Flies for Montisfont Abbey in two weeks' time

[stevekale]

I've been lucky enough to receive a gift of a day at Montisfont Abbey on the Test weekend after next. This will be my first day on the Test and ideally I'd like, if I have enough tying time, to fish my own flies. Anyone got recommendations as to what I should tie up?

[ickypimp]

ok in terms of naturals i would expect at this time of year to see large dark olives, med olives, spurwings, pale wateries, the odd iron blue, cinnamon sedges, sand fly, caperer and silver sedge, with a few needle flies and willowflies..

I have never fished mottisfont, i am not sure what the beat rules are, i would think upstream dry and if nothing is doing they will let you try nymphs..

Kites imperial, adams, greenwells glory, greyduster, little marryat, tups indespensible would be my choice for dries...

You might get away with klinks, elk and CDC sedges, yearling elk emergers ...


nymphs i would say pheasant tail nymph, GRHE, greygoose,(in various sizes, beadhead and non beadehead), killer bugs, peeping caddis.


HTH

[ickypimp]

just to add to what i posted above... this is takenn from the fishing breaks website, they sell the tickets for mottisfont

SEPTEMBER

“September is a good month for fishermen, albeit a sad one in ways. The days are shorter now, and the thought that autumn is waiting impatiently to blow green leaves away makes every hour precious. And, if the spiders are busy and active during September, the trout are no less so. The season is drawing to a close, but gloriously so.”

Dry (sizes 16-18): Red Tag, Large Dark Olive, Greenwell’s Glory, Iron Blue, Pale Watery Spinner, Blue-Winged Olive, Lunn’s Particular, Sedges, Double Black Gnat, Orange Quill, Red or Black Ant, Black Beetle, Daddy Long Legs. Tippet 2-3lb.

Nymph (sizes 16-20): Killer Bug, Shrimp, GRHE, Grey Goose, PTN. Weighted and unweighted. Tippet 2-4lb.

[stevekale]

Thanks. Actually I received yesterday but hadn't noticed an email from them with the following recommendations:

My top five dries are:
Parachute Black Gnat
Klinkhammers (carry 3 or 4 different colours)
Cul du Canard
Deer Hair Sedge
Daddy Long Legs

Top three nymphs:
Gold Ribbed Hare's Ear
Pheasant Tail Nymph
Killer Bug

I'm annoyed at myself because I have left tying too late and now seem to be travelling between now and then. I have the GRHEs and PTNs but no Killer Bugs and only some of the dries. Somehow I'll have to find some time....

Is the "Cul de Canard" an "F Fly"?

[ickypimp]

rhe F fly is made with CDC

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by stevekale

Is the "Cul de Canard" an "F Fly"?

There is a SBS on this very board somewhere.
Its a kinda f fly on a buzzer style hook and has a combination of deer hare and cdc as a wing. It is very effective in smaller sizes and takes seconds to knock up.

[ickypimp]

CDc and elk emerger... as per my first post

[stevekale]

Buzz, yes I saw that SBS and was wondering if that was what was meant. Cheers Ickypimp.

[royvs]

I envy you that for it's history, if no other reason.

John Waller Hill's book "A Summer on the Test" has a preface which is signed off "Montisfont, 1924"..it is just so evocative of another age!

[stevekale]

Yes I am really looking forward to it. I just wish I had more time to tie some flies. I am frantic this week and next with work.