Would you like to enhancing your salmon fly tying
My Fluorescent Green Dabbler
A wet fly that I dont think I can live without for lake fishing for everything. In this blog I hope to explain why it is so good.
So this fly was originally given to me by Bert Atkins of Garvagh. I have adapted it slightly and given it my own edge. I was looking at it the other day and it struck me how many places it has worked really well for me.
How to tie up and fish New Zealand Style
Known as Newzealand style or Klink and dink and somtimes dry dropper this meathod can be very effective and definatly one for the river angler, it can work in some stillwater situations were a hanging fly is the secret sauce. Ive sent out some of these sets this month to my monthly river subscribers on www.bannvalley.com so this should help any of you who need to know the set up and interested folks.
Self Isolating In a Small Wave
Early season Lough tactics for a softer day.
With fishing in the wilds being one of the only appropriate things to be doing right now with the risk of spreading the virus. I though I would give a short tactic I have found that works on days the wave is not as big and fish are looking for smaller flies.
FIRST DAY 2 PERSONAL BESTS FOR ERNE 13th
I managed a few hours on Lough Erne this morning.
With a southerly wind and some broken cloud I was keen to get going. After a slow start in a space of aroud 30min everything turned into an early season red letter day.
Tips for early season Lough fishing
Early season lough fishing can be cold and seem bleek at first but the results can be well worth the effort with the right approach.
Leggy Johnston Bumble
A little bit more info about one of our popular bumble patterns for the loughs a generally good wet pattern and can really be used in most loughs for browns salmon and seatrout.