Afternoon, Did a land based trip up passed Abu

[Ocean Active]

Afternoon,

Did a land based trip up passed Abu Dhabi to some flats we have been fishing a couple of times. Although summer is here and the temps are up around 40 degreeC the fish still seem to be around.

Armand Flies and myself drove up passed Abu Dhabi and spent the day chasing around after small Milkies and Grunter. I had a shocker of a day and had dropped about 8 milkies. Some of them were coming up to the Milky Dream fly and taking them like a trout taking a dry fly, really awesome stuff, but I was hitting them to early to late etc. But finally on the pulling tide I was fishing a current pulling out of a cut on the flats with a few fish sitting in the current eating algae coming off the flats. i saw the fish come up and take the fly and the game was on!

The fish ran along the drop off and did a few awesome jumps and then turned and headed for deep water and then full speed back onto the flats, then back off etc. This carried on for a while and then I finally got the fish onto the flats and landed the fish on one of the sandbanks for a few pics and a release.

Armand managed to land three Milkies and a grunter. An awesome day out.

Cheers,
Nick

 

[Nepptune]

Strong work as always Nick, awesome that you guys have access to some Milkie flats and got into some good action with them... once again the Blad Feather Chucker is on another level I see...

Great stuff mate, keep the reports coming!

 

[Poenskop]

Milkfish must be one of my dream fish to catch on fly.

 

[Tuna fish]

Awesome stuff there congrats, can you post a pic of the fly you were using?

Shot TF

 

[WalkersKiller]

Would love 2 get a milkie on fly!!!! Good stuff okes!!!!!!!!

 

[Ocean Active]

Milkies are awesome on fly, very frustrating but when you finally hook one, shear excitement!

Nepps the feather chucker was on good form on Friday, always enjoy fishing with him! Will have to all meet up sometime and do a trip!

 

[Kumz]

Great catches ..Congrats !!!

 

[OFC]

they are beautifull fish! wow !!

 

[Ocean Active]

Here are a couple more Milkie pictures that a mate Kit took of Armands fish. A bit more creative than my pics!

 

[Nepptune]

Very nice! I can see the top one ending up in an Old Florida advert in the near future!

 

[Ocean Active]

Howzit Nepps,

Is an awesome pic of Armands fish and reel, the only issue is that we are Abel dealers!

We are going tomorrow to fish for Milkies so hopefully get a few more good pics!

Is it still tuna season down south?

Cheers,
Nick

 

[dugongboy]

Saw lots of what I thought were Milkfish on the Palm - this confirms it!!?

 

[Ocean Active]

I've seen quite a lot of big Milkies around the Palms and small ones about 0.5kg in the shallows. Also big shoals at Seer Abu Naer. Just got to run faster than the security!