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Hermit wrote:Wonderful George - fish dreams are made of. To complete the image could I ask for a few details of tactics -bait, size of hook, trotting?

I use normal trotting tactics, with a small twist, I have a 5" dropper with an artificial nymph attached about 8" away from hook bait which is predominately maggot, The clyde fish ignored the maggot & took the nymph, the annan fish the opposite. Hooks are usually 16 with 3lbs leader attached to fireline fused crystal braid.
The full story with pics etc can be found on my blog:
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Many thanks George most ingenious! After having a bit of a lean spell on the Derwent these past few weekends I need to review my tactics and will consume all advice with relish. I look forward to reading your blog. Thanks again.

Hermit wrote:Many thanks George most ingenious! After having a bit of a lean spell on the Derwent these past few weekends I need to review my tactics and will consume all advice with relish. I look forward to reading your blog. Thanks again.

drop me your address in a pm & I'll tie you up a few nymphs to try on the dropper like I described, and you can try it out.

Cracking fish George, well done.

George387 wrote:

Hermit wrote:Many thanks George most ingenious! After having a bit of a lean spell on the Derwent these past few weekends I need to review my tactics and will consume all advice with relish. I look forward to reading your blog. Thanks again.

drop me your address in a pm & I'll tie you up a few nymphs to try on the dropper like I described, and you can try it out.

PM sent with thanks

Blimey, stunning!!! :thumb:

A lovlely greyling there George, hope I can catch something in that league next Sunday but I doublt it.

Great fish George. I think you'll soon need a bigger net, if they get any bigger!

I love the colour of big grayling - maybe one day I'll see one in person

Excellent grayling :hat: