Hi Mike,
They're all size 14s, pretty much my go to size,
There is one particular trout that has haunted my dreams for all last week.......and will be doing the same next week!!
Steven
Don’t give up on that dream Steve, I had the same fish haunting me from last season and tried countless times to get it. The problem was there’s no upstream approach, so countless stealthy downstream attempts were made, fading light, darkness, rain cover the lot, wet, dry, nymph & streamer, with only one cautious pull on a streamer to show for it.
Out trying for a salmon earlier this week the conditions just before the recent spate were in my favour, tea tinged water, & fired up fish.
First cast was perfect and swung into his last known location and on retrieve I felt a hit and thought aaaargghhh that was my chance. Then second cast swung in to the exact same spot and on retrieve saw an almighty bow wave follow and a very firm grab.
5 minutes later a 5lb bar of gold was admired and having never left the water, safely returned to his lair to contemplate.
My only regret is that it was on a small single hooked silver spoon while out salmon fishing and he unfortunately shares the spot where I’ve had my biggest salmon.
I hadn’t succeeded previously with the fly and stealthy approaches.
Knowing this is a fly related forum and that’s the main reason I’m here but don’t want to offend anyone by posting a fish that my ever improving flyfishing skills didn’t deserve.
It leaves me with a question of have you guys experienced one that just won’t take your fly based offerings?