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1UK trout (on foot) Empty UK trout (on foot) Thu May 05, 2016 3:20 pm

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I was out on foot today but seen as I'm over the pond so to speak thought you might enjoy it anyway

As much as I love catching trout from the main rivers on streamers I also love the intimacy of the tiny tributaries and tributaries of tributaries, there often tiny, neglected and have some surprises, all you have to do is put in the time to search them which with a small lightweight fly rod is often good fun.

This morning was one such morning that I decided to get the 6'9" [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] out the loft for the first time this season. I made my way onto a 200yd stretch that I've not fished and sat watching, 09:15 and several fish rising to midges, brilliant straight on with a dry fly and away we go. The first ones were below me under a bridge that required a downstream dry approach but the willow behind me made it awkward and after several passes over without any offers I set off upstream.
The only problem with this beck is the pools are slow, flat and long for such a narrow stream, this in turns mean the trout are easily spooked and often just move around rising here and there as apposed to holding station and rising clockwork in the same lie

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The first offer to a small emerger pattern was bumped off and put the rest of the fish down in an instant. A change if tactic to cover the top 10yds of the pool where there was increased flow, a small fish fell to a lightly weighted caseless caddis pattern

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A couple more were bumped off then rigjt in the fast skinny water where I wasn't expecting anything I connected with a large fish that bent my little noodle through the cork I could see it charging around hoping that the hook wouldn't pull and was relieved when it hit the net

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Not massive by trout standards but a good wild fish for anywhere and a massive fish for a tiny stream you can jump over.

I continued on upstream picking fish up on duo tactics until I reached a pool where there's often a half decent olive hatch, I wasn't disappointed when I turned the corner to find trout hitting olives with gusto and chanced it with a sz18 stripped quill olive emerger, after missing a couple of solid takes I swapped over to a dun (jt olive) and had a few pretty fish before heading home to bed

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Small stream trout, I'd urge everyone to try it at least once it's a blast

2UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Thu May 05, 2016 4:39 pm

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Great report sir those are some amazing looking Trout I really wish I could hit up some water some day in your neck of the woods.


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3UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Thu May 05, 2016 7:22 pm

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Great pics Mscustomflies!
Looks like it was a good trip for you.
Thanks for sharing.

So Pike trout what else you have over there?
Would you consider jumping in on the Freshwater Team?


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4UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Fri May 06, 2016 12:58 pm

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Jeffcpr pm'd me about the f V s teams, unfortunately I only fish on Mondays and the rare Sunday due to workshifts or I could of joined in.

From the float tube the 2 most viable options are pike and trout however we have plenty of species to target on fly if you open your mind and think outside the box, a lot of people over here think only trout and salmon take flies, I think at last count I was on 13 freshwater species on fly and still a few more to go at yet.

Carp are relatively easy although the trend over here is to bait them up with floating dog biscuits then throw a trimmed deer hair "biscuit" fly

5UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Mon May 09, 2016 9:32 am

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Thats what im talking about! Great report and awesome shots!!! WTG Mscustomeflies!!! keep them coming!

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6UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Tue May 10, 2016 1:32 pm

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Out again on the main river, my target for the last couple of seasons has been a wild 5lb trout which when you see photos from places like new Zealand and some of the trout you have over there looks easier than it actually is. My river does have big big trout in but I'm still hunting for them, my focus at the moment is on the middle river where it's slower wider and navigable on the whole apart from where canals come off to bypass the weirs.

I've been showing them a variety of streamer patterns looking for that 1 big eat and yesterday It was mainly a small sparkler baitfish imitation, the middle river contains a good number of roach and dace along with a small grayling that have moved down the system so it seemed an ideal pattern to try out. The first fish I saw was a big perch of around 3lb that chased the streamer just nipping it's tail, then I must of gone through a mass ball of roach as I foul hooked 3 of them in the flank

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They always recommend you should match the hatch Red Smile

I decided on a move to another stretch and saw several species in the weir pool but managed to lose a brown trout of around 3lb bugger!! After flogging that area for too long in hope of another chance I reluctantly hit one last stretch and managed to save a blank with a small heavily spotted wild brown trout

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The hunt for 20 odd inches of wild brown from the main system continues.......

7UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Tue May 10, 2016 2:29 pm

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Great report once again you got some great trout fishing over there. I wish you like on your persuit of the 5lb Brown. Thanks for also sharing the fish porn.


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8UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Tue May 10, 2016 6:01 pm

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Those are some great pics!
Thanks for sharing.
Good luck with the brown they are somewhat elusive out here in California as well.


