|
Post by greyduster on Aug 14, 2015 13:40:55 GMT
Went to fly fish at Pool on Wednesday for a few hrs. Caught lots of good grayling and 3 trout under blazing sun. While stood in about 2 and half foot of water felt a nudge on the inside of my wader look down to see a large pike between my legs getting some shade!. He or she stayed their even when I caught a small grayling before slowly swimming away!.
|
|
|
Post by greyduster on Sept 18, 2015 18:33:04 GMT
Fly fished at pool a few times this season, good grayling and trout caught most times. Only ever came across 3 other anglers fishing this summer at pool. i sincerely hope that the powers that be at the club adjust the wading rules so that fly fishing is possible during the best time of the year for fly fishing. Just abolish the no wading rule except for match fishing, problem solved.
|
|
|
Post by tim1984 on Sept 18, 2015 22:54:28 GMT
Hello there sounds like an interesting spot Pool. I was also fishing on the same river at Tadcaster with a 9' 5wt and a Pike did the same to me and not one bit phased at all by my feet stood in the water! I think he was waiting for my first catch.What sort of fly did you have success on with the Trout?
|
|
|
Post by greyduster on Sept 19, 2015 7:15:33 GMT
Hi Tim. I mainly dry fly fish throughout the year even in winter. When I first started fly fishing i knew no one to tell me what to do, so the only fly I used for a couple of seasons was, yes, the grey duster. Now has time went by I gradually amassed hundreds of flies thinking I had to give the trout or grayling exactly what I thought they wanted. Locating the fish is in my opinion the way to catch fish. When bait fishing it's possible to bring the fish into your swim to catch them, when fly fishing you know you have to go to their habitat. Most river flies are either grey, green black or brown in various sizes, so when dry or emerger fishing presenting a fly into a likely place will do the trick. It's always best to spot a feeding fish to catch. I now mainly use cdc tied flies. A fly that has been successful for me is a iron blue Dunn, olive emerger and any fly I think they might take.!! Unlike bait or match fishing it's not about catching the most fish it's the total experience of being on a beautiful river. Remember there is no such thing as a bad days fly fishing.
|
|
|
Post by grayson on Sept 21, 2015 6:41:15 GMT
True- and I echo the sentiment re fly choice. After 30 years river fly fishing I find all I need for 90% of the time on the half dozen Yorkshire becks and rivers is this.
Dry- Parachute Adams , Tan Klinkhamer, Black Gnat, CDC olives and Hopper(for chub ). Wet- Snipe and Purple and Partridge and Orange . Nymphs - Copperhead Hares ear Caddis, Pheasant Tail Nymph goldhead, Pink Shrimp. Lures - black or white Woolly Bugger - for chub/pike.
Mind you , in various sizes it still adds up to a fair few flies .
Location is 65% , fly choice 15% and presentation 20%. There is no magic fly -stealth, observation, keeping on the move and accurate casting with minimum false casting is all .
But it can be about catching a lot of fish too- my best day this season was 50 plus wild brown trout. And not about small fish either- I've had grayling to nearly 3 and wild trout over 5 from Yorkshire .
|
|