Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
A 25-acre stocked clear-water lake near Bantry, West Cork, with exceptional shore-angling facilities. Predominantly stocked rainbow trout with a population of native wild brown trout. Some pike, perch, eels, and rudd present incidentally. Single rod only; fly, worm, or spinner only.
A 25-acre stocked clear-water lake near Bantry, West Cork, with exceptional shore-angling facilities.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
A 25-acre stocked clear-water lake near Bantry, West Cork, with exceptional shore-angling facilities. Predominantly stocked rainbow trout with a population of native wild brown trout. Some pike, perch, eels, and rudd present incidentally. Single rod only; fly, worm, or spinner only.
