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Ron 'The Hat' Clay (ACA-Life Member)
Guest
I am trying to ressurrect some interest in one of the most fascinating and magnificent British species of the lot.
The big brown trout of stillwaters.
By big I mean anything over 8 lbs. And it gets even better when the fish reach 15lbs!!
Such fish are avid predators. Many are grown on from small brown trout stocked years ago. Some are decendants of true wild brown trout that have become resident in some of the reserviors from the feeder streams. Carsington Water in Derbyshire is an example. Rutland water had many browns stocked in the early days.
A brown trout lives a long time, up to 25 years.
Catching these fish is a specialised branch of fly fishing. The fish live in deep areas, yet move into shallows to hunt for food in the early morning and evening.
A big brown thinks nothing of swallowing a stocky rainbow of 12 inches long!
Yet they can be caught, on fly tackle too.
And what is truly marvellous about persuing these fish is that a big one will not attract The Circus!
The vast majority of circus anglers do not have the skill or watercraft to hunt big browns. Most of them can't cast, let alone tie the specialist patterns needed. But most of all, the circus will not be able to use their standard set up. The six big "Bs"
Boilies with Boltrigs, Baitrunners, Bite Alarms, Bivvies, and Bivvie Slippers! What will hit them for six is when they find they have to stay awake to catch anything!
Why not become part one of the last frontiers of specimen angling in Britain.
The Ultimate Prize - A big brownie.
The big brown trout of stillwaters.
By big I mean anything over 8 lbs. And it gets even better when the fish reach 15lbs!!
Such fish are avid predators. Many are grown on from small brown trout stocked years ago. Some are decendants of true wild brown trout that have become resident in some of the reserviors from the feeder streams. Carsington Water in Derbyshire is an example. Rutland water had many browns stocked in the early days.
A brown trout lives a long time, up to 25 years.
Catching these fish is a specialised branch of fly fishing. The fish live in deep areas, yet move into shallows to hunt for food in the early morning and evening.
A big brown thinks nothing of swallowing a stocky rainbow of 12 inches long!
Yet they can be caught, on fly tackle too.
And what is truly marvellous about persuing these fish is that a big one will not attract The Circus!
The vast majority of circus anglers do not have the skill or watercraft to hunt big browns. Most of them can't cast, let alone tie the specialist patterns needed. But most of all, the circus will not be able to use their standard set up. The six big "Bs"
Boilies with Boltrigs, Baitrunners, Bite Alarms, Bivvies, and Bivvie Slippers! What will hit them for six is when they find they have to stay awake to catch anything!
Why not become part one of the last frontiers of specimen angling in Britain.
The Ultimate Prize - A big brownie.