I'm sure that those of you that fish on the Don, or any river for that matter, will have learned a thing or two over the years about reading the water
If we could list what each of us considers to be the most important things that we have learnt about fly fishing in running water, this might make for some interesting reading
For example, I could start the ball rolling by saying that when I first started fly fishing in rivers, I thought that the fish preferred to lie behind rocks in order to avoid the flow .......... however it did not take me long to realise that I appeared to be far more likely to find them in front of rocks ( ie upstream ) or alongside rocks
Best wishes
Mike