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My best Tenkara flies & spiders for Autumn & Winter
I have done some fishing with the reverse-hackled Sakasa Kebari flies that many Japanese Tenkara fishers use. These are very similar to our traditional North Country Spiders but with the soft hackle fibers facing forwards over the hook eye so that when pulsed more ‘movement/life’ can be imparted into the fly.
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Grayling flies | Aphids, what pattern and how to fish them.
Trout and grayling can become totally preoccupied on any super-abundant tiny food source to the exclusion of all else. These include Caenis spinners, Chironomid Midges (particularly adults and pupae), Thrips (Thunderbugs), Agapetus sedge pupae and particularly Aphids. At such times it is usually essential to fish an appropriately small fly pattern with an appropriate presentation.
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How to fly fish | Big flies or small flies?
I started fishing with a size 24 short shank CdC IOBO Humpy & for an hour had repeated rejections from the fish. They would often come & inspect my fly only to turn away at the last moment.
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How to catch fish in Summer
Some of my best fly fishing comes during the dog-days of mid summer. All that is needed is a careful choice of where & when to fish.
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Black Gnat Dry Fly Imitation for Dance Flies
I find that a size 18 Black Gnat works as well as any other fly when trout are taking the occasional Dance Flies.
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