fly fishing for shark

This summer I want to do a "bait and switch" type of fishing with
Shark in mind.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am a bit at a loss of what to use
for leader and fly when it comes to shark.

Here in Maine the species that may show up to chum are , Blue,
Thresher, Porbeagle, Mako, and general dogfish. I guess Whites CAN
come in, but they are protected.

When fishing with regular boat rods, I have become relatively
comfortable fishing for these guys, but have never put a fly out to
one.

On 6 Apr 2007 14:35:45 -0700, "Sprattoo"
wrote:

This summer I want to do a "bait and switch" type of fishing with
Shark in mind.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am a bit at a loss of what to use
for leader and fly when it comes to shark.
Leader - 7x19 stainless rigging wire.
Fly - something that looks like a human leg from the knee down.

As you may surmise I know absolutely nothing about it but your
question gave me a chance to look through a few salt water fly books I
have for flies to use up north. The only one of any help was by Lou
Tabory from New England. In his Inshore Fly Fishing (a great read) he
states that the most common fish used for chum is menhaden and that
sharks (though attracted more to ground chum) become a "nuisance" when
chumming for other game fish. He devotes a chapter to chum fishing and
in it he says that Lefty Kreh has it down to a science and has
designed marabou flies to look like chunks of menhaden. I assume these
flies and how to fish them might be found in his books Fly Fishing in
Salt Water or Salt Water Fly Patterns.

I'd suggest as a starting point looking for both Tabory's and Kreh's
books at your local library or if you want to own them and a lot of
other salt water fly titles for cheap go to abebooks.com. It is the
best resource I've found for used & out of print books.

Kiyu

On Apr 7, 2:17 am, (Kiyu) wrote:
On 6 Apr 2007 14:35:45 -0700, "Sprattoo"
wrote:

This summer I want to do a "bait and switch" type of fishing with
Shark in mind.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am a bit at a loss of what to use
for leader and fly when it comes to shark.

Leader - 7x19 stainless rigging wire.
Fly - something that looks like a human leg from the knee down.

As you may surmise I know absolutely nothing about it but your
question gave me a chance to look through a few salt water fly books I
have for flies to use up north. The only one of any help was by Lou
Tabory from New England. In his Inshore Fly Fishing (a great read) he
states that the most common fish used for chum is menhaden and that
sharks (though attracted more to ground chum) become a "nuisance" when
chumming for other game fish. He devotes a chapter to chum fishing and
in it he says that Lefty Kreh has it down to a science and has
designed marabou flies to look like chunks of menhaden. I assume these
flies and how to fish them might be found in his books Fly Fishing in
Salt Water or Salt Water Fly Patterns.

I'd suggest as a starting point looking for both Tabory's and Kreh's
books at your local library or if you want to own them and a lot of
other salt water fly titles for cheap go to abebooks.com. It is the
best resource I've found for used & out of print books.

Kiyu


Thanks I will go check it out.
We usually chum with Alewives or Mackerel (mostly macks) just because
they are so common.... and fun to catch. I just unzip a baggy of
ground up frozen Macks lob it in a chum bag and over the side. Then
toss in an occasional tid-bit about 1 or 2" off the cutting board.
Works good for blues... but in deeper water works good for Shark.

I think right now my biggest concern is the leader. Maybe with the
rigging wire you just put in a "hay twist"? Thats going to be tough to
cast. I can make a fly that looks like a chunk of fish.. . thats a
good idea.


Thanks for the tip. Lefty sure is the legend of fly fishing salt
water.


www.sprattoo.com

"Sprattoo" wrote in message
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On Apr 7, 2:17 am, (Kiyu) wrote:
On 6 Apr 2007 14:35:45 -0700, "Sprattoo"
wrote:

This summer I want to do a "bait and switch" type of fishing with
Shark in mind.

Has anyone ever done this before? I am a bit at a loss of what to use
for leader and fly when it comes to shark.

Leader - 7x19 stainless rigging wire.
Fly - something that looks like a human leg from the knee down.

As you may surmise I know absolutely nothing about it but your
question gave me a chance to look through a few salt water fly books I
have for flies to use up north. The only one of any help was by Lou
Tabory from New England. In his Inshore Fly Fishing (a great read) he
states that the most common fish used for chum is menhaden and that
sharks (though attracted more to ground chum) become a "nuisance" when
chumming for other game fish. He devotes a chapter to chum fishing and
in it he says that Lefty Kreh has it down to a science and has
designed marabou flies to look like chunks of menhaden. I assume these
flies and how to fish them might be found in his books Fly Fishing in
Salt Water or Salt Water Fly Patterns.

I'd suggest as a starting point looking for both Tabory's and Kreh's
books at your local library or if you want to own them and a lot of
other salt water fly titles for cheap go to abebooks.com. It is the
best resource I've found for used & out of print books.

Kiyu


Thanks I will go check it out.
We usually chum with Alewives or Mackerel (mostly macks) just because
they are so common.... and fun to catch. I just unzip a baggy of
ground up frozen Macks lob it in a chum bag and over the side. Then
toss in an occasional tid-bit about 1 or 2" off the cutting board.
Works good for blues... but in deeper water works good for Shark.

I think right now my biggest concern is the leader. Maybe with the
rigging wire you just put in a "hay twist"? Thats going to be tough to
cast. I can make a fly that looks like a chunk of fish.. . thats a
good idea.


Thanks for the tip. Lefty sure is the legend of fly fishing salt
water.


www.sprattoo.com


Friends use to fish Monterey Bay for Blue sharks. They chummed them to the
boat and then tossed a big Clouser type fly towards the shark. Wire leader
that was easy to cut when you got the fish to the boat.