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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 20, 2018 7:40:25 GMT
Saw a couple of Danicas yesterday but that was it. Huge hatches of midge and caddis too.
Not many rising fish on the Taw right now but suspect things are changing.
Sea trout are also about and we've been catching some daytime ones which has been fun.
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Post by boisker on May 20, 2018 11:54:06 GMT
Yeah, still pretty slow in east Devon and over the border in Dorset. I’ve only found small fish rising on the Otter and a few larger fish in Dorset but not many
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Post by terry on May 20, 2018 15:47:13 GMT
A hatch of Mayfly on the West Dart on Friday the like of which I have not seen before. Alas not a single rising fish and after a decent stroll up river not one fish to be seen. This season is odd to say the least. The good news is there were no cormorants. Perhaps it's no longer worth there while. Need to try new waters as I'm beginning to doubt my self.
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Post by yeoman on May 20, 2018 18:03:53 GMT
Agree with you there, Terry. So far I've found very few fish on the fin and rising steadily, and there's been plenty of fly about lately.
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Post by paul on May 20, 2018 20:36:58 GMT
Saw one lone danica on the Culm on Friday.
A few splashy small fish rising to midges- lasted all of five minutes.
Nice chub, and a few small WBT on a nymph!
Moved something very big just above the girder bridge. Good jpb it didn't connect as I was 8' up the bank.
Fleeting glimpse, but very silver- guess at leat 24"-are there any sea trut up there? Or, on reflection, more likely an escapee rainbow.
Worth thinking about access improvement for us oldies- Cuulm and elsewhere- perhps when river levels are too high for bank clearing?
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Post by paul on May 20, 2018 20:38:31 GMT
Saw one lone danica on the Culm on Friday.
A few splashy small fish rising to midges- lasted all of five minutes.
Nice chub, and a few small WBT on a nymph!
Moved something very big just above the girder bridge. Good jpb it didn't connect as I was 8' up on the bank.
Fleeting glimpse, but very silver- guess at least 24"-are there any sea truot on the Culm? Or, on reflection, more likely an escapee rainbow.
Worth thinking about access improvement for us oldies- Culm and elsewhere- perhaps when river levels are too high for bank clearing?
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Post by paul on May 20, 2018 20:38:43 GMT
Saw one lone danica on the Culm on Friday.
A few splashy small fish rising to midges- lasted all of five minutes.
Nice chub, and a few small WBT on a nymph!
Moved something very big just above the girder bridge. Good jpb it didn't connect as I was 8' up the bank.
Fleeting glimpse, but very silver- guess at leat 24"-are there any sea trut up there? Or, on reflection, more likely an escapee rainbow.
Worth thinking about access improvement for us oldies- Cuulm and elsewhere- perhps when river levels are too high for bank clearing?
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 29, 2018 7:03:31 GMT
Saw my first mayfly munchers on the Taw at last yesterday.
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Post by bluegrizzle on May 29, 2018 10:14:54 GMT
A few Mayfly rising on the Culm yesterday afternoon, hot bright sun, no apparent interest in them from the trout either to imitations or the real thing. Caught 3 BT, 6-8 in on the NZ rig... the slightly larger fish took the dangling nymph, the two tinies rose up for a small floating Black Gnat, very nice. Must try fishing later into the evening. Cheers all.
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Post by boisker on May 29, 2018 15:21:25 GMT
They’ve been taking them on the Frome for a few days... alas not any of mine as I haven’t had the opportunity to head over
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Post by yeoman on May 29, 2018 17:12:27 GMT
Good to hear, I've seen a fair amount of fly, but nothing taking them, lets hope we might have a good couple of weeks ahead.
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 30, 2018 6:09:39 GMT
Today should be interesting, perfect mayfly conditions!
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Post by halfstoned on May 30, 2018 6:41:12 GMT
Today should be interesting, perfect mayfly conditions! I often see a few Mayfly on the Yeo ( maybe half a dozen at a time) but rarely see any trout taking them, is it worth prospecting with a dry Mayfly even if the fish are rising to small stuff like midges or black gnats, having tied a box full of Mayfly patterns it would be nice to use them more in expectation rather than hope!
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 30, 2018 7:04:05 GMT
Today should be interesting, perfect mayfly conditions! I often see a few Mayfly on the Yeo ( maybe half a dozen at a time) but rarely see any trout taking them, is it worth prospecting with a dry Mayfly even if the fish are rising to small stuff like midges or black gnats, having tied a box full of Mayfly patterns it would be nice to use them more in expectation rather than hope! If you're seeing fish rising to small stuff I'd stick with that but if you are prospecting water then I'd give the may a go. I am sure the larger, older fish are aware of the profile/silhouette of the may and you might just bring them into play.
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Post by halfstoned on May 30, 2018 20:16:15 GMT
Many thanks Pete
I caught some nice fish in 2016 on the mega may and then last year the Mayfly seemed to pass me by. I'm determined to at least get them out of the box this season.
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Post by yeoman on May 30, 2018 20:38:34 GMT
I had a couple of hours early evening today, only one or two mays about, but I fished one anyway, and caught a few decent fish. Hardly any fish rising, but it brought them up.
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Post by halfstoned on May 30, 2018 21:30:11 GMT
Cheers Yeoman Full day pass for tomorrow so will definitely give a Danica a try.
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 31, 2018 8:15:20 GMT
Many thanks Pete I caught some nice fish in 2016 on the mega may and then last year the Mayfly seemed to pass me by. I'm determined to at least get them out of the box this season. If you're fishing flat water and nothing is happening a little twitch can sometimes bring someone into play.
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Post by yeoman on May 31, 2018 20:36:09 GMT
Full on long steady draws subsurface often get hammered when a dead drift floating isn't doing the business.
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Post by halfstoned on May 31, 2018 20:51:37 GMT
So in fishing terms Yeoman would you dead drift first then try a tweak and then strip subsurface? Or is it less calculated than that. Is your approach with Mayfly different if the fish aren't rising ( more tweaking etc..). When I fished the May today the fish just slashed at the fly so fast I couldn't hook them, do you think this was a territorial reaction rather than a feeding response( I didn't see any fish take a Mayfly today or even have a go at one). Any advice gratefully received as always.
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