Moor update June 2018

[johnesmithson]

Not sure how many of you were out and about this weekend on the Moor. Spotted somebody going up the Cherry as I was heading for Two Bridges. How did you get on? I spent today on the Blackbrook. Plenty of fish rising but I had to work my way through the usual suspects (Black Gnat, Klinkhamer, Elk Hair Caddis) before settling on a Para Adams (I think, photo below, please correct me if I'm wrong) which sorted some of the better fish out. This coincided with a heavy hatch of what I presume were BWOs: mayfly shape with twin tails. Best trout was as long as my rod handle, and I lost another good fish which ran towards me at high speed and kept going downstream until it threw the hook. Saw some great insects too. Altogether a really nice day, helped by a generous upstream gentle easterly breeze, steady pressure and warm muggy conditions. Only fell down two holes and extricated myself from a quaking bog with everything intact. Does anyone know what kind of nymphs those are on the weed next to my fly?

Tight lines, Johnny

[halfstoned]

Cracking fish, I bet that put up a good fight.
The pictures on my phone are a bit small but it is indeed a para Adams not sure about the nymphs though.
If the flies had two tails then they're not blue winged olives as these have three so must have been some other Upwing e.g. Medium olives but hey it's the results that count and it's good to hear about some rising fish on the moor.