Thursday 13 June 2013

Busy Week:

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What with all the fly life kicking about, our big trout have gone into overdrive by looking up for longer periods.  In fact there’s been days when several notable specimens have been hard on the go, giving us ample opportunities to tangle with these usually elusive beasts.  With that, my last half dozen outings produced some glass case specimens, all taken on dry flies during decent hatches or falls of terrestrials…namely, black gnats.

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…This bruiser was busy scoffing black gnats late one afternoon.  He snaffled a size 16 NDT without a glance before towing my around the pool…

 

 

 

~Another terrestrial feeder tempted during the recent spell of balmy weather~

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