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Upper Neuadd
20 James St
Merthyr
Glamorgan
Contact: M Morgan
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Usk Reservoir
Senny Bridge
Brecon
Powys
Contact: ticket machine
Tel: 01495 769281
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Fly Fishing Tips and Techniques
Loch Style - Methods |
Fishing in a boat is a team effort. False casting is totally unnecessary and
dangerous. Be aware of your fellow angler, don't cast across him or too near to
him, remember a hook can blind someone (I believe Inverness Hospital is a world
leader in removing hooks from eyes!) When drifting downwind, the angler to the
right hand side of the boat is able to cast over the right shoulder, which is
convenient because most people are right handed. The person on the left hand
side should preferably be able to cast over the left shoulder. Casting over the
left shoulder is not hard and an angler that can do this is better than one than
can't as he finds so many occasions to use this skill from the bank as well as
the boat. Such an angler is never bothered by the direction of the wind. Take a
little time to practise this and you will perfect it.
A further aspect of the team effort in the boat involves each angler looking out
for problems and giving assistance to the other angler when necessary. This is
not obvious and anglers excited about fishing and reluctant to bring their lines
in can be annoying boat partners. If one angler is having to do all the work of
maneuvering, lifting drogues, adjusting oars, starting outboards then he is
unlikely to want to fish again with the angler who does not help.
For most situations three flies would be used and if the wind is strong or
variable two flies would be utilised. The usual nylon to be used is 5lb and if
the water is very peaty, Maxima Chameleon is best, while if the water is a clear
green type, Maxima Ultragreen would fair better. This make of nylon is
relatively thin for its breaking strain but more importantly it is resilient and
reliable. It very rarely lets you down.
To make up a two fly cast, take the end of some 5lb nylon tie it to your cast
loop with a blood knot and hold this knot in one hand while extending your arms
out fully to give you the first length to cut, on cutting the nylon tie the top
dropper using a double blood knot with long waste ends of about 10". Cut one
waste end off leaving a dropper, then extend the arms from the dropper to give
the length to cut for the point fly. If you are to use three or more flies
reduce the amount you extend out your arms. Middle droppers may be slightly
shorter. I prefer a good long dropper particularly on the top position which
allows the fly to dabble properly.
On the top dropper tie in a bushy fly such as a Loch Ordie, Red palmer or Blue
Zulu. On the middle dropper use a fly like an Invicta and for the point fly use
a pattern that is slim and fairly heavy so giving a good entry into the water
and allowing a smooth cast as the point fly will move better and the top dropper
will resist the air a bit more and help to keep the cast straight and balanced
when casting.
Northamptonshire method
This method involves casting a longer line and keeping the rod horizontal as
such it varies from the traditional lochstyle but there can be confusion about
why. To some this has become a simple debate about the length of cast from a
boat and why a longer or shorter cast is better. However as we find from
experience we fish in different ways in differing waters (see judging a water).
Proper loch style with a fairly short line is deadly in lochs but sometimes less
so in lowland rainbow fisheries. Lochs are nearly always windswept and choppy
and may seem clear but can be peaty and we wish to use bob flies in the chop as
part of a team aimed at particular quarry. In proper loch style we wish to cover
the ground to each territorial fish and cover it well in peaty water, drifting
and frequent casting is the most effective method here. Lowland reservoirs may
be calmer more often, they may be warmer and sometimes a greener clear water may
be found. Fly life will be different and a long cast with more imitative flies
or to enable long stripping can produce results. Rainbows will shoal or
concentrate and the boat at these times becomes a platform not an integral style
of dynamic fishing. Yet on a windy day the traditional loch approach may be
preferred.
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