fish am I :?

H :z3

Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #437 on: 16/03/2011 at 09:50 »
Is it the Shad ?

 :z18

Jim

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #438 on: 16/03/2011 at 18:33 »
I need a bit more Jim - you are 99.99% correct :z16

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Offthebard

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #439 on: 16/03/2011 at 18:37 »
Beat me to it Jim,

Actually caught one on a floating line and a Teal Blue and Silver of the jetty outside the house, flat calm winters evening with the jetty lights shining on the water. Took me hours and the shoal just kept on rising to wee beasties in the tidal stream.

Sandy B.O.

Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #440 on: 16/03/2011 at 19:02 »
Allis Shad

Derek Roxborough

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #441 on: 16/03/2011 at 19:34 »
Twaite Shad? easgach1

Hamish Young

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #442 on: 16/03/2011 at 19:44 »
It is indeed the Allis Shad  :cool:
Had great fun with these under-rated fish on the River Wye many moons ago :z16
By the way, they taste quite nice too  :wink

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Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #443 on: 16/03/2011 at 22:09 »
What is the feathery connection betwen the first editor of a well known fishing magazine and the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?

Alex Burnett

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #444 on: 17/03/2011 at 19:33 »

  Pheasant Tail Feather.

Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #445 on: 17/03/2011 at 22:09 »
Nope sorry :cry

Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #446 on: 18/03/2011 at 19:04 »
What is the feathery connection betwen the first editor of a well known fishing magazine and the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?

Is it the Editor Fly Peter ?

The Editor
Hook: Size 6 Tiemco up-eye salmon hook
Thread: 6/0 BlueTail: Golden pheasant breast feather
Body: Fluorescent white floss
Rib: Pearl mylar tinsel and fluorescent green mono
Wing: Fluorescent green and black arctic fox, crystal flash
Hackle: Black hen neck
Overwing: Gray Fox


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Jim


Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #447 on: 18/03/2011 at 19:25 »
Sorry Jim the editor in question is a person so is the ghillie. The connection is a specific feather. An extra clue? The editor was famous for catching the heaviest bag of salmon on a scottish loch.

Jim Eddie

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #448 on: 18/03/2011 at 20:27 »
Peter
The Editor was a person it was Sandy Leveton the editor of Trout and Salmon who first tied the Editor fly.

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Jim

Peter McCallum

Re: General Knowledge - Fly Fishing
« Reply #449 on: 18/03/2011 at 23:15 »
Nope you forgot 'the eponimous Ghillie of a lord in the 1800's?'

 




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