Dry fly fishing with large flies

Dry fly fishing with large flies is one of my favorite ways of fishing. There is no better view of a few circles on the water, made by trout swallowing insects below and at the surface of the river. Targeting a meters upstream and wait for fly to disappear in a noisy whirlwind, with a happy end is an action that I could repeat endlessly. The only problem is that in the most of the cases trout will precisely ignore the fly and selectively eat the other insects, only a few centimeters away. But that’s the game I like. Not always easy, but sweet when you scored. This is exactly what happened with this beautiful brow trout at river Gacka. Swarming files is a daily ritual at this river. Mostly small Beathis Rhodani files are swallowed by trout below the surface, but at the evening you can see large sedge flies dancing at the surface. Fishing with the large sedge imitations is pretty cool, cause I like to see my fly well. Ok, maybe trout can see fraud easily, and it took me almost 10 minutes to persuade this brown, but it finally grabbed the offered fly. This was one of the prettiest brown trout I have caught on river Gacka in last few years, and excellent model to be photographed.

Seabass fishing in Laguna di Grado

Story and photo: Denis Savretic - Cekin

During one conversation about seabass fishing with Stefano Pisu from Seaspin company, he mentioned that there will be a seabass anglers meeting and competition in city of Grado in Italy, and that he would be glad if I came there. That’s an invitation that no one could refuse, so almost 5 months later I finally met Stefano in person on the entrance of Tenuta Primero camping site. 4 of us came from Croatia, Danijel from Predator fishing shop, my good friend Edo from Senj, Igor Virag known as Cedevita, and of course, me – Cekin.

Unfortunately for us, the weather was terrible. Long lasting winter and snowy water from nearby mountains was bad news, fish were still In deep water, and shallow terrain of Laguna di Grado was almost empty. But during the first day there was some action – Italian angler Paolo Nane, who was on the boat with me, caught a beautiful seabass weighting around 4kg on Duo Tide Minnow Slim, and my friend Edo had a nice seabass from the shore on the entrance of the marina of Tenuta Primero, weighting around 2.5 kilos. He caught it with Trigger X softbait. 

The competition itself was a big fail because there was not a single strike, and there were about 100 people fishing from their boats all over the lagoon. But the meeting itself was great, we met a lot of cool people, and our Danijel managed to win a first prize for the biggest fool of the year, because he fell in a hole like a Hobbit. Although there was very little action considering Seabass, we had a chance to see one of the best fishing terrains in the whole Adriatic sea, and meet some of the best Seabass Anglers from Grado and all around Italy, so it was definitely worth it! And I can’t wait to visit Grado again!

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spineri.com novi web kutak za ljubitelje c&r varaličarenja

Nakon višemjesečne pripreme napokon je krenuo web sajt spineri.com iza kojeg stoje dragi prijatelji Goran i  Robi. Taj novi dijelić web-a namijenjen je ljubiteljima varaličarenja (nadam se i mušičarenja) i pobornicima Catch and Release ribolova, a poznavajući Robija bit će tu materijala i za ljubitelje dobre fotografije outdoor/ribolovne tematike. Za tekstove je primarno zadužen Goran - No Name i to me posebno veseli. Nakon prestanka izlaženja časopisa "Športski Ribolov" njegovo pero je nakratko zatupilo, no sada je tu opet motiviran i oran za pisanje o temama vezanim uz varaličarski ribolov.

Za početak tu je uvodna reportaža sa rijeke Krupe.

http://www.spineri.com/21-skrivena-velebitska-ljepotica 

Forgetful fish

Here is a couple of photos taken on a fishing trip with my friend and the most famous fly fisherman and caster in Croatia - Aleksandar Sasa Puskadija. He's a licensed instructor in EFFA (European Fly Fishing Association), from whom you can always learn something useful, not just about fly casting but overall the fishing and journalism. This rainbow was briefly persuaded to bite his fly, and finally took a small dry fly. Few minutes after fish was released back into the river, it was carelessly grabbed flies from the surface, completely forgetting that it was caught about ten minutes earlier. How long the fish remember? Does anyone know a reliable answer? ;) Although there are prejudices that fish remember only a last few seconds, some studies have shown that fish remember the last 3 months, and at the same time very well distinguish between different shapes, colors and sounds. From this we can conclude that this rainbow was very hungry and it was not impressed with the fact that it was just caught by probably the best fly fisherman in Croatia. :)

video: Aleksandar Puskadija

On the surface

One week after Croatian Bass Spin league has been held at Ivanec lakes, bass were pretty scarred so regular sight-fishing didn't give result as usual. Whatever we trow in area around the fish we saw, only made them scared. It was clear that we need to change the approach, and to target bass hidden in the bush far from the coast. So we got some fish on the silicone lures straight from the branches, but the biggest we caught with  poppers. Two have marked our day. Duo Realis Popper 64 http://www.duo-inc.co.jp/bass/en/realis/popper64/ and new Savage Gear Pop Prey 6.6. 

