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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

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

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    Thanks guys, glad you liked it :D

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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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!

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

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

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

    Ben

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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    Re: Western Isles, Scotland

    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

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