Welington, New Zealand... dry fly videos.
Re: Welington, New Zealand... dry fly videos.
That is some great footage and even better fish mate. Pretty keen to give it a bit of a crack (probably in tassie). Are the cicada flies made from spun deer hair, they look pretty real, also do they stay upright when stripped. Bass would annihillate those things! Ben
Re: Welington, New Zealand... dry fly videos.
Thanks Ben, yes they are tied with Deer Hair and are relatively buoyant, it's very visual fishing to say the least! I think they get Cicada's in Tassie, but seasonal here from Jan - March mostly.
Yes, they land upright everytime due to the wings being on-top of the body and the fly having some weight in it, they asre a bit cumbersome to cast but the splashier and rougher the cast, the better response from fish as they land hard on the water.
Here's a another clip, just finished from a quick trip to the South Island, cheers, Andrew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stkHCi_-W20