popper fly

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dunner
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popper fly

#1 Post by dunner »

Im looking for a couple of popper flies for my box.
Can anyone recommend a good one or two?
Only ones that have caught fish please?
A pic would be great too!
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#2 Post by lumpy »

google gurgler or crease fly, easiest to cast and cause alot of surface disturbance
shore species 2008(25):dogfish(3.1lbs), bull huss (12lb 2oz), bass, shore rockling, coalie, whiting, pollack, conger (22.4lbs),flounder, thick lipped mullet (4.8lbs),turbot,ling (11.2lbs),ballan wrasse(4.5lbs), cuckoo wrasse, pouting, poor cod, cod (9.5lbs), dab, 3 bearded rockling, long spined scorpion fish, corkwing wrasse, plaice, trigger fish, sea trout, garfish


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#3 Post by dunner »

like these?
Caught anything on them?
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#4 Post by lumpy »

ya thats them, had plenty of bass and occasionally pollack when conditions are right
shore species 2008(25):dogfish(3.1lbs), bull huss (12lb 2oz), bass, shore rockling, coalie, whiting, pollack, conger (22.4lbs),flounder, thick lipped mullet (4.8lbs),turbot,ling (11.2lbs),ballan wrasse(4.5lbs), cuckoo wrasse, pouting, poor cod, cod (9.5lbs), dab, 3 bearded rockling, long spined scorpion fish, corkwing wrasse, plaice, trigger fish, sea trout, garfish


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#5 Post by dunner »

Cool.
I have a couple of dahlburg divers.... never caught anything on them .. lovely fly though..
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#6 Post by dunner »

will fly poppers work for mac?
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#7 Post by Deleted User 3157 »

Have a look at http://www.oceanflies.com

Used them before quite cheap with cheap postage to Ireland,
The Banger works well, had quite a few on those at dawn and dusk :D
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#8 Post by dunner »

Thanks...
i ordered some gurglers and crease fom this site http://www.goflies.com/salt_catalog.htm
will give them a go....
will try the dahlburg again too.....

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