I love trout, nice pics
Highland troot on the R. Spey (upper reaches)
Jist back fae 8 bitterly cauld days fishin' the above river. Snaw, sleet, hail, rain & wind temps rarely above 2°C (inc. wind chill factor.)
Water temp fur time o year very cauld due tae continual snaw melt. Did a say that whilst wearin' chist waders it wis cauld enuf tae shrivel yer goollies afore reachin this watar depth? It wis & A've discovered an affinity fur threatened tortoises noo!
Fishin wis a bit testin & although flies did hatch the troot were reluctant to take them oan the surface consistently & had their dour heids oan maist days. But we're also experienced dour fishermen & wi' the aid o' distance glesses (helpin tae replicate oor eagle e'ed youth sight,) we awe did take a few troots tae baith dry flee &, when all wis quiet on the surface, a few on wat flee.
A' apologize fur the lack o' pic's due tae aged fingers no workin' as the brane wid like in the conditions. Here are some fish A' managed..
In the 1st 2 pics the troot were taken on dry flee & approx 1½lb wt.
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These 2 were taken on a weighted pheasant tail nymph the 1st 2½lb (returned) & 2nd again 1¾lb wt
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Water temp fur time o year very cauld due tae continual snaw melt. Did a say that whilst wearin' chist waders it wis cauld enuf tae shrivel yer goollies afore reachin this watar depth? It wis & A've discovered an affinity fur threatened tortoises noo!
Fishin wis a bit testin & although flies did hatch the troot were reluctant to take them oan the surface consistently & had their dour heids oan maist days. But we're also experienced dour fishermen & wi' the aid o' distance glesses (helpin tae replicate oor eagle e'ed youth sight,) we awe did take a few troots tae baith dry flee &, when all wis quiet on the surface, a few on wat flee.
A' apologize fur the lack o' pic's due tae aged fingers no workin' as the brane wid like in the conditions. Here are some fish A' managed..
In the 1st 2 pics the troot were taken on dry flee & approx 1½lb wt.
These 2 were taken on a weighted pheasant tail nymph the 1st 2½lb (returned) & 2nd again 1¾lb wt
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The river bed is variable like maist rivers maistly gravel, sand & rock wi' streams, pools & flats. It is also a very fast flowing river with current on flats due tae volume (..from loch + large mountainous catchment area.) Trout are predominantly yellow bellied, phone camera & poor light conditions micht have them looking darker in these pics, although A've seen very dark backed fish caught from a deep rock pool on the same water.
Another 'hing A've noticed ower the last 20yrs is a gradual increase in green & brown slime in the river, mair so in the last 3yrs, which we're putting doon tae global warming..hoatter, drier winters etc. This isnae an agricultural area o' Scotland.
Thanks fur yer comments... we tend tae say bigger watars.. bigger fish (oan aggregate!)
Hi! A'll take some pic's o' some flees that A' tie & regularly use & pop thame in here later fur.. A'm only jist noo thawin oot
Thanks fur awe the comments, glad ye like the pics!
and a wee pic of the fly if you could 
Here is a pic o' my favourite 3 wet fly cast for May, A've taken big troot oan each fly...Nice fish buddy keep them comingand a wee pic of the fly if you could
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Left tae right: Top dropper, Sand fly (Gravel bed) imitation size 16, dressing, black thread, body lightly dubbed mole fur, hackles 1.5 turns black cock through 1.5 turns small brown partridge back (can be hackled slightly heavier but best left sparse.)
Middle dropper, Woodcock Greenwell, size 14, body med. olive thread ribbed fine gold wire, hackle 1.5 turns dark furnace cock, wing paired woodcock primary or secondary feathers I tie the slips both outside out (darker) & inside out (light) as in pic (..early olives to light olives hatches.)
Tail, Pheasant tail nymph: Size 14 & 12 A' mostly use 14's, hook shank weighted as desired, deep red purple cock centre tail, I sometimes put legs maistly I dont!, my secret here is the ribbing..*dark purple wire! When wet this shows well & compliments the dk P.T. fibres..I wrap this in open turns from tail right to very near eye, secure & then bring thorax fibres over & secure. Best tae zoom in ion pic if yese can!
For doon tae earth tips & dressing methods on nymphs & flees in general search 'Davie McPhail' on YouTube.. a fine fellow Ayrshire man & dresser o' flees auld & new.
Here is link to show the exact colour of purple wire I use.. my son bought this & hudnae used it so I used it on the PTN aboot 3yrs ago & the results surprised me. https://www.anglingactive.co.uk/semperfli-ultrafine-body-wire.html
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Hi Budwig, We don't take that miny photos when oot fishin' these days.. usually we're too busy fishin & tend tae take the surroundings fur granted. The wild life is good wi' roe deer, hares & birds plentiful around the river & red deer on the hills. here is the best I can dae fur noo..
My son wi' 2 pan fillers
Finally some dry flees..This is jist 2 o my wee flyboaxes carried in ma waistcoat.. ye'll see a lot o' spiders (which account for 80% o' ma dryflee fishin) A' normally always tie wi' 2 mixed hackles e.g red/grey (Dk Red Rhode Island colour & Grizzle,) black/dk.red & miny ither combinations. Specific fly imitations.. mainly olives, blue duns etc wid be tied traditionally.
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Thanks Darrell.. it keeps me sane!Beautiful countryside
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Thanks! Tied flies for ower 50yrs noo. For dry hackle I use all grades..many small Indian capes & the larger genetics (A've found that the barbs on genetics are much finer & stiffer but ye need miny mair wraps for sighting purposes.) We ten' tae fish wet/dry tae suit the fishin' conditions: surface/subsurface & deeper. We also use a lot o soft hackles in oor wet flies..Grouse, Partridge, Snipe, Starling & Woodcock being the maist common. We fish 8's & 10's for salmon
The Spey is a fairly fast river & in winter bursts it's banks regularly making it look like a loch in some places in the upper reaches. It has large gravel shifts & pools are continually changing each year (no always for the better)..in sayin this it's a lovely water tae wade & fish even at oor age.
I'm needing anither reel mysel so if I find it elsewhere I'll let ye ken. I envy you..
Cheers John here's a nice 3lb+ troot fae yer local R.Clyde (nr Abington) a couple, for an idea o scale the teardrop shape length oan ma hame made landin net measures 23"Nice pics and some tidy flees there buddy
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Cool! You are the guys that started all this fly fishing. Sure beats the bejeepers out of the golf idea. :lol:Thanks Darrell.. it keeps me sane!Beautiful countryside
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Darrell Allen
Thanks! Tied flies for ower 50yrs noo. For dry hackle I use all grades..many small Indian capes & the larger genetics (A've found that the barbs on genetics are much finer & stiffer but ye need miny mair wraps for sighting purposes.) We ten' tae fish wet/dry tae suit the fishin' conditions: surface/subsurface & deeper. We also use a lot o soft hackles in oor wet flies..Grouse, Partridge, Snipe, Starling & Woodcock being the maist common. We fish 8's & 10's for salmon
The Spey is a fairly fast river & in winter bursts it's banks regularly making it look like a loch in some places in the upper reaches. It has large gravel shifts & pools are continually changing each year (no always for the better)..in sayin this it's a lovely water tae wade & fish even at oor age.
I'm needing anither reel mysel so if I find it elsewhere I'll let ye ken. I envy you..
Cheers John here's a nice 3lb+ troot fae yer local R.Clyde (nr Abington) a couple, for an idea o scale the teardrop shape length oan ma hame made landin net measures 23"Nice pics and some tidy flees there buddy
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