Get out of that mood
Spring and Autumn generally offer the best sport to be had when Fly Fishing. As the water warms in the spring, mass hatches of chironomids ( buzzers to many anglers ), and Pond Olives to name but a few get the trout gauging on the bounty of food in many waters. Autumn offers much the same as the water cools from the summer highs, with reservoir trout especially looking to feed up on fry before the winter. The depths of summer however can often be extremely tricky, especially when the water becomes to warm in June / July / August.
As the water becomes to warm, trout will often go deep during the middle of the day to escape the warmer water on the surface. It's at this time many anglers find the fishing tough, but this need not be the case. Its essential to be at the correct depth, as the fish will often sulk were they feel comfortable while they wait for the cooler evenings to feed, very often in the hours of darkness. If you're like me however, fishing at night is something I keep back until a beach at wintertime for Cod!
At times when the trout become dormant I believe colour to be an extremely important factor. A really bright fly, in Yellow, Orange or Pink or a combination of colours is excellent to 'wake up the trout'. Sometimes this is enough in itself to trigger a reaction take, but mostly it will just attract the trout's attention. You will be able to tell this if the trout are following a bright fly, or nipping at the tail. In clear water, it is especially frustrating to watch a trout follow your fly from 20 yards away, only to pull away at the last minute. It's at times like this when I look to use 1 or 2 drab c...
