Western Isles, Scotland

**Jax** · 05-13-2010, 05:40 PM

Hear! Hear! and Well Said! gstrand. Smallstreams is Special. One thing I really like is there don't appear to be many Drum Bangers on board, just ordinary everyday Fishers. Pax Rules. Jax

**Doctor** · 05-18-2010, 08:45 AM

Superb pictures of Benbecula,Somewhere I must get too again !
Good time of year too go as the midgies should not be around??

**Westcountry** · 05-18-2010, 11:12 AM

Thanks guys, glad you liked it :D

Doctor, I've never had trouble with the midgies as it is always too windy :D

**Doctor** · 05-19-2010, 04:50 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sgc2b

Hope some of you can watch this , I think the BBC does,nt allow these to be veiwed outside the UK
Some stunning filming in similar places!

**Jax** · 05-21-2010, 02:08 AM

Hi Andy; Unfortunately New Zealand is one of the countries the BBC thinks don't deserve to see their Videos. Thats Life. :thumbdown: :evil: Jax

**Chalkstream** · 05-29-2010, 05:53 AM

Loved that Andy - thanks. Would definitely go for the name Crocodile Loch! ;)

BTW what tackle do you use for that sort of fishing?

Ben

**Westcountry** · 05-31-2010, 01:23 PM

Hi Ben.

Fairly standard loch fishing outfit really. 11 foot rod, a DT6 floater (occasionally a DT4 but it is ussually too windy for that out on the islands!) and twenty foot leader with three flies. Fly size was something it took a while to get my head around out there, even in light winds they want a mouthful. Sizes 10 to 6 seem to work best and good bushy flies too.

Andy

**Satoshi** · 06-04-2010, 05:48 AM

I don't come to the "Lake" section often, and I have missed this wonderful post!
All pics are surprisingly beautiful; scenery, flowers, and trout with the very unique color pattern.
The place is very beautiful, and looks almost like a different planet to me.
Thank you for sharing your experience.

By the way, Could you tell me what the "claret bumble" is?
Is it a wet fly?

Satoshi

**Westcountry** · 06-04-2010, 07:26 AM

Satoshi many thanks.
Yes the claret bumble is a wet fly. Standard practice is to fish three flies on the leader and the on the top dropper is usually something fairly bushy (like a bumble) to cause a wake as it is pulled along in the surface through the waves. A long rod is used and held high to keep the top dropper up on the surface.

The Claret Bumble.

Andy

**Satoshi** · 06-04-2010, 07:21 PM

Yes the claret bumble is a wet fly. Standard practice is to fish three flies on the leader and the on the top dropper is usually something fairly bushy (like a bumble) to cause a wake as it is pulled along in the surface through the waves. A long rod is used and held high to keep the top dropper up on the surface.

Oh! It's a beautiful fly. Thank you, Andy.
And that's how you fished those lochs!
Does this mean you caught most of the fish on the top fly in this trip?

Satoshi