You went to the same school of fly fishing as Hamish then 
Damn good school it was too
Yep, I'd probably agree with you on a loch James, but the Don fish do seem to have a preference for a 14.
Interesting. As I was thinking about this I found it a wee bit strange to get my head around the fact that my 'early' years on the Upper Don are very nearly 30 years ago
Back then my early season flies would have been 10's and 12's moving to smaller sizes into the spring proper. Always something of a surprise, spring in Strathdon is usually between 11am and 12:30 pm on the last Thursday in April, summer follows for two weeks before autumn starts for a short afternoon and winter begins again. Anyway, come summer, I'd be on 12's down to 16's and I'd concur that a 14 would be the most likely size in use.
Still waiting to get on a big Loch in a big wave to try some small birds tied by Hamish 
I need to get out on a loch myself this year with the dap. Roll on the season
