Fishing The Fly Scotland

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Title: A hypothetical question...honest!
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 12/06/2014 at 12:05
So, imagine a small spate river, maybe 10-12 meters wide.
Just imagine there is a pool, perhaps 30 meters long, averaging about 2-3 feet deep with a steady push.
About half way down is a large rock sticking out the water, and a couple of smaller ones under the surface.
Imagine a couple of salmon sitting just downstream of the rock in question.
Now imagine the bank is tree lined with only a couple of gaps to poke a rod into.

Would you:


Hypothetical of course...and if I catch the fish, I will post the hypothetical photo too :)
Title: Re: A hypothetical question...honest!
Post by: Eddie Sinclair on 12/06/2014 at 13:00
Rob,

I would try both methods with the fly, assuming that the first method failed. I would not do the mepps thing as I do not posses a spinning rod, however I would try and get directly opposite the fish and rip a large sunray passed them at warp factor 3 just under or on the surface as this would be the most likely method to get a response, hypothetically speaking.

Eddie.
Title: Re: A hypothetical question...honest!
Post by: Rob Brownfield on 13/06/2014 at 07:48
Eddie, If I could get opposite with a fly rod and sunray, that would be my first option, but the fish is sitting (hyperthetically) about 4 meters out and there are big overhanging trees on both banks. There is a small openning big enough to squeeze a small spinning rod through.

I may be able to get above the fish, throw a couple of mends out the way and drift the fly down, then, strip so the fly shoots off at a angle to the fish rather than straight upstream.

I may also go down with a chain saw and do some logging!
Title: Re: A hypothetical question...honest!
Post by: Hamish Young on 14/06/2014 at 09:01
I may also go down with a chain saw and do some logging!

Hypothetically, of course  :cool: Have you gone all colonial on us Rob :? What's with this meter shit :? Metres.....

 :z13

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