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A harsh bright day in August ideal for bright flies |
August 2011
August can see some of the sunniest, hottest conditions of the season, and this month’s fly selection has been chosen with these conditions in mind. Sun and wind on any of Orkney’s lochs and the Doobry Muddler has to be the prime candidate for the bob fly. The combination of orange, black and gold are historically good in bright conditions but the muddled version of Stan Headley’s Doobry is a banker, accounting for many a trout over the season.
Middle dropper position is the Kate Mclaren, one of the most widely used wet flies in all parts of the country; it can be representative of many food items , sedges, snails, and midge pupa to name but a few. Variants abound, with the green tag Kate being very popular.
Point fly is the Peach midge, a pattern which can work extremely well at times, particularly when the fish in Harray are feeding on midge pupa in the shallow water. Especially effective in the late evening, after a hot sunny day, when the wind can invariably drop right down as the sun sets, encouraging a late hatch of midge, creating a great interest with the trout as darkness falls.
Other flies to have in the box would be Dunkeld, Dunkeld Sparkler, Naked Spur, Wattie’s Cat, Erlend’s Cat, Merkister Maid, Viva, the Hedgehog family, especially in orange and black dries.
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All trout flies tied and photographed by Jim Adams text by Ken Kennedy