Well done Iain, the trutta have been giving me a beating recently, though I am stupidly sticking to dries
Fish defo taking stuff just on/under surface, I reckon ascending Midge pupa or tiny caenis spinners ??
Had one on (then off) on one of Ben's Black Midges (size 22, black thread half down body). Second fish I have lost when Dan has been there onlooking ( Dan you may be my "Jonah" !
).
Had some real probs with these tiny flies even with 6x tippet with the Access/SLX as there was no weight to turn the fly over (plus the wind wisnae helping). I am reaching for the 3.5ft Dibble Furled Leader next time (Sorry Ben
), and my whippy Streamflex.
Weekend not looking promising.
Lindsay
PS like Baz mentioned elsewhere on the Smutting thread, has anyone stomach sampled at this time of year ? You can get stomach pumps that apparently don't harm the fish, though personally I am not sure about that.