Pike and Duo Moab 12F

http://duo-inc.co.jp/en/fieldreport/world/2013/06/031003.php

Good choice for trout

Duo Spearhead Ryuki is almost mandatory trout lure in boxes of Croatian spin anglers, especially those who are competitors in Croatian Spinning League. This lure with its large range of colors is great for the most of the predatory fish, and perfect for rainbow and brown trout. Some colors attract trout better than other depending on the clarity of the water, and this pink is proven choice. Here is a nice wild brown trout caught by my friend Ivan and Ryuki size is 50 mm. This was a tough day for fishing because river water was clear like a gin. Trout were very cautious, and even much larger trout can be caught on this part of the river, this one is pretty nice for this conditions.

Gacka video clip

Never enough of Gacka river! This time we are sharing a nice fly fishing video clip, made by good friend Aleksandar Puskadija and his GoPro HERO3 camera ... enjoy :)

“Dalien`s day” video blog - episode 1

Dalien has decided to start a video blog using movies he's making with his action camera.
More details you can find on his blog.
http://dalien-fishing.com/daliens-day-video-blog-episode-1/
... and here is "The Episode 1"

Signs of a good season at Gacka river

Judging by the first few months of fishing, this will be a great season on the Gacka river. There are plenty of fish, the average size 35-40 cm, but daily you can have a few old big trout over 50 cm. In our two days of weekend fishing, Peki and I caught a lot of fish, mainly on some variations of dark colored jigs and streamers, some with nymphs, and one beautiful 50 cm long rainbow trout took my dry fly. There was a plenty of brown trout. The biggest we got is 45 cm long, and the largest fish of our weekend 55 cm long rainbow just slipped out of my hands and swam in the river, before taking a photo. I can not wait warmer period of the year, which is the most productive on the river because of the intense swarming flies. We stayed in nice and sweet apartments Brajan, 200 meters away from the top fishing position, mouth of the river Kostelka. From there you can walk to all the best places on the river. White and black horse in front of the apartments are only addition to the atmosphere of nature you can enjoy here. So if you need accommodation, we can warmly recommend you this one. Booking number +38598501074
 

 This was my first fishing with new Scierra A.n.t #6 rod, and it perfectly suits to all conditions on Gacka river. 

 

SUR fishing new video

... check more on http://sur-fishing.blogspot.com/

Japanske upredenice Gosen od sada i u Hrvatskoj

Japanska kvaliteta izrade posebno se cijeni u ribolovnom svijetu, bilo da se radi o proizvodnji rola i štapova, voblera, ili pak ribolovnih struna i upredenica. Ovoga puta riječ je o vrhunskim upredenicama za ribolov na slatkim vodama i na moru. Gosen je vodeći proizvođač upredenica sa više od 60 godina iskustva u proizvodnji i od ove godine se zahvaljujući  tvrtki Olivari d.o.o. može nabaviti i u Hrvatskoj.

Gosen W serija PE upredenica posjeduje optimalnu ravnotežu mekoće, osjetljivosti i snage te odgovara različitim stilovima riblova. Dostupna je u 150 i 300 metarskim pakiranjima u zelenoj te mulitikolor varijanti. Dok je zelena varijanta odličan izbor za ribolov smuđeva, bolena, basseva, štuka i somova, multikolor varijanta ima posebnu namjenu kod morskih ribolovnih tehnika poput bulentina i vertical jigginga. Naravno za ove ekstremne morske discipline poželjno je koristiti najjače špage sa japanskim oznakama 4,5 i 6 ili nosivostima 45lb, 55lb i 65 lb (promjeri 0,342mm, 0,382mm i 0,418mm). 5 različitih boja smijenjuju se redom od zelene, žute, crvene, narančaste do plave i svaka boja je duljine 10 metara, pa na taj način možete lakše kontrolirati dubinu u kojoj držite mamac. Dodatno je na svakih 1 metar postavljena bijela oznaka širine 10-ak cm radi veće preciznosti. Mulitikolor varijanta ima svoje prednosti i kod slatkovodnog ribolova, posebno u tehnikama jiganja, ribolova neotežaninim silikoncima tipa "slug-go" ili kod ribolova štuka u "stani-kreni" načinu namatanja strune. U svim tim varijantama važno je gledati strunu jer često nemamo dodir sa mamcem. Po kretanju uočljive multikolor upredenice jednostavnije je registrirati griz.

