Sunday 22nd

Quite difficult conditions yesterday and today, fish being caught on a variety of methods and mostly at the surface or thereabouts.
Top rods managing 3's and 4's to the net but a lot of fish being missed. The fish are not really in the mood to take and those that are, it is a very gentle take not an arm wrenching affair.
Sometimes you have a fish "on" and maybe not even realise, Why?

When a trout takes a fly it immediately turns left or right every time! If it turns away from  your position you will be able to "feel" the take, lift the rod and you have caught a fish - simples!
However if the fish turns towards you you may not "feel" a thing but potentially you still have a fish!!
What you need to do is watch the end of your fly line for any signs of movement - hence the reason why floating lines are mostly hi-viz colours. If you cannot see the end of your fly line then look at the little loop of line between the rod tip and the water for any signs of movement. This can be a very slow twitch but it still means you have a fish and you lift just the same.

These slow gentle takes occur lots of times when buzzer fishing or when the fish are really not in the mood or do not need to feed and you can "tempt" them with a cheeky little morsel.

So don't always rely on feel alone watch keenly as well.