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
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
Superb pictures of Benbecula,Somewhere I must get too again !
Good time of year too go as the midgies should not be around??
Thanks guys, glad you liked it :D
Doctor, I've never had trouble with the midgies as it is always too windy :D
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!
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
Loved that Andy - thanks. Would definitely go for the name Crocodile Loch! ;)
BTW what tackle do you use for that sort of fishing?
Ben
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
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
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
Oh! It's a beautiful fly. Thank you, Andy.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.
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
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