As some of you may know I only started fly fishing last month and I am going to Loch Tay on Thursday for a bit of bait fishing with a few mates (they can't fly fish - yet!!!) but I am going to take my fly rod with me and have a try - only fished my local river (Devon) with the fly and caught 2 small broonies with Snipe & Purple. And 1 small broonie with an unknown fly I have (don't know most of the names yet!!

Can anyone give me some advice on what flies I should use and what method?

I used to do well with small traditional paterns, invicta, kate etc plus spiders

don't forget peter ross the old Killin butcher!I used to fish along from Acharn in my old spinning days it was ok any traditional flies black was always good as well as red too.

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New rainbow PB 22 lbs Bangour 23/10/2011

The Peter Ross does not catch fish!

The Peter Ross does catch fish

I have caught numerous fish on a Peter Ross!

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I fished Loch Tay quite a bit as a youngster and Greenwells variants always did best for me, Greenwells Spiders being particularly good and a local variant which was a semi-dry fly with a Greenwells body and two wings angled back slightly. There was another loch near Ben Lawers, Lochan Na Laraig I think it was called which I remember being full of feisty little fish that were eager to take a fly, well worth a go.

It's nice to see a fellow jambo !

If it was me who was going fishing then i would be trying flies like: Golden Olive Bumbles, Claret Bumbles, Clan Chief, Bibio, Kate Mclaren, Soldier Palmer, Invicta, Dunkeld, Dabblers in various colours, and the old faithful - Loch Ordie. I would also take along some diawl bachs - the trout up here seem to be fond of them and some hares ears with and without the gold bead.

A standard three fly set up (for me) would be to have a bushy fly - like the Golden Olive Bumble on the top dropper, a clan chief on the middle and a silver invicta on the point.

For a two fly setup a bushy fly on the top and then another bushy fly in a wave or (usually) a slimmer fly on the point - connemara black perhaps ?

If you need help with the flies i.d then send me a PM and i'll help you out,

cheers,

AP

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The wild ones love orange at this time of year.
Try a Kate McLaren with a long orange marabu tail on the top dropper, a slim Hars Ear with holo gold rib on the middle and a Doobry Snatcher or Orange Sweeny Todd on the point.
As above a Bibio also will do well in the top or middle positions. Some also swear by a Soldier Palmer at this time of year.
You could always use what you normally catch with, it will probably out perform all the advice.

Thanks for everyones help.

Will let everyone know how I get on.