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Suggested Flies to use during October at the Fishery
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| Favourite flies at the fishery during October |
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8th October, 2011
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Top flies during October are:-
In October you may not see many fish rising but they are still there!
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Blakestone Buzzer Black.
One of many buzzer patterns that will catch fish. The other most popular colour is olive but red, orange and even white are worth having in your box.
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Montana Nymph.
A good all-round nymph/lure in the popular green & black colour combination. Worth trying in both weighted (gold head) and non-weighted varieties.
The Montana works well in many different conditions. Best fished on a floating line, long leader and retrieved slowly. The chenille thorax can be varied in colour, orange and yellow are other colours that fish well.
We suggest that you use the smaller versions of this fly as tied on size 14 or 16 hooks.
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Hot Head Diawl Bach.
An excellent fly and one of the most successful all-year round nymphs, the Diawl Bach in all its variations is still worth a try during January.
The Diawl Bach (Little Devil) should be used when buzzers are on the water.
It can be fished on any line, from floating to fast sinker and at almost any depth.
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Mini Cats Whisker.
One of the few lures that has remained popular over the last twenty years or so. (Whatever happened to the Ace of Spades, Ombudsman & Black Chenille?)
This is one of those all round lures, fish it on a floating, intermediate or sinking line at various rates of retrieve and it will still catch. The cats whisker works superbly even when fished very slowly or even on the drop. You must have one of these in your box, don't let the size deceive you, it's very effective.
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Olive Zonker.
In january the trout are often looking for fry and a zonker of some description is one to have in your box.
The Zonker can be used as a general purpose lure but is most effective when tied in grey or white and used in the fry season. The wing is highly mobile which makes this fly so effective when fry are around. It can be fished static on a long leader using a floating line or on an sinking line and retrieved at various rates of retrieve.
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Orange Fritz
A good general fly at any time of the year. Try other colours too.
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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Cormorant
This is an all round lure, fished on a floating, intermediate or sinking line at various rates of retrieve and it will still catch. It can be fished using many methods, under a bung, on a sinking line, using the washing line method. It can be used as a lure or nymph, from a retrieve that is static to one that is very fast.
At Nineoaks, a variant tied with gold holographic tinsel instead of Marabou tips can create be a really deadly fly for use during this month?
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Dawson's Olive
This is best used when trout start feeding on Damselfly nymphs. Fish it close in to the banks where trout are picking up this food.
Fish it on a floating line and long leader with a slow figure of eight retrieve. This fly can also be used in the warmer months of the year using an intermediate or sinking line with a varied rate of retrieve.
This example is tied with Straggle Fritz rather than the traditional Chenille Body and uses a thorax of Olive Ostrich Herl to give a bit more pulsating movement at the head.
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White Baby Doll
The baby doll is an imitation of a small fish, it works well when fish at any depth as a standard lure with varying rates of retrieve. This is an ideal fly to use when there are plenty of fry around October and November time.
Wool is best material for the body but antron can be used as a substitute. Colours that seem to work well in addition to white are fluo green, peach and white with fluo green back.
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