Folks,

I'm of fly fishing on a scottish loch tommorrow for brown and rainbow trout (stocked). It's been some years since i've fly fished lochs so was hoping for some advice ...namely which flies to use.

The weather promises to be cold (5oc) and wet so i figure sink lines. The area is devoid of trees with mostly heather and scrub - bloody windy to!

Any recommendations gratefully received.

Marc

At Bewl or Hanningfeild I would go for
Ptns & Hares ears Use a gold head on the tip, Ive never fished a loch in my life Mores the Pity But thats what Id be doing on a resevouir with a floating line and as long a tippet as I could handle or a sink tip with a shorter tippet in the wind.

I might be tempted with something like a Diawl Bach, Bloody Butcher or similar traditional wets for the Brownies.
Rainbows I would go for a Gold Head Olive Damsel, G.H. Hares Ear or even a G.H. Daddy.

Good luck.
Dave

Thanks for the advice guys. I did use your advice and caught a big 2.5lb brownie on a black pennel and a 4lb rainbow with a hare ear nymph in the afternoon. Both flies were used on a sink tip line with long leader and retrieved slowly.

Glad to hear you had some success. Keep it up now.
Dave