hello everyone, after getting into fly fishing only recently i'm wondering if anyone can give me a few pointers....which flies to use etc as i dont really have much clue, i ask at the fisheries and generally get a weak or useless response (needless to say i wont be going back to one of them as the bloke's attitude stank !)
my question is which flies do i use when the water is clear and warm, the fish tend to be rising but not taking anything (is this for oxygen ?),i recently blanked at sharpley when the fish were everywhere ?

welcome to the forum, leeren666, the lads and lasses on here will sort you out ,they've helped me several times and i will also be interested in the replies as the same happened to me last Saturday, just managed one lucky fish with rises all around all day, ah well MASS

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"fish are like men, open your mouth get into trouble"

Welcome to the forum.In general if the fish are high in the water you have to keep your flies in that area.so dry fly makes sense. or washing line(use search facility)
Try to go fishing with some cloud cover rather than Hot /no cloud cover.the fish don't like it.
If your fishing for fresh stockies then a cats whisker and blob will get you fish.just to build up your confidence.

Jim

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The Fishermans Friend is the Flirty Fly,Fickle Food for Fleeting Fish.

Yes if they're rising put a booby on the point and a couple of buzzers on the droppers, or even a muddler pulled back,
No certainties in fishing though trail and error is a big thing until you get to know the water your fishing.

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I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,9 bean rows will I have there and a hive for the honey bee.

thanks everyone for welcoming me and for the advice, what is the best knot to use to attach a dropper ? and how long should the dropper be ? also why do some fisheries not allow booby's ? i know the two i have visited dont allow them

Boobies are banned on some waters due the practice of fishing them static on a sinking fly line.The trout tend to swallow the fly in this situation and face certain death.

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Theres more to fishing than just fish.

replace the booby with a deer hair sedge or muddler use a 2or3 turn water knot for droppers must must wet it before tightening! 2metres from fly line to dropper 1.5m to 2nd dropper if you want and 1.5m to point! to start with droppers around 15-20cm's providing it's not too windy

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an interesting mix of apathy and panic

Clive M