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.
Windy conditions suit anchoring in productive areas rather than open-water drifting.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
More traditional, darker-fly and rough-water biased. Bushy wets, bob flies, dark patterns and strong covering-water flies matter most.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Remote Harris loch renowned for enormous wild brown trout — fish of 5-10lb are taken each season. Possibly the best big wild brown trout water in the British Isles. Deep, peat-stained, with limited access. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle estate. Boat fishing only.
Remote Harris loch renowned for enormous wild brown trout — fish of 5-10lb are taken each season.
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.
Windy conditions suit anchoring in productive areas rather than open-water drifting.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.
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Top prey shown — see all 5 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
More traditional, darker-fly and rough-water biased. Bushy wets, bob flies, dark patterns and strong covering-water flies matter most.
A reasonable day here, though temperature isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Remote Harris loch renowned for enormous wild brown trout — fish of 5-10lb are taken each season. Possibly the best big wild brown trout water in the British Isles. Deep, peat-stained, with limited access. Amhuinnsuidhe Castle estate. Boat fishing only.
