Showing posts with label Dry Fly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dry Fly. Show all posts
Friday, 26 July 2024

If Only The Trout Were As Numerous As The Balsam

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It was rather still and muggy when I arrived at the beck on Thursday. Looking around there was precious little in the way of bugs and flies ...
Sunday, 21 July 2024

Ignoring Balsam While Hunting WBT

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 Today I spent a short time ignoring the huge stands of Balsam while hunting for trout on the bottom beat of the beck. The first fish I foun...
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Saturday, 20 July 2024

Balsam Bashing (Again) & Rainbow Bashing

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I arrived a bit early for the Balsam bashing session so has a bit of a chuck about with the fly rod and a dry fly. A size 16 Elk Hair Sedge ...
Tuesday, 2 July 2024

Jungle Warfare And A Few Trout

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The last time I'd been on this stretch was for a work party a month or so ago. Since then the greenery had become even more luxuriant. A...
Sunday, 30 June 2024

Dry Fly On A Lowland River

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After errands I had a couple of hours on a lowland river with the fly rod. There are trout in it but they aren't the most free rising, b...
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Friday, 28 June 2024

A Few Trout And More Damn Balsam

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Thursday I descended into the valley to fish the upper reaches of a moorland stream. After wandering down the path to the downstream end of ...
Monday, 24 June 2024

Flicking Flies About In The Shade

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Had another quick session with the fly rod. This time on a moorland beck. I thought the dappled shade provided by the trees would make my li...
Sunday, 23 June 2024

Balsam Bashing And Trout

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The intention was to spend an hour or so pulling the odds and sods of Balsam left on this stretch before having a bit of a fish. As it was t...
Saturday, 22 June 2024

A Trip To The Dales (Rishishire)

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 I had chance of a couple of hours fishing up the valley of cheese. As I got to the river in the glorious sunshine Swifts and Martins were g...