i went out yesterday, caught my bag of 2 rainbows on a self tied lead spider. i was wondering what type of flies works at this time of year??

Green and black is worth a shot, viva, black and green cat etc...

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"There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm."

To be fair, pretty much what works at any other time will work now. have some GRHEs, PTNs, damsels, leadheads, catswhiskers, buzzers and a montana or two and you'll be covered for the season on small stillwaters

im fishing not sar from snowdon, the snow is still up there and it's still cold. nothing much hatched there yesterday

Fish should be starting to move nearer the surface to feed, so you can start fishing small stuff Buzzers, hares ears, various nymphs, wets, or spiders, although I usually do well with spiders and wets when the fish are moving near the surface, as brownie basher says you can fish what ever you like, you can also pull lures, if your that way inclined,
I usually try the wee stuff and if all fails, then on goes a lure for the last hour,
next month the dry flee will come in on its own.

errr - if I am missing something then sorry, but haven't you just answered your own question ?

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JH based near Southampton

yes i have, but with the lead spider i only casted out twice and caught my bag of 2. im looking for more sport, what types of dry flies are there at this time of year then??

I always think the dry fly really kicks off as a major tactic on stillwaters from midsummer onwards, once the fish are used to being up in the water and cruising. Pray for a mild, damp and breezy September for the daddy longlegs hatch.

The first chance of dry fly sport could be at the end of this month or in early May with the Hawthorn Fly .. Bibio marci - Hawthorn Fly - an Illustrated Guide

Black is a good colour for buzzers at this time of year as well, there will be more colours and sizes along later in the year.

Or maybe hedge your bets with a good old Black & Peacock Spider ?

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"In wine there is wisdom. In beer there is strength. In water there is bacteria." - German proverb
JH based near Southampton

What you should have done, was spooned your first Trout and see what it was feeding on,
I personally would not bother with a dry, until I seen a few rises.

There's a wee pocket book out now called Matching the hatch by peter Lapsey & Cyril Bennett a good little book that will fit in your pocket its about seven pounds from Amazon.
There was another booklet with the same name that was a freebie in Trout & Salmon mag,
which is also good but probably impossible to get hold of now.
Hope this helps.
Laurie.