 Gosen W je prva linija upredenica za izvoz izvan Japana i ne sumnjamo da naići na dobar odziv kod ribolovaca u Hrvatskoj i ostatku svijeta kojima su proizvodi i tehnologija tvrtke Gosen do sada bili nepoznati. Usput da spomenemo da je Gosen poznat po proizvodnji sintetičkih struna za badmintonske i teniske rekete i u tome je u samom svjetskom vrhu.

Wild brown trout

Beautiful day on the river

Spring carp fly fishing

photos: Miroslav Vodopija 

Spring is the right time to catch carp on the fly. 

This weekend Miro visited some lakes near the city and caught some wonderful carp on the fly rod.

 In this period carp are easy to be located and are often found near the coast in the range of our fly fishing gears. 

Carp can be successfully fished with the imitation of various larvae, leeches, corn, bread or boilas ...

Thanks Miro on these beautiful photos, and I'm sure I'll join you at the first opportunity, 

because this  is a top adrenaline experience that should be repeated each year during the hottest spring days. 

After a long winter, spring has arrived

Well, after a long winter, spring is here. This was our first bass fishing this year, with a few fish. Since Miro has lost a few good ones, this was the fish of the day... not bad for the beginning of the season. The most of bass are still in the branches, so this one took silicone lure Hulla Grub by Yamamoto. Also we had some attacks to walk the dog surface lures and cranks.

Fishing with confidence

Over the last few years, with more or less success, me and my friends are trying to fish bluefish and sea bass, especially in the winter or early spring period. Bluefish are sometimes elusive and very cautious, often will follow offered lure in the flock, but will not bite it. Sometimes they rise to the surface, then you can successfully fish on a variety of top water models or with streamers and fly rod. But they are more often at the bottom of the sea, and then you need to offer a cheery, sinking lure that will provoke a bite. Duo Tide Minnow 75 Sprint is the lure with whom I have by far the most success in fishing and just contributed to a feeling of self-confidence, that has often been compromised with this "hard to catch on lure" fish. Now, if I know where the flock of smaller sizes bluefish is, my first choice will be Tide Minnow 75 Sprint. Second choice, is somewhat thinner, and thus rapid sinking lure Duo Spearhead Ryuki 80s. Both will promptly react on twitching and jerking rod actions. Allow them to sink to the bottom, and then start to work with the rod. Work in all layers of water, with pauses and sharp strokes with the rod, giving unpredictable action with speed changing and breaks, that will fool the bluefish. Be careful, if the fish size are bigger, they could go with your lure. In this case only steel wire can save it from sharp teeth. Both lures are great for sea bass too, but sometimes you need to reduce intensity of jerking with rod, and be a gentler than with bluefish. Note that both models are widely used in river fishing, about which more will be said later.

DUO Contest #12 - YouTube

Well, we all like to watch good fishing video clips. So, why not to check DUO Lures YouTube channel, with a few series running like “DUO`s Lures in Motion” or “Fishing with DUO”. You can be sure there will be a plenty of new material added in the future too. Now you can even win some lures on this contest. So what is the point of this contest? It`s very simple. All you need to do is subscribe to DUO Lures YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/DUOJPN and send a confirmation mail to duocontest@gmail.com.The deadline for the contest is 27th April, so make sure to join visual DUO tour by then for a chance to win a nice price pack.
Check one of the best promotional fishing lures videos I've seen, made by friend Darko Pesic.

Just a photo

Year 2010. 50 cm long brown trout in the net. C&R. Photo: B. Hrasovec

Šaranski kup na Orešju od 05.-07. travnja

Šrd "Sloga" Orešje organizira natjecanje u ribolovu šarana od 05.-07. travnja na jednoj od najboljih šaranskih voda u okolici Zagreba, jezeru Orešje. Jezero obiluje kapitalnim šaranima pa se očekuje dobar ulov, a najbolji će osvojiti i izdašne novčane nagrade. Uostalom, bacite pogled na plakat i na fotografije šarana koji plivaju u ovom lijepom jezeru.
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Carp fishing competitors are invited to this competition that will be held at lake Orešje near Zagreb from 05th till 07th of April. The best 3 carp teams will be awarded with cash prizes. Lake is rich in examples of capital carp, so do not hesitate and sign up to the competition.