I've only recently taken up fly fishing after a short period of drowing worms and maggots. I've had about 6 outings and blanked on them all. I did have 2 takes fishing a dry Sedge and got way to excited and missed them both. Those 2 takes gave me one hell of a buzz though and I really got the bug for Fly Fishing.

I enjoy fishing with a dry fly as I like the whole visual side of it. I'm getting pretty confused with all the different flies and trying to match the hatch etc. I'm off for a 2 day trip to a few Lochs in the Callender area and I would appreciate some advice on which type of fly to use for Brown Trout. I have only fished with one fly at a time but I'm going to try a dropper as well.

With my lack of knowledge I'm finding my confidence dwindling a bit by the time I pick a fly and actually get to casting. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm desperate to get off the mark.

Hi Scotsman and welcome.
I would love to help but the fly advice I might give would probably be wrong.
PM Zoomer and ask him as he lives in Glasgow and fishes remote lochs.

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You have to be aware that the brown trout are starting to have sex on their mind now and are becoming harder to tempt.
If your talking about Venacher , Earn.and Lubnaig.You will have the same problems as the coatbridge lochs.

Jim

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Where in scotland are you

Scotsman Welcome to the forum. I would think the best people to advise you would be those where you are going to fish as they will have the local knowledge.

Alan

Confidence in your fly, and presentation are more important that the minutae of fly choice. a fish that takes a greenwells will probably take a march brown and so on.. I'm no expert on Scottish Lochs, but try a bibio or similar, they always seem to work for me...

Best thing to master is finding the right water though, and for that, local knowledge is key. any anglers you find should point out the local hotspots for you. Remember that the remote lochs often hold smallish trout in limited numbers. At the risk of invoking the wrath of others may i suggest you 'cut your teeth' at a commercial fishery first?

Cheers
Alex

Thanks for the warm welcome guys it's much appreciated.

FFwithme, I'll give zoomer a pm and see if he can help me out

3lb The last thing I need is sex mad Brownies ignoring my fly

Rookstorm I'm based in Airdrie but I get away every 2nd weekend for a couple of days fishing. Do a bit of travelling about trying different waters.

Basher I've been to a couple of small fisheries and the water was really dirty at the time and I never saw a fish all day. Just my luck

Got to just stick with it I suppose and concentrate on get the basics right.

Early morning or evening time is the best if you want to maximise your chances of catching a troot.

A friend was there the evening before and said there was fish rising everywhere. So there I was armed and ready the following evening and never saw a fish all night. Is it best to fish with a wet fly is those circumstances ??

Sorry if these questions are a bit dumb but I'm trying to pick up as much info as possible

Try a Loch Ordie, Bibio as previously suggested, big dry daddy or a sedge pattern. Don't discount the use of wet's.

Maybe Zoomer can put you onto a wee loch with a good head of wild trout. I would maybe suggest Swanswater or Carron Valley reservoir however but if you want to head up a bit from Callander, Loch Earn has been known to be quite productive with the fly.

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