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Post by iawnski on Jul 25, 2012 17:48:55 GMT 1
hi all just a short note ,went down tuesday me and syd  fished chain and below the bridge pool had a great time its fishing really well for the trout and grayling ,had 24 fish between us for a few hrs hope to get down again soon ,just thought i would let u all no tight lines  |
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Post by chainman on Jul 25, 2012 18:00:29 GMT 1
I'm presuming this was yesterday iawnski.......what time of day where you fishing?
Chainman
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Post by tubefly on Jul 25, 2012 19:51:09 GMT 1
They went for the late afternoon and evening rise.
Looks like they had a good time
Harry
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Post by iawnski on Jul 25, 2012 20:53:40 GMT 1
yep sorry abt 4 ish till abt 2100hrs
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Post by egret on Jul 26, 2012 8:16:32 GMT 1
Very useful info for me as I have to travel a bit to get to the river
Thanks.
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Post by chainman on Jul 26, 2012 10:50:31 GMT 1
I was out last night and the twilight period was very eventful with large numbers of Trout and Grayling rising in the whole area above Chain Pool. At this time of year and following a hot day I always found the final hour to be the most productive and the temptation is to leave the river to early. I appreciate that many of you have far to travel but if you can, leave it to the very end before you venture home......you won't de disappointed  As for flies and methods I would always adopt the downstream dry method when fishing on the surface. I would point out that generally speaking this approach is not suitable for smaller rivers, but is perfect for larger rivers such as the Dee. Various people will advocate that you need a perfect turnover when fishing dries.....I would argue very much to the contrary. Whilst your presentation must be delicate, try wherever possible, to collapse your cast........this method gives you sufficient slack to avoid drag. You will of course need a long leader in order to do this and I use a 16ft leader on a 9ft rod. These are the most effective 'all round' patterns on the Dee and can be used at all times of day in slow or fast water and they are great for bringing fish to the surface in the absence of any rise   Tight Lines Iwan |
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Post by iawnski on Jul 28, 2012 17:27:27 GMT 1
hi chainman did you tie this fly ? can you tell us how as ii tie my own flies not very good but they do catch ,so would like to have a try at this thanks
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Post by egret on Jul 28, 2012 19:50:45 GMT 1
Thanks very much for all of this information. Very much appreciated. I'll definitely tie and try the flies !
Went out today to try the technique, bit too cold and windy so used the downstream wet on some perfect bits of water & caught 10 trout and grayling. Good conversation with other members too.
What a great river.
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Post by chainman on Jul 28, 2012 21:43:23 GMT 1
hi chainman did you tie this fly ? can you tell us how as ii tie my own flies not very good but they do catch ,so would like to have a try at this thanks I tyed them both iawnski.....which one where you refering to? Chainman |
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Post by iawnski on Jul 29, 2012 9:47:22 GMT 1
sun fly please thanks
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Post by iawnski on Jul 29, 2012 9:49:45 GMT 1
sorry if u could, could you give both as the cdc looks a bit easier to tie lol
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Post by egret on Aug 5, 2012 11:12:47 GMT 1
Yep, the technique you suggested works well. Thanks. Though took a while to get the hang of it with a 12 ft leader.
Pleasantly surprising mixed bag of grayling, brown trout (greenish bodies with black and red spots-beautiful), and a silver fish that jumped around alot - thought was a small sea-trout while it was on. Turned out to be a rainbow trout. Somebody must have put it in, or maybe escapee from somewhere. I wonder. Put all the fish back.
Will tye the two flies next...
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Post by chainman on Aug 5, 2012 22:14:18 GMT 1
Meant to mention that if you're targeting a rising fish on downstream dry, you can maouvere your fly into position when it's on the water if you didn't get it quite right on the cast The dressing for the Sunfly is simple: - Hook: - Midge Hook 14 - 16 Body: Mole fur or any other dark grey fur Rear Hackle: Red Game or Ginger Front Hackle: Grizzle I also have a selection of these where the underside of the hackle has been cut off for those times when they want it presented that bit lower in the surface film. The Cul de Canon is: - Hook: Kamasan B100 Body: Primrose silk run through cobblers wax Underwing: Elk Hair Wing: 4 plumes of CDC If you speak nicely to Tango I'm sure he may be persuaded to do a 'step by step' of these  Glad to know that you had a good session of downstream dries egret Chainman |
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Post by Tango on Aug 6, 2012 12:12:24 GMT 1
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Post by iawnski on Aug 6, 2012 14:52:17 GMT 1
thanks chainman and tango for the advise ,will defo try to tie this fly when i get all the materials together, iawnski
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fished chain and below the bridge pool had a great time 
