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#2222594 - 04/30/08 06:45 PM fihsig
Long-Haired Dave Offline
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Registered: 01/06/04
Posts: 653
Loc: Lewisville, TX, USA
I'm going to Assencian Baye on Sunday to fish for a week but I don't knoe what to take what should I bring will my 5 weight that I bought from Academy for trout work good or will I need to do something else?

What kind of fish are there and will they eat dry flies? I don't think i want to Fish Nymphs since I want to fish puirly.

oh I'm on a budget to so if you have ideis then letme knoe if i can Afford It.
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#2222612 - 04/30/08 06:48 PM Re: fihsig [Re: Long-Haired Dave]
Long-Haired Dave Offline
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Loc: Lewisville, TX, USA
oh yeah I forget to say it's in Mexico i think on the ocean side
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#2222691 - 04/30/08 07:08 PM Re: fihsig [Re: Long-Haired Dave]
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Registered: 09/24/02
Posts: 313
Loc: Sherman, TX
Don't worry about taking a rod with you, Monday is Cinco de Mayo. In english, that means "excuse to party"...

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#2222764 - 04/30/08 07:32 PM Re: fihsig [Re: RexW]
BigLou Offline
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Registered: 01/22/06
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Loc: Flower Mound, Texas
LHD, you will need more than a 5 weight to deal with the wind down there. Minimum of 7-8 weight for the flats. The bonefish are smaller in Mexico...but even if the wind lays enough to fish a 5 weight, small bones will outclass you with gear that light. If you plan to fish the lagoons for juvenile tarpon, you will need a 9-10 weight. Take lots of clousers, shrimp and crab imitations, crazy charlies. Also, might want to try to tie a few "toads" for the tarpon. The flats fish in clear water can be very skittish. Make sure you have plenty of smaller flies in natural colors and flourocarbon leader material. The only "dry" fly that will work is a top water popper. Try something like the VIP that Scott Sparrow designed. (www.lagunamadre.net)

hope this helps.

Lou

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#2222798 - 04/30/08 07:44 PM Re: fihsig [Re: BigLou]
pearow Offline
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Registered: 12/15/02
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Loc: Murchison, TX, USA
try czech nymphs high stitcking the cuts for non stop action; piggy perch are hot right now-p-

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#2223174 - 05/01/08 04:07 AM Re: fihsig [Re: pearow]
rrhyne56 Moderator Offline
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Loc: McKinney TX USA
 Originally Posted By: pearow
try czech nymphs high stitcking the cuts for non stop action; piggy perch are hot right now-p-
LMAO!!

The sea-run bluegill are staged to start running up the rivers soon I hear.
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#2224568 - 05/01/08 12:05 PM Re: fihsig [Re: rrhyne56]
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Registered: 11/04/04
Posts: 657
Loc: East Texas
I agree w/BigLou. Plan to fish with a 9 wt because of the wind, which almost never stops. Take an 8 wt in case it gets less than 15 and/or you are in a sheltered area. Whatever you decide to fish with, make sure you have a minimum of 200 yards of backing...you will need it, very likely.

I prefer "Gotchas" over Charlies for the bones there but either way be sure you have some without any weight and some with weight. Tans and whites work best for me in size 6 and 8. Try to match the colors of the bottom you are fishing. You should have a real good shot at Permit also...so take some crab flies of various sizes and colors. The Permit are numero uno in my book.

As mentioned, forget dry flies, leave them at home, but take along a couple of big poppers. It is an absolute blast to throw them at barracuda on the flats.

For Tarpon in that area, my go to fly is the cockroach with black death an alternate.

Good luck and have a blast!!
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#2224917 - 05/01/08 01:25 PM Re: fihsig [Re: Meadowlark]
Long-Haired Dave Offline
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Registered: 01/06/04
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Loc: Lewisville, TX, USA
 Originally Posted By: rrhyne56
 Originally Posted By: pearow
try czech nymphs high stitcking the cuts for non stop action; piggy perch are hot right now-p-
LMAO!!

The sea-run bluegill are staged to start running up the rivers soon I hear.


HA!!!!

 Originally Posted By: Meadowlark
"Gotchas"


that says it all my friend!
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