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During February, suggested flies to fish with at the Fishery
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| Suggested flies to use at the fishery during February |
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5th February 2012
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Flies to use during February are:-
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Black and Green Fritz
Like the green Montana a good general purpose fly when you need to get down. Fish with a floating line and long leader.
The Black Fritz works superbly when fished using various rates of retrieve. The pattern can also be tied in a mass of colours from dark to very bright on the colour spectrum. The darker coloured fritz's are usually fished more slowly than the lighter coloured ones.
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Haemoglobin Buzzer
Generally fished deep and close to the bottom always useful to some in your box.
There are many variants of the so called "Buzzer", fishing with one on a bright sunny day can be effective. The fly can be fished like many buzzers on either an intermediate or floating line using a very slow figure of eight retrieve. Takes can be about 2-4ft deep fished close to weed beds in shallow water. In winter this type of fly can be excellent when trout are still taking buzzers as part of their diet.
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Yellow Dancer
A very popular stillwater and reservoir lure in the UK and Europe. The lure regularly takes brown, blue and rainbow trout in many months of the year. This version is tied unweighted with a red head and a bead attached as part of the marabou tail which gives added attraction. The original pattern used either a gold or chain bead for added weight at the head.
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Apps Bloodworm
An excellent fly during the colder months
The bloodworm is an imitation of the larval stage of the Chironomid midge or buzzer. Bloodworm spend the majority of their time living in a silty tube in the bottom silt. When disturbed they move their bodies from side to side.
Best fished either on a floating line and long leader or sinking/intermediate line near the bottom, using a slow figure of eight retrieve.
This is one of the best bloodworm patterns you will find.
This fly is great in red or claret but try olive, white, pink and even yellow. The colour change helps when the fish switch off red bloodworms at times and need somthing else to entice them.
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Coral and Orange Blob
Try it at about 4ft deep
The Coral / Orange Blob is a fritz mini-lure and works superbly when fished very fast. The pattern can also be tied in a mass of colours from dark to very bright on the colour spectrum. The darker coloured fritz's are usually fished more slowly than the lighter coloured ones.
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Orange Fritz
A good general fly at any time of the year. Try other colours too. The orange fritz works very well when Daphnia are abundant in the summer months.
This fly works superbly when fished using various rates of retrieve. The pattern can also be tied in a variety of colours from dark to very bright. The darker coloured fritz's are usually fished more slowly than the lighter coloured ones.
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Viva
A good general fly at most times of the year, a good all round lures, available in many colour variations. The black and green or black and yellow colouring makes it an ideal fly for the early season. Fish it on a floating, intermediate or sinking line at various rates of retrieve and it should still catch.
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Black Pennell
Like the Viva above, the black pennell is a good general purpose fly throughout most of the year. Tied as a small fly they represent midges. Except for flies that represent various forms of fry, don't have your flies tied on "big hooks". Fish it on a floating line with a long leader, intermediate or sinking line at various retrieve rates and it should still catch.
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Ice Buzzer
Like many buzzers this fly can be fished either on an intermediate or floating line, long leader and using a very slow figure of eight retrieve. Expect a takes with this buzzer fished about 2-4 feet below the surface when fished close to weed beds in shallow water. In winter this fly can excel when trout are still taking buzzers as part of their diet.
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