Graeme I strongly recommend that you come up to Scotland and fish lochs such as Loch Rannoch, Loch Gary, Loch Awe and some of the bigger locks like Loch Lochy, Loch Arkaig and Loch Garry, British record Ferox Trout came from Loch Awe at 31lb 12oz!!! So if you find the time I recommend you do so! Also amazing puke fishing up here they fight so much Harder than their English cousins!
Yes Johnny, done that walk through the glen to loch lyon years ago its a fair walk but worth it, plenty of wild trout on the fly ,I used a size 7 fw then but now I use a size 4fw floating its tops ,now I do most of my fishing up in Caithness same style of fishing as the Irish and same type of fly,s cant beat it
Good video, well done. I fish regularly remote Donegal mountain lakes and discovered over the past 20 years or so, there is one fly that beats them all: the Bibio, followed by the Wickhams Fancy. And there is one situation that beats them all: southwesterly galeforce winds and a good dose of rain, that's always been the best conditions for wild mountain lake brown trout.
Why is there this constant misconception that wild brownies are so hard to catch, and conversely that stocked rainbows are so easy?? Look at his tackle……he is using a ridiculously heavy line weight, thick nylon that looks like rope in the underwater shot, and any old flies ( admits himself he has a seatrout fly on ) and just stripping them back! Hardly subtle, imitative and skilled angling is it?
In truth the brownies which are so small, are basically starving and , as they say, will take any smallish fly just as long as its black! There seems to be a trend nowadays, that just because a fish is wild, the fishing for it is superior to fishing for artificially stocked trout.
Personally, I would be far more interested in fishing for large, grown on rainbows in a fertile lowland lake than this. It is totally false that these are stupid compared to wild brownies and can be a challenge when selectively feeding…….and……….let's face it, are a bit bigger and fight harder.
i walked 6+ miles up to loch lyon(opposite end fae dam) with the fishing club 7 hours fishing 22 trout .Greame have you ever done a video with paul young?
Some good points generally but a #8 rod is very heavy for traditional loch style fishing where you would be using more like a fairly soft #5 or #6. You will also get better sport with the smaller fish. Also you seem to have a rather short dropper esp for the bob fly, you would get a better dabble on the lift with a longer dropper. If you want to hook the fish if it take at the very last minute of the lift just roll cast into the take and it will hook. Good point about don't need long cast, always amazes me the bizzare long casting many anglers do when drifting on wild trout lochs.
Graeme if you ever find yourself up in Donegal id love to show you some off the little gems of lakes up here. some are a little trek through bog to get too, but the scenery and fishing are first class. most fish are in the 9 to 10 inch but my pb from one lake is a 2 and a quarter brown that took 15 mins to get to the net. it was more time in the air than in the water
excellent stuff, guys. proper flyfishing – way more interesting than stalking costly, flabby, hand-fed monstrosities in someone's ornamental lake! You should have another crack at Farmoor. too.
Another great video chaps, even though fly fishing isn't my thing I enjoyed it from start to finish! Stunning little Trout too, absolute mint condition!
One of my favourite places is logh Inchiquin 1 mile up the valley. Fantastic scenery and of course Uragh stone circle on its banks.
TRY SCOTLAND FOR SOME OF THE BEST LOOKING WILD BROWNS IN BRITIAN YOURE MOST WELCOME
Graeme I strongly recommend that you come up to Scotland and fish lochs such as Loch Rannoch, Loch Gary, Loch Awe and some of the bigger locks like Loch Lochy, Loch Arkaig and Loch Garry, British record Ferox Trout came from Loch Awe at 31lb 12oz!!! So if you find the time I recommend you do so! Also amazing puke fishing up here they fight so much Harder than their English cousins!
Gordon 🙂
i fish on lough derg in ireland you can catch 5-6 pound wild brown trout there
beautiful thank you
Yes Johnny, done that walk through the glen to loch lyon years ago its a fair walk but worth it, plenty of wild trout on the fly ,I used a size 7 fw then but now I use a size 4fw floating its tops ,now I do most of my fishing up in Caithness same style of fishing as the Irish and same type of fly,s cant beat it
Good video, well done. I fish regularly remote Donegal mountain lakes and discovered over the past 20 years or so, there is one fly that beats them all: the Bibio, followed by the Wickhams Fancy. And there is one situation that beats them all: southwesterly galeforce winds and a good dose of rain, that's always been the best conditions for wild mountain lake brown trout.
Why is there this constant misconception that wild brownies are so hard to catch, and conversely that stocked rainbows are so easy?? Look at his tackle……he is using a ridiculously heavy line weight, thick nylon that looks like rope in the underwater shot, and any old flies ( admits himself he has a seatrout fly on ) and just stripping them back! Hardly subtle, imitative and skilled angling is it?
In truth the brownies which are so small, are basically starving and , as they say, will take any smallish fly just as long as its black! There seems to be a trend nowadays, that just because a fish is wild, the fishing for it is superior to fishing for artificially stocked trout.
Personally, I would be far more interested in fishing for large, grown on rainbows in a fertile lowland lake than this. It is totally false that these are stupid compared to wild brownies and can be a challenge when selectively feeding…….and……….let's face it, are a bit bigger and fight harder.
i walked 6+ miles up to loch lyon(opposite end fae dam) with the fishing club 7 hours fishing 22 trout .Greame have you ever done a video with paul young?
GREAT lad!!!!!!!!
Some good points generally but a #8 rod is very heavy for traditional loch style fishing where you would be using more like a fairly soft #5 or #6. You will also get better sport with the smaller fish. Also you seem to have a rather short dropper esp for the bob fly, you would get a better dabble on the lift with a longer dropper. If you want to hook the fish if it take at the very last minute of the lift just roll cast into the take and it will hook. Good point about don't need long cast, always amazes me the bizzare long casting many anglers do when drifting on wild trout lochs.
great vid my kinda thing!
i wonder what a Wilson flyer will look like with a 6 hp engine on the back when i look on eBay for one i always see them with 50 hp plus
Great video. There is some excellent fishing to be had in Ireland. Especially for the pike.
Shame those barbs were out 🙁
some nice loughs in the north with carp/bream/tench/eels and big pike to mid 30s
Graeme if you ever find yourself up in Donegal id love to show you some off the little gems of lakes up here. some are a little trek through bog to get too, but the scenery and fishing are first class. most fish are in the 9 to 10 inch but my pb from one lake is a 2 and a quarter brown that took 15 mins to get to the net. it was more time in the air than in the water
excellent stuff, guys. proper flyfishing – way more interesting than stalking costly, flabby, hand-fed monstrosities in someone's ornamental lake! You should have another crack at Farmoor. too.
You should try fly fishing for pike
You should try fly fishing for pike.
Ye what Chris m said , pike fishing yeeee please
Pike fishing soon please :D!
PIKE fishing
Are these lakes fly only or are lures and bait allowed
TAF
Excellent filming and brilliant fishing instruction ………very inspiring.
always a good day when you guys come out with a new vid!
A 1 pound wild trout beats a 6 pound stock fish any day in my book!
Sweet!
Another great video chaps, even though fly fishing isn't my thing I enjoyed it from start to finish! Stunning little Trout too, absolute mint condition!
Thank you, Beautiful lake and great tips.
Les in Oregon
This is awesome!!!!!!!!! Here in the states our wild brown trout are almost gone =(
I think that the fun, and the fishing, might be a lot greater with a #4 or #5 weight rod, but the scenery would be just as idyllic.
ehi friend good work!