Many club waters and river season tickets run alongside the trout season while there's still frost in the mornings there are brighter evenings and warmer days ahead.
Even lochs that are open year round like the Lake of Menteith mark the official opening of the trout season.
A flotilla of anglers will toast the upcoming season and head out on the big water this Saturday to the sounds of a piper.
It’s a cracking day to be out wherever you go, the flowers should be in bloom - with Galanthus (snowdrops), Narcissus (daffodils) and Primula vulgaris (primrose) all sure signs that spring is well and truly here.
It's still Scotland so we'll still be packing warm, waterproof clothes of course.
We're just passing that false spring with a few days in double digits, moving through second winter with an inevitable dump of snow before the clocks go forward and all of a sudden it's light enough to fish a few hours after work. Early season tactics are pretty standard, unless there's a howling wind or the river is in flood water conditions are pretty stable and trout will be feeding a little lower in the water.
Worms, spinners and rapalas are always worth a throw for trout where rules allow.
On the fly, I'd start off with searching patterns like damsels and daiwl bachs fished slow on stillwaters, perdigons and beaded pheasant tails on the rivers.
It's about getting down and in front of the fish. On a calmer day, when the temperatures rise, buzzers, large dark olives and Ma...
Even lochs that are open year round like the Lake of Menteith mark the official opening of the trout season.
A flotilla of anglers will toast the upcoming season and head out on the big water this Saturday to the sounds of a piper.
It’s a cracking day to be out wherever you go, the flowers should be in bloom - with Galanthus (snowdrops), Narcissus (daffodils) and Primula vulgaris (primrose) all sure signs that spring is well and truly here.
It's still Scotland so we'll still be packing warm, waterproof clothes of course.
We're just passing that false spring with a few days in double digits, moving through second winter with an inevitable dump of snow before the clocks go forward and all of a sudden it's light enough to fish a few hours after work. Early season tactics are pretty standard, unless there's a howling wind or the river is in flood water conditions are pretty stable and trout will be feeding a little lower in the water.
Worms, spinners and rapalas are always worth a throw for trout where rules allow.
On the fly, I'd start off with searching patterns like damsels and daiwl bachs fished slow on stillwaters, perdigons and beaded pheasant tails on the rivers.
It's about getting down and in front of the fish. On a calmer day, when the temperatures rise, buzzers, large dark olives and Ma...
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