[Loxiafan]

Your D.H.Es are they in natural or olives, browns etc to match the hatch?

Like this Dude ( the one used on Sat evening). Sorry 'bout pants pic.



Lindsay

[Mike Barrio]

Nice fly!

[Liam Stephen]

Vague report guys,

Was out today with Tim. Did a shed load of walking. Caught a handful of fish to 1 lb and ended the evening with a plump 2lber.

Zzzzzzz

Cheers
Liam

[Loxiafan]

After last night's success, a bit more joy tonight. Only two fish but very satisfying as they were 'targeted'.

Pound and Half:



Pounder:



Not so much happening after dark tonight 

Lindsay

[Rob Brownfield]

Not saying where, for obvious reasons, but I had 21 Finnock last night between 5:45 and 8pm despite the antics of Iain trying to disturb my pool by hooking fish as well...lol.

I lost one Sea Trout of about 2-2.5 pounds that flat rodded me on the take and then went arial, throwing the barbless fly after a couple of jumps.

They are affa bonny wee fish!

[Liam Stephen]

Guys 

Has anyone ever tried fishing blind, prospecting with big dries. I'm talking big Stimulators, Foam Hoppers etc... Would it be best to fish this way in real broken fast water or medium fast riffley stretches?

Cheers
Liam

[Peter McCallum]

Took a guy from canada out last year in less than hopeful August condition. He fished a Klink and a hares ear duo and I had a couple of casts with a snowshoe emerger. He caught fish steadily by fishing the fast water....nothing particularly big but consistent. I had a couple of casts and had a couple of fish. So go ahead on the fast water with big flies. If it's good enough for Hans Van Klinken it's good enough for me 

[Allan Liddle]

Try fishing the DHE just sub-surface upstream in the fast water, or even sink it by hitting water hard and working it through like a wet. 
Ditto for the Dirty Duster (in fact quite a good spider in it's own right).

I've actually pulled a good bit of the wing off a DHE leaving it with a wee 'stubby wing' and fished it on the tail behind another one on the 'bob' position  kind of Duo style (those that know me know i usually fish a two dry set up even on rivers)
Watch the bob fly (obviously) or more likely watch for the flash off a taking fish on the DHE 'Nymph'.

[Liam Stephen]

3ft 2" 

Why oh why? 

Liam

[Liam Stephen]

Took a guy from canada out last year in less than hopeful August condition. He fished a Klink and a hares ear duo and I had a couple of casts with a snowshoe emerger. He caught fish steadily by fishing the fast water....nothing particularly big but consistent. I had a couple of casts and had a couple of fish. So go ahead on the fast water with big flies. If it's good enough for Hans Van Klinken it's good enough for me 

Try fishing the DHE just sub-surface upstream in the fast water, or even sink it by hitting water hard and working it through like a wet. 
Ditto for the Dirty Duster (in fact quite a good spider in it's own right).

I've actually pulled a good bit of the wing off a DHE leaving it with a wee 'stubby wing' and fished it on the tail behind another one on the 'bob' position  kind of Duo style (those that know me know i usually fish a two dry set up even on rivers)
Watch the bob fly (obviously) or more likely watch for the flash off a taking fish on the DHE 'Nymph'.
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Thanks for that guys 

I'll defiantly be giving it a go once the levels drop some 

Cheers
Liam

[Iain Goolager]

A few small Trout were rising yesterday 5pmish and there were quite a few sedges on the go (I wasn't fishing).

This afternoon at 2 ish I stuck my head over the bank and there was a reasonable flow of Olives and enough trout feeding to instigate setting up the rod.
There were two good trout, 2lb plus showing, one was very tight to my bank. Trying to land a fly 4" from the overgrown bank from downstream in a near as damn it flat calm while unsnagging fly line from the jungle is seriously getting on my thruppennies. 
The other was hugging the opposite bank feeding in the vortex of a whirlpool, for a change.
Waters not that bad mid river, coloured but could see the bottom in a section that is at 18" + deep.

Only managed 3 fish - after switching from various dun patterns to emergers.

Iain

[Jim Eddie]

Were you standing on your heid when you were taking the photo Iain  nice net though 

 

Jim

[Loxiafan]

Nice night to be out, water good and a few rising trout. First fish I saw that was castable I took on the first cast, a spunky pounder-ish:



Checked the DHE after letting it go and noticed in had 'opened' the hook, a Varivas 2200 BL-B ! Never happened to me even with the two and three pounders last week. Wtf a pounder opening a hook ? Changed to another one. The opened one is the one at the bottom:



The hook came out in the net but I reckon it must have been hooked in the hard upper mouth palette hence the gape 'opened' on the hook with side and netting strain ?

Looked around for other risers, either all small in nursery areas or on the far bank and not reachable. Did find one other decent fish on my bank and hooked it second cast but it was off after a few seconds. Oh, well I've had worse nights.

Spent a bit of time with a new member trying to convince him on the merits of catch and release, hope he took on board the pros.

Now need to go and do a batch of DHE's on the 212Y's as I only have a few on these hooks !

Lindsay

[Iain Goolager]

There wasn't much of any note showing last night, not where I was anyroads.

Had my new Greys net with me so I was itching to get it wet.

I eventually opted to sit next to the head of a pool that has thrown up a few nice 1/2 - 1 1/4lb fish recently and wait for a dimple or two. As the light started to wain one such dimple appeared which was created by this very lively trout.............. and the net was christened 

I really like the rubberised small gauge net on the Greys range and although I wouldn't class this as a top of the range net from an engineering standpoint it is better than some which are 150% more expensive. At £29.99 you really can't complain.



