Great to see trout of this size back in the good old days.Great video to watch.
@dryflyman7121
Ай бұрын
The comment at the end of this excellent video of fishing in the twilight/dark, reminds me of probably my most memorable moment as a fly fisherman. In 1997 I was in Ireland for my annual mayfly visit and was fishing Lough Mask. I mostly fished from the shore and always caught as many fish as the ‘dappers’. One evening I decided to do something different and headed off for the very top of the Cong Canal. There is a rough track where you can access this part, which runs off the Ballinrobe Road. I arrived about 7.30pm and of course there were many other cars there as well. As it went dark most of the cars left and I was on my own. There is a low waterfall that leads across to an island and you can walk on the stepping stones if you’re brave enough, but you have to be back before the light fails ! Below this water fall there is a stream that runs into the canal and it held good trout, which only rise once the light has gone. I was fishing a size 14 Skue’s Little Red Sedge pattern, but was quickly loosing site of it in the dark. I decided one more cast, but couldn’t see the fly so I was fishing by sound and instinct . A trout rose at my fly but all I saw was the ‘white’ of the water as he rose, or maybe his mouth? I hooked him and a long battle ensued. It was now black and I couldn’t see to land him, so really struggled, but finally succeeded all by sound. When I finally managed to get the car headlights on him he was a beautiful trout of 2lbs, my very first on dry fly from the Mask. An adventure and experience I’ll never forget.
@Bennybigballs24
5 ай бұрын
Better days. Fantastic piece of film. Thank you 😁
@frankdooley6451
Ай бұрын
Wonderful stuff.
@hungrymon7887
11 ай бұрын
Oh! Do say! The mayfly is INDEED the queen. My kind of fishers: catch and . . . eat!
@denisryan8965
4 ай бұрын
Using a double or triple hook on a mayfly - never seen that before - 21.20
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