After a few years of flyfishing ( two, ok not a lot but in the plural) I think I may have found out what you need to do to catch the big one in hard conditions

1. Pre requisite get permission off wife to spend a day fishing (some cost may be incurred and time in the high street)

2. Once out fishing cover as much water as possible (3 hours hard graft in this case)

3. No fish should be caught in the first 3 hours

4. Change method from 1st 3 hours this must be done on bank side

5 After change of method (in this case from wet to dry) flick out fly into margin take a seat on the bank, place rod in between legs and reach into left hand breast pocket for a well deserved cig (this this can be replaced for chocolate or sweets for none smokers)

6. On lighting cig (or undoing chocolate) a shout of ****** Is required as biggest fish of the season takes fly from margin

7. Grab back hold of rod try to catch hold of line while at the same time kicking fly box into river

8. Retrieve fly box whilst trying to play fish

9. Another shout of ****** is now required as fish leaps and sheds hook

10 Retire to local hostelry and mumble ****** over and over

Oh well will try again next week

Best way to get a take, reach for a fag! Never fails.

You forgot

1(a) Sit in traffic jam in Hollingworth for 3 hours before reaching venue.

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"Take not out your 'ounds on a werry windy day" Surtees.

Hi Bill you must know this place well. you always get plenty of time to take in the sites of Hollingworth. Oh by the way I have heard that one off the chip shops has shut down so wont be able to stare into that local establishment any more on the way up to the old lady

You've got time to nip into the 8 til Late, grab a pack of 10 and smoke them before you get to the lights

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"Take not out your 'ounds on a werry windy day" Surtees.

You think you have the perfect system, but there's nothing like taking a sip of coffee and then burning the devil out of your mouth as the fish takes, the cup goes flying and all Hell breaks loose....

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The scenery in the Grand Coulee area of eastern Washington was worth the air fare on its own!

Ahhhhh........ Holingworth lake........ Rake Wood....... Two seasons of first team rugby my body will never forget.
Now to induce the ultimate take try 20 years of rugby so that after an hour of fishing every joint in your body fills with iron filings, broken glass and grit sand. The joints you havnt been using just stop working all together and the ones that have got cold rust solid.
Then try and strike into a fish while your coffee is burning your hand, the wind is making your eyes water by the gallon, rain is running down the back of your neck and slowly filling your left stockingfoot wader and you could have done with a pee over a hour ago before the waterproofs went on and has now turned into a stomach cramp that would down a pregnant buffalo. That's not to mention the fact your mobile phone has been ringing for the last ten minutes and they still havnt got the message your buisy or the fact that the dribble of fluid filling your wader might not be rain and now you could actually do with a carp and........
then and only then does a double come along and have a cautious nibble at the hackle of your fly.

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One fish, one fly, one man, several hats.
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No, no, no. You've all got it wrong. The perfect induce take:
The bloke fishng next to you.

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Nothing better to induce a take when boatfishing than weeing into the bailer-watching your line shoot off with your best friend in hand;dilemma


All the best Nick