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Killarney Lakes setup

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  • 08-05-2016 6:22pm
    #1
    shortcircuitie
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    Hi all

    Am brand new to fly fishing and am taking part in a club outing/competition to the killarney lakes in May.

    Was wondering what kind of a fly set up to use.

    I have read that the normal tactic would be to use something bushy and black on the top dropper like a bibio or a black pennel and then to have regular winged wet flies on the middle dropper and point (like butcher etc)

    Would there be anything to be said for having a gold head nymph on the point in order to "hang" the flies down a bit? Or even a buzzer?

    Would be interested to hear your thoughts


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    BrownTrout
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    Hey man I saw your thread on the British Fly forum! I'll say again, Black flies!

    I wouldn't bother with a nymph or buzzer unless it's a calm day.

    My usual "one size fits all" approach to Killarney is a bushy bibio up top, a Diawl Bach in the middle and a spider on the point fished on an intermediate line with long droppers.

    If the winds up, pull like a b*tch.

    If it goes calm, no need to change flies, just slow down to a handy figure of 8 retrieve and let the Diawl Bach and spider work their magic.

    I have yet to go a day without catching with this setup.


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    shortcircuitie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭shortcircuitie


    Thanks for the reply both here and there! Just trying to expand my knowledge on the field

    Cheers!


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    thefisherbuy
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    shortcircuitie wrote: »
    Hi all

    Am brand new to fly fishing and am taking part in a club outing/competition to the killarney lakes in May.

    Was wondering what kind of a fly set up to use.

    I have read that the normal tactic would be to use something bushy and black on the top dropper like a bibio or a black pennel and then to have regular winged wet flies on the middle dropper and point (like butcher etc)

    Would there be anything to be said for having a gold head nymph on the point in order to "hang" the flies down a bit? Or even a buzzer?

    Would be interested to hear your thoughts


    Just as brownTrout siad, black is the way to go, I normally don't use a team of three due to tangles especially if it's windy, I wouldn't use a nymph, I'd use something like these flies, black penell, bibio, Green arse Peter, plus many more there just the main ones! Also a wikingham fancy is one to have also a great flee..


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    shortcircuitie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭shortcircuitie


    Thanks for the info lads.

    As it turned out it was a lovely sunny day which meant the fishing was very tough. Out of a dozen anglers only one fish above 10 inches was landed.

    I landed one small trout on a gold ribbed hares ear nymph and surprisingly three perch, two on a buzzer and one on a little brown spider


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