Comments on: Conditions?

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:21:26 +0000

Alistair – glad to hear it if today (saturday) is anything like yesterday then you should have a cracking day. Let us know how it went, tight lines!

By: Alistair

Alistair — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:12:57 +0000

Hi Paul, missing trout is just one of those things – I certainly do not pause when a trout takes my fly – it could be though that the trout is taking something just under your fly possibly an emerger.

The easiest way of dry fly fishing is to cast upstream of a rising trout and let it drift over without any drag (the fly moving unnaturally) also you can search water with a fly like a comparadun or a klinkhammer.

I use 3lb tippet – I do not like flurocarbon, i find it too limp. I am using some verivas just now however also use stuff called stroft which is great.

I am a big disapointment to meet – cant cast and rarely catch any fish

Alistair

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:23:09 +0000

Alistair hello been down the Kelvin 4 times this week caught 3 all about 5 – 6 inches missed about 6 any pointers on why i`m missing so many.
As i`m new to this river fishing do you strike asap or give them a sec or two to take whats the best methods with the dry ? cast upstream and let it go with the flow?? , do i retrieve figure of eight?? or fast??
Please help me as i am hoping to really focus on this style of fishing no more stocked fisheries for me (well maybe during the closed season).
What breaking strain of leader do you suggest i`m currently using fulling mill 4lb flouro carbon.
I`ll be fishing again on Sunday if your available as it would be nice to finally meet the man.

P.s Any pointers for anyone is greatly appreciated

By: Alistair

Alistair — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:38:38 +0000

I think you have just made up my mind as to where I will fish tommorow Andy

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:30:13 +0000

Hey Nicolas, I spoke to you in the GAC today, we were pretty successful, that fly you recommended was bitten off my line by a hungry trout on the first cast.

By: nicolas valentin

nicolas valentin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:09:44 +0000

this blogg is absolutly brilliant !!full of everything we need !!

By: Charlie dunn

Charlie dunn — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:07:51 +0000

I’ve been down about four times since the end of march-the last visit i had my wee girl and her pal with me-very expensive!,they relieved me of about 13 quids worth of assorted mepps-on every snag our lovely river has to offer,in the space of about half an hour!.Obviously i didn’t get any time to fish myself,as i had to be a human sheild to protect innocent passers by being impaled by two very enthusiastic novices.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:25:07 +0000

was out on the kelvin today. Lost 3 and landed just the one. Between 3 of us we caught 7 fish. There were a few hatches and quite a lot of rising fish. Was a great day we were all catching on Duns of different colours, in case anyone was interested

By: Alistair

Alistair — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:10 +0000

Hey Charlie – just becuase I dont post it does not mean I dont fish it

Oh, I am pretty sure Alan will wander along himself and reply at some point – you been out at all ?

By: Charlie dunn

Charlie dunn — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:46:04 +0000

Well done lads-its good to see some of you guys actually fishing a real stretch of the river from time to time!-Oh, i almost forgot again-any chance of telling alan atkins i wasn’t being ignorant-and if he would like to have go for a kelvin springer-i’ll meet up with him on the river at some point in may(there are usually a few creeping about by then).