Flyfishing for trout has been particularly dire during the recent spell of hot weather. The normally lively rainbows have been lurking near the bottom to escape the full force of the sun and just not feeding with the same enthusiasm as usual.
Most anglers have been trying to tempt the trout with lures in the deeper water but my mate Dave Colclough and I have been fishing mainly late afternoon and in the evenings when the trout show some signs of coming nearer to the surface. Yesterday, however, the easing of the hot spell perked up the trout a bit and for a change they were more lively than of late. Me, Dave and Dave Chilton fished a day ticket water yesterday evening and three different methods scored. Dave Chilton fished lures a few feet below the surface, Dave Colclough fished a buzzer a few inches below the surface, and I fished my favourite dry fly right on top. We all caught at least half a dozen fish to a little over 4lb – and we all lost far more fish then we caught. They were slipping the hook after a few seconds or a few minutes. But far too many fish evaded capture by throwing the hook. We weren’t really surprised, for we had to work hard for the fish we caught and there were so many trout that just nipped at the wet flies, or came short to the dry, it was obvious they were not feeding with any great enthusiasm, so that when they were hooked many of the hookholds were too fragile to stay put. It was good fun though, and nice to see that by working hard you can catch with three different methods. |
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