Hi Guys

Spent two hours up the Forth & Clyde canal last night with my 9' 3wt Vision Cult, very hard going no sign of the bigger Perch and the Roach seemed hell bent on running back and forth along the front of the reed beds ? They didnt seem interested in food.

However i managed 4 small Perch and a couple of Roach this was the best one



Great sport on the 3wt !



Heres the same fish in the hand..........oh so pretty.



Note the size 18 goldhead blood worm in the top tip (barbless of course) dispite being able to fit larger things in there mouths ive never caught any on bigger flys !

They are very cautious and suspicious indeed and mouth the fly for a split second before spitting it out so you need to "strike" if it looks like its in the fishes mouth.

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"Barbless since 2008"

Vision GT Four catapult 9' 6#
Vision GT Four SW 9' 9#
Vision 3 Zone 9' 5#
Vision Cult 9' 3#
Shakespeare Trion 9' 5/6#
Cortland Endurance 9' 6#
Shakespeare Expedition float tube
Vosseler DC3 reel
Okuma Helios 8/9 reel
Greys G series 3/4 reel
Snowbee Geo 3/4 reel

nice fishing and looks like loads fo fun

Cracking roach - they really are lovely fish . Not had one on the fly yet but I plan to change that this year . The fish charging up and down the reed beds were probably spawning, although they're a bit later than I'd expect normally. There's usually no catching them when they're spawning - bigger things on their mind .

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Check out this behemoth!

This one took a 2ins Damsel tied on a 10's...



Cheers,


Graham

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