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Roundwood reservoir

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  • 16-07-2009 1:39pm
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    lewik
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Can anybody recommended me some flys for this time of year on roundwood reservoir? Thanks


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    J. Ramone
    Registered Users Posts: 297 ✭✭J. Ramone


    I fish it now and then. Access is tricky at the moment if you are bank fishing as both reservoirs are full due to the high rainfall. I was up there only one evening recently. Conditions were a bit calm and I had just one little nine inch trout.

    There is a big hatch of silverhorn so some dry imitations would be good if conditions are calm. My favourite wet fly for Roundwood is the March Brown which is a good silverhorn immitation. Other good flies are Hoppers, Bibio, Black Pennell and maybe a Dunkeld or butcher for a little flash. I find you need luck to find a good rise on the surface which might lead you to believe there is a poor stock. They are there in numbers though and are usually picking up cased caddis larvae from the bottom. A sinking leader is worth trying.

    Let us know how you get on.


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    coolwings
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 3,455 Mod ✭✭✭✭coolwings


    I don't fish it any more.
    But if I wanted to go there tomorrow I think I would use:
    sedge adult and pupa = cinamon sedge, green sedge pupa, ambe sedge pupa, 12s &14s
    chironomid adult and pupa = Grey Duster, buzzer pupa, 14s, 16s 18s
    terrestrials crane fly, grasshoper, beetles, hawthorn fly, bog fly = daddylonglegs, hopper, Coch-y-Bondhu, Hawthorn fly, Dry Bloody Butcher, various suitable sizes
    pinhead fry = Polystickle, Alexandra, Butcher, 8s, 10s
    corixa = Corixa, Black & Peacock Spider, 12s, 14s


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