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Title: Don Flies
Post by: Jay Scott on 16/02/2007 at 19:36

I haven't ever properly fished for brownies on the Don for a whole season, the urge of catching larger rainbows in stocked fisheries has always pulled me away from the idea, but this year i have made a promise to myself that im going to. I am just away to upgrade my dry fly box to a c & f design one and instead of lots of odds and ends am sticking to only a couple dozen different patterns ( 16 or so dry patterns and a few more paracute & cdc patterns ect..) can some of you please give me an idea of what flies you have in your dry fly box and what sizes or patterns you have found succesful on the Don.

Thanks, Jay

Title: Don Flies
Post by: Hamish Young on 16/02/2007 at 21:30

http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/river-don-trout-flies.html
The info is already there Jay  :wink:  However, olive f fly in sizes 18 to 12 will serve you well.
Oh - and a sedgehog  :wink:

Title: Don Flies
Post by: Irvine Ross on 18/02/2007 at 12:48

And during the olive hatch, don't go  without a few of Bob Wyatt's Deer Hair Emergers, size 12. My most usefull fly in the spring.

Good Luck

Irvine