Early Morning Dry Fly - River Twiss

With the high temperatures, i thought it would be more rewarding to concentrate my fishing to the early mornings and late evenings. The trout was caught on a size 16 Pheasant Tail dry fly (old school). And the rod was a 8ft Garrison split cane made by Luke Bannister. Fishing a 10ft home made leader of 2lb.

[@joosepflies]

A lovely video, thank you for sharing. I hope to one day fish a bamboo rod. I am also quite inspired by your simple single-camera videos with only the ambient sound of the river. It is my hope that one day I can manage to make videos as simple and pure as yours.

[@thedalesangler]

Thank you, glad you liked it.

[@DaveGardner-pg3cl]

Very difficult day yesterday , I was probably out round the same time as yourself but just over the way on the other side …
I came away with 3 stunning spotties over both upper sections,manage to rise and miss a few more ….,
spooked a biggie that took off and I never saw again .
A 16 cdc and elk took one , a very sparse cdc upwing pattern took the second and the last one fell to a small black magic emerger ..
Came away with a big smile on my face and a slightly better understanding of how to go about fishing these two rivers but still have a long way to go to crack the code on these clever fish that’s for sure …
Truly brilliant day regardless of catching or not 👍

[@thedalesangler]

Well done Dave, it sounds like you had a fantastic day. The Doe and the Twiss can be both fickle and rewarding in equal measure. Which is probably what keeps bringing me back to them. Some days i swear the trout can see me getting out of the car...

[@DaveGardner-pg3cl]

@@thedalesangler I had a couple of instances like that, they see everything and hear everything don’t they ??😆
I’d still happily waste another day being tormented by them 👍

[@Adipper]

There is something unique / different about the older Hardy reels compared to modern versions despite being manufactured in England. Beautiful spot and nice GB!!

[@thedalesangler]

There is a soul to the old Hardy's.

[@frankfitzpatrick5168]

Well done!

[@thedalesangler]

Thank you.

[@user-mb1hg4qu9f]

What a lovely spot to fish!

[@thedalesangler]

It really is!

[@chrismatthewsflyfishing7724]

Let the cane take the strain 👍 maybe one day I'll get to try a "superfast".

[@thedalesangler]

You know it makes sense Chris. Those little Devon rivers of yours will suit a Bannister perfectly!