This is the time of year when we look back at the trout season and make a mental note of those 'red letter' days and ponder the various blanks!
Even though September sees the trout season drawing to a close, it's also a time to look forward - to targeting my favourite fish - the Grayling.
One memorable fishing experience happened to me at the beginning of this season whenI was helping out a small local fishing club, they wanted to brush up on their Euro Nymphing techniques - I'm definitely no expert, but I offered to help where I could!
Our Ultimate Autumn Selection contains 44 flies in total - all supplied in one of our Slimline Silicone fly boxes. All of the flies contained within the selection are imitations of flies that will be hatching on a water near you throughout September and October.
I'm sure you have already noticed that some of the leaves have started to turn and you are seeing a few more of them on the water than usual. As we head towards the end of a really dry Summer and start to look forward to Autumn - at least we've had a little rain to top up the river of late - the fish will finally start to play along as the temperatures start to cool.
We've had some more of Ian Moxon's Silk Fly Lines delivered to us and they are now available on the sitehere. These silk lines have been designed and made with a 'fine tip' which effectively means they have a very thin 'built-in' furled leader, so you just need to attach a level piece of tippet to the end.
On my local small stream (Yorkshire Derwent), it's been quite hard fishing of late, especially with the recent hot weather and low water levels we are seeing in North Yorkshire. Even with the low river levels, I am still finding that when the fish are playing hard to get, the "go-to" tactic is to go long and keep disturbance to a minimum.
I don't know about you, but my time on the water is precious - what with running Barbless Flies and family commitments I find it all too difficult to get any 'me time' on the water (especially during the summer when we are at our busiest).
Have you noticed many ants around just lately? If not, you soon will, the ground will be crawling with winged ants in the not too distant future (especially with this warm weather we are experiencing).
The Cahill flies in this selection were invented in the 1880's by a New York railway worker called Daniel Cahill and became famous all over America. They are a great general imitation of the smaller spring and summer mayflies.
With the main Mayfly season now over for the year, we thought it was a good time to slightly revamp our Barbless Wulff Selection. There are only slight alterations to the flies (a bit bulkier in the body to make them float higher and a new hook with a wider gape). These Wulff's will take fish all through Summer and Autumn, use the larger sizes when you spot the odd Mayfly appearing on the water and the smaller sizes to imitate Olives.
