Hi Guys
Ive just spent the easter weekend fishing the breede river.
Does anyone have experience tying there own poppers / plugs for leervis ?
My father and I did some Kob fishing with live bait and we caught a couple of harders which i examined very closely as these little suckers make up the leery's staple diet as far as i know.
I noted some interesting features - like a little gold spot about 2 centimeters behind the eye. And the fact that these fish are quite green on top.
I would like to tie a fly that would imitate these harders, as i have yet to find one that imitates them correctly.
As i had many follows and only a few hits, i figure the fish were seeing something that was putting them off. - and this was using a plain white popper with some tinsel at the base of the body and a white feathered tail.
i hade the same results on other poppers (poppers wrapped in shiny stuff, different coloured tails and tinsel etc).
I only managed to hook small ones 20 - 30 centimeters. the bigger leervis would charge the fly and then turn at the last minute. so frustrating !!!!
All in all i figure i learnt alot.
1. first light up to an hour after the direct sunlight hits the water is definitly the most productive time to fish for leery.
2. I got strikes on all sorts of retrieves leaving me no closer to knowing which retrieve is best.
3. 70 centimeters is quite an ask for these fish ? is there a reason their size limit is so large.
4. contrary to popular belief - smoked leervis is awesome eating. although i wouldnt make a habit of it as these fish are best for fighting
thanks all.
Ive just spent the easter weekend fishing the breede river.
Does anyone have experience tying there own poppers / plugs for leervis ?
My father and I did some Kob fishing with live bait and we caught a couple of harders which i examined very closely as these little suckers make up the leery's staple diet as far as i know.
I noted some interesting features - like a little gold spot about 2 centimeters behind the eye. And the fact that these fish are quite green on top.
I would like to tie a fly that would imitate these harders, as i have yet to find one that imitates them correctly.
As i had many follows and only a few hits, i figure the fish were seeing something that was putting them off. - and this was using a plain white popper with some tinsel at the base of the body and a white feathered tail.
i hade the same results on other poppers (poppers wrapped in shiny stuff, different coloured tails and tinsel etc).
I only managed to hook small ones 20 - 30 centimeters. the bigger leervis would charge the fly and then turn at the last minute. so frustrating !!!!
All in all i figure i learnt alot.
1. first light up to an hour after the direct sunlight hits the water is definitly the most productive time to fish for leery.
2. I got strikes on all sorts of retrieves leaving me no closer to knowing which retrieve is best.
3. 70 centimeters is quite an ask for these fish ? is there a reason their size limit is so large.
4. contrary to popular belief - smoked leervis is awesome eating. although i wouldnt make a habit of it as these fish are best for fighting
thanks all.