End of January

At the end of January the weather continues to be a bit Topsy turvey. Winter hasn't really kicked in yet, at least not as we know it. As a result some days when the climate is better produces some very good fishing days but it becomes more difficult on the worse days.
Just the last couple of days or so the fishing has been good, most notably on Tuesday when Nick Winward managed 7 good Rainbows on an intermediate line and an olive lure. Interestingly Jeff on the next platform using the same fly pattern but on a floating line only got a couple of 'knocks' Why is this??

A good intermediate line should sink uniformly on the level and when you retrieve the fly should come back almost in a straight line. With a floating line when you retreive you 'lift' the fly, then it sinks again, so you create a rolling profile with the retreive. This in itself can be a reason for catching or not as the case maybe!

Yesterday a couple of my new clients had their first go a fly fishing ever and caught a couple of decent fish each, however this was with an olive lure under an indicator!

So the fish are there and if you experimant to find the best method and you have a little bit of encouragement from the weather you should have a good enjoyable session.