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Post by johnesmithson on Mar 15, 2022 10:54:06 GMT
I can't quite believe it's the 15th already, but fishing must be the best antidote to the terrible events we are witnessing elsewhere. Wishing you all a good season.
Johnny
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Post by terry on Mar 16, 2022 11:17:55 GMT
Well said Johnny and tight lines to you and all board members.
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1stteamsunbed
Alevin
May the weather be fair and the trout keep biting.
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Post by 1stteamsunbed on Mar 16, 2022 21:49:10 GMT
"May the weather be fair and the trout keep biting" First outing?? I may go to a stillwater. The weather.
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Post by terry on Mar 18, 2022 14:30:21 GMT
You can tell the season is open again that’s the strong easterly winds and bright sunshine. Mind you we wouldn’t won’t it any other way. Would we? For a change on opening day I trudged up the Avon dam res. Surprised to see a few fish showing but as predicted not with any interest in my flies. At least we are away.
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1stteamsunbed
Alevin
May the weather be fair and the trout keep biting.
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Post by 1stteamsunbed on Mar 19, 2022 15:38:42 GMT
I've had some good sessions up at Avon dam. A tip an old chap gave me is use a Black Pennell with the tail nipped so that about 1mm of orange shows, size 14and 16s.
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Post by rubble on Mar 24, 2022 9:43:49 GMT
Weather is really tempting me to go out. Even started imagining the Duchy would be good at the weekend. Of course I expect that's nonsense!
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Post by Pete Tyjas on Mar 31, 2022 9:57:03 GMT
Hope everyone is having a good start to the season. I've not been after trout just yet but caught a good sized one whilst salmon fishing. It was in great nick. It reminded me of the cold start we had last year and fish of a similar size I was catching in May looked like early season trout. Not sure about this northerly this morning though!
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Post by yeoman on Apr 1, 2022 17:03:22 GMT
Yes, nasty nip to that wind! I've had a few Trout all Winter while after Chub, and I have to say they've all been in excellent condition.
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Post by Pete Tyjas on Apr 15, 2022 8:37:36 GMT
A little more activity on the Taw where I fish this week. Nice grannom hatch and some rising fish. I even caught a few!
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Post by Pete Tyjas on Apr 23, 2022 9:12:58 GMT
Just the last few grannom now and a nice mix of olives for the trout to take a look at. I saw rising fish from the get go on Thursday morning but not frequently. I just hope this wind will ease back a little now. Hope you're catching a few and enjoying the season so far!
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 1, 2022 15:17:41 GMT
Was planning to head to the river today but a podcast recording meant I hit the river yesterday. I'm lucky I did! There were some great hatches of midges, the last of the grannom, a few yellow mays and brook duns. The fish I caught were on brook dun emergers and as ever, the pearl butt emerger was the fly that worked best for me. It was good to see constantly rising fish, something I've not witnessed much of so far this season.
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Post by johnesmithson on May 1, 2022 21:10:45 GMT
Good to hear that Pete. For those of us who are not completely accustomed to fishing emergers, which floatant would you recommend and how do you apply it to the fly? Many thanks, Johnny
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 2, 2022 8:02:02 GMT
Hi Johnny,
I mainly use the pearl butt as I mentioned. It is a really simple fly that is tied with a CDC wing in a shuttlecock style.
I treat it with Tiemco Dry Magic that although expensive lasts a long, long time.
When the fly is newly tied on, I rub a small amount on my fingers and then gently apply to the CDC. If I get lucky and catch a fish, I'll give it a dry, apply Dry Magic and then dust some desiccant powder (facing down wind) and it should be good to go. I find I can catch 3-5 fish this way without the fly losing buoyancy.
As an side, the fly is tied on a standard dry hook (14 seems to work best for me) and I have found I do get a good ratio of hook ups compared to a curved klinkhammer hook. This may also be down to the fact that I have radically changed the way I'll fish the water over the last 4/5 years and I'll wait for a rise and then cover it. It may also be because I am ready for the rise if I get a take rather than if I were fishing the water and a rise/slash at a fly might come from anyhere. My reactions aren't as good as they once were!
It is bigger water where I'm fishing and so the approach won't work on upland water but the size of fish I catch this way has been better than average and I've felt that if I'd fished the water I may have put a good fish down before it had even rose.
Hope that helps!
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Post by halfstoned on May 2, 2022 15:02:41 GMT
Hi Pete
I know you have the mega-may for hatching Danica but would you ever use a giant pearl butt emerger in Mayfly colours?
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May 2, 2022 15:44:20 GMT
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Post by halfstoned on May 2, 2022 15:44:20 GMT
Something like this?
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 2, 2022 16:13:28 GMT
Hi Chris, I haven't but it is an interesting idea and worth a try.
I wonder if adding some pheasant tail as a tail might be worth exploring too? What size are you tying?
Like you say, the Mega May is my go to, although I have recently bought some of Paul Procter's mayfly patterns that he has done for Fulling Mill and am looking forward to giving them a go.
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Post by halfstoned on May 2, 2022 16:32:11 GMT
It's a size 12 standard shank, would you tie the butt and then the tails? Do you think the butt would need some weight to stop the fly lying flat on the surface because of the tails?
I dashed out today for literally one hour and managed to connect with a few fish, either the fish have been taking short lately or my timing has been off so it was nice to get out and not miss every rise for a change!
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Post by Pete Tyjas on May 3, 2022 7:12:57 GMT
Sounds a perfect size. If you went for short tails (like the Mega) I think it should be OK. I'd be inclined to leave the pearl off of the tying as the tails will be the trigger point. If you're bothered by the tails and them tilting the fly you could also consider antron as a trailing shuck. Might be worth a try?
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Post by yeoman on May 12, 2022 17:47:13 GMT
Has anyone seen any Hawthorn this year? I haven't seen a single one yet.
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Post by treefella on May 12, 2022 21:02:51 GMT
seen a few on the ground in long grass but none airborne
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