Hi there,i have been fly fishing for a couple a years now,i am looking for a bit of advice on fishing the wet flies,its flies that a dont really turn to even though i have hooked a few trout with them in the past,i always seem to go back to the lures,dries and wee buzzers,i have a great box of wets but dont really use them alot,how effective can they be and whats the best way to fish them,i would be grateful for any advice given,thanks

I usually fish wets at some point of a fishing session usually size 12 and 14s a butcher or bloody Butcher on the point a duller fly on the middle dropper, and a size 14 Spider pattern on the top dropper, I usually fish them when they are near the top of the water using a slow retrieve,and I do well using this method, as I can get fed up pulling Lures,
or sometimes i fish just the two wets, or two spiders, fishing the Spiders can be deadly during a Buzzer hatch.

I often fish wets at Grafham, especially if there's a bit of a wave and the fish are fairly near the surface. Use a larger point fly for turnover and use a steady, sometimes jerky retrieve so they pop enticingly through the waves. Takes are usually pretty positive.

When up in Scotland I've found red and black colours to be the best as the lochs I fish are often peaty.

Thanks for the advice,will try it out,i have heard alot about the grafam,is it a good water

It's much like the rest of the midland ressies, large open expanses of water which can be daunting to start with. The fishing can vary between very frustration to excellent.