Evening trout fishing on Spey Dam Inverness shire
On the Scottish lochs, wet fly fishing from a drifting boat is the most commonly used method although recent years have seen a greater appreciation in the use of dry flies and dapping. The boat is set to drift broadside to the wind along a chosen "drift", an area of suitable depth and character for feeding trout. Usually two (or even three) anglers share a boat, casting their flies down or across the wind and working them with a combination of rod movement and line retrieval to represent living insects. The terminology used for a three-fly cast is point fly, dropper (or middle) and bob fly (the dropper nearest to the rod). The bob fly is so called because it is closest to the surface and as the line is retrieved and it can be made to skate and bob along the waves to represent a hatching or egg laying insect. Bushy flies that cause an attractive wake are often used for this purpose in the belief that they bring the trout up and if they don´t accept the bob fly they may take one of the others. Popular wet fly patterns include Kate McLaren, Bibio, Black Zulu, Blue Zulu, Soldier Palmer, Clan Chief, Kingfisher Butcher, Silver Butcher, Yellow Tail Greenwell, Black Pennel, Ke-He, Claret Pennel, Grouse and Claret, Teal and Green, Invicta, Silver Invicta, Green Peter, Dunkeld and a few dark coloured buzzers for occasions when the wind drops. Sizes 10 to 14 cover most conditions. Fairly light tackle is best. A fly rod suitable for a number 5 or 6 line, coupled with floating and intermediate lines will satisfy the requirements on most days. Travel rods are ideal where reaching the loch requires a long walk.
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Location: Spey Dam Laggan Strathspey Inverness-shire Highland Region Scotland
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
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