Both my choices are home made.
On the point I'd have a goldhead nymph. This would be dubbed with a mixture of hares ear and squirrel. I usually add a short tag, most often of red wool. This fly has a 'buggy' body, representative of many creatures living in the river. It also acts as a lure, with the flash of the gold bead, and the red target at the back.
On the dropper I'll go for a simple black spider. Black thread body ribbed with fine silver wire. The black hen hackle is very sparse.
Fished downstream and across, the spider tends to fish just under the surface, and picks up fish feeding in that area. Grayling in particular really hammer this fly.
The goldhead gets deeper, and picks up some nice Trout.
What's your favourite combo?
On the point I'd have a goldhead nymph. This would be dubbed with a mixture of hares ear and squirrel. I usually add a short tag, most often of red wool. This fly has a 'buggy' body, representative of many creatures living in the river. It also acts as a lure, with the flash of the gold bead, and the red target at the back.
On the dropper I'll go for a simple black spider. Black thread body ribbed with fine silver wire. The black hen hackle is very sparse.
Fished downstream and across, the spider tends to fish just under the surface, and picks up fish feeding in that area. Grayling in particular really hammer this fly.
The goldhead gets deeper, and picks up some nice Trout.
What's your favourite combo?
