When the wind keeps coming......

This bank holiday up in Cumbria has been on the cool and breezy side.

With the average temperature of 5-7 decree centigrade and breezy winds, I didn't hold up much hope on there been good numbers of fly on the water. However, when I arrived at the river bank (11am) I was surprised to see large numbers of large darks bobbing on the water.

Thinking I had missed the hatch, I gathered my gear and assembled on the go. Once I had got the terminal gear up and running, I just had to find a suitable pool, out of the wind!!!!!, and settled down ready for another burst of flies to hatch.

As I was waiting this little critter climbed up and dried its wings on my waders....

Whilst this chap was drying out, I heard some sips and rolls on the surface.......the time was right.

With a 16ft leader with 3.4lb tippet, line-shine removed for that one chuck cast, the first cast went out with some mend to account for the different flows in the river......bang! the first fish was on.....A fish of around 14inchs (1lb 7oz)...a lovely specimen to start the day.

Once I had found to GoPro in my many pockets..........I managed to get some footage. Please see the Video



After relocating about 2 miles upstream, Flies were still coming off the water!! The hatch was immensely dense and in the slack water I must have counted around 20 LWO in a foot square area.

Here is one that rested on the butt section of my Marksman 8ft 4wt.