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Alan Bulmer, Fish Species, Fly Fishing, Fresh Water Fishing, Techniques

FLOATING FLIES FOR NIGHT FISHING

Lead image: MidCurrent (Hughes) Most rivers still have an evening rise during Spring and Summer where trout rise voraciously to feed on insects concentrated in the surface film. Stretches of river which appeared barren during the day suddenly spring to life as dusk approaches. It is arguably the best time to be on the river if you are a dry fly fisherman. Casting to rising trout … Continue reading FLOATING FLIES FOR NIGHT FISHING

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Alan Bulmer, Fly Fishing, Lure Fishing, Techniques

IS DAWN THE BEST TIME TO FISH?

Written By: Alan Bulmer   Photos: Paul Smith & Mark Hoffman Recently I received a fascinating e-mail from Dr Mike Ladle in the UK describing his experiment to see whether fish activity increased around dawn. Mike is convinced that fishing at the change of light at dawn is the most productive time of day and designed an experiment to try and prove this. Mike actually recorded the number of … Continue reading IS DAWN THE BEST TIME TO FISH?

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