This was the first visit to the river conducted this season
conducted with a degree of expectation rather than hope. Temperatures have
begun to rise and it is beginning to feel springlike. On arrival I noted a
sporadic hatch of LDO’s and with some very careful observation it was possible
to find evidence of feeding fish in the riffles. Not too many but more than enough
to pique interest and occupy the mind.
On with the stripped quill dun and into the river to start
stalking the rising fish. It seems funny now but for my first few seasons of
river fishing I actively ignored riffles and ‘busier’ stretches of water as I
felt that there was too much to contend with in terms of managing drag and
seeing the fly and as a consequence I managed to convince myself that there
were no fish in those spots anyway. So I made life so much easier for myself by
concentrating on the smooth glides! Happily I have managed to disabuse myself
of this notion. Of course fishing these areas does demand more application (in
terms of drag management) and concentration (in terms of being able to see the
fly) but the rewards are there for the diligent.
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