It's been a long time since I have been fishing, really due to the financial situation. I went on Saturday afternoon to Frensham Trout Fishery, got there about 3. It was a lovely day, no wind, slightly overcast and not to cold.
I started fishing in the small lake, next to the lodge. There was young lad fishing at the near end and I went to the other. I started using a deer hair dry fly, as I had seen a couple of fish rising. Shortly after, the young lad walked round to my end and started fishing close by. Suddenly there there was a big shout “Grandad bring the net”. Looked but he didn't have a fish on. Grandad came and he asked why he wanted the net. The reply was he could see the fish looking at his fly and he would need it when he caught the fish. I was about to move away when he did.
I was using my 7' 3-4 weight rod with a 5 weight line and a 4Lb leader. I lost the dry fly in a tree and changed to one of my Black Rambo flies and shortly I saw a little movement on the line but that was it. I cast a couple of times more and then hooked a 3Lb 10oz rainbow. They fight very well at this time of year and having a very light rod makes it all the more difficult and much more exciting to land them.
I then moved onto the large lake, I could see the fish close in and they were all looking but avoiding the Rambo. I tried a couple of other flies and still all they did was look. I then changed to one of my Hairy Mary flies. I cast a couple of times and then I saw a fish follow, it turned away but then it came back. I saw it mouth open (enormous it was) and it took the fly, the rod bent, then the fish had gone. I found it had bitten through the line.
I gave up here and tried right in the corner of the lake. They didn't like the Rambo and I soon noticed that a few fish were taking from the surface, I changed to another deer hair dry fly. The fish kept on coming for it but then turning away and ignoring it. In the end I tried something a bit smaller, a type of 'F' Fly. First cast, a little twitch of the line and it was taken. I was very please as I had only caught a couple of fish on dry flies before. I landed a 2 ¾LB rainbow. The fly was no good after this because of the fish slime on it and it would have to be cleaned up at home.