Iain

[danbruce]

Nice fish lindsay, your on a fair run right now.

Nice troot Iain, notice your using a different set up, any particular reason? Or just fancie a change?

Well done again guys.

Dan

[Iain Goolager]

just fancie a change?

Yup

[Loxiafan]

Saturday Night, the purple patch continues !

Nice Trout 1.5 ibs (weighed, looks small !) on DHE and first fish with the Orange Barrio SLX, and DHE size 15 :



Bit later all hell broke loose, polaris missile, tail walking etc as a Sea Trout gobbled my dry:



2 lbs 10 oz and put up one helluva scrap on the 4 wt ! Both fish released unharmed. Rise quietened down by back of 10pm (like last night). Hooks tonight were Tiemco 212Y (with barbs crimped of course). Impressed how it coped with the Silver boy (hooked in the upper mouth, hard pallete too).Some Olive Duns from about 8.30pm reckon the Troots were on the nymphs/emergers.

All this recent success is uncharacteristic for me and I have to say it coincides with buying the Orvis Access #4 Tip Flex last Saturday - no blanks and loadsa good fish ! Do Orvis Rods make you a better fisherman ? I don't know, but they maybe make you luckier ! I suppose I do put the hours in, 'making your own luck' and all that....

Used the exact leader setup recommended by Mr. Dixon, a lot longer than I would use normally and still need those lessons to achieve better turnover and loose that tailing loop/excessive force/creep on forward stroke ! Barrio SLX was fantastic and clearly didn't spook fish (longer leader helped here too).

Lindsay

[Iain Goolager]

Well Done Lindsay 

Would have loved to have been out yesterday but visitors and a that.

Pleased you like your outfit and it's obviously got you in the confidence zone. 

Iain

[Loxiafan]

It'll all go pear shaped soon enough Iain, but enjoying it while it lasts ! I think Ben gets the Vatican to douse these rods in Holy Water or something ? ! 

Lindsay

[Alan Gourlay]

I've been trying various ADAA beats, going for the day ticket option. As i'm new to the fishing Rivers and want to try before I commit to a membership. I was out all day yesterday and picked up a couple of small trout (no more than 1lb), not much fish rising etc so was sticking to small wets (size 12 & 14).

At around 4.00pm I hooked a large fish, which immediately ran down stream leaving me watching my line disappear down the river (screaming at my mate, to come see ). The fish then took two leaps from the water, the first identifying it as either a large Sea Trout or Salmon. Sadly the second snapped my line, leaving me stunned and a bit sick...

I was fishing a weight 5 line (MB GT90), on a light 9ft rod with 4lb leader. Fish took the dropper which was a size 14 Invicta.

Still a but stunned by the whole experience, can Salmon take small trout flies ??

Alan

[Allan Liddle]

I've been trying various ADAA beats, going for the day ticket option. As i'm new to the fishing Rivers and want to try before I commit to a membership. I was out all day yesterday and picked up a couple of small trout (no more than 1lb), not much fish rising etc so was sticking to small wets (size 12 & 14).

At around 4.00pm I hooked a large fish, which immediately ran down stream leaving me watching my line disappear down the river (screaming at my mate, to come see ). The fish then took two leaps from the water, the first identifying it as either a large Sea Trout or Salmon. Sadly the second snapped my line, leaving me stunned and a bit sick...

I was fishing a weight 5 line (MB GT90), on a light 9ft rod with 4lb leader. Fish took the dropper which was a size 14 Invicta.

Still a but stunned by the whole experience, can Salmon take small trout flies ??

Alan

Yup they sure can.

[Peter McCallum]

Most of my fly caught salmon (4  ) have been on trout flies. One on a size 10 red tag, when bugging for grayling on the Tummel. One on a size 14 GRHE on the brux beat of the Don and one on a size 12 March Brown Emerger on beat 2 of Monymusk.

If you look at a lot of flies Salmon anglers use in low water they are trout sized. A Black Pennel is a well know bob fly for salmon.

So remember the scouts motto 'B  :z16e prepared'

[Allan Liddle]

My last two (landed one) size 14 Dirty Duster (Deveron 6 1/2 lbs 9 1/2' #5 3lb Maxima).  Previous size 12 tungsten head Hares Ear (same rod and nylon 10lb Tummel).
Before that size 12 Silver Invicta and Loch Ordie (5lb and 6lb Grilse Papil Loch Shetland, Kev Muir wiz there, 4lb Maxima 10 1/2' #6)
And double figure salmon on the Tummel that's probably still heading for Perth. (size 14 Greenwell Spider)

As Peter says, low water salmon flies are often trout flies (often doubles)

[Liam Stephen]

Just back from a great session on my local stretch. Around 30 browns to 1lb came to hand all on wets. Lost a bigger brownie of approx 2lb and hooked a big lump in fast water which started head shaking like crazy (any ideas) and spat the hook after a brief fight. Flies used all day were: Black Pennel and Silver Incvitca, both size 14s 

I'll be out again tonight, fingers crossed for a good hatch 

Cheers
Liam

[Andy Finlay]

Having been away for a few weeks not much to report went out Monday night expecting a good night but nothing rising. Back out last night, again surprised to see nothing rising so tried wets for a while. Had a couple of little brownies then had my first sea trout, about 1-1/2 pounds and pretty feisty. Nothing else after that even though a good hatch of sedges coming down about 10pm. Off to inverness this weekend so there will be a couple of detours via a certain loch near Grantown, will report back on that one later.