[Mike Barrio]

I've been thinking about this over the past few days ..... October is possibly one of the best months of the year for fishing for rainbows

The water is cooling down, but is not really cold yet and there is still prolific insect life on the go. Anglers are having just as much success with dry flies as they are with nymphs! Perhaps at different times of the day, which makes "working out the jigsaw puzzle" all the more interesting

What is your favourite month? I guess my second choice (on a local level) would be May

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

[Sandy Nelson]

Must admit , I'd probably agree

Thinking back, May and October are probably my favourites too, although being afloat on a frosty January morning is something else, just for being there.
And catching  a late hatch on a balmy July evening would have to be there too

Sandy

[Mike Barrio]

.......... and it continues, "monksmyre" Derek netted approx 30 fish on dry flies today, about size 16 or 18 if I remember correctly

Best wishes
Mike Barrio

[Derek McLaren]

aye and i am hosing down the #5 scott as it's still sizzling, and Andrew was fair chuffed with his eight fish that included two cracking blues

some day my arm is in reek

thanks again mike 

Derek

[Rob Brownfield]

Best time of the year for Carp and Pike too, plus the big Perch will be on the move....shame the weather has not been too kind recently..-3 yesterday morning, +13 this morning!!

[Jim Eddie]

I read somewhere , also backed up by experience , that as the water temperature cools in October and the first frosts can occur the fish sense the oncoming winter and thus feed more.

 

Jim