The wahoo is a loner and when traveling with other wahoo it’s usually only a school of five or six. The fish can be found anywhere in the ocean but does seem to concentrate during the summer off of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. The first showing begins about the time the rains start in May, peaking in July and August. Most are caught around the rocky points and islands, but you will pick one up occasionally fishing offshore. It is considered one of salt water’s finest delicacies. Experts speculate that the wahoo is the fastest fish in the ocean and it’s no wonder that the first scorching run can burn out the drag on some reels.
Learn how to fly-fish! Here are the basic steps that you need to learn.
* The first step should be to identify the best location for fly-fishing. Then, lay your fly on the water using the stop-drop-drop method. The following is the most important step. Loop the fly line over the second and third finger of your rod hand and hold it loosely next to the cork handle when the fly hits the water, and take the hold of the line with your line hand in front of the reel. This helps you pull the line as and when required. In order to get sufficient length, ensure additional rolls.
* Now you are ready to hit the fish. Point your rod tip at the fly and follow it down the water. When the fish hits, strengthen your fingers on the rod handle and raise the rod sharply to set the hook. Keep your rod tip high, letting the fish run as the line slides out over your fingers.
* Palm the reel to bring the fish down and once you gain the control over it, reel in quickly. Keep doing this process of palm and reel until the fish is exhausted. If the fish moves in your direction, raise your rod over your head and bring the line back to the second and third fingers of your rod hand. Then separate the line as fast as possible and take up the slack. If the fish is moving away from you, keeping the rod high, allow the line to slide through your fingers and palm the reel after all the slack is over.
* What do you do when the fly hits the water behind the fly-fisher during casting? There is a solution for this. Keep your thumb pointed straight to the sky as you cast and relax your shoulder, and you can get your arm fully back to the 1 o’clock position. The other problem you may encounter is when the line and the leader pile up on the water instead of flying out. The solution for this is to practice the stop-drop-drop method for laying the fly on the water. The stop-drop-drop method is used for stopping the rod hand at 11 o’clock position, letting the line begin to drop, and only then dropping the rod tip.
