So i've had the chance to get out the last couple of afternoons, Friday i did 1 till 6 , this afternoon i managed 12-3.
Similar story on both days, lovely conditions if a little cold, overcast with a gentle breeze on the beat i was fishing. Thousands of flies hatching from before 12 onwards, today especially... However the fish seemed reluctant to feed.
Lots of Salmon parr and Smolts holding in some of the good spots and i wonder if the rowdy kids have pushed the bigger guys to wait till later on.
A veritable smorgesboard of food though
![thumbs up :z16](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_thumbsup.gif)
The very pretty yellow mays hatching in numbers but the trout only eat these in very specific parts of the river
![dunno :z8](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_dontno.gif)
and not the last couple of days!
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202030.jpeg)
The bulk of the hatch was Medium olives, i only managed to catch some cripples, but you get the idea.
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202136.jpeg)
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202212.jpeg)
And loads of Small dark olives hatching too, the wind kept blowing his wings
![oh well :z6](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_ohwell.gif)
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202304.jpeg)
The river surface looked like this
![eek :shock](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_eek.gif)
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202349.jpeg)
Yet the bulk of the rising fish were only wee ones, still they need to bulk up somehow. There was one or two better ones here and there if you sat long enough and they were happy to hit a size 14 DHE, so i'm guessing the Medium olives were the chosen food.
best of the two days was a nice 15" fish about 1.75lb
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202544.jpeg)
With a handful around the pound mark, including this bonny heavily spotted fish from this afternoon.
![](http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/gallery/19-300515202742.jpeg)
Definately thinking of trying an evening next
![thumbs up :z16](https://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/Smileys/classic/icon_thumbsup.gif)
Hopefully there will be some better fish moving, it just feels a bit cold.
Today the river was running a touch more colour than yesterday, but it is still looking pretty good
Cheers
Sandy