The river was high  so I took a trip toward the headwaters.

I found a pool where some small browns were taking emerging baetis in a slick,

 a dozen or so fish rising freely and gently.

My offering of a #18 reversed parachute Greenwells yielded five in ten minutes.

I then changed to a #20 revpara Rusty emerger with a tiny slip of bronze mallard

 for a hint of wing, tied by my neighbour and friend at Small Fly Funk, Andy Baird,

result...

another pretty brown.

I had a dozen for the evening and returned to my open fire.

The local streams are low and clear

I have moved home from London to Armoy,

Northern Ireland

The streams have beautiful, sometimes fussy brown trout

taking BWO, caddis olives and Tups Indispensibles

I'm home



Mayfly time again

It's Mayfly time again.

Here is a selection which will do the job

French Partridge Mayflies,

Black Gnats

Reversed parachute Danica

and some dries.

Dibney River Conservation Trust annual Fly Fair

http://www.irishinternationalflyfair.com/
A date for your diary
June 30 - July 1, 2012

An excellent show in aid of river restoration.

You know, this sort of stuff
  http://www.sexyloops.com/articles/puttingbacktherocks.shtml

E. Danica Flat Spent Spinner

Built for floating sidelong

- the fly, that is.

Anyone at the Dutch Fly Fair next weekend, come say hello

  

USD Olive

Late spring small stream flies

These are mainly 16s and 18's for general olive impressions

for small streams and brooks