By Chris Taee, a Member of Meon Springs Fly Fishery and a regular on the Meon Beat I’ve probably had more than my fare share of time on the catch and release waters at Meon Springs this year, which has been a lot of fun - even if it can get a touch frustrating at times. Firstly, thanks to Brian Richardson for his advice to go small. I rapidly armed myself with plenty of barbless 18, 20 and 22 nymphs, which have been by far the most effective way of catching fish, rather than just practising my casting! Picture attached of my fly box which might give some folk a bit of help when choosing types of fly to use. I think pretty much most all of these have caught fish. Some of techniques:
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Phil
20/7/2018 12:08:07
Please tell me from whom you obtain your size
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Tim Richardson
20/7/2018 13:48:41
I think he got them in the US.
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Simon Dickinson
20/7/2018 20:35:46
You can get a good selection af very small nymphs from barbless-flies.co.uk and they are really good quality.
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1/11/2021 09:17:53
My cousins have invited me to join them on a fishing trip in the early fall. I've only gone fishing once, but it was helpful to understand that while catching and releasing fish, you should use a circle hook because they're less hazardous.
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