Hi
I'm going to fish Stithians reservoir tomorrow morning (very early because of the scorching weather) I hope to get there before 4.30am
so as to catch the sunrise and get an hour or twos fishing in before the sun gets too hot.
Having never fished any earlier than about 8am, what flies would I be best to try. Are there likely to be any fish rising around dawn? Is it worth using dries or would I be better of with nymphs (PTN, Daiwl Bach, Hares Ear etc) or would lures be a better option?
Thanks
Richard

Stithians is a lovely place to fish. i don't have huge knowledge, but last time i went it was a force 7 Easterly! We caught fish from a bank called 'deep bank' or 'deep water bank' along from the lodge toward the dam. We then went up to the dam and the waves were crashing into it, but we managed a few on intermediates. I couldn't help thinking that there must be a few big fish up there in the deep water by the dam...

good luck

I havent fished Stithians this year but I have had good results on the buzzer early in the morning in the past. Small and black usually does it but worth trying other colours in the team if results are scratchy. If no fish are moving try a bit deeper with a damsel and maybe a spider or GRHE on the dropper. What little wind there is will be ESE so I would park down the Carnkie end and fish up from there

Good luck bud!

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Nigel

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Thanks for the quick replies
I was thinking of trying black buzzers actually. Would you let them drift or figure of eight very slowly?
Also do you mean fish from near carnkie up the east side of the lake towards the dam?
I had thought to fish with the wind towards me, so the other side, sort of chapel bay, yellow wort bay or pub bay. I hate casting into the wind but I seem to remember someone telling me the fish at stithians will be downwind as thats where all the food will be. I suppose with there not being much wind forecast it won't be necessary.
Cheers
Richard

Ah ... home sweet home!

The Met Office seems to suggest that the wind will be veering to the North East so the Golden Lion bank will be good if you're a right handed caster. Although the wind will be towards or along that shore the fish won't be very far out. The Yellow Wort bay is always good and the point before it turns into the bay is excellent - you can wade out a long way as it's surprisingly shallow and you should intercept fish moving upwind.
If that bank is too tricky with the wind then the Goonlaze bank opposite, although the wind may be coming off your left shoulder it may give some assistance. That whole bank from the Dam Car Park down to Tresevern is my favourite bank.
Whatever you do ... don't be a heron ... cast, fish it out and take a few steps. Keep moving. Flies... small and black is good advice ... black spiders, black and peacock etc. Drift them around on the wind just keeping in touch with a slow figure of eight. Terrestrials can play a big role at Stithians - it may be a bit late for the Hawthorn but there's probably still a good number of Hawthorns and a largish, dark, skated sedge can be deadly in the right circumstances.

I'll be at Stithians, sometime next weekend, not fishing ... just touching base with my spiritual home. Good luck and tight lines tomorrow.

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Cheers Lighthouse
Very helpfull I think I'll give it a go around Yelow Wort and Pub Bay as you suggest.
Silly question but by "skated sedge" I take it you mean a sedge pulled across the surface?
Cheers
Richard

Just got back from VERY early! morning session. Lovelly morning with very little wind to start picked up a bit by the time we stopped at 9.30.
I had one fish of just under 1 1/2lb on a black pennel and my friend had one of 2lb on a black spider.
We're going back this evening for a couple of hours after dinner. Hopefully have something on dries.

Excellent! A dry could work well this evening if the weather down there is anything like it is here in South Northants.

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Hi All
going to be fishing Stithians in the next couple of weeks. Has anyone any recent info on how it's fishing?
Thank you.