I hopped over the border into Germany today to see if any of
the Roach and Dace in my favourite stream would be inclined
to take a fly.
Pretty soon I encountered a whole bunch of them and tried to
get them on the nymph.
Plenty of fish.
It was early season so the water was very clear and cover was minimal.
The fish could spot me easily since I walked the higher banks, they would immediately move close to cover when I approached.
I had a short run-in with a Dace but that fish threw the hook quickly.
When I came to the third large school of Roach things got exciting.
The Roach saw me and moved towards deeper water near a deadfall.
Suddenly a Trout rushed out and nailed one of the Roach.
So I switched to a small streamer in order to catch the trout.
Unfortunately a couple of drifts of the streamer along the deadfall yielded no takes.
Interesting stretch..
Further upstream a deep pool was located where I had done good business on the previous season.
With my polarized glasses I spotted some good size Roach in the pool.
The nymph setup failed to generate any interest from the Roach so I had to put plan B in action.
It would be very likely that the deep pool would have Trout in it so I tied on a fast sinkng polyleader with a small Magnus streamer.
After two drifts I saw the first Trout chasing the fly, to my surprise a Rainbow trout.
After a third drift the Trout took the fly and exploded into the air.
Rainbow trout.
The pool was large enough to hold several fish, after a few missed takes fish nr. 2 was hooked.
Rainbow trout on the Magnus (also a good Perch pattern)
On a previous visit I had some takes in the large pool below the watermill in town so I tried that place next.
On three occasions something chased the fly which I suspected was a small Perch.
When I finally hooked the fish it turned out to be a small Brown trout.
Having caught and released three trout I decided I had done enough fishing for the day.
With some warmer weather expected soon I think fish activity will be on the increase and before long we might catch the Dace and Roach on dry flies again.
Fishing today
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