Fly tying complements the sport of fly fishing by adding an additional dimension. There is nothing quite like catching a fish on a fly that you have tied. The following is an excerpt from my post on Llyn Eferynwy/Lake Vyrnwy.
“Several drifts yielded nothing. We were working the area beyond and around the straining tower when a common cranefly (Tipula oleracea) came skipping across the water from under the last arch of the bridge joining the straining tower to the bank. I took this as a sign and switched to my favoured method of dry flies with a cream coloured foam CDC bubble daddy on the point and a CDC emerger on the first dropper. Within 5 minutes I was into my first trout of the day having cast close to the overhanging trees lining the bank. Applying side pressure to keep the trout from retreating back into the trees and snagging the line it wasn’t long before Neve had it in the net. A wonderfully coloured, albeit a little on the dark side, brown trout. After a few quick pictures, being careful to follow best practice for catch and release, the trout was released with a feisty flick of its tail, clearly fully recovered. There is nothing more satisfying than reading the situation and making the right fly choice, especially when you tied the fly yourself the night before.”
