[wendy]

Hi guys i'm off fly fishing on Fri for the first time since i did the programme so lets see if i remember how to do things properly!

So now i have my rod a reel and some excellent line

Where can i buy the flis from and what do you suggest :
also i remember having to use leaders my tackle shop sells nothing for fly fishing so i haven't a clue where to go..

thanks on advance guys :

[Hamish Young]

Wendy,
Might be easier to start off with what tackle you do have and go from there. Essentially all you need is probably two or three spools of tippet/leader material say in 8lb 6lb and 4lb b/s - they'll see you through most conditions fine. You don't need a braided loop on the end of the fly line (I hate them on trout fly lines  : ) but get your mitts on a 2 or three foot section of 12lb material and nail knot that to the end of your fly line, you can then blood knot on your tippet.
Any of the mail order companies should serve you well, I'd advise against flurocarbon as a tippet material until you've spent a bit more time fly fishing, so go for soemthing like Drennan subsurface green / soemthing similar.
Flies - what you fishing for and where :  Loads of places to buy good quality flies online and if my memory serves from a previous post didn't someone send you some to use :

[wendy]

Hamish nail knot :
this is the place i'm going on Fri
http://www.ellerdinelakes.co.uk/ and yes a friend of mine has sent me some flies but what to use is the question.. they will look after me on Fri when i fish but i need to know for when i go on my own i don't want to be bothering people i want to be able to set up and gop on my own..

[Hamish Young]

Hamish nail knot :

... is not purple    this link should help: http://www.animatedknots.com/nailknot/index.php

this is the place i'm going on Fri
http://www.ellerdinelakes.co.uk/ and yes a friend of mine has sent me some flies but what to use is the question.. they will look after me on Fri when i fish but i need to know for when i go on my own i don't want to be bothering people i want to be able to set up and gop on my own..

Hmmm tricky. What type of fly lines do you have : A lot could depend on temperature (air & water) so it would be useful to have a floater and an intermediate at least. In your case I'd start off with a single fly on a long leader and an intermediate line fished with the good ol' figure of eight retrieve, a small goldhead lure of some kind might be the fly to start with -  maybe a cats whisker. You could move onto nymphs and a goodie everywhere at this time of year is an apps bloodworm :idea:

[rooster]

Try this website, cheap prices and a wide selection with free postage and next day delivery: www.fliesonline.co.uk.

good luck and tight lines.

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Wendy

Don't forget that the fishery manager at Ellerdine will want you to catch fish  

From their website, I see they have a well stocked tackle shop and a good variety of flies for sale. Have a quick look through the catch returns book and see which flies other folk have been succesful with. Then ask the fishery manager about these and ask which ones he / she would suggest you buy and use on the day. Don't worry if you don't know the names of the flies etc or what they look like ......... a lot of experienced fly fishers don't know them either.

I would expect the fishery manager to suggest about half a dozen patterns  

Looks like they've got some pretty big trout in there, so don't go too light on the nylon.

Hope this helps
Best wishes
Mike

[Sandy Nelson]

Good advice from Mr B.

The fishery boss is usually the best source of info, especially one that knows what he's talking about.
If the lakes have a shop even better, should be able to help you out with tippets and leaders too.
How you fish the flies is more important than the pattern, find out where the fish are getting caught and perhaps what speed people are fishing, most anglers who are catching fish like to tell the fishery boss how they caught the fish as well as what on(infact i would go so far as to say they probably dont fib about technique as much as flies )

Damsels, black and green lures, mini cats, black buzzers, bloodworms are all good at this time of year. It'll be different to the Highlands , but adapt and you'll have lots of fun.

tightlines and big smiles

Sandy

[wendy]

thanks guys i'll let you know how i get on and show the pics  :  :

[Dario]

Hi Wendy, once you know what flies you are looking for, this website http://www.selectafly.com/ is very reasonable. You could try it for future outings, tight lines....
Dario :

[wendy]

i am off tomorrow fly fishing and so excited i'll let ya all know how i got on! :  :  :

[Mike Barrio]

Enjoy yourself, I'm sure you'll have a great day Wendy  

[Hamish Young]

Tight lines  

[Mike Barrio]

Sooooo ....... How did you get on today then Wendy?  

Hope you didn't get snowed off the water.

Best wishes
Mike

[wendy]

shall i post the pics????????? :  :  :  :

[wendy]

[wendy]

and the next :  :

[wendy]

caught on a bloodworm fly it was awesome!!!!

until i got stuck on the way home in the snow and cried :  i was in the middle of nowhere lost no signal on my mobile and had to dig my way to get my car out!  :  :

But it takes it all away when i look at these photo's  :

[Mike Barrio]

I wondered how you were going to get on with the snow  

But the photos of the fish say it all  

Well done  

Best wishes
Mike

PS: Bloodworms on a floater or an intermediate?

[wendy]

Ermmmmmmmmm pass  :  :  :

i am the jade goody of flyfishing  :


the leader do you mean? it was sinking?

[sightbob]

wendy
well done a couple of bonnie troot, is the fish in the second photo a brown trout??
brian.

[Mike Barrio]

"Bloodworm" ......... good choice  

That reminds me, how did you get on when you arrived? Did you get some help with tactics and flies etc from the fishery manager?

If so ...... What did they suggest on the day and which flies did you buy?

Best wishes
Mike Barrio
 

[watercolorman]

Wendy

Well done, Great fish...

[Sandy Nelson]

Nice one Wendy

Great looking Brownie in the second shot.
How different did you find it?

Sandy

[wendy]

Mike the owner helped me a great deal by telling me the different flies they were catching on... then one of the guys put the leader on for me and it was thick to begin with then went thinner and i tied my fly right to it does that sound right?

I loved every min of it Sandy and i want to do it again very soon, the weather wasn't cold at all just on the fingers i thought they were going to bleed!!!

I must send one of these pics to Jon Beer! to tell him i carrried on fly fishing... My casting to begin with was crap!! But by jove i had it by the end of a couple of hours, i stuck the butt in my sleeve to help me :

[the water buoys]

Hi wendy lovelly fish, Great to see you sticking at it. What happend to your nail varnish, or did you bite your nails down to the quick :  when you caught that brownie.

                              Henry Andrew
                             The waterbuoys

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