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9UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed May 11, 2016 2:11 pm

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Awesome pics again, WOW, awesome colors....

and before you know it that 20 will come! Twisted Evil

10UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed May 11, 2016 2:51 pm

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Beautiful pics....ahhhh the mighty brown. Here's my 2 cents..........I have fished rivers, streams in Northern Idaho. I have also fished the Owens River, Bishop area, north of Los Angles in the Sierra Nevada Mountain area. For me I have always looked for eddies, where the water turns upstream, in a swirling pool. Down deep on the bottom lurk the large trout and the browns. I've caught them on roe, night crawlers, texas rig, and spoons. In the fall they journey from lakes to stream to spawn, From rivers to streams to spawn. They become very aggressive at this time, looking to store up on food.

I'm not a fly fisher, but if you have weighted flies, streamers, that would be my guess..........Good luck with the hunt for the elusive Big Brown Mscustomflies........GT

11UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Thu May 12, 2016 1:35 pm

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GT wrote:Beautiful pics....ahhhh the mighty brown.   Here's my 2 cents..........I have fished rivers, streams in Northern Idaho. I have also fished the Owens River, Bishop area, north of Los Angles in the Sierra Nevada Mountain area. For me I have always looked for eddies, where the water turns upstream, in a swirling pool. Down deep on the bottom lurk the large trout and the browns. I've caught them on roe, night crawlers, texas rig, and spoons. In the fall they journey from lakes to stream to spawn, From rivers to streams to spawn. They become very aggressive at this time, looking to store up on food.

I'm not a fly fisher, but if you have weighted flies, streamers, that would be my guess..........Good luck with the hunt for the elusive Big Brown Mscustomflies........GT

Yep I'm a massive streamer fan for searching out the bigger fish, although I do enjoy a bit of nymphing and dry fly fishing also. I have a streamer pattern that works brilliant on small water and big water equally effective

12UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Thu May 12, 2016 2:00 pm

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At it again today, I work permanent nights so sometimes have an hour or two first thing befire bed. Today it was a different small stream with streamers looking for its larger residents. I landed half a dozen or so, lost a couple and missed a few.

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Hope you don't mind me keeping this post rolling, hopefully get out tubing for pike again in the next couple of weeks

13UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Thu May 12, 2016 7:51 pm

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Really like the fact that you are keep this rolling, you are making me jealous lol! keep up the good work. I have to say that is a great way to end your work day, I need to start doing just that fishing before bed. ZZZZZZZ


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14UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:28 am

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Apologies of my absence of late, I've been planning to get out on my tube but the weather hasn't been playing too kind and most plans days have been cancelled due to 20mph + winds and gusts in the 30's.

I did however manage to get out in my waders after my nightshift shift this morning on one of my local small rivers and landed a season best plus a few smaller fish and a couple of put of season grayling, of which will be back in season come the 16th of this month. We observe a close season for coarse species on our rivers over here m(March 15th - June 15th)
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If I don't go to the coast on Sunday I might get out in the tube for first light

15UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:05 pm

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More Trout porn from the UK.
Thanks for sharing.


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16UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:08 pm

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Beautiful fish............GT

17UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Fri Jun 03, 2016 2:37 pm

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18UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed Jun 08, 2016 10:21 am

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I have my very own UK fishing reports section I'm honoured Smile

A couple of short snatched sessions on the way to and from work so far this week resulting in a couple of smaller fish and this absolute beast from a tiny little stream

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On a side note most things have now turned up to rig my lowrance finder to the tube so hopefully I can find time to get out and test it

19UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed Jun 08, 2016 12:52 pm

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Man that's a beauty .


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20UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed Jun 08, 2016 3:41 pm

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Buddy you got it dialed in out there good luck setting your fish finder.


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21UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed Jun 08, 2016 5:42 pm

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Would you believe that this 21" fish came from the tiny stream that's the first photo of this post, not too far away from where that photo was taken either

22UK trout (on foot) Empty Re: UK trout (on foot) Wed Jun 08, 2016 6:23 pm

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I've got a small stream that looks remarkably like the one in your pics. Which are beautiful man!

Last year while I was fly fishing this gem of a stream I watched a monster cruise right by me. I had no idea it contained any trout that large!

That is a really nice catch. Love the pics and reports, awesome.

I love that I get to interact with fishermen from all over the world. And yeah...isn't it great that you have your own fishing reports section! If you ever decide to start a UK chapter feel free to ask me for any help.

Again, I love the pics.

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