[Mike Barrio]

It has been interesting over the last couple of days to watch which tactics anglers have chosen to use when it is snowing

What would be your first choice of fly on a small stillwater when it is snowing? Anything spring to mind? ....... How would you fish it?

Best wishes
Mike

[Rob Brownfield]

Fluorecent Bloodworm imitation of some kind.

Snow means low pressure, low light, low UV..so I would fish a pattern deep..and bloodworms are found near the bottom and not affected as much by cool surface water, and I would use DFM material to reflect any UV that was hitting the water to make the fly stand out.

But thats just me

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Rob
Yes, bloodworm is a popular choice in such conditions

I think the most productive this week has been a wee damsel at about a foot under the surface, in olive or white

Cheers
Mike

[Hamish Young]

Ahhhh The well known and highly imitative white damsel nymph

[Rob Brownfield]

Ahhhh The well known and highly imitative white damsel nymph

 , almost as realistic as that popular daphnia fly, the Blob..lol

[Alex Burnett]

It has been interesting over the last couple of days to watch which tactics anglers have chosen to use when it is snowing

What would be your first choice of fly on a small stillwater when it is snowing? Anything spring to mind? ....... How would you fish it?

Best wishes
Mike

For me it would be an Olive Alex fished deep with a fairly slow retrieve. 

Alex

[clark]

An apps bloodworm fished almost at bottom does the buisness for me!!!   

[Mike Barrio]

An apps bloodworm fished almost at bottom does the business for me!!!   

Yes, that's a popular choice

Welcome to the forum by the way!

Best wishes
Mike

[Mike Livingstone]

Would have to be a fly pint or 5 down the pub!

[Sandy Nelson]

Or better still a dram by the vice

[Iain Goolager]

Mike,
My club had their 1st outing (Midmar) on Saturday - a day for staying indoors if I've ever seen one but I ventured out at 11am.
It felt like a typical Winters day so I fished my standard 'cold weather' set up. Floater, 12' leader (I was sometimes casting against the blow) , apps bloodworm on the point and a black and green buzzer on the dropper.
I had 7 fish spread evenly over both flies & interestingly enough I could only connect with fish when it was snowing, hail, or gusting - when there were sunny spells I could only get nips and plucks.

So I'll stick with the Apps Bloodworm as a favourite when it's snowing.

Iain