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Count the fly down until the bottom profile is understood, then fish fairly close to the bottom with a relatively slow steady retrieve. As the water warms gradually in early April, late afternoon fishing with midge pupa can be deadly, fish a team of two flies in colours to match the natural. The large black midges are common at this time of year. Use a long leader, well degreased with Fullers Earth and allow the line to drift round in the wind. A Stick Fly fished very slowly is also worth a try as is an attractor pattern like a Butcher. Shrimp and louse are always present so do try these patterns as well. As April progresses keep an eye on the wind direction and be prepared to fish from wooded banks when the first dries may be swept onto the water, notably the Hawthorn fly. Alternatively other early favourites include shrimps. Get into the habit of reading the water, think about lies and use local knowledge. Holding areas include submerged walls and fences, underwater channels, deep water drop-off points, sunken trees/stumps, inlets and weed beds. The warming water will trigger nymphs to become active, general patterns like Pheasant Tails and Hares Ears are always worth trying. As May progresses a floating line will be more useful as will a more imitative style of fishing. Trout will now be coming into shallow water and feeding more consistently throughout the day. In addition to midge pupa, the olives and caddis flies start to become important and as June comes mayfly will appear on the trout's menu as well as the first damselfly nymphs. Watch carefully for takes when nymph fishing and note that a pull may come on-the-drop before retrieving. In May and June a stealthy approach to the waters edge pays dividends and fishing the close to the bank in the quieter bays. During June many Upwinged flies will be hatching and care should be taken to understand which artificial to use. Towards the end of June a very wide range of species are active and fish feed avidly. With the onset of July and August and hotter water conditions, fish will be active in the morning and evening rather than during the day. The sedges become more important as do brighter flies, particularly orange in colour. In larger deeper waters, fish will follow daphnia and will go deep down in the water during the day requiring sinking lines. On the right days, cooler and overcast or windy, fish will rise to good hatches or to tasty morsels swept onto the water such as daddy longlegs, grasshoppers and beetles. Damselflies should also be tried as well as Corixa and stickleback imitations. Keep an eye out for any flying ants or signs of a migration of snails. By September a wide variety of flies will be back on the diet of trout who will be instinctively packing on weight for winter. Sedges are very important as are corixa, olives and fry. Look out also for fish taking snails when an artificial fished static can be deadly. Patrolling fish should be observed and by careful presentation of your fly ahead of the trout one can intercept it. This method works with dries, emergers and fry. In late September pay attention to inlet areas and try attractor patterns. Small Stillwaters The guidance on seasonal trends will be generally true on the small waters although they will warm up more quickly. Small water conditions vary more with daily conditions such as a cold wind that may turn the fish down very quickly. Some small waters can be very clear and in most, coloured or not, fish become wary of anglers. The angler may need to fish longer lighter leaders and to be more cautious in approaching the waters edge. The leader should be degreased or an intermediate line can be used, particularly if there is little or no ripple. Stalking In the clear waters, stalking fish is popular, this should be a patient and selective approach. Fish are well camouflaged and wary. Train yourself to use cover and to look into the water rather than at it and acquire the skills for understanding clues about movements, shadows on the bottom and the white mouth blink of a feeding trout. Take the time and pick the spots that help you to see the fish then decide on which fish to target and how. To help with spotting good fish, polariod sunglasses and a cap are useful additions to the anglers armoury. Watch the stalked fish to understand its feeding path and behaviour, this could be a slow circuit so once this is known a nymph can be dropped onto a clear patch on the bottom of the lake before it reaches this point of ambush. When the fish reaches the spot the nymph should be lifted fairly quickly in front of its nose to induce a take. A similar method of ambush by pulling a fly across its path is also successful. Buzzer and Sedge This method, best in a good ripple or slight wave, uses a buoyant sedge pattern on the top dropper and buzzer patterns on the middle dropper and point. Cast out a reasonable distance and watch the sedge for any unusual movement which should be tightened into as a take on one of the buzzers. A variation on this method is to put the sedge on the point and thread a buzzer onto the leader using a blood knot to stop it sliding down. This method fishes the buzzer right in the surface. Swimming Pupa A team of two caddis, one as an emerger on the dropper and a pupa on the point, can be fished by casting out and commencing with a sink and draw style followed by a steady lifting retrieve to work the dropper along under the surface. Skipping Sedge Using a floating line and a well greased well hackled artificial, which should drawn back quickly across the water while also gradually raising the rod. This will allow the fly to lightly skip and scuff the water surface like a hatching or struggling sedge. Retrieves can be interspersed with pauses in order to replicate the antics of naturals observed on the water. Vary the speed to assess how the fish want the sedge, quite often they will like the fly fished very fast. This method may be practised with a single fly or it is worth fishing two flies with an invicta on the point representing a drowned sedge or pupa trapped under the surface. Twitched Sedge In a more roving style select some quieter spots, such as little bays or promontories where bushes or rushes form features around shallower water next to drop-off points in the bed. Working stealthily, cast or dap a buoyant sedge pattern in likely places close to the bank or where a rise has been seen. This can raise very good fish when done properly. Where a fish is spotted a bit further out, the angler can then cast to intercept the trout or cast very quickly onto the rise form. Exaggerated Caenis Where fish are preoccupied with very small flies and exact imitation is proving difficult, it is worth trying this method. Using a small black spider pattern tied with an outsized tail of bright white mohair or similar, cast quickly across the path of rising trout and strip the fly away rapidly. This can be extremely deadly in a heavy evening caenis rise. << Further Methods for Fishing Streams Identifying Types of Rise >>	Existing Users Login User ID:   Password:   Remember me next time. Register to join now for FREE Forgotten your password?