[Mike Barrio]

Not many days to go now ...... What will be the first fly that you will attach to your trout leader for the river this year?

Cheers
Mike

[Jim Eddie]

I don't get back from Poalnd until the 6th of April, plan to fish the Ericht the following week. so March Brown spider will be my fly of choice.

 

Jim

[Iain Goolager]

Dunno, 

Hopefully a MB or Olive Dun of some sort, but then again possibly the same but in emerging form. Maybe a PTN? or MB spider?

Possibly a DHE or JT Olive, large F-Fly might be good or a Klink through some fast water? 

Either way it'll be great to be back on the river 

Counting the days

Iain

[Loxiafan]

Not many days to go now ...... What will be the first fly that you will attach to your trout leader for the river this year?

An adapter dry. 

L

[Sandy Nelson]

Hmmmm......... Probably a Size 12 Adams Parachute or maybe a large Olive CDC spider.. I'm already undecided  

Can't wait to find out what i choose though

Sandy

[adambrain]

When dose the don open for trout guys?
I defo need to concentrate on river fishing this year.

[Iain Goolager]

1st April

[Mike Barrio]

Mine has always been a Black Pennell on the Don .....

Cheers
Mike

[Derek Roxborough]

Orange invicta , claret bumble, blae and black, 3 fly cast,easgach 1

[Noel Kelly]

Orange invicta , claret bumble, blae and black, 3 fly cast,easgach 1

Interesting, what river will that be for Easgach? Are you generally fishing them up or down?
I love fishing wets on the river but haven't found them very effective early season. Haven't found them great for the bigger fish either. 

[Eddie Sinclair]

Hares lug or a gold bead hares lug or if they are rising an F fly CDC hares lug. I am a man of simple tastes.

Eddie.

[Rob Brownfield]

Its going to be mottled brown and has eyes....

[Loxiafan]

Looks like the first place a fly will be wetted in anger will be the Deveron this year. It will depend on conditions I suppose. I really want to catch the first fish on the dry but I am most likely going to start with nymphs, or a nymph and a spider if no early risers, but will even fish through the start of any hatch with these - it works very well for he who is Holy and to be obeyed ! Will then switch to JT Olive as this seemed to (surprisigly) outfish the DHE early on last season (on the Don). But that was then, this is now and all that ! I am considering also carrying two set-up rods this year, a 10ft #3 for nymphs/spiders and a 9ft or 10ft #4 for dries - will see how long it takes to realize that is a bad idea ! I am lucky in that all the rods I have can 'generalise' pretty good if I need them too, esp Helios 10' #4 and the 3# Streamflex Plus.

Lindsay

[Ben Dixon]

#2 4x long shank black woolly bugger wth an orange cone.

[Mike Barrio]

#2 4x long shank black woolly bugger wth an orange cone.

Such finesse

[Ben Dixon]

Such finesse

It'll only be cast to seen rising fish Mike!

[Liam Stephen]

A size 16 CDC and Elk in May 

[Loxiafan]

It'll only be cast to seen rising fish Mike!

Hope they've got their hard hats on then ! 

L

[Ben Dixon]

Hope they've got their hard hats on then ! 

L

Honestly Lindsay, it really is very effective in a MB hatch in about a #4 and works well for those selective trout that are refusing a CDC MB dun of correct with exactly the right number of perfectly crumpled tails and accurate veining on the wings.  Handful on anything lighter than a #5 though and not great on a 20' multi coloured leader 

Ben

[Peter McCallum]

Handful on anything lighter than a #5 though and not great on a 20' multi coloured leader