[kenny]

Hi All
 Long time no post, I have a question for all you guys. I am planing on fishing for brownies on the don and other beats in aberdeenshire i was wondering wot is the best three flies for the start of the season. many thanks in advance.

         kenny.

[Hamish Young]

Dry, nymph, streamer.

There you go, that was easy

H

[Liam Stephen]

Pheasant Tail or Hares Ear Nymphs (beadhead)
March Brown or Waterhen Bloa
F-Fly or Klink

[Loxiafan]

Last Year for me (April/May):

Spider Wets:

Waterhen Bloa (size 14)
Snipe and Purple (size 16)

And best dry:

JT Olive Dry (size 19)...totally mental fly, looks amazing on the water, easy peezy to tie but make them slim.

IME if you are fishing wet's "across and down" it can be good to put on a weighted fly on point, beadhead March Brown/Endrick Spider or PTN etc so the flies will fish at different depths then "lift" at the end of the drift. Or just mend several times on the drift to let the flies drop down in depth. Effective on windy Don days !

Lindsay

[kenny]

Hi All
many thanks for the info. will try them all
 
     kenny.

[Peter McCallum]

March brown emerger. Think there's an SBS on the forum. Most successful dry fly on rivers I've ever used.

[Peter McCallum]

Here you go

http://www.fishingthefly.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2548.0

Quite easy, the wing material was poly yarn but I use dapping floss now. if your stuck and want some PM me.