Saltwater Boat Angling — November 2017

IRISH ADVENTURE

a fish but I was doing well just thirty yards from
them, fishing one of my special bass flies, much to
their annoyance.

RIGGED UP WITH CONFIDENCE
So, it was with confidence that I rigged my fly
rod, a 9 foot Orvis Helios rated for a #8, with a Rio
Aqualux striper clear intermediate line. On the
end of that I had a Mirage saltwater leader, it is
pure fluorocarbon and I tie an additional length
of 20lb Mirage to the end, to give me a working
length without cutting into the tapered leader as
I change flies. When the working length gets a bit
short I simply nip it off and tie on another 3 feet of
working end. On the business-end went a bait-fish
pattern of my own tying, it has proven to be very
effective in various sizes, this one was tied on a 1/0
hook and was about 5 inches long. That is all there
is to it, fly fishing is so simple and yet so effective,
especially from the kayak.
I paddled out from the shore heading

“THE GLISTENING

FLANKS WERE

FLECKED WITH

GOLD IN THE EARLY

MORNING

SUNLIGHT”

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THE SOFT NATURE OF A

FLY MEANS BASS TAKE

VERY CONFIDENTLY

LIKE PEAS IN A POD, A HANDFUL

OF FISH AROUND 5LBS MADE

FOR A GREAT MORNING

THE KASKAZI DORADO HAS

PLENTY OF STORAGE WHERE IT IS

ACCESSIBLE ON THE